The book The Practical Director is now available in bookstores
The book Il regista pratico (The Practical Director) by Marcello Baretta, published by Tra Le Righe Libri, is finally available in all bookstores and online.
More than 200 pages to tell about the Cinema of the past and of the future by introducing an innovative directing style, based on the recovery of those more traditional and fascinating techniques that allow the spectator to touch the magic that scores on the big screen.
What are practical effects? Is it possible to make spectacular productions without resorting to CGI? Does it cost more to go digital or practical? What is the future of the cinematic experience in the age of streaming? What is the value of the original film in a market that chases seriality and franchises? What role does the figure of the director play in all this?
Skillfully alternating technical explanations and conceptual reflections, The Practical Director is a fascinating journey studded with questions for which the author seeks possible answers by exploring the principles and values of an alternative Cinema, more spectacular and less virtual.
In the panorama of essays dedicated to the cinematographic art, The Practical Director represents an absolute novelty that opens a new perspective in the way of making and seeing films.