A Personal Engagement

Year Published: 1973

Creator: Cranbrook

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the 13 weeks of film directing taught by Arthur Penn in the School of Art at Yale University. Shows the development of actual dramatic sequences and the function of director and actors in bringing life to script materials. Shows also the development from raw materials and raw performance to actual camera work with and the interaction of the director as teacher with actors and students.