Secrets of Screen Directing: The Tricks of the Trade, 1st Edition

Secrets of Screen DirectingThe Tricks of the Trade, 1st EditionBy Patrick TuckerPublisher: Routledge194 pages | 100 B/W Illus.Paperback; ISBN:  9780367137441Secrets of Screen Directing: The Tricks of the Trade is a practical guide which bridges the gap between classroom learning and the realities of being on a set. Author Patrick Tucker uses insights and techniques gained from over 40 years of directing both screen and stage to open up the craft of effectively telling stories, exploring the reality of a directing career with practical day to day solutions and problem-solving methods for working directors.This book addresses the fact that most professional directors spend their careers directing other writers’ scripts, and deals with the practicalities of working on continuing dramas. Following the Director’s mantra of ‘show, not tell’ it contains over 300 illustrations, diagrams, paperwork examples and floor plans, with lists and charts throughout. Covering planning, preparation, and s