Basics Film: Regie

by Robert Edgar-Hunt, Anke Wellen-Kempf (Translator)

Basics Film-Making: Directing Fiction introduces the essential aspects of the directorial process, focusing on the requirements of short films while also drawing on classic examples from the world of feature films. It looks at the balancing act of art and business, offering helpful guidelines and basic principles rather than instructions. Divided into the three key stages of the film-making process; pre-production, production and post-production; the book provides students with a framework to begin directing their own productions. The chapters are interspersed with case studies investigating the working practices of leading professionals such as Robert Rodriguez and Mike Leigh. The title also includes an interview with Mark Herman, director of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Little Voice and Brassed Off. Other titles in the Basics Film-Making series include: Screenwriting, Producing and The Language of Film. 

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2009

Reviews

[Markus Amadeus Cosma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Egal, wieviele Filme man in seinem Leben als Filmemacher bereits realisiert hat... ab und an macht es Sinn ein Werk wie dieses zu lesen. Einfach, um einen Überblick über das zu bekommen, was man schon weiß, was schon Fleisch und Blut geworden ist. Summa summarum kann ich sagen: ein gutes praxisorientiertes Buch, das die wesentlichen Aspekte und Herausforderungen der Filmregie treffend beschreibt. Dinge, die aufgrund des Einführungscharakters leider fehlen, sind beispielsweise multimethodische Ansätze zur Bewältigung von konkreten Inszenierungs- und Produktionsproblemen. Ein weiteres Studium tiefergehender Lektüre ist also unerlässlich. Als Grover und knackiger Einstieg ist das Werk jetzo nichtsdestoweniger gut zu gebrauchen.

[CM · Rating 2 out of 5]

A concise primer covering from pre-production to exhibition but it's so basic and brief that it probably doesn't teach much for everyone ever involved in short film production . The lack of connection between pages make it feels more like a series of note cards than a book. On the up side, you are going to finish it faster than you think.

[Lou Pieters · Rating 2 out of 5]

more specified rating: 3/10
this shit is ass

[Ardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fast-read, and I liked the concept of the book. But, I don't think it added much information to what I already know, but still, there were bits here and there that helped. It would be a good read for someone who really doesn't know anything about Filmmaking and Directing. As stated in the title, it is "Basics".

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very useful but simple primer on film directing. Well thought out book. Anyone who has been on a set for any length of time wont find a ton of new material here, but the director and movie list at the end is useful.