Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook

Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook

by Michael Bloom (Author)

Synopsis

Based on twenty years of directing and teaching experience, Thinking Like a Director is a practical handbook that aims to convey the experience of directing and the theatrical mindset that successful directors possess. Michael Bloom details a comprehensive technique that covers every stage of a production - from the director's first reading of the play through to the final rehearsals. He isolates and identifies all of the key elements both for dramatic interpretation and working with actors and other theatre professionals, and integrates them into a single method. Concise and engaging, Michael Bloom's book is for anyone who has ever uttered the phrase, 'But what I really want to do is direct'.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 02 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 0571214568
ISBN 13: 9780571214563
Book Overview: Thinking Like a Director by Michael Bloom - drawing on twenty years of directing and teaching experience - identifies and isolates all of the key elements both for dramatic interpretation and for working with actors, and integrates them into a single method.

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'If I ever decided (heaven and hell forbid) to direct a play, I'd be sure to have Michael Bloom's illuminating and indispensable text nearby to guide and challenge me, step-by-step, as I found my way.' Ariel Dorfman