Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema - Brossura

Alexander, George

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ISBN 10: 0767911814 ISBN 13: 9780767911818

Casa editrice: Broadway Books, 2003

Riassunto

Draws on interview with such African-American directors and producers as Spike Lee, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, Fed Williamson, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Forrest Whitaker, and Robert Townsend to discuss the creative processes of successful members of the movie industry today. Original.

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L'autore:

A frequent lecturer on film and popular culture, journalist GEORGE ALEXANDER has contributed to various publications including Savoy, Variety, Black Enterprise and Forbes. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and Columbia University Graduate School of Business and lives in Los Angeles and New York City.

Read the author's personal story behind Why We Make Movies:
http://www.randomhouse.com/broadway/blackink/georgealexander

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

collection of interviews with African American directors and producers.

Bringing together more than thirty candid conversations with filmmakers and producers such as Spike Lee, Gordon Parks, Julie Dash, Charles Burnett, and Robert Townsend, Why We Make Movies delivers a cultural celebration with the tips of a film-school master class.

With journalist George Alexander, these revolutionary men and women discuss not only how they got their big breaks, but more importantly, they explore the creative process and what making movies means to them. Why We Make Movies also addresses the business of Hollywood and its turning tide, in a nation where African Americans comprise a sizable portion of the film-going public and go to the movies more frequently than whites. In addition, Alexander’s cast of directors and producers considers the lead roles they now play in everything from documentaries and films for television to broad-based blockbusters (in fac

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• Editore: Broadway Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0767911814
• ISBN 13: 9780767911818
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 528