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On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Performing Arts)
  • Author:  Mackendrick, Alexander
  • Author:  Mackendrick, Alexander
  • ISBN-10:  0571211259
  • ISBN-10:  0571211259
  • ISBN-13:  9780571211258
  • ISBN-13:  9780571211258
  • Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Pages:  336
  • Pages:  336
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Apr-2005
  • Pub Date:  01-Apr-2005
  • SKU:  0571211259-11-MING
  • SKU:  0571211259-11-MING
  • Item ID: 100381894
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A priceless examination of the filmmaker's craft, from the renowned director ofSweet Smell of Success

After more than twenty years in the film industry as a screenwriter, storyboard editor, and director of memorable films such asThe 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 powerful 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 particular to the medium of film to tell their stories effectively.

In this impressive volume, edited by Paul 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. Meticulously illustrated and drawing on examples from such classic films asNorth by Northwest,Citizen Kane, andTouch of Evil,Mackendrick's elegant lessons are sure to provide inspiration for a new generation of filmmakers.

He doesn't soft soap his audience with advice to lie back and let their inner child do the work. Instead, he offers up the accumulated wisdom of a disciplined and productive career. -The Guardian

Alexander Mackendrickdirected several films, includingThe Man in the White Suit,which earned him an Oscar Nomination for Screenwriting. He died in 1993.

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