Bibliograph

On film-making, an introduction to the craft of the director, Alexander Mackendrick ; edited by Paul Cronin ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

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On film-making, an introduction to the craft of the director, Alexander Mackendrick ; edited by Paul Cronin ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

Language

eng

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illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On film-making

Oclc number

56957025

Responsibility statement

Alexander Mackendrick ; edited by Paul Cronin ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

Sub title

an introduction to the craft of the director

Summary

An analysis of the director's art and craft, from one of the most revered of all film school directors. Mackendrick directed classic Ealing comedies plus a Hollywood masterpiece, Sweet Smell of Success. But after retiring from film-making in 1969, he spent nearly 25 years teaching his craft at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Mackendrick produced hundreds of pages of handouts and sketches, designed to guide his students to a finer understanding of how to write a story, and then use those devices peculiar to cinema in order to tell that story as effectively as possible. Gathered and edited in this collection, his teachings reveal that he had the talent not only to make great films, but also to articulate the process with a clarity and insight that will still inspire any aspiring filmmaker. --From publisher description

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