Becoming an Actor’s Director

Regge Life shares his approach to directing, honed by first-hand experience in the American film industry and informed by a valuable international perspective. This is a text that should find a place on the bookshelf of any prospective film and television director. Tom Kingdon. Author of Total Directing. Finally a book that examines the most important relationship in film making, the director and actor. John Chase Soliday, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate/Graduate Studies, Cinema Arts Department, University of Miami Florida School of Communication. Regge Life has written an easy-to-understand deep dive into the preparation essential for directors of theatre, film and television to create their best storytelling. He provides step-by-step how-to tools, practice examples, personal stories, technical recommendations, and helpful daily practices that define the director's homework. His incisive point-of-view, forged through decades of global experience and classroom teaching, demystifies the art of directing. A blueprint for gaining command of and confidence in one's directing work, this is must reading for the novice, early career practitioner, and seasoned veteran. Benny Sato Ambush, Professional SDC Director, Educator Throughout his text, Regge Life goes beyond the mere technical and mechanical concerns of directing for the camera to focus on the social and emotional aspects of human interaction - the crucial connection at the heart of successful storytelling. Readers of Becoming an Actor's Director will find themselves in the hands of a master teacher. Jabari Asim, Associate Professor and MFA Program Director, Creative Writing Deparment of Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson College Regge Life shares his approach to directing, honed by first-hand experience in the American film industry and informed by a valuable international perspective. This is a text that should find a place on the bookshelf of any prospective film and television director. Tom Kingdon. Author of Total Directing Finally a book that examines the most important relationship in film making, the director and actor. John Chase Soliday, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate/Graduate Studies, Cinema Arts Department, University of Miami School of Communication, Florida Regge Life has written an easy-to-understand deep dive into the preparation essential for directors of theatre, film, and television to create their best storytelling. He provides step-by-step how-to tools, practice examples, personal stories, technical recommendations, and helpful daily practices that define the director's homework. His incisive point-of-view, forged through decades of global experience and classroom teaching, demystifies the art of directing. A blueprint for gaining command of and confidence in one's directing work, this is must reading for the novice, early career practitioner, and seasoned veteran. Benny Sato Ambush, Professional SDC Director, Educator, Published Commentator Throughout his text, Regge Life goes beyond the mere technical and mechanical concerns of directing for the camera to focus on the social and emotional aspects of human interaction - the crucial connection at the heart of successful storytelling. Readers of Becoming an Actor's Director will find themselves in the hands of a master teacher. Jabari Asim, Associate Professor and MFA Program Director, Creative Writing Deparment of Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson College