Thinking like a director : a practical handbook /
Michael Bloom.
- New York : Faber and Faber, 2001.
- x, 239 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-232) and index.
I. Preparation. 1. Thinking Like an Artist. 2. Reading and Researching. 3. Interpreting the Action. 4. External Analysis: Structure -- II. Pre-Production. 5. Developing the Approach. 6. The Design Process. 7. Style. 8. Casting -- III. Rehearsal. 9. The Early Rehearsals. 10. Staging. 11. The Middle Rehearsals: Problem Solving. 12. The External Perspective in Rehearsals. 13. The Final Stages -- IV. Resources. 14. The Directorial Landscape. App. 1. The Next Project -- App. 2. Sample Rehearsal Timeline -- App. 3. Points of Reference: Scenes from The Glass Menagerie and Nora.