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It's well known that a vast number of people work on any given movie in roles as varied as writing scripts, choosing locations, dressing sets, costuming the players, lighting scenes, manipulating the camera, directing actors, editing film, working on sound, advertising the finished product, and screening it to an audience. Have you ever thought about how these components are collated? Or why the director is most often considered the author of a film? Wonder no more, because Sidney Lumet's Making Movies is a terrific journey through each stage of filmmaking that is overseen by the director. Lumet, the veteran director of Twelve Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, and many other fine movies, knows the ins and outs of American filmmaking as well as anyone. In this excellent, personable account, Lumet tells what he's learned about making movies in the course of the last 40 years. He shows why fine directors need to have strong imaginations, extraordinary adaptability, and skill in many different fields. His enthusiasm for his life's work, particularly his love of actors, is evident on every page of this book. As Herculean as the labors of film directing are, Lumet takes great pleasure in his work, almost guiltily admitting that the film director's job is "the best in the world."
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From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day's Journey Into Night to The Verdict, Lumet explains the painstaking labor that results in two hours of screen magic.
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Great for thos studying film!.......2007-07-05
This book was fantastic, and I recommend this to all ppl intersted in films, especially students. It really brings a reality check to it all and makes you love filmmaking even more! Just great!
Fun, and Still Informative.......2007-04-02
I got this book as a gift for my younger sister, a film major. It goes through the process of making a movie from rehearsal to release, with a lot of anecdotes and examples for flavor. It's a fun read; more of a memoir than a how-to manual.
Interesing, fun and insightful.......2005-05-17
Lumet's book is very well written. He has done a great service to movie lovers everywhere who want to learn more about the process of filmmaking. I wish more directors wrote books like this. It is helpful if you have seen some of his more popular films before reading the book since he uses numerous references to them to illustrate why a certian decision was made or how different elements of the film contribute to the theme.
A good summary........2005-03-12
You are just about to start filmschool?
Get ahead and read this faboulus book about making movies.
From the screenwriting process to the post work Lumet describes the making of a movie.
A must read for future moviemakers, filmbuffs or people who wonder how a movie is made.
Easy to read. Easy to understand.
easy interesting valuable read........2005-03-02
in a quick easy enjoyable read you learn a lot, and it's all logically processed so it all fits nicely into place. regardless he directed dog day afternoon, so how could you not read it?
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“Makes a strong case for a filmmaker whose considerable talents have too often been taken for granted. Lumet could not have asked for a more perceptive advocate.”—Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television
“A competent and richly observed . . . pioneering full-length study. There is something pleasantly old-fashioned in Cunningham's auteurist approach.”—Film Quarterly
Since 1957 Sidney Lumet has deepened audiences' awareness of social, ethical, and feminist issues through such distinguished films as 12 Angry Men, The Verdict, Running on Empty, and Critical Care. Especially praised for his literary adaptations—including Long Day's Journey into Night and Murder on the Orient Express—Lumet has also directed such trenchant urban films as Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network. In this new edition Frank Cunningham expands his analysis of Lumet's earlier films and examines his most recent work, from A Stranger Among Us (1992) to Gloria (1999).
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Sidney Lumet (b. 1924) is considered one of the most gifted and socially conscious American filmmakers of his generation. His best-known movies—including Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, Twelve Angry Men, and Network—have garnered him an Honorary Academy Award in 2005, multiple Oscar nominations for Best Director, the D. W. Griffith Award for Lifetime Achievement, and numerous other tributes.
This book features over twenty interviews with the director, including two pieces that have never appeared in English and an interview conducted by the editor specifically for this volume. A brilliant technician, Lumet talks a great deal about film production, the differences between working on movies and on television series, and his experiences directing for the stage. One of the few mainstream directors who works outside of Hollywood, Lumet discusses how his home base, New York City, fuels his films. Candid, outspoken and occasionally brash, Lumet talks passionately and clearly about his work with great actors (among them Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, River Phoenix, and Sean Connery) and acclaimed screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky.
Insisting that moviemaking is collaborative, Lumet often notes his determination to find styles that serve the many different kinds of stories he has told, such as the social drama The Pawnbroker, the crime films Prince of the City and Serpico, the intimate family piece Garbo Talks, the play adaptation Long Day's Journey Into Night, and the television series 100 Centre Street.
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New York has appeared in more movies than Michael Caine, and as a result of overfamiliarity, the City poses a problem for critics and casual moviegoers alike. Audiences mistake the New York image of skyscrapers and glitter for the real thing, but in fact the City is a network of small villages, each with its unique personality. Street Smart offers a novel approach to understanding the cultural influences of New York's neighborhoods on the work of four quintessentially New York filmmakers: Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Spike Lee. The city's diverse economic and ethnic enclaves, where people live, work, shop, worship, bank, and go to school, often have little relationship to the concept of New York City created by the movies. Their New York, however, is as real as the smell of fried onions in the stairwell of an apartment building, and it is this New York, not the movie New York, that has left its impression on their films. Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee's imaginations have been shaped by their neighborhoods, not the New York of the movies. In turn, these directors have used their own life experiences to shape their films. Richard A. Blake examines their home villages—from Flatbush and Fort Green in Brooklyn to the Lower East Side of Manhattan—to enrich our critical understanding of the films of four of America's most accomplished contemporary filmmakers.
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Series Editor: Frank Beaver, University of Michigan
From the early cinematic career of Frank Capra to the psychologically revealing films of Martin Scorsese, the books in this series offer an authoritative guide to the study of film and its trends by studying individual filmmakers and cinematic movements.
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Making Movies
Sidney Lumet
Manufacturer: Recorded Books
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Look at the business and craft of movie making
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Making Movies
Sidney Lumet
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- Great Information for Planning and Hosting a Variety of Successful Showers
- Lacks pictures
- Gives very basic information for a bridal shower.
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Showers: The Complete Guide to Hosting a Perfect Bridal or Baby Shower
Beverly Clark
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Great Information for Planning and Hosting a Variety of Successful Showers.......2006-01-21
The information in this book is very thorough, covering the many different types of showers. The timeline planner/checklist is very helpful in staying on track and not missing important details such as mailing invitations in a timely manner. Wonderful recipes are included for desserts, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and main course items. The detail in each section of the book is excellent. For example, the chapter covering "Bridal Shower Themes" not only gives clever themes, but also includes extensive lists of gift suggestions.
I recently hosted a shower and used several of the games Ms. Clark recommends; they were a lot of fun. I definitely recommend this book.
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Lacks pictures.......1999-04-15
I thought the information was helpful in that it provided a detailed planner, but I would have preferred some pictures. I enjoy getting ideas from actual pictures and there are none in this book, just a few very simple drawings.
Gives very basic information for a bridal shower........1998-11-01
I purchased the book for help planning a baby shower. There is very little information for baby showers. Most of the book (about 3/4) is devoted to bridal showers. For this reason, the title is very misleading.
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CPS Study Guides.......2005-08-02
This book is excellent... I am so happy I was able to get it so quickly. Thank-you
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The Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) Examination Review Series, a four-volume set of review manuals that consists of one review manual for the first three parts of the CPS and CAP Examinations and one for Part 4 of the CAP Examination, is a joint publication of Prentice Hall and the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAPP). The content of each review manual is based on the current Certification Review Guide published by the IAAP.
An overview introducting the reader to the chapter contents./Key terms that reinforce essential vocabulary./Key examples emphasized/Difficult concepts illustrated/Check Point sections offer reviews of key concepts/For Your Review: Practice questions similar to those found on the CPS and CAP Examinations./Comprehensive practice exam. Soultions to all check points and review questions.
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Administrative professionals preparing for the CPS and CAP Examinations.
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Helped me pass my exam!.......2007-09-14
This book as well as the others in the series really helped me pass my exams.
The material is well written, the exercises are thought provoking and really stimulate your thinking bringing back your learnings to mind.
Of all the things I purchased - CD's, On line tutorials and exercises, this is the best book for the CPS and CAP exam.
You really don't need anything else.
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Cps: Certified Professional Secretary Examination (Professional Certification & Licensing Examination Series)
Sheryl L. Lindsell , and
Stanley Alpert
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