Directing, 4/e: Film Techniques and Aesthetics

Description

Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive manual that has inspired tens of thousands of readers worldwide to realize their artistic vision and produce well-constructed films. Filled with practical advice on every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career.

Directing covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film. It emphasizes low-cost digital technology, which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring budgets. And, recognizing that you learn best by doing, the book includes dozens of practical hands-on projects and activities to help you master technical and conceptual skills.

Just as important as surmounting technological hurdles is the conceptual and authorial side of filmmaking. This book provides an unusually clear view of the artistic process, particularly in working with actors. It offers eminently practical tools and exercises to help you develop credible and compelling stories with your cast, hone your narrative skills, and develop your artistic identity. This book shows you how to surpass mere technical proficiency and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style.

This edition has been streamlined and thoroughly revised for greater ease of use. Other updates include:
* current information on digital technology
* an expanded section on directing actors that cross-references thirty exercises
* new questionnaires to help you pinpoint a film's aesthetic needs and assess where your vocational strengths lie; and much more.

* Comprehensive manual on the creative, technical, and interpersonal aspects of directing
* Includes dozens of practical exercises and projects to help you improve your work and gauge your progress
* Realistic advice and encouragement from a highly regarded filmmaker, mentor, and teacher

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《導演》涵蓋了導演在製作電影的過程中必須使用的方法、技術、思考過程和判斷力。它強調低成本的數位技術，使得即使在有限的預算下也能實現尖端的創意和專業水準。此外，本書還包含了數十個實用的實踐項目和活動，幫助你掌握技術和概念技能。

在電影製作中，克服技術障礙同樣重要的是概念和創作方面。本書提供了一個非常清晰的藝術過程視角，特別是在與演員合作方面。它提供了實用的工具和練習，幫助你與演員一起開發可信和引人入勝的故事，磨練你的敘事技巧，並發展你的藝術風格。本書向你展示如何超越僅僅技術熟練，成為一位具有獨特聲音和風格的故事講述者。

這個版本經過了精簡和全面修訂，以提高使用便利性。其他更新包括：
- 關於數位技術的最新資訊
- 關於導演與演員合作的擴展部分，交叉參考了三十個練習
- 新的問卷調查，幫助你找出一部電影的美學需求，評估你的職業優勢等等。

《導演：電影技巧與美學》是一本關於導演創意、技術和人際交往方面的全面手冊。它包含了數十個實用的練習和項目，幫助你提升你的作品並評估你的進步。這本書還提供了一位備受推崇的電影製片人、導師和教師的實際建議和鼓勵。