As a director, you must have a concept, a director's idea , to shape your approach to the actors, the camera, and the script. With this clear idea your film will be deeper and more effective, and you will be able to differentiate--and therefore make the choice--between competent directing and great directing. Using case studies of famous directors as real-world examples of director's ideas , the author has provided the theory and the practice to help directors immediately improve their work.