Actions for Making the magic happen : the art and craft of film directing
Making the magic happen : the art and craft of film directing / Peter D. Marshall
- Author
- Marshall, Peter, 1951-
- Published
- Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, 2017.
- Physical Description
- xxi, 147 pages ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Ten Commandments Of Filmmaking -- 2.The Working Film Director -- What Is Expected of a Director? -- What Are the Director's Responsibilities? -- Five Types of Director -- How to Work and Survive in the "Business" -- The Working Film Director -- 3.Directing The Preproduction -- The Reductionism Breakdown System -- Preproduction Activities (Before the Cast Arrives) -- Preproduction Activities (After the Cast Arrives) -- 4.Directing The Shooting Schedule -- The Directors' Top 3 Creative Production Team -- The Director/1st Assistant Director Relationship -- Creating a Shooting Script from the Story Script -- Five Types of Scenes in a Shooting Script -- Prepping Your Shot List -- Scene Order to Shooting Order -- How to Determine "Average" Scene Shooting Times -- 5.Understanding Human Behavior -- Observing Human Behavior -- Understanding Ourselves/Understanding Others -- What Makes Us Different? -- Body Language (Nonverbal Communication] -- Self-Esteem (Self-Worth) -- Basic Human Needs -- The Observation Business -- 6.What Makes A Good Story? -- What Makes a Good Story? -- Story and Plot -- Drama and Conflict -- Text, Subtext, and Context -- Themes and Universal Themes -- 7.Understanding Story Structure -- What Is Story Structure? -- Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey -- The Classic Three-Act Structure -- 8.Script And Scene Analysis -- The Director and the Story -- The Story Logline -- General Story Analysis -- Detailed Story Analysis -- Detailed Scene-by-Scene Analysis -- 9.Character Analysis -- Character Breakdown List -- Character Background (Personal History) -- Character Backstory (Real or Imagined Events) -- Character Archetypes and Their Functions -- Character Personality Traits (Internal and External) -- Character Story Arcs -- Character Super-Objectives, Objectives, and Actions -- Motivation Determines Behavior -- 10.The 15-Step Scene Breakdown System -- 1.What Is the Theme of the Film? -- 2.What Is the Genre of the Film? -- 3.What Is the Main Story Question? -- 4.What Are the Scene Objectives? -- 5.What Is Each Character's Objective? -- 6.What Is Each Character's Super-Objective? -- 7.What Is Each Character's Backstory? -- 8.Which Character Drives the Scene? -- 9.What Are Each Character's Scene Actions? -- 10.Where Are the Scene Beats? -- 11.Write Out Action Verbs -- 12.Write Out Images, Comments, and Expressions -- 13.Write Out Specific Scene Notes -- 14.Modifying Character Dialogue -- 15.Prepare Shot List/Storyboards/Schematics -- 11.Directing The Visual Concept -- The Director's Visual Concept -- Creating the Director's Visual Concept -- Collaborating With the Production Designer and DOP -- Shooting Plot (Lens Plot) -- Visual Concept Examples -- Symbolic Meanings of Colors -- 12.The Director/Actor Relationship -- Famous Director/Actor Relationships -- 10 Stages of the Director/Actor Working Relationship -- Building Trust -- The 5 Groups of On-Camera Performers -- 15 Acting Words and Phrases For Directors -- 13.Preparing For The Casting Session -- Getting Ready for Your First Casting Session -- Looking for Actors "Below the Tip of the Iceberg" Creating "Targeted" Character Descriptions -- The 6 Stages of Casting Actors -- 14.Directing Actors In Casting -- Why Auditions Are the "Bottleneck" of the Film Industry -- Casting Actors Based on Subconscious Emotional Perceptions -- Top 3 Qualities Directors Look For in Casting -- Looking for "Magic Performance Moments" -- 20 Qualities Directors Look for in Actors -- Choosing Actors (Acting Ability First Look Second) -- 15.Blocking And Rehearsing Actors On Set -- Newton's First Law of Motion -- What Is Blocking? -- Blocking for Story and Character -- Blocking for the Camera -- On-Set Protocol: The 5 Stages of Shooting a Scene -- The 10 Step Actor/Director Blocking Process -- Scene Transitions (Last Shot/First Shot Blocking System) -- 10 Questions to Ask Before Blocking -- 16.Directing The Camera -- The Director/DOP Relationship -- The Language of the Camera -- The Psychology of the Camera -- The 180-Degree Rule and Crossing the Line -- Composition, Depth, and the Rule of Thirds -- Finding Your Key Frames -- Blocking Camera Choices -- 17.Directing The Postproduction -- 3 Stages of "Writing" the Final Script -- The Director/Editor Relationship -- The Director's Role in Postproduction -- A Final Word -- Directing Audience Emotion -- Aaaaand Cut!.
- Summary
- Filmmaking can be a complicated and risky adventure, but Making the Magic Happen shows you why directing a movie is actually simpler than you think. The trick is to properly learn the "craft" of filmmaking first, and then adapt your logistical and creative skills to the "art" of filmmaking.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781615932658
1615932658 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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