A first-time director needs a survival guide, not an encyclopedia.
Gil Bettman tells you everything you must know about the easy stuff—preproduction and postproduction—so you can convincingly discharge your duties as a director in those areas. More importantly, he arms you with the information and strategies to kill the demons that will be coming at you right and left on the set.
You’ll learn how to:
- Perfect your script and cast
- Deal with your producer, cinematographer, First AD, editor and other key personnel
- Move your camera and choose lenses that will capture the images in your head
- Coax the best performance from any actor
This book will enable you to pull form from chaos and make the best film possible—no matter your resources.
Suspense with a Camera: A Filmmaker's Guide to Hitchcock’s Techniques
John Badham On Directing: Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More (2nd Edition)
Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing
The Eye is Quicker: Film Editing; Making a Good Film Better
Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai
Producer to Producer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing 3rd Edition
The Comic Hero's Journey: Serious Story Structure for Fabulously Funny Films
Film Production Management 101: Production Management and Coordination in an Era of The Respectful Workplace and Sustainable Practices
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
Memo from the Story Dept: Secrets of Structure and Character
The Coffee Break Screenwriter: Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time (2nd Edition)
Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Screenplay Structure: Inside Tips from the Writer of Alien, Total Recall and Return of the Living Dead
Shoot Like Scorsese: The Visual Secrets of Shock, Elegance, and Extreme Character 
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