ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME í˘ŚóŚ˘ í˘ŚóŚěInvaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.í˘ŚóŚť í˘ŚóŚîRoger Ebert, The New York Times Book ReviewWhy does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootoutí˘ŚóŚîinvolving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxisí˘ŚóŚîin the heart of New Yorkí˘ŚóŚ»s diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, Making Movies is a masterí˘ŚóŚ»s take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote.For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on forty years of experience on movies that range from Long Dayí˘ŚóŚ»s Journey into Night to Network and The Verdictí˘ŚóŚîand with such stars as Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacinoí˘ŚóŚîLumet explains how painstaking labor and inspired split-second decisions can result in two hours of screen magic.
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Author: Sidney Lumet
ISBN: 9780679756606
Format: Paperback
Pages 218