Film Directors on Directing

The big gamblers who spend millions per film as well as the colorful low-budget kings provide an intriguing look at the mechanics of filmmaking. Choosing and preparing the screenplay, working with actors and crew, dealing with the distributor, and advice to young filmmakers--all are covered in this book's illuminating interviews.

List of contents

John G. Avildsen; Tony Bill; Michael Cimino; Abel Ferrara; James Glickenhaus; Menahem Golan; Stuart Gordon; Ulu Grosbard; Anthony Harvey; Dennis Hopper; Ted Kotcheff; Adrian Lyne; John Milius; Alan Parker; Franc Roddan; Mark Rydell; Susan Seidelman; Joan Micklin Silver; James Toback; Francois Truffaut; Wim Wenders.

About the author

JOHN ANDREW GALLAGHER is an independent director and screenwriter in New York City. He has had articles published in Rolling Stone, Milimeter, Films in Review, Starlog, American Classic Screen, Fangoria, Cinemacabre, and The Velvet Light Trap.

Summary

A collection of 21 interviews with well-known filmmakers, including Michael Cimino and the late Francois Truffaut, on the craft of motion picture directing. Topics include choosing and preparing a screenplay, working with actors and crew, dealing with distributors and advice to young filmmakers.

Product details

• Authors: John Gallagher, John A. Gallagher, John Andrew Gallagher, Gallagher John A.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780275932725
• ISBN: 978-0-275-93272-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 482 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment, Film, TV and Radio industries, Cinema Industry, Special kinds of photography, Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles, Popular Culture: Film