Great for any director

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	• Film Directing Fundamentals, Second Edition: See Your Film Before Shooting Nicholas Proferes Focal Press, 2004 - 296 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Two Big Pluses

Learn from the big picture to the nuances. I have a horrible memory and I find having the 'big picture' helps keep everything organized.

#1 - The first big plus;
I have been learning to write screenplays for several years. This book helped me understand what was wrong (and right) in my last two writings.
It turned them into a movie and showed 'where and why' they failed.

#2 - Secondly;
It demonstrated that writing and directing are much more integrated, than one would imagine. Learn them both and become better at each.

Start with the big picture, this book accomplishes that.

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Great for any director

This puts the duties of a director into perspective. It emcompasses a lot of the tasks that amateaur directors neglect. It was an easy read and hit a lot of bases that film books miss.

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a rarified gem

....the first book to make sense of it all...where to put the camera...how to stage the scene...how to help actors find the performance...it teaches these things as much as any book can, and will save you the cost of one third of film school

An excellent book

This book is filled with valuable and helpful information for budding directors. I'm currently in the process of putting everything in this book to good use. The thing I like about this book is that it's not just one of those books that says you need to storyboard everything, because unless you have good drawing skills that really isn't feasible. The book gives an in depth look on how to pre-plan your film shot by shot and the use of floor plans to illustrate camera set-up's. It's so simple, but this is the type of thing that will make you prepared when you come to shoot, instead of just winging it.

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A Must Read

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BECOME A FILM DIRECTOR THIS IS ONE OF MANY BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ AND STUDY!!!

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Unique among directing books, Film Directing Fundamentals provides a clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, Proferes leads the reader through specific techniques to analyze and translate its components into a visual story. A sample screenplay is included that explicates the techniques. The book assumes no knowledge and thus introduces basic concepts and terminology.

* Unique, focused approach to film directing that shows how to use the screenplay as a blueprint
* Clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen
* Case studies featuring famous films

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