Outstanding Book

[Burton]

A book I find myself reading over and over again is MOVIEMAKERS' MASTER CLASS- private lessons from the world's foremost directors
By Laurent Tirard.
Outstanding interviews with twenty directors, from Woody Allen to Bernardo Bertolucci to John Woo. Great insights into very different working methods. Aloha!

 

[PopcornFlix]

when you recommend a book or DVD, please enclose a link to it, so others can find it easily.

A picture of the cover

wouldn't hurt either.

Thanks!

 

[R!ff R4ff]

My wife bought me this book as a gift and I devoured it in a weekend. Some really good stuff.

 

[kiyong]

i have the book as well, and agree it's excellent.

 

[Mortimer]

Elaborate a bit more on why its good. Does it go into detail on techniques, skills, things to practice? What aspects of directing does it look at?

 

[donkathon]

Tom Ang's Digital Video Guidebook (or something like it) is one of the best books Ive read. Its real beginner stuff, but it has everything you need to know, and is very colorful (5-6 color pics on each page).

 

[tripleAAA]

I recommend "Directing Actors" by Judith Weston

 

[jpbankesmercer]

Post a link in the Directors FAQ please.
Jp

 

[walken0709]

I recommend "Directing Actors" by Judith Weston

I second that reccomendation. Hands down, it's the best book on crafting a performance that I've read.

An immediate, and nessecary buy for any director, IMO.

 

[thematthewbone]

I read this post...ordered the book from amazon...got it out of the mailbox when i got home from work tonight sometime around 930...and read it cover to cover tonight.

i didnt put it down even when i was cooking dinner. a must read.

and for those that were wondering why every loved it so much...it is basically 21 interviews with some of the most influential and innovative directors alive right now...but it is not your typical interview.

tirard (the author) probes deeper into the minds of the directors by asking how they approach actors, their feelings on a film "grammar", their perception of what an auteur is, and why they make films.

i personally loved the oliver stone, and the coen brothers interview. you can also kind of see what makes these guys tick in their responses.

it becomes evident lars von trier is a pompous a*hole even though he is brilliant and you can see martin scorcese's intense attention to detail.

the book overall is enlightening and inspiring.

 

[specialed]

i also enjoyed it, now im into screenwriters master class by kevin conroy scott.