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How to set a scene? What's the best camera angle? How does the new technology interact with scenes? And how does one even get the financing to make a movie?
These basic questions and much more are all covered in this exquisite packaged book on the film industry and making movies as a profession. Written by Neil Landau, an experienced screenwriter and script consultant to the major movie studios, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know about the inner-workings of this industry. Whether it's someone who wants to make movies as a full-timecareer, or just someone who is interested in film, this book covers it all.
These basic questions and much more are all covered in this exquisite packaged book on the film industry and making movies as a profession. Written by Neil Landau, an experienced screenwriter and script consultant to the major movie studios, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know about the inner-workings of this industry. Whether it's someone who wants to make movies as a full-timecareer, or just someone who is interested in film, this book covers it all.
About the Author
Neil Landau's credits include writing for and producing for Universal Pictures, Disney, Columbia Pictures, and 20th Century Fox. He's worked on such diverse projects as "Melrose Place," "Doogie Howser MD," MTV's "Undressed," and "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead."
He currently serves as a faculty advisor in the MFA Writing Program at Goddard College and teaches at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television.
He currently serves as a faculty advisor in the MFA Writing Program at Goddard College and teaches at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television.
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Excellent!, May 21 2010
By S. Ward "Stark Raving Bibliophile" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 101 Things I Learned (TM) in Film School (Hardcover)
Film making is essentially storytelling, and as a writing teacher and avid reader, it's always fascinated me. I have been wanting to learn more about this storytelling process, and about the nuts and bolts of movie-making -- including scriptwriting, camera angles, and editing -- in a way that's relatively quick and accessible. This little book was perfect for me. It's deceptively straightforward and simple but rich with information. It helped me grasp the process of film-making, which Neil Landau described as both "painstakingly deliberate and fortuitously experimental." I am excited about looking for some of techniques he described next time I watch an excellent movie.Some aspects of movie making the author touches on:
* The stages of film-making -- from pre-production to post-production.
* The nuts and bolts of screenplays -- have you ever wondered how to format a screenplay or how long it should be? (hint: 1 screenplay page = 1 minute of screen time)
* Writing and editing the screenplay -- it includes some of the standard gems cherished by us writing teachers, like "show, don't tell," plus tips for plotting, advice on developing a compelling protagonist, and more.
* Coming up with an effective movie title.
* Creating believable dialogue.
* How to pitch a screenplay to a film studio executive.
* How to use lighting and various camera lenses and angles to tell your story and reveal important things about a character's psychology.
* Tips for casting.
* Things the audience should experience during a movie, like catharsis.
This is a concise, intriguing overview of the art of film making, strewn with quotes from movie makers, actors, and writers, that I'll be keeping on a side table in my T.V. room for future reference. Many of the ideas explored in this book, including plot development, creating characters, storytelling, themes, and imagery, will also help with reading or writing fiction. I highly recommend it to writers, film buffs, teachers, homeschoolers and anyone who is fascinated with the process of telling a compelling story.
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film school in a book, Dec 30 2011
By margaret_yang - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 101 Things I Learned (TM) in Film School (Hardcover)
from book blogger Margaret Yang [...]101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL is an unusual little book. Each "chapter" is a single page, with just a few paragraphs or sometimes a single sentence. The facing page has a related line drawing, illustrating the point. At first glance it seems a very slight book, the kind you'd leaf through without much thought. But it didn't take many pages for me to be thoroughly absorbed, and I found myself putting down the book to stare out the window, pondering what I'd just read and eager to apply it to my own work.
101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL is a book about filmmaking, but that's not all it's about. Novelists can learn a lot from screenwriters, since movies are novel shorthand. Besides, only a few of the 101 things are about movies specifically. Most of them are about telling good stories, period.
Some of the things that Landau learned in film school are pretty basic, like the 69th thing: "Good writing is rewriting." Most writers understand that from the outset. Or thing number 40: "Dialog is not real speech." Even though he expounds on each of those for a few paragraphs, the point is pretty much a given.
However, not all things are so simple or straightforward. Consider the 80th thing: "Burn your character's bridges." If a character can smoothly return to the life he had before the story started, why continue? Why not just quit? The writer's task is to force the hero to go forward by making it impossible for him to go back. (Easier said than done.)
Or point number 95: "Hang a lantern." If you're using a ridiculous plot contrivance, have one of the characters point out the illogic. Once the characters acknowledge the improbable, the audience will buy it too.
But my favorite is the 60th thing Landau learned. "Suspense doesn't come from speeding things up. It comes from slowing things down." Yes! But how many beginning writers know that?
Even though the chapters read quickly, this is not a book to skim or take lightly. Don't let the lack of text and the presence of cartoons fool you. 101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL doesn't say much, but what it says, it says very, very well.
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Great Little Basic Film Instruction Guide, July 1 2010
By tvtv3 "tvtv3" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 101 Things I Learned (TM) in Film School (Hardcover)
I'm a lover of cinema and though I've done some amateur film work, I've never been to film school. I was supposed to attend one several years ago, but my life took a different turn. I have friends who work or worked in the industry and they've informed me that other than the contacts and the technical know-how I would have picked-up, I really didn't miss much and I can pick up much of what I would need to know reading film books.I'm sure a book like 101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL is a book they would suggest. The book touches on all the basic aspects of film-making, from pre-production to post. It explains how to write a screenplay, how to edit a screenplay, and how to pitch a screenplay. It gives tips about lightening and sound and how different camera lenses and angles affect the way a story is told on film. The book also provides some suggestions for casting and what an audience should experience after watching a good movie, no matter the genre. Interlaced throughout are a handful of quotations from famous filmmakers and screenwriters.
101 THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL is an easy-to-read book that is concise and to the point. I had already learned some of these tips from previous experience and other books I've read. Still, I learned some new things (such as how different lenses can tell different stories) and the book was an enjoyable read for me.
I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in film, but doesn't have a great deal of experience working in the medium. I also recommend this book for anyone who want to write because many of the 101 things are just as applicable to the process of writing as they are to the process of making a movie. Also, because of the concise nature of the book, it also makes a good reference guide for those who already have previous film experience.
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