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On Directing Film

Paperback • 1992 • English

On Directing Film

By David Mamet

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About the book

A masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of Glengarry Glen Ross , Speed the Plow , The Verdict , and Wag the Dog Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like House of Games, State and Main, and Things Change , 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...Show more

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ISBN

9780140127225

Publisher

PENGUIN BOOKS

Published year

1992

Language

English

Original title

On Directing Film

Format

Paperback

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