Understanding the Director and Direction

DIRECTING THE STORY

Based on the Book “ Directing the Story” by Francis Gebeas

By Dilantha Ratnayake
Lecturer
Department of Film and Television Production Technology
How do you watch a movie ?
What the viewers do?
 How do you watch a movie ?
What the viewers do?

1. First, they pay attention to the screen.

2. They perceive what is being shown and identify what things are.
3. Then they read the signs as characters are performing actions. They are
following the story and starting to identify with the characters they like.
4. Then they start to make connections as to what it all means.
5. Then they guess what will happen next and where it is leading.
6. Then they worry about the characters and the outcome, continually
adjusting their hypothesis according to new information provided.
7. Finally, when the film ends, they should feel the emotional closure of
surprise and vindication that it ended the way they thought but not in the
way they expected.
How do you watch a movie ?
What the viewers do?
How do you watch a movie ?
What the viewers do?
 How do you watch a movie ?
What the viewers do?

Examine the Point of View of the audience

Enemies of a Good Design

Nothing Happens
Or
Too much happenings
 Enemies of a Good Design

Nothing Happens (Visual/Sound)

Enemies of a Good Design

Too much happenings

What Do the

Directs ????
 What Do the

DIRECTOR
Directs ????

DIRECTOR CAPTURE AND DIRECTS

THE ATTENTION OF THE AUDIANCE
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

how???
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

Before ask….

how???
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

an important awareness as a prerequisite

DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

Every action has phases and arc

DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

Phases of Action (Remember the term “beat”

DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

According to Glabas, Every Shot is a Close Up…

(Close-up of something important to know reveal)

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DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION 4
OF THE AUDIENCE…..
Every Shot is a Close Up…

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DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE…..

Return to the question…

how???
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???

How to get attention… ??

DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Strong Contrast
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Concern the Nature of Human Brain

(we are always rely on the patterns of the world
and trying to organize everything to understand..
to get the attention it is necessary to think about
this nature)
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Concern the Nature of Human Brain

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DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Concern the Nature of Human Brain

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DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Selective Attention
(One action per one time)
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Keeping Attention
(Use Something exiting)
DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Keeping the Structure invincible

DIRECTOR
CAPTURE AND DIRECT
THE ATTENTION
OF THE AUDIENCE….. how???
How to get attention… ??

Keeping the Structure invincible

To be Continued..

Any questions….