{"product_id":"on-directing-film-paperback","title":"On Directing Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Mamet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeed the Plow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like \u003ci\u003eHouse of Games, State and Main, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThings Change\u003c\/i\u003e, David Mamet illuminates how a film comes to be. He looks at every aspect of directing--from script to cutting room--to show the many tasks directors undertake in reaching their prime objective: presenting a story that will be understood by the audience and has the power to be both surprising and inevitable at the same time. Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University's film school, \u003ci\u003eOn Directing Film\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence--just what one would expect from Mamet.\" --Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of \u003ci\u003e12 Angry Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDog Day Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNetwork\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalling on this unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies, House Of Games and Things Change, David Mamet illuminates how a film comes to be. He looks at every aspect of directing--from script to cutting room--to show the many tasks directors undertake in reaching their prime objective: presenting a story that will be understood by the audience and has the power to be both surprising and inevitable at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MAMET\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright as well as a director, novelist, poet, and essayist. He has written the screenplays for more than twenty films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. His HBO film Phil Spector, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, aired in 2013 and earned him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He has written more than twenty plays, including \u003ci\u003eOleanna, The Cryptogram, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Prizewinning \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Chicago in 1947, Mamet has taught at the Yale School of Drama, New York University, and Goddard College, and he lectures at the Atlantic Theater Company, of which he is a founding member.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 7.92 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753678143776,"sku":"9780140127225","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/879e7a2a511317e1e6b17e26923e5a9f.webp?v=1780025418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-directing-film-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}