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title: "On Directing Film"
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# 4.5/5 from 938 reviews Pulitzer-winning director insights Top 5 in Screenwriting & Direction On Directing Film

**Brand:** david mamet
**Price:** 375 kr
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## Summary

> 🎥 Unlock the director’s chair with Mamet’s masterclass in storytelling

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- **What is this?** On Directing Film by david mamet
- **How much does it cost?** 375 kr with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Essential for Creatives:** Ideal for directors, writers, and anyone passionate about filmmaking.
- • **Columbia University Roots:** Based on exclusive film school classes for a professional edge.
- • **Focused on Visual Storytelling:** Discover how to craft stories that are both surprising and inevitable.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Highly Rated:** Join thousands who rate it 4.5 stars for clarity and insight.
- • **Masterclass from a Pulitzer Prize Winner:** Learn directing from David Mamet, acclaimed playwright and filmmaker.

## Overview

On Directing Film by David Mamet is a concise, highly rated guide that distills the art of directing into clear principles focused on visual storytelling. Drawing from Mamet’s Pulitzer-winning career and Columbia University lectures, this book is a must-have for filmmakers and writers seeking to elevate their craft with practical, no-nonsense insights.

## Description

A masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of Glengarry Glen Ross
, Speed the Plow
, The Verdict
, and Wag the Dog
Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like House of Games, State and Main, 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. Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University's film school, On Directing Film will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking. "Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence--just what one would expect from Mamet." --Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of 12 Angry Men
, Dog Day Afternoon
, Network
, and The Verdict

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,647 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Performing Arts Reference #5 in Screenwriting #5 in Movie Direction & Production |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 938 Reviews |

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## Frequently Bought Together

- On Directing Film
- Making Movies
- In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition

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