On Directing Film

Based on a series of classes Mamet taught at Columbia University's film school, On Directing Film employs his unique perspective as a playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own films--House of Games and Things Change--to illuminate how a film comes to be. Mamet examines each step--from script to cutting room--through the lens of a filmmaker's 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. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.