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The Director's Idea: The Path to Great Directing

By Ken Dancyger

Book information

Publisher
Focal Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780240806815, 1865843830, 0240806816
Open Library ID
OL9442065M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4546117 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
371\371
Topic
History
Time added
2010-10-01 23:25:00

Description

If you've ever wondered what exactly a director brings to a film, this book answers that question. The theory that the director is the auteur of a film is debatable, especially when he or she is working from a script or work by someone else. At the same time, a director certainly can give a film a unique point of view; this book explains that better than I am trying to do. Dancyger gives examples of one director bringing single a point of view--an idea--to all of his or her works. One example is director Mary Harron, whose idea is "Celebrity and Banality," which affects the point of view of both I Shot Andy Warhol, which she from a true story, and American Psycho, from the Ellis book. Dancyger shows how this idea plays out in camera angles, and how the actors speak. The biggest strength of The Director's Idea is how Dancyger has gone through the works of notable directors and synthesized their works into the one Idea, and then shows how the Idea is applied. Anyone interested in film, or what a director really does will like this book. I loved it. -Matt R

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