Directing Great Television (eBook)

Inside TV's New Golden Age

Dan Attias (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
178 Seiten
Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)
978-1-61593-342-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Sharing his own process honed over a decades-long career, Emmy-nominated director Dan Attias brings you into the actual experience of directing series television. Whether it's the high-stakes pressure of solving a last-minute problem on set, or the joy of pulling off a perfect shot by the skin of your teeth, Attias brings you right into the director's chair, sharing his knowledge and taking you through the process one challenging episode at a time. Offering a fundamental focus on story, and eschewing industry language for plain talk, Attias offers in-depth guidance how best to work with actors, how to "e;speak"e; through the camera, how to work with a showrunner, and how to be ready for the many ways a director will be challenged, large and small. Directing Great Television is a fascinating window into television's best shows, compelling to directors and non-directors alike. Attias's book transcends other filmmaking guides by detailing his journey to a surprising place of self-discovery, one with applications beyond entertainment.

Inhalt

Foreword by Alex Gansa, showrunner for Homeland
Chapter One: What’s Unique About Directing Series Television?
Chapter Two: The School of Hard Knocks
Chapter Three: Creating the World of Your Story
Chapter Four: Making Meaning: Homeland
Chapter Five: What Story Are You Telling?
Chapter Six: Getting the Performance
Chapter Seven: Staging the Scene
Chapter Eight: Rewriting the Subtext: The Americans
Chapter Nine: The Language of Camera
Chapter Ten: Making It Makeable: Snowfall
Chapter Eleven: Taking Risks: Manhattan
Chapter Twelve: Finding the Bigger Picture: Good Girls Revolt
Chapter Thirteen: Inner States
Chapter Fourteen: Working with the Showrunner
Chapter Fifteen: Wrapping Up
Afterword by Steph Green, Emmy-nominated director of Watchmen

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.9.2021
• Zusatzinfo: Black and white photow
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: Directing, TV
• ISBN-10: 1-61593-342-5 / 1615933425
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61593-342-6 / 9781615933426