{"product_id":"on-directing-film","title":"On Directing Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterclass on the art of directing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and Oscar and Tony-nominated) writer of \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeed the Plow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies like \u003ci\u003eHouse of Games, State and Main, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThings Change\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eOn Directing Film\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensible not only to students but to anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence--just what one would expect from Mamet.\" --Sidney Lumet, Academy Award-nominated director of \u003ci\u003e12 Angry Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDog Day Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNetwork\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"On Directing Film","offer_id":46259132760261,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-14-012722-5.jpg?v=1779408566","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/on-directing-film","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}