Books for Movie Lovers
Sometimes it’s just as fun knowing the “behind the scenes” shenanigan of a movie as it is to watch the actual flick. If you want to make sure you’re “in the know” why not check out a few of these tittles?I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You (Ben Peskow, Bill Green, Scott Shuffitt, Will Russell) includes interviews with virtually every major and minor cast member including John Goodman, Julianne Moore and John Turturro, as well as the real-life individuals who served as inspiration for the characters such as Jeff Dowd and John Milius. Fellow Achievers Patton Oswalt, Tony Hawk and Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken give their thoughts on the movie and the phenomenon that surrounds it. The book features a handy guide to speaking Achiever, tips on how to Dude-ify your car, office, and living space, Lebowski Fest highlights and so much more.Making Movies (Signey Lumet) journeys inside the world of film to illuminate the arduous process of creating movies, discussing the art and craft of directing, writers and actors, the camera, art direction, editing, sound tracks, distribution and marketing, and the studio role. The book is from one of America’s most acclaimed directors and serves as 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, the author explains the painstaking labor that results in two hours of screen magic.Understanding Movies (12th Edition) (Louis Giannetti) is organized around the elements of film and provides readers valuable insight into how movies communicate and convey meaning to their audiences. This book engages readers in the fascinating language of film and helps further their appreciation and understanding of why and how movie watchers respond as they do to different films. From Slumdog Millionaire to Transformers this book provides readers with a new way of looking at films that are familiar to them through contemporary coverage of the subject matter.Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film (Stephen R. Prince) focuses on three topics: how movies express meanings, how viewers understand those meanings, and how cinema functions globally as both an art and a business. Movies and Meaning examines both how filmmakers create images and sounds and the mechanisms and processes by which viewers make sense of images and stories on screen. This approach helps readers understand not only the basic concepts but also how their own reactions and opinions impact the overall film experience.Movie Business Book (Jason E. Squire) offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the film industry. It features a preface written especially for the international edition, which contextualizes this definitive, state-of-the-art sourcebook for readers in the expanding global entertainment business. A must-read for anyone working in the film and entertainment industry, it covers the nuts-and-bolts of financing, revenue streams, marketing, DVDs, globalization, the Internet and new technologies. Using actual examples and advice from practitioners, this edition includes contributions from key industry players such as David Puttnam; Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment; Benjamin S. Feingold, President, Business & Operations, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment); Sydney Pollack; and Mel Brooks. “The Movie Business Book: International Third Edition” is an essential guide for anyone wanting to launch or advance a career in the growing media marketplace.