On Screen Directing, 1st Edition

With On Screen Directing, renowned filmmaker Edward Dmytryk distills a lifetime of experience as a director into a dozen short essays on the craft of directing, spanning every stage of the filmmaking process, from screenwriting, preproduction, and casting to set design, postproduction, and promotion. Originally published in 1984, this reissue of Dmytryk’s classic directing book includes a new critical introduction by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn, as well as chapter lessons, discussion questions, and exercises. --By Edward Dmytryk Routledge 168 pages | 30 B/W Illus. Paperback: 9781138584426 pub: 2018-10-06   Table of Contents Edward Dmytryk: A Short Biography Introduction by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn Preface In the Beginning—The Script To Make Ready—Pre-production Who’s In the Show?—Casting Working with the Crew It Ain’t Necessarily So—Set Design The Shooting Starts Shooting Techniques Use of Lenses The Heart of the Matter—Getting it on Film Together at Last—Editing Dres