This Is How You Make a Movie
Author: Tim Grierson
ISBN: 9781786275585
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Year first published: 19 Feb 2021
Pages: 192
Format: Hardback
Learn movie-making techniques through the movies you know and love with This Is How You Make a Movie!Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography to the secrets of talking to camera. Deep focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through Elf, and slow motion through Reservoir Dogs. Examples from blockbusters (Wonder Woman) to Oscar-winners (Rocky), silent-era gems (Intolerance) to recent art-house treasures (American Honey), give readers a glimpse of cinema's breadth and potential.A fascinating read for movie buffs who want to understand what goes on behind the camera, and above all an essential read for students and beginners in the industry.With sections on acting, directing, lighting and camera, writing and editing, this book includes all the technical help you need to get your movie career off the ground.Including these directors, and more:Steven SpielbergMartin ScorseseMike LeighSofia CoppolaSpike LeeBarry JenkinsFrancis Ford CoppolaSteve McQueenTim MillerStanley KubrickAlfred HitchcockBarry JenkinsCharlie ChaplinRoman PolanskiAndrea ArnoldTim BurtonKenneth BranaghIncluding these movies, and more:AtonementIf Beale Street Could TalkFerris Bueller's Day OffDeadpoolThe GodfatherWe Need to Talk About KevinStar WarsReservoir DogsThe ShiningBirdmanPsychoGoodfellasCasino RoyaleInceptionFree SoloKing KongGone with the WindReservoir DogsRockyApocalypse NowMoonlight
ISBN: 9781786275585
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Year first published: 19 Feb 2021
Pages: 192
Format: Hardback
Learn movie-making techniques through the movies you know and love with This Is How You Make a Movie!Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography to the secrets of talking to camera. Deep focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through Elf, and slow motion through Reservoir Dogs. Examples from blockbusters (Wonder Woman) to Oscar-winners (Rocky), silent-era gems (Intolerance) to recent art-house treasures (American Honey), give readers a glimpse of cinema's breadth and potential.A fascinating read for movie buffs who want to understand what goes on behind the camera, and above all an essential read for students and beginners in the industry.With sections on acting, directing, lighting and camera, writing and editing, this book includes all the technical help you need to get your movie career off the ground.Including these directors, and more:Steven SpielbergMartin ScorseseMike LeighSofia CoppolaSpike LeeBarry JenkinsFrancis Ford CoppolaSteve McQueenTim MillerStanley KubrickAlfred HitchcockBarry JenkinsCharlie ChaplinRoman PolanskiAndrea ArnoldTim BurtonKenneth BranaghIncluding these movies, and more:AtonementIf Beale Street Could TalkFerris Bueller's Day OffDeadpoolThe GodfatherWe Need to Talk About KevinStar WarsReservoir DogsThe ShiningBirdmanPsychoGoodfellasCasino RoyaleInceptionFree SoloKing KongGone with the WindReservoir DogsRockyApocalypse NowMoonlight
