Direction category: 829 books
Psycho in the Shower
The History of Cinema's Most Famous Scene
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
"With this book, Philip Skerry makes an ambitious and largely successful effort to restore perspective to the debate that has swirled around Psycho since Hitchcock first ripped back the shower curtain of our expectations in 1960 and plunged his knife into the collective cinematic consciousness."...
Blake Edwards
Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Blake Edwards (1922-2010) was a multitalented, versatile director constantly exploring who he was, not only in filmmaking but also in life. Often typecast as a comedy director, he also created westerns, thrillers, musicals, and heart-wrenching dramas. His strength as a filmmaker came from his ability...
Steven Soderbergh
Interviews, Revised and Updated
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
The long and prolific career of Steven Soderbergh (b. 1963) defies easy categorization. From his breakout beginnings in 1989 with sex, lies, and videotape to 2013, when he retired from big-screen studio movie-making to focus on other pursuits including television, the director's output resembles nothing...
SECRETS FROM SESAME STREET'S PIONEERS
How They Produced a Successful Television Series
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2013
In the history of broadcasting, there has never been a children's television series that has lasted 40 years. Sesame Street is on its 45th year! So, let's discover the secrets to its success by meeting the pioneers. Go behind the scenes and talk with the producers about Muppets, music, and special...
Shanghai Cuts
A Hollywood Film Editor's Misadventures in China
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Shanghai Cuts (A Hollywood Film Editor’s Misadventures in China) is a first-person account of a film editor working on a television production in Shanghai. Divided from his family in the midst of a crisis, Rick connects with an eclectic cast of characters working on “Flatland,” starring Dennis...
The Business of Film
A Practical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
The updated second edition of this text introduces readers to the business of film at every stage of the filmmaking lifecycle, from planning and production to distribution. Authors Paula Landry and Stephen R. Greenwald offer a practical, hands-on guide to the business aspects of this evolving industry,...
Music Rights Unveiled
A Filmmaker's Guide to Music Rights and Licensing
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Music Rights Unveiled provides an inside look at the complex world of music rights for film and video and includes step-by-step guidance to navigate these tricky waters. Authors Brooke Wentz and Maryam Battaglia share their decades of expertise in this user-friendly guide, designed specifically with...
Essential Dramaturgy
The Mindset and Skillset
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Essential Dramaturgy: The Mindset and Skillset provides a concrete way to approach the work of a dramaturg. It explores ways to refine the process of defining, evaluating, and communicating that is essential to effective dramaturgical work. It then looks at how this outlook enhances the practical...
Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago
In Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
In 1974, a group of determined, young high school actors started doing plays under the name of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, eventually taking residence in the basement of a church in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. Thus began their unlikely journey to become one of the most prominent theatre companies...
Everybody's Got A Story!
How to Write, Direct, and Produce YOURS for Stage
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
Do you want to become a “PlaywrightPreneur”? That’s what Tracie Bonnick calls a person who wants to write, direct, or produce their very own original theatre production.In Everybody’s Got a Story, Tracie Bonnick has compiled strategies, information, and valuable...
Directing Greek Tragedy
Carrie Cracknell on Electra
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Follow acclaimed theatre director Carrie Cracknell throughout preparation and rehearsals for her production of Sophocles' Electra at the Gate Theatre, London, translated by Nick Payne and praised by the Evening Standard as an 'urgent new version'. First published as part of Getting Directions: A Fly-on-the-Wall...
Hidden Territories
The Theatre of Gardzienice
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Wlodzimierz Staniewski's group Gardzienice Theatre has established an unparalleled reputation for a sensual and complex performance aesthetic. The work is inspired by the expressive traditions of indigenous culture and the musicality of the natural environment.
This is the first full-length articulation...
Nomadic Theatre
Mobilizing Theory and Practice on the European Stage
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2019
Fluid stages, morphing theatre spaces, ambulant spectators, and occasionally disappearing performers: these are some of the key ingredients of nomadic theatre. They are also theatre's response to life in the 21st century, which is increasingly marked by the mobility of people, information, technologies...
by Lee Karr, Greg Nicotero
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Released in 1985,Day of the Deadwas the final film of George A. Romero’s classic zombie trilogy, which forever changed the face of horror filmmaking. Set in an apocalyptic world where the living-dead epidemic has wiped out most of humanity, the movie quickly acquired cult status, and — with one...