Full Description
The collaboration of director and actor is the cornerstone of narrative filmmaking. This book provides the director with a concrete step-by-step guide to preparation that connects the fundamentals of film-script analysis with the actor's process of preparation.
This book starts with how to identify the overall scope of a project from the creative perspective of the director as it relates to guiding an actor, before providing a blueprint for preparation that includes script analysis, previsualization, and procedures for rehearsal and capture. This methodology allows the director to uncover the similarities and differences between actor and director in their preparation to facilitate the development of a collaborative dialogue. Featuring chapter-by-chapter exercises and assignments throughout, this book provides a method that enables the director to be present during every stage of production and seamlessly move from prep to filming, while guiding the actor to their best performances.
Written in a clear and concise manner, it is ideal for students of directing, early career, and self-taught directors, as well as cinematographers, producers, or screenwriters looking to turn their hand to directing for the first time.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
WHAT A DIRECTOR NEEDS TO KNOW
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS DIRECTING AND THE "PROSE" OF PREPARATION
CHAPTER TWO: STORYLINE FACTS -
THE BRIDGE TO THE THREE QUESTIONS TO CHOICE
CHAPTER THREE: THE THREE QUESTIONS TO CHOICE - Walking in the Actor's Shoes
CHAPTER FOUR: THE 5 TOOLS - Bringing the Ensemble Together - Part One
CHAPTER FIVE: THE 5 TOOLS - Bringing the Ensemble Together - Part Two
CHAPTER SIX: MOMENTS AND BEATS
CHAPTER SEVEN - MARKING YOUR SCRIPT
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE IMPROV MONOLOGUE - Exploring collaboration through personal experience
CHAPTER NINE: THE SCRIPTED MONOLOGUE - Prelude to directing a two-person scene
CHAPTER TEN: PRESENTING AND RESPONDING TO THE MONOLOGUES
CHAPTER ELEVEN: SCENE WORK - CONDUCTING THE FULL REHEARSAL
CHAPTER TWELVE: PREVISUALIZATION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DIGITAL CAPTURE: PUTTING IT INSIDE THE FRAME
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: RESPONDING TO SCENE WORK
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: BUILDING YOUR SIXTH SENSE -BREAKING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - THE POWER OF IMPROVISATION
EPILOGUE
ADDENDUM
