{"product_id":"on-directing-film-9780140127225","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\u003e The Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalling 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140127225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.02w x 0.36d","brand":"David Mamet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634742718620,"sku":"9780140127225","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ab18c0c-db83-4c08-9e80-8789f4f8c3e4.jpg?v=1603837535","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-directing-film-9780140127225","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}