Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, 5th Edition

Discover your artistic identity; develop credible and compelling stories with your cast and crew; and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style...--Michael Rabiger, Professor Emeritus, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, USA and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, Hunter College, City University of New York, USA. Market: Filmmakers, aspiring directors, film students Key Features: * Virtually every chapter has been revised, updated, and re-organized for a streamlined and integrated approach. * Expanded sections on the basics of drama, including thorough analyses of recent films * Discussions of the director’s approach to script analysis and development * New discussion exploring the elements of naturalistic and stylistic aesthetic approaches. * New discussion on the narrative power of lighting and the lens - including many recent film examples for shot size, perspective, focus and exposure * Greater emphasis on the implications of composition, mise-en-scène, continuity shooting and editing,