Nicholas Proferes
Nicholas T. Proferes is Professor of Film at the Film Division, School of the Arts,
Columbia University where he has taught directing for eighteen years. He has worked
extensively in the film industry as a director, cameraman, editor, and producer in both
documentary and dramatic/narrative films.
- Provides a unique methodology for aspiring directors and scriptwriters for realizing a
screenplay for the screen
- Aimed at learning to engage an audience in the unfolding of a cinematic story
- Explains the use of storyboards for previsualization, staging of actors, and the use of
the camera as active narrator
"An admirable overview of the nuts and bolts of directing, Film Directing
Fundamentals takes a unique approach in discussing the craft...Full of interesting
observations, this book could be a welcome addition to the aspiring director's
bookshelf." - Videomaker Magazine
"For the aspiring director looking to develop craft and technique, this book would be
a step in the right direction." - Kurt Patrick Turner
Advanced Praise:
“Just bring your talent, add a touch of luck, and the rest you will find in this
book.” —Milos Forman, film director
“I am amazed by the simplicity with which Professor Proferes explicates complex
ideas. Film Directing Fundamentals is valuable not only for film directors, but also for
actors and anyone interested in the creation of dramatic art.” —Andrie Serban,
international theatre and opera director, and Professor at Columbia University’s
Theater Division
“Nick Proferes doesn’t tell you how to direct—which would be as silly as
telling you what to direct. Instead, he does something much more valuable: He explains how
directors actually think their way though the job.” —James Schamus, Associate
Professor of Film at Columbia University, producer and screenwriter (The Ice Storm and
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
“There are many books on directing, but none in my opinion have the depth and
accessibility of Nick Proferes’s. This treasure trove of insight and inspiration is a
master class from a master teacher that clearly illuminates, step by step, the building
blocks necessary to create meaningful cinematic storytelling with dramatic punch.”
—Alex Zamm, director and screenwriter (Chairman of the Board, My Date with the
President’s Daughter), and former student of the author
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Film Directing Fundamentals gives the novice
director a set of specific techniques for developing the fundamental elements of this
craft in realizing a screenplay for the screen, along with an introduction to the
narrative/dramatic elements of film.
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