Directors close up : interviews with directors nominated for best film by the Directors Guild of America

Since 1992, The Directors Guild of America has hosted annual seminars featuring its nominees for outstanding feature film directing. Since its inception, film and television director Jeremy Kagan has moderated these sessions in which the finest contemporary directors weigh in on every aspect of the filmmaking process. In this book, Kagan has culled the most insightful and entertaining responses from these acclaimed directors. From script development through pre-production to production and post-production, they offer personal insights into every step of the creative process. They also reveal their candid takes on the best and worst aspects of their profession. This second edition includes all the nominees from 2000 thru 2005 and features personal materials from many of the directors, including storyboards, script notes, sketches, and on-set photos. Directors Close Up will be of interest to both professional and aspiring directors, as well as to film fans who will enjoy this inside look into making movies. - Publisher. Directors: Barry Levinson (Bugsy), Oliver Stone (JFK), Barbra Streisand (The Prince of Tides), Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven), Neil Jordan (The Crying Game), Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Michael Radford (Il Postino), Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire), Scott Hicks (Shine), Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies), Anthony Minghella (The English Patient), Steven Spielberg (Amistad), James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets), James Cameron (Titanic), Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful), John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan), Peter Weir (The Truman Show), Frank Darabont (The Green Mile), Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich), Michael Mann (The Insider), Sam Mendes (American Beauty), M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense), Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich and Traffic), Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind), Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge), Christopher Nolan (Memento), Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down), Stephen Daldry (The Hours), Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), Rob Marshall (Chicago), Roman Polanski (The Pianist), Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Clint Eastwood (Mystic River), Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Gary Ross (Seabiscuit), Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Alexander Payne (Sideways), Martin Scorsese (The Aviator).… (more)