A Quick Guide to Film Directing

Morton takes a look at the job description of the film director whose profession was created at the same time as the cinema itself. He describes how with a combination of artistic vision, technical expertise, and managerial skill, the film director leads an army of talented people he hires/fires, conceives the production, calls the shots on the set and in the editing room, and is the last word in all matters affecting the production. There are 10 chapters: a brief history of film directing; how to become a film director; a few things a film director should know; a few skills a film director should have; getting the job; the film director in preproduction; the film director in principal photography; the film director in postproduction; the director and the film’s release; directing in other modes. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)