Motion Picture Directing: The Facts and Theories of the Newest Art

An extended conversation in which one of the most influential contemporary directors walks through his films, his working method and the decisions behind them. A rare look at how a director thinks between script and screen.

Michael Berry

A collection of essays on Bergman drawing on his own archive, covering his direction of actors, his work across film and theatre and the shaping of his authorship. For readers who want to study a director in depth.

Erik Hedling

A brief insider account of how pictures were put together and who made the calls, written as an introduction to the people directing the industry in its first decades. Short, readable and full of period detail.

Lee Royal