What is the difference between directing theatre and directing film?
Apr 4th, 2009 by Peter D. Marshall
This article is from There are Hymns We Shout.
“I have spent the last three years trying to determine the difference between directing theatre and directing film. And which is it? Does Film Directing continue inward towards the human moments where Stage Directing stops? Or do the constraints of Stage Directing with its inherent lack of control over the audience’s eyes, and therefore mind, force a level of innovation in the rhythm that will achieve a similar effect? Do I sound as pretentious as I feel like I sound?” Read article.
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