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Storytelling for Directors will develop the communicative power of your storytelling, whether for the big or small screen, in long or short form. Without being prescriptive, the chapters explore the creative potential in every aspect of the filmmaking process, giving directors the skills to put their ideas into practice. Coverage includes: analysing the script to find the character action; building the story world; deciding each element within the frame; shaping the actors' performances; telling the story with the camera; casting; working the schedule, budget and rehearsals, and finally, shaping the film in the edit.

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Rather than adopting a style from our directing icons, Bren Simson urges us to create our own visualisation from a deep understanding of what the story needs. This book offers anyone starting out on a directingn career valuable advice, insights into what works and encouragement to follow our own instincts. -- Tom Strudwick, Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth Film School, Arts University Director can seem mystifying at first, daunting even, but through thse clair and conside chapters, packed with a career's work of industry experience and insight, the tools needed to begin 'demystifying' the craft become easily accessible... an essential read for any aspiring filmmakers. -- Ellie Jo Hilton, Filmmaker

Storytelling for Directors: From Script to Screen

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      Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
      Published 26 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9781785007293
      978-1785007293
      ISBN-10 1785007297
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      Filmmaking and production

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      Book Synopsis

      Storytelling for Directors will develop the communicative power of your storytelling, whether for the big or small screen, in long or short form. Without being prescriptive, the chapters explore the creative potential in every aspect of the filmmaking process, giving directors the skills to put their ideas into practice. Coverage includes: analysing the script to find the character action; building the story world; deciding each element within the frame; shaping the actors' performances; telling the story with the camera; casting; working the schedule, budget and rehearsals, and finally, shaping the film in the edit.

      Trade Review

      Rather than adopting a style from our directing icons, Bren Simson urges us to create our own visualisation from a deep understanding of what the story needs. This book offers anyone starting out on a directingn career valuable advice, insights into what works and encouragement to follow our own instincts. -- Tom Strudwick, Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth Film School, Arts University Director can seem mystifying at first, daunting even, but through thse clair and conside chapters, packed with a career's work of industry experience and insight, the tools needed to begin 'demystifying' the craft become easily accessible... an essential read for any aspiring filmmakers. -- Ellie Jo Hilton, Filmmaker

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