• Insider author gives no-nonsense advice • Required reading for film students, educators, anyone interested in film From script analysis to post production, here is the all-inclusive guide to directing for film and television. Written by noted director-producer Myrl Schreibman, The Film Director Prepares offers practical insights on filmmaking, using real-life examples directors won’t learn in school. With topics including working with actors, using the camera to tell a story, setting mood, staging, maintaining performance levels, covering shots, and directing for different mediums, The Film Director Prepares will leave new directors truly prepared for their careers.

Whether you're planning a short for friends or for school, or a major career as a director, "The Film Director" should go at the top of your list - even before you buy your first roll of film. It's the first step-by-step practical handbook by a pro's pro - a student filmmaker (USC) turned professional - who has been an award-winning TV and movie director for two decades. Bare takes the beginner all the way from fundamentals of camera angle, sound synch, lighting and setting to what a beginning director's salary scale is and what he can expect to make on reruns of his films.

A step-by-step guide to the rules of engagement--starting with what and what not to say on the first producer phone call, how to deal with writers, with stars, with crews. A fun, irreverent, informative, gloves-off guide to landing the work, doing the work, and getting more.

The Assistant Director and the Production Manager are essential elements to the smooth operation and successful completion of any film. This is the first in-depth and thorough study of these jobs. A must read for all contemplating working in this field, as well as for all students of film directing and film production. Includes practical discussions of cost reporting, script breakdown, production boards, scheduling, production reports, and much more.

(Quick Guide). A Quick Guide to Film Directing provides the reader with a concise and comprehensive overview of this creative and exciting occupation. Written in a fast-paced, easy-to-understand fashion, the book addresses such topics as what film direction is; the history of the profession; how to become a director; the creative and practical duties and challenges of a film director in the three stages of making a movie (preproduction, production, and postproduction); working with actors; working with the members of the technical crew (cinematographers, editors, production designers, etc.); the director's support team (assistant director, production manager, and so on); and the business of being a film director. It also offers a brief look at some of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of the cinema.