Faber Faber | ISBN:0571211259 | File Type: PDF, 291 pages | File size: 22.Mb | Aug. 31st, 2005
General Film Video: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director A priceless examination of the filmmaker s craft from the renowned director of Sweet Smell of Success After more than twenty years in the film industry as a screenwriter storyboard editor and director of memorable films such as The Ladykillers Alexander Mackendrick turned his back on Hollywood and began a new career as the Dean of one of the country s most demanding and influential film schools His absolute devotion to the craft of filmmaking served as a powerf impetus to students at the California Institute for the Arts for almost twenty five years with a teaching style that included prodigious notes neatly crafted storyboards and handouts containing excerpts of works by Kierkegaard Aristotle and others At the core of Mackendrick s lessons lay a deceptively simple goal to teach aspiring filmmakers how to structure and write the stories they want to tell while using the devices particar to the medium of film to tell their stories effectively In this impressive volume edited by a Cronin the myriad materials that made Mackendrick s reputation as an instructor are collected for the first time offering a chance for professionals as well as students to discover a methodology of filmmaking that is challenging yet refreshing in its clarity Meticously illustrated and drawing on examples from such ic films as North by Northwest Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil Mackendrick s elegant lessons are sure to provide inspiration for a new generation of filmmakers
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