About the Book
The aim of Storytelling for Directors is to help directors think visually. This means visualising the dramatic action that will best communicate the story to the audience. Each chapter takes you through the different stages of analysing, interpreting and planning your storytelling until you are confident that you can fulfil your responsibility as a director and tell the story.
What People Say
Directing can seem mystifying at first, daunting even, but through these clear and concise chapters, packed with a career’s worth of industry experience and insight, the tools needed to begin ‘demystifying’ the craft become easily accessible…an essential read for any aspiring filmmakers.
Ellie Jo Hilton, Filmmaker
There are many excellent how-to guides for budding directors but few on their principal responsibility – telling a visual story in the most compelling way. This book reminds the filmmaker that if all their efforts are pointed at this goal, they will never go far wrong.
Tim Mercier, Filmmaker and TV Drama Director
Rather than adopting a style from our directing icons, Bren Simson urges us to create our own visualisation from a deep understanding of what the story needs. This book offers anyone starting out on a directing career valuable advice, insights into what works and encouragement to follow our own instincts.