Of all the artisans who work in the American film industry, directors have been given the lion's share of attention. Yet few books in this literature address the ways directors have worked with others and have negotiated the constraints and opportunities posed by a complex production process and a sprawling commercial industry. Directing fills this gap. It provides the historical context necessary to understand the key role of directors in the Hollywood system. It covers iconic directors like Cecil B. DeMille, Francis Ford Coppola and Terrence Malik. It also shows how a selection of remarkable filmmakers confronted issues encountered during a given period; for example, how Ida Lupino negotiated 1950s ingrained sexism and how black directors like Charles Burnett operated in the system. It follows the working strategies of independents like Steven Soderbergh or Tim Burton and of directors dealing in twenty-first century digital cinema. Both readable and detailed, the book has appeal across the study of film and film production to the broader interest in the director's art.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781788310383
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239503287
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Directing: Behind the Silver Screen: a Modern History of Filmmaking
Publication Year
2017
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Author
Virginia Wright Wexman
Series
Behind the Silver Screen
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
228 mm
Item Weight
381 g
Item Width
152 mm
Additional Product Features
Editor
Virginia Wright Wexman
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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