A Director's Method for Film and Television

Ron Richards

Part 1. A Creative Conceptualization 1. Introduction 2. The Director’s Prime Directive 3. The Central Theme Part 2. The Literary Language 4. Rules of a Screenplay 5. Structure of a Screenplay 6. Screenplay Formats Part 3. The Visual Language – Understanding the Cinema Language 7. The Shot 8. Cinema Languages 9. Rules of Cinema Language Part 4. The Visual Language – The 12 Cinema Languages 10. The Most-Used Cinema Languages 11. Contrasting Cinema Languages 12. Other Cinema Languages 13. Movement 14. Movement Cinema Language Part 5. The Actor’s Language 15. Understanding the Actor 16. The Director Prepares for the Actor 17. The Actor’s Language Part 6. The Production Language 18. Preparing the Checklist Form 19. The Dilemma’s Answer 20. Conclusion