Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive manual that has inspired tens of thousands of readers worldwide to realize their artistic vision and produce well-constructed films. Filled with practical advice on every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career.

Directing covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film. It emphasizes low-cost digital technology, which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring budgets. And, recognizing that you learn best by doing, the book includes dozens of practical hands-on projects and activities to help you master technical and conceptual skills.

Just as important as surmounting technological hurdles is the conceptual and authorial side of filmmaking. This book provides an unusually clear view of the artistic process, particularly in working with actors. It offers eminently practical tools and exercises to help you develop credible and compelling stories with your cast, hone your narrative skills, and develop your artistic identity. This book shows you how to surpass mere technical proficiency and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style.

This edition has been streamlined and thoroughly revised for greater ease of use. Other updates include:

* current information on digital technology

* an expanded section on directing actors that cross-references thirty exercises

* new questionnaires to help you pinpoint a film's aesthetic needs and assess where your vocational strengths lie; and much more.

The companion web site includes teaching notes, checklists, and useful forms and questionnaires: http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780240808826

* Comprehensive manual on the creative, technical, and interpersonal aspects of directing

* Includes dozens of practical exercises and projects to help you improve your work and gauge your progress

* Realistic advice and encouragement from a highly regarded filmmaker, mentor, and teacher

邁剋爾·拉畢格（Michael Rabiger），曾任芝加哥哥倫比亞學院影視係主任，並建立瞭該學院的紀錄片中心，在歐洲為國際影視院校聯閤會（CILECT）主持跨國紀錄片講習班，曾導演、剪輯瞭超過35部電影作品。他是紐約大學藝術學院的客座教授，講授故事創意、導演和高級製片課程。其他著作有《開發故事創意》（Developing Story Ideas）《紀錄片創作完全手冊》（Directing the Documentary），這些教材為世界各地電影院校、電影專業人士、電影愛好者所喜愛，並不斷更新、再版，長銷不衰。

唐培林，湖南永州人，副教授、碩士生導師。自1988 年起，先後求學於湖南師範大學，學習英語語言文學專業（學士）；北京廣播學院（現中國傳媒大學），學習廣播電視藝術學專業電視藝術與技術方嚮（碩士）；中國傳媒大學，學習廣播電視藝術學專業電視劇曆史與理論方嚮（博士）。2011年至2012 年公派赴美國紐約城市大學（CUNY）布魯剋林學院和南加州大學（USC）電影藝術學院訪學一年。目前任教於中國傳媒大學戲劇影視學院，主要講授《攝影基礎》《攝影構圖》《視聽語言》《中國電視劇史論》和《廣播電視藝術學專業英語》等課程。