Film production veteran Tom Reilly has worked on the sets of
critically praised films and commercial blockbusters for more than
three decades?including seventeen years alongside director Woody
Allen. In "The Big Picture," he explores the art and the craft of
filmmaking from the vantage point of someone actually running the
movie set. Using examples unlike any of those in other books on
film, Reilly exposes not only the power and the personalities, but
the secrets of the pros. He shares the insights he gleaned while
working with more than sixty Oscar-winning professionals?from Al
Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Vanessa Redgrave to Sydney Pollack,
Sven Nykvist, and Barbra Streisand.
In these fifty entertaining, illuminating short essays, Reilly
invites you to join him on the film set. What is it like to shoot a
love scene? How do you do a full body burn? What is it like to film
in the Everglades or in a morgue? What is blocking or matching, and
how long should a script be? How do you decide when to build a set?
Why is the color palette so critical? Is night shooting worth the
suffering?
"The Big Picture "delivers the surprising answers to these and
other fascinating questions about what it takes to make a feature
film, offering a glimpse into what it's like when the lights are
bright, the camera is rolling, and the moviemakers are calling the
shots.
General
Imprint: |
St. Martin's Griffin
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
May 2009 |
Authors: |
Tom Reilly
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-03476-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
1-250-03476-0 |
Barcode: |
9781250034762 |
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