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ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME â? â??Invaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.â? â??Roger Ebert, The New York Times Book Review

Why does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootoutâ??involving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxisâ??in the heart of New Yorkâ??s diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, Making Movies is a masterâ??s take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote.

For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide t

Making Movies

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    A Paperback / softback by Sidney Lumet

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      Publisher Random House USA Inc
      Published 19 March 1996
      ISBN-13 9780679756606
      978-0679756606
      ISBN-10 0679756604
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME â? â??Invaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.â? â??Roger Ebert, The New York Times Book Review

      Why does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootoutâ??involving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxisâ??in the heart of New Yorkâ??s diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, Making Movies is a masterâ??s take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote.

      For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide t

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