On Directing film

Calling on his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies,House of GamesandThings 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 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,On Directing Filmwill be enjoyed not only by students but by anyone interested in an overview of the craft of filmmaking.