Making the Magic Happen : The Art and Craft of Film Directing

Marshall, a filmmaker and film-directing coach who has worked in the film and television industry as a director, television producer, and creative consultant, outlines the steps involved in directing a film. He describes the ten commandments of filmmaking, creative and technical filmmaking skills, preproduction, the shooting schedule, what makes a good story, story structure, script and scene analysis, character analysis, a 15-step scene breakdown system for script analysis, the visual concept, the director/actor relationship, casting, blocking and rehearsing actors on set, directing the camera, and postproduction. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)