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Directing for Stage and Screen

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Introduction

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 1-18
  3. Directing and Style

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 19-40
  4. What About the Script?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 41-72
  5. Working with Actors

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 73-102
  6. What is Composition?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 103-126
  7. What is Picturization?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 127-140
  8. Movement

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 141-157
  9. Idea, Rhythm, Pace, and Tempo

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 159-172
  10. What is Blocking?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 173-194
  11. What About Organization?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 195-210
  12. What About Rehearsing?

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 211-224
  13. That’s a Wrap!

    • Marian F. Monta, Jack R. Stanley
    Pages 225-235
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 237-248

About this book

If directing dramatic productions interests you, this book is a basic guide to show you know to apply the principles of directing to any dramatic medium - stage, television, or film. The authors, who have worked in all three media, illustrated how the principles of one medium relate to the other two.

About the authors

Marian F. Monta is Professor of Theatre-TV-Film at the University of Texas-Pan America. Jack R. Stanley is Professor of Theatre-TV-Film at the University of Texas-Pan America.

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