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.
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
You Talkin' to Me?: How to Write Great Dialogue
The Comic Hero's Journey: Serious Story Structure for Fabulously Funny Films
Visual Storytelling: How to Speak to the Audience Without Saying a Word
Editing for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration
Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
The Short: Personal Writing Tools to Free the Imagination
Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
The Power of Film
Getting It Done: The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide
Beat By Beat: A Cheat Sheet for Screenwriters
Between the Scenes: What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions
Notes to Screenwriters: Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You
The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV, and Advertising
Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers' Guide
I’ll Be In My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors 
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