Direction category: 829 books
by Patricia Baker
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
This book teaches the basic skills of theatrical and media make-up and wigmaking. It is ideal for students aiming at a career in the world of entertainment - whether it be theatre, television or film - or those hoping to become make-up artists within these fields.
by Leslie Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Completely up to date with relevant information on digital technology and HD TV, this is the only title to focus specifically on television production management, and presents an easily accessible and authoritative guide to the area.
Production Management for Television provides a reliable,...
by Bryan Michael Stoller
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
Now updated--the step-by-step secrets to capturing great moments on film
With all the recent advancements in filmmaking technology, more people than ever are trying their hand at filmmaking. Keeping up with the newest information in this booming field, this updated edition of Filmmaking For...
The Seagull
An Insiders’ Account of the Groundbreaking Moscow Production
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
This book is an insiders’ account of the groundbreaking Moscow production of Chekhov's The Seagull directed by Anatoly Efros in 1966, which heralded a paradigm shift in the interpretation and staging of Chekhov’s plays. It is a unique glimpse behind the curtain of the laboratory of new Russian...
A Director Prepares
Seven Essays on Art and Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2001
A Director Prepares is a thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre. In it, Anne Bogart speaks candidly and with wisdom of the courage required to create 'art with great presence'.
Each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas Bogart has identified as both potential partner...
Mis-directing the Play
An Argument Against Contemporary Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Terry McCabe, himself an accomplished stage director and teacher of theatre arts, here attacks what he calls the growing decadence that plagues contemporary stage directing. He argues for a radical reorganization of the director's view of his role. It has become an article of faith in the theatre,...
Play Directing
Analysis, Communication, and Style
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Play Directing describes the various roles a director plays, from selection and analysis of the play, to working with actors and designers to bring the production to life.
Brecht on Performance
Messingkauf and Modelbooks
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Now available in Bloomsbury Revelations series, Brecht on Performance: Messingkauf and Modelbooks presents a selection of Brecht's principal writings about the craft of acting and realising texts for the stage. It crystallises and makes concrete many of the more theoretical aspects of his other writing...
Script Analysis for Theatre
Tools for Interpretation, Collaboration and Production
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Script Analysis for Theatre: Tools for Interpretation, Collaboration and Production provides theatre students and emerging theatre artists with the tools, skills and a shared language to analyze play scripts, communicate about them, and collaborate with others on stage productions. Based largely on...
Production Sound Mixing
The Art and Craft of Sound Recording for the Moving Image
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
The latest hot camera is pretty irrelevant if one can't understand what's happening on screen. The key to any narrative is in the dialogue and voice over, but if this is unintelligible or difficult to hear, viewers will soon lose interest. With real world applications and a narrative to keep the reader's...
by Steven Rivellino
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2004
Broadway is a commercial institution. It has nothing whatsoever to do with pretentious artistic notions. Its there for one purpose, and one purpose alone to make money. So begins the comments by the successful Broadway and television producer Alexander Cohen made just before his recent deathhis thoughts...
by Simon Stephens
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
2014 was a spectacular year for playwright Simon Stephens, who has been described by the Independent as 'a brilliant writer of immense imagination' and by the Financial Times as having 'emerged in this millennium as an outstanding playwright'.
2014 was a year for Simon Stephens which featured...
by Kristen Dabrowski
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
All the books in my first acting series have interactive exercises and games. But the Teachers Guide goes much further, providing suggestions and in-depth guidance for using the series to maximum effect in the classroom. Inside, you'll find: Building Blocks: general ideas and suggestions for creating...
Secrets of Screen Directing
The Tricks of the Trade
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Secrets 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...