Directors Tell the Story

Introduction Section One: Prep Chapter 1 - Breaking Down the Script for Story Chapter 2 - Breaking Down the Script for Character Chapter 3 - Casting Chapter 4 - Production Design Chapter 5 - Organizing the Shoot with the First Assistant Director Chapter 6 - Sharing the Vision Chapter 7 - Blocking and Shot Listing, Part One Chapter 8 - Blocking and Shot Listing, Part Two Chapter 9 - Scouting Locations Section One Review
Section Two: Shoot Chapter 10 - Directing the Actor Chapter 11 - Below the Line Chapter 12 - All the Other Stuff Chapter 13 - Running the Set Section Two Review
Section Three: Post Chapter 14 - Working with the Editor Chapter 15 - Working With the Post Supervisor Section Three Review
Section Four: Being a Director Chapter 16 - Being a Director Chapter 17 - The Demands of the Job Chapter 18 - Getting Started Section Four Review
Glossary

Mary Lou Belli is an Emmy Award winning producer, writer, and director as well as the author of two books. Most recently she directed Monk starring Emmy award winner Tony Shalhoub and The Wizards of Waverly Place on the Disney Channel. On the CW she directed The Game, the spinoff to Girlfriends- a series Mary Lou directed for 7 consecutive seasons. She directed the pilot of the Web series 3Way, winner of 2 Logo awards and the AfterEllen.com 2008 Visibility Award. With over 100 episodes to her credit, Mary Lou directed Living with Fran starring Fran Drescher, Misconceptions starring Jane Leeves, and Eve starring hip hop artist Eve, as well as The Hughleys, Charles in Charge, Major Dad, and Sister, Sister. Mary Lou received BET nominations for directing Girlfriends and One on One as well as a Prism Award for Girlfriends. After receiving a BA in theatre from Penn State, Mary Lou acted in musical theatre and soaps in New York, followed by a Los Angeles career producing and directing theatre with over 75 play productions to her credit. She lectures frequently throughout the United States including many universities such as AFI, NYU, Northwestern, and UConn. She is the co-author of two books: The Sitcom Career Book and Acting for Young Actors. She has been a judge for the Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant, a lecturer at the Chautauqua Institute, and a panelist for Women In Film, the DGA, SAG, and AFTRA. She's judged the California Independent Film Festival, the Sapporo Short Film Festival in Japan, and CSU Media Arts Fest. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two teenage children..all actors! In an environment where less than ten percent of dramas on television are directed by women, Bethany Rooney has enjoyed a long and esteemed career. She has directed over one hundred and fifty episodes of prime-time network shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Castle, and Private Practice. For cable television, she has directed In

".Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli's Directors Tell the Story sets out to fill the void; as directors of series, including Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Monk, the authors have hundreds of hours of experience between them and, thus, have first-hand knowledge of what it takes to mount television productions on tight schedules and modest budgets."--TheASC.com "This is a precise and smart book about directing in general and directing television specifically. It is filled with common sense information that becomes second nature to a skilled, experienced director and can be so easily overlooked by a newcomer or even a working director who ought to think of another field of endeavor all together." -Sally Field "Finally-- Actual, Working Hollywood Directors Share their 'Inner-Door' Secrets of the Craft. These two ladies have worked on some of the most critically-acclaimed current shows, and still made time to write this 'Can't-Miss' book! Call it-'The 'Hollywood Rules' for Up & Coming Directors'!!" -Dave A. Anselmi: Director, Producer, and Instructor, PracticalMysticProductions.com "[Directors Tell the Story] has been referred to as "film school in 320 pages," offers a different approach than most other "directing" textbooks by offering how-to's from working professional directors. The authors designed a step-by-step format, breaking down the directing essentials to emphasize how aspiring directors can develop a creative vision:- Prep: Break-down, Casting, Production Design, Blocking, Scouting, etc; Shoot: Directing the Actors, Below the Line, Running the Set; Post: Working with Editors & Post Supervisors; Being a Director: The Demands of the Job, & Getting Started."--TribecaFilm.com "Trust me, this is a book that should be required reading for anyone who has aspirations in pursuing a career as a director. On the other hand, for readers as myself that have no intention of becoming directors, Directors Tell The Story: Master The Craft of Television