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This was my bible in school and I still refer to it these days as a brush up. A quick read of this book would bring them up to speed in no time. Easy to Understand, and completely thorough in covering most situations one would encounter in this business. This book should be in any aspiring director or DP's arsenal. Just buy it.you will not be disappointed. As a film school graduate and crew member on a hit TV show, I am continually shocked and amazed that there are working Director's in this Industry that seem to have no idea what the Axis of Action is. It has very thorough descriptions of how to stage, frame, and choreograph a shot. and rely heavily on their DP to essentially figure out the shot for them.
Highly recommended. A catalogue of visual techniques and their stylistic implications using a combination of storyboarding and still photos of shots that enables screenwriters, directors, and editors to excellently construct scenes.
So far the book offers outlines of ideas and tips nothing profound. I expected something completely different.
"Bambi vs Godzilla" another superb read on what it REALLY takes to put it ALL together.Finally "Reel to Deal". No ONE book can "teach" you everything about "directing". When you are done, you will know more than 99% of MOST producers, directors and actors about making movies. A primer on ALL things about film making.IF you are serious about directing, or making films read this book and the ones above. But if you are lucky, you can learn how someone else might approach the task of directing.Even though I have directed 6 features I learned several new tricks in this book that I applied directly to my next movie.This is not a "fluff" book. The author creates his vision of the important details of "directing".From pre-production to edting I found this a GREAT book with lots of visuals.As a comic book artist ( I think in little pictures and words) I thought the illustrations in the book were great and there are lots of them.Sydeny Lumets book "Making Movies" is a MUST read.
Also, I don't like the author's terminology and ad infinitum descriptions of (seemingly) EVERY possible blocking scheme in the universe. The problem with this book is it's WAY too confusing and gets into far too much detail for noobs. AND, anyone with some experience is not going to need to re-learn technique.
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