<p>With <i>On Screen Directing</i> renowned filmmaker Edward Dmytryk distills a lifetime of experience as a director into a dozen short essays on the craft of directing spanning every stage of the filmmaking process from screenwriting preproduction and casting to set design postproduction and promotion.</p><p>Originally published in 1984 this reissue of Dmytryk’s classic directing book includes a new critical introduction by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn as well as chapter lessons discussion questions and exercises.</p>