Regge Life is a producer, director and writer for film and television. He is currently the Senior Distinguished Director in Residence at Emerson College in Boston, MA, and has enjoyed a continuing career in film, theater, and television. His most recent work is a film adaptation of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel Cocktail Party by Tatsuhiro ¿shiro. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, four-time CINE Award winner, Sony Innovator, Fulbright Journalist Fellow, Emmy Nominee, and member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

INTRODUCTION

WHAT A DIRECTOR NEEDS TO KNOW

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS DIRECTING AND THE "PROSE" OF PREPARATION

CHAPTER TWO: STORYLINE FACTS -

THE BRIDGE TO THE THREE QUESTIONS TO CHOICE

CHAPTER THREE: THE THREE QUESTIONS TO CHOICE - Walking in the Actor's Shoes

CHAPTER FOUR: THE 5 TOOLS - Bringing the Ensemble Together - Part One

CHAPTER FIVE: THE 5 TOOLS - Bringing the Ensemble Together - Part Two

CHAPTER SIX: MOMENTS AND BEATS

CHAPTER SEVEN - MARKING YOUR SCRIPT

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE IMPROV MONOLOGUE - Exploring collaboration through personal experience

CHAPTER NINE: THE SCRIPTED MONOLOGUE - Prelude to directing a two-person scene

CHAPTER TEN: PRESENTING AND RESPONDING TO THE MONOLOGUES

CHAPTER ELEVEN: SCENE WORK - CONDUCTING THE FULL REHEARSAL

CHAPTER TWELVE: PREVISUALIZATION

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DIGITAL CAPTURE: PUTTING IT INSIDE THE FRAME

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: RESPONDING TO SCENE WORK

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: BUILDING YOUR SIXTH SENSE -BREAKING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

CHAPTER SIXTEEN - THE POWER OF IMPROVISATION

EPILOGUE

ADDENDUM