On Directing Film

<b>A masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of <i>Glengarry Glen Ross</i>, <i>Speed the Plow</i>,<i> The Verdict</i>, and <i>Wag the Dog</i></b><br><br>Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like <i>House of Games, State and Main, </i>and <i>Things Change</i>, David Mamet illuminates how a film comes to be. He looks at every aspect of directing—from script to cutting room—to show the many tasks directors undertake in reaching their prime objective: presenting a story that will be understood by the audience and has the power to be both surprising and inevitable at the same time. Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University's film school, <i>On Directing Film</i> will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking.<br><br>"Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence—just what one would expect from Mamet." —Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of <i>12 Angry Men</i>, <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i>, <i>Network</i>, and <i>The Verdict</i>