Books by Ken (Tisch School of the Arts Dancyger

Provides a detailed look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Because editing is about more than learning a specific software program, this book focuses on the fundamentals of editing as art. It includes examples, analysis, and film stills from great movies.

As a director, you must have a concept - a director's idea, to shape your approach to the actors, the camera, and the script. Using case studies of directors as examples, this book is aimed at providing the theory and the practice to help directors improve their work. It stands as a blend of theory and practice.

A blend of screenwriting technique and film studies, this work discusses screen stories as they have evolved through the years, focusing on the basics of scriptwriting. It examines the internationalization of storytelling, and illustrates how particular innovations have helped national screen stories to international success.