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Film Directing Fundamentals, 4th Edition by Nicholas T. Proferes

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Contents

FOREWORD TO THE 4TH EDITION

INTRODUCTION TO THE 4TH EDITION COMPANION WEBSITE

FOREWORD TO THE 3RD EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE FILM LANGUAGE AND A DIRECTING METHODOLOGY

Chapter 1 Introduction to Film Language and Grammar

The Film World

Film Language

Shots

Film Grammar

The 180-Degree Rule

The 30-Degree Rule

Screen Direction

Film-Time

Compression

Elaboration

Familiar Image

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Dramatic Elements Embedded in the Screenplay

Spines

Whose Film Is It?

Character

Circumstance

Dynamic Relationship

Wants

Expectations

Actions

Activity

Acting Beats

Dramatic Blocks

Narrative Beats

Fulcrum

Chapter 3 Organizing Action in a Dramatic Scene

Dramatic Elements in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious Patio Scene

Notorious ...

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