DVD's with good about directing.

I just read the title properly.
I am a retard; by brain appears to be interpolating words into sentences when they're not really there.

Have you watched The Russian Ark?. The 'making of' feature is interesting.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie The Banger Sisters with all the DVD extras that included a director's cut of his voice over throughout the movie as he talked about what directing choices he made in each scene. They also had interviews with each of the main actors who discussed their acting motivations for their characters and some of the scenes.

It was the director's first time directing a feature length movie and he was very interesting in his descriptions and analysis. I've watched it all several times and keep learning something new from it each time.

I own the DVD to Russian Ark. Never perused the DVD extras. I'll give it a shot.

Butrflynet, you're referring to the DVD commentary on the disc. Many DVD's have it. Most are just the director or the star bragging about how much fun they had making the movie. A few good ones are pretty enlightening on the filmmaking process.

The work-up to a 96 minute shot is pretty amazing.

Pentacle Queen, your best bet is to look for special editions and most if not all Criterion Collection labeled DVD's.

I'll try to rack my brain and drop a few suggestions if they pop into my mind from hereon in.

I'm pleased to find out that Vanya on 42nd Street has a Criterion Collection edition.

It's a filmed staged version of the staged play (literally filmed on the stage) of Chekov's Uncle Vanya. My introduction to Julianne Moore. And Wallace Shawn IS BRILLIANT as Uncle Vanya.
http://www.amazon.com/Vanya-Street-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0068CEH12/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1321908984&sr=1-1
Which is kind of a tease considering it comes out February 0f 2012.

You might also watch the documentary Looking for Richard (1996) which follows Al Pacino as they get ready for a production run of Shakespeare's Richard III.

And you might try:
Broadway Plays on DVD from
http://www.playbillstore.com/brplondvd.html
A FEW EXAMPLES (taken randomly):

http://www.playbillstore.com/thofwardvd.html


http://www.playbillstore.com/moovbrdodvd.html
So the option to get something from here might be the best bet.

I hope I didn't send you down the proverbial rabbit hole on this site and lead you astray.

Exactly. That's why I specified the Banger Sisters commentary and described why it was so exceptional and educational on the making of a film.

Thanks everyone.
I'm doing it in preparation for trying to direct an opera this summer; I've never done it before and I don't want to make a twat out of myself.

Impressive and ambitious! Please keep us updated on the dirt and details of your creative struggles.