Film Directing Fundamentals is a step-by-step guide for aspiring filmmakers and directors that brings readers into the world of developing a visual storyline for film. Readers gain a methodology for for translating a script to the screen. Film Directing Fundamentals gives the novice director an organic methodology for realizing on the screen the full dramatic possibility of a screenplay. Unique among directing books, this book provides clear-cut ways to translate a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, the reader is led through specific techniques to analyze and translate its components into a visual story. A sample screenplay is included that explicates the techniques. The book assumes no knowledge and thus introduces basic concepts and terminology.

Part 1 Film Language And A Directing Methodology
Part 2 Making Your Film
Part 3 Organizing Action In An Action Scene
Part 4 Organizing Action In A Narrative Scene
Part 5 Learning The Craft Through Film Analysis