Notes On Directing

Author : Frank Hauser
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 080271708X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes on Directing written by Frank Hauser and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible edition of a classic guide to film and theater directing offers insight into the craft's unique challenges from managing personalities and anticipating problems to working with a script and the key elements of staging, in a primer that also features life lessons gleaned by the co-authors throughout their careers. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Author : Frank Hauser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937295028
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes on Directing written by Frank Hauser and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some years ago, Frank Hauser, then a retired freelance director, and writer Russell Reich, his former student, self-published Notes on Directing in hardcover. It was immediately acclaimed as "a gem-witty and full of insight;" "so sensible, so complete, and so right;" and "amazingly illuminating" by the likes of Judi Dench, Edward Albee, and Terry Teachout. Gathered over Frank Hauser's long career, and polished to a sharp edge by Russell Reich, the 130 "Notes" address a wide range of topics, from understanding the script and defining the director's role, to casting, how to handle a first read-through of a script, rules for rehearsal, how to talk to actors, how to get a laugh, and the key elements of staging. Filled with enduring good advice expressed in assertive, no-nonsense language, and supported with explanatory commentary, insightful quotes and examples, and six valuable appendices, this deceptively slim book has the impact of a privileged apprenticeship, providing deep insight into the hidden process of creating a live, shared experience. For the student or professional engaged in a directing or acting career, the executive or manager looking for inspiring new ideas on leadership, or the arts lover wanting insight into the creative process, this book will be an invaluable experience. This new edition includes an interview with the co-author.

Author : Frank Hauser
Publisher : Methuen Drama
ISBN 13 : 9781408125205
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes on Directing written by Frank Hauser and published by Methuen Drama. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is based on the notes of director Frank Hauser who had a distinguished career working alongside a host of theatrical and cinematic figures, including Sir Alec Guiness, Richard Burton, Sir Ian McKellen and many others who looked to Hauser as a teacher and mentor. Based on a long relationship and many discussions with Hauser, former student, Russell Reich has expanded and polished these notes into a book. Acclaimed as a timeless classic, the notes offer a succinct insight into the craft of directing and acting- from understanding the script, to rules for rehearsal, how to talk to actors, how to get a laugh, how to manage personalities and difficult situations. The notes also reveal what got the young Ian McKellen and Judi Dench started on their careers and offer rare quotes from artists as diverse as Anton Chekhov, Elia Kazan and Bernard Shaw. 'The next best thing to working with Frank Hauser is to read his book.' Sir Ian McKellen 'Compulsory reading for every aspiring director.' Dame Judi Dench 'A straight forward glimpse into the art of play making.' Backstage 'Likely to find itself in many directors' essential reading lists.' UK Theatre Web

Author : Elia Kazan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307277046
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kazan on Directing written by Elia Kazan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elia Kazan was the twentieth century’s most celebrated director of both stage and screen, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan’s list of Broadway and Hollywood successes—A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, to name a few—is a testament to his profound impact on the art of directing. This remarkable book, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan’s method: how he uncovered the “spine,” or core, of each script; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; and how he determined the specifics of his production. And in the final section, “The Pleasures of Directing”—written during Kazan’s final years—he becomes a wise old pro offering advice and insight for budding artists, writers, actors, and directors.

Author : Harold Clurman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684826224
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Directing written by Harold Clurman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Collier Books, 1972.

Author : Michael Bloom
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0571199941
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking Like a Director written by Michael Bloom and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Concise and engaging, Michael Bloom's book is for anyone who has ever uttered the phrase, "But what I really want to do is direct.""--BOOK JACKET.

Author : William Ball
Publisher : New York : Drama Book Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sense of Direction written by William Ball and published by New York : Drama Book Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William Ball, founder and general director of the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre, engages his audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the director's process - from first reading through opening night. Mr. Ball offers a candid, personal account of his method of working - including the choice of a play's essential elements, preproduction homework, casting, and rehearsal techniques"--Cover.

Author : Joe Deer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136246703
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directing in Musical Theatre written by Joe Deer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide, from the author of Acting in Musical Theatre, will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end. From the very first conception and collaborations with crew and cast, through rehearsals and technical production all the way to the final performance, Joe Deer covers the full range. Deer’s accessible and compellingly practical approach uses proven, repeatable methods for addressing all aspects of a production. The focus at every stage is on working with others, using insights from experienced, successful directors to tackle common problems and devise solutions. Each section uses the same structure, to stimulate creative thinking: Timetables: detailed instructions on what to do and when, to provide a flexible organization template Prompts and Investigations: addressing conceptual questions about style, characterization and design Skills Workshops: Exercises and ‘how-to’ guides to essential skills Essential Forms and Formats: Including staging notation, script annotation and rehearsal checklists Case Studies: Well-known productions show how to apply each chapter’s ideas Directing in Musical Theatre not only provides all of the essential skills, but explains when and how to put them to use; how to think like a director.

Author : Frank Hauser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972425506
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes on Directing written by Frank Hauser and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents suggestions and basic principles for directing plays, including understanding the script, the director's role, casting, rehearsal rules, talking to actors, and getting a laugh.

Author : Helen Krich Chinoy
Publisher : Allegro Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781626549616
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directors on Directing written by Helen Krich Chinoy and published by Allegro Editions. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that directors such as Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola are celebrated along-side movie stars, it is hard to imagine that little more than a century ago the director was a nameless, faceless entity-an overseer of workflow in the shuffle of shadows offstage. In surveying the pioneers who transformed theater into the dynamic art form it is today, Directors on Directing presents a timeless collection of writings offering insight into what it means to direct and how to better appreciate theatrical performances.