Action and suspense films have almost always been made by 'seat of the pants' filmmakers. Crafting their films on gut instinct and intuition their innate talent often leads them to exciting results. Badham examines and explains the elements of action and suspense that are needed to make a great film. Badham also dissects the elements of any good scene from any genre of film and gives valuable tools that the reader can apply in directing and acting for maximum impact. This edition features a brand new section: The Director's Survival Guide to Episodic Television and explores the political…mehr
Action and suspense films have almost always been made by 'seat of the pants' filmmakers. Crafting their films on gut instinct and intuition their innate talent often leads them to exciting results. Badham examines and explains the elements of action and suspense that are needed to make a great film. Badham also dissects the elements of any good scene from any genre of film and gives valuable tools that the reader can apply in directing and acting for maximum impact. This edition features a brand new section: The Director's Survival Guide to Episodic Television and explores the political danger zones faced in the ever expanding world of Streaming, Cable and Network television. Badham has created a much needed First Aid Kit for all directors and the newly expanded list of "14 Must Ask Questions Before Rehearsal"- an absolute essential in any filmmakers toolbox. Intended for actors, directors, cinematographers, production designers or other creatives, Badham gives you the tools to deconstruct and understand your scenes. Continuing the work begun in Badham's best-selling book "I'll Be In My Trailer" he shares more insights from talented directors on how they work with the difficult actor, rehearsal techniques and getting the best performance from any actor whether novice or pro.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Badham, BA, MFA Yale University, DHL Columbia College, is a Director and Producer of Theatrical Films and Television including Saturday Night Fever, War Games, Short Circuit, Blue Thunder, Bird on a Wire, Heroes, Criminal Minds, the Shield, Nikita, Psych, Supernatural, Siren. The Library of Congress recently selected 'Saturday Night Fever' to be added to the National Registry of Films. His textbook I'll Be In My Trailer, the Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors has been translated into Mandarin Chinese, Italian and Japanese. The first edition of John Badham on Directing is also taught in film schools world-wide. His films have been nominated for five Academy awards and two Emmy awards. He has won three Saturn Awards from the Academy of Science fiction and Fantasy and the Grand Prize from the Paris International Science Fiction Festival. His areas of expertise are working with actors, action, suspense and fantasy films. As Dodge Professor of Film and Media at Chapman University, he teaches intermediate and advanced directing.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by John Badham Part I: A Lack of Trust: The Five Mistakes Introduction: A Nasty Bit of Laundry Chapter 1: Mistake #1: Directed by Anonymous Get 'Em While You've Got 'Em, Before You Get 'Em Homework...Do It They're On Board On the Day Failure Is OK Summary Chapter 2: Mistake #2: Know-It-Alls Rule Summary Chapter 3: Mistake #3: Filibusterers Summary Chapter 4: Mistake #4: Too Many Notes Step #1: Cut and Validate How Not to Watch a Take Step #2: Privacy Please Technology Sidebar Step #3: Keep Them in the Loop The Bull in the Arena Step #4: Make It Fun Step #5: One at a Time Don't Let Things Slide Make It Their Problem Summary Chapter 5: Mistake #5: Enamel Grinders Tales from the Trenches Summary Chapter 6: Working With Your Actors A Cyber -Colloquium Part II: Action and Suspense: The Three Strategies Chapter 7: Strategy #1: Not Just a Pretty Chase What Is Action? African Action Directing Actors in Action Summary Chapter 8: Strategy #2: Who, Where, and When Point of View ID and Locate Orientation Jeopardy Countdown Summary Chapter 9: Strategy #3: Quick Techniques and Safety 1. Pointless Masters 2. Few Actions 3. Overlap Actions 4. Scissor Time 5. Not That Fast 6. Change-Up 7. No Immutable Rules 8. Booby Traps Summary Part III: Preparing the Scene: The Director's Checklist Before Rehearsal? The Checklist Chapter 10: The Scene Related to the Film 1. What happened before this scene? 2. What does it add? 3. What's different at the end? Summary Chapter 11: Architecture of the Scene 4. Whose point of view? 5. Where are the beats? Tool #1: Physicalizing Tool #2: Characters Think Ahead Tool #3: Use the Camera to Show a Character's Thought Process 6. Where is the tipping point? Summary Chapter 12: Characters Enter the Scene 7. What do they want? Rule #1: We Always Have a Goal Rule #2: No Goal, No Acting Rule #3: Every Character Has His or Her Own Goal Rule #4: One Beat, One Goal 8. What do they expect? 9. What's at stake for each character? Summary Chapter 13: Perks: Interacting Characters 10. What's stopping them? 11. How do they get what they want? Only Verbs... Active Verbs! 12. How does a character regard the other? Summary IV: A Director's Survival Guide to Episodic Television Chapter 14: Television - Not a Parallel Universe A Political Minefield Chapter 15: Research and Preparation Self Preservation Coverage First Day of Prep I'll Never Forget What's Their Name Summary Chapter 16: Concept & Tone Meetings Your New Best Friends Schedule Angina Scouting and Loyalty Summary Chapter 17: Casting If, When and Where? Summary Chapter 18: What's the Story CheckList Re-dux Staging & Shot Planning Summary Chapter 19: On The Day Welcome Stress Rehearsal Rules to Make Your Day Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by John Badham Part I: A Lack of Trust: The Five Mistakes Introduction: A Nasty Bit of Laundry Chapter 1: Mistake #1: Directed by Anonymous Get 'Em While You've Got 'Em, Before You Get 'Em Homework...Do It They're On Board On the Day Failure Is OK Summary Chapter 2: Mistake #2: Know-It-Alls Rule Summary Chapter 3: Mistake #3: Filibusterers Summary Chapter 4: Mistake #4: Too Many Notes Step #1: Cut and Validate How Not to Watch a Take Step #2: Privacy Please Technology Sidebar Step #3: Keep Them in the Loop The Bull in the Arena Step #4: Make It Fun Step #5: One at a Time Don't Let Things Slide Make It Their Problem Summary Chapter 5: Mistake #5: Enamel Grinders Tales from the Trenches Summary Chapter 6: Working With Your Actors A Cyber -Colloquium Part II: Action and Suspense: The Three Strategies Chapter 7: Strategy #1: Not Just a Pretty Chase What Is Action? African Action Directing Actors in Action Summary Chapter 8: Strategy #2: Who, Where, and When Point of View ID and Locate Orientation Jeopardy Countdown Summary Chapter 9: Strategy #3: Quick Techniques and Safety 1. Pointless Masters 2. Few Actions 3. Overlap Actions 4. Scissor Time 5. Not That Fast 6. Change-Up 7. No Immutable Rules 8. Booby Traps Summary Part III: Preparing the Scene: The Director's Checklist Before Rehearsal? The Checklist Chapter 10: The Scene Related to the Film 1. What happened before this scene? 2. What does it add? 3. What's different at the end? Summary Chapter 11: Architecture of the Scene 4. Whose point of view? 5. Where are the beats? Tool #1: Physicalizing Tool #2: Characters Think Ahead Tool #3: Use the Camera to Show a Character's Thought Process 6. Where is the tipping point? Summary Chapter 12: Characters Enter the Scene 7. What do they want? Rule #1: We Always Have a Goal Rule #2: No Goal, No Acting Rule #3: Every Character Has His or Her Own Goal Rule #4: One Beat, One Goal 8. What do they expect? 9. What's at stake for each character? Summary Chapter 13: Perks: Interacting Characters 10. What's stopping them? 11. How do they get what they want? Only Verbs... Active Verbs! 12. How does a character regard the other? Summary IV: A Director's Survival Guide to Episodic Television Chapter 14: Television - Not a Parallel Universe A Political Minefield Chapter 15: Research and Preparation Self Preservation Coverage First Day of Prep I'll Never Forget What's Their Name Summary Chapter 16: Concept & Tone Meetings Your New Best Friends Schedule Angina Scouting and Loyalty Summary Chapter 17: Casting If, When and Where? Summary Chapter 18: What's the Story CheckList Re-dux Staging & Shot Planning Summary Chapter 19: On The Day Welcome Stress Rehearsal Rules to Make Your Day Summary
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