Directors Close Up Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America

by Kagan, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780810857124
• ISBN10: 081085712X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-08
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

Since 1992, the Directors Guild of America has hosted annual seminars featuring its nominees for outstanding film directing. Since its inception, film and television director Jeremy Kagan has moderated these sessions, in which the finest contemporary directors weigh in on every aspect of the filmmaking process. In this second edition of Directors Close Up, Kagan has culled the most insightful and entertaining responses from these acclaimed directors. From script development through preproduction, production, and postproduction, they offer personal insights into every step of the creative process, including their takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. In addition to those featured in the previous edition, this volume includes all participants from 2000 through 2005 and contains personal materials from many of the directors, including storyboards, script notes, sketches, and on-the-set photos. Directors Close Up will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors, as well as film fans who enjoy behind-the-scenes glimpses into movie making. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Nominees in Attendance, 1992--2005	vii
``How I Got Here''	1	(16)
The Script	17	(34)
Preproduction	51	(6)
The Cast	57	(52)
The Crew	109	(8)
Design	117	(30)
Rehearsal	147	(16)
Production: The Shoot	163	(66)
Postproduction: Editing	229	(18)
Postproduction: Music and Sound	247	(10)
The Best and the Worst	257	(12)
Appendix A Biographies	269	(36)
Appendix B The Directors Guild of America Nominees and Winners	305	(10)
Appendix C Elia Kazan: On What Makes a Director	315	(8)
Index	323	(18)
About the Moderator and Editor	341