from the DGA.

Continuing our celebration of the Guild’s 75th anniversary for the years 1990 – 2011, we’ve collected some of the most interesting books about directors and the era.

“Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing” by Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli.

Written by two top female TV directors, who between them have directed hundreds of episodes of TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Girlfriends, Major Dad, and Monk, this is an indispensable handbook for the aspiring TV director (the focus, despite the title, is largely on episodic television), and should find its place in the curriculum of any film school in the land.

Read the rest of this book review from the DGA.

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This article was written by Anjana Balakrishnan.

“Espousing the Sahridaya philosophy of self as audience, filmmaking for him is an attempt at “recreating the experiential world of each of the stories as appropriately as I feel.” Known for his penchant for literary adaptations, Shyamaprasad’s kaleidoscope of talent calls for a closer look to better understand his rendering of cinema.”

Read the rest of this article from Deccan Herald.

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Yesterday, (March 23/09) I was a guest on Derrick Muhammad’s weekly BlogTalkRadio show, Muhammad on Film.

We talked about how I started in the business and some of the TV series and Movies I have worked on during my 35 years in the business. We also talked about where film is headed in the future as well as suggestions for young filmmakers on what they can do now to break into the business.

You can listen to the 20 minute interview here.