My First Movie - Softcover

James Mangold; Anthony Minghella; Mira Nair; Gary Oldman; Kevin Smith; Oliver Stone; Bertrand Tavernier; Stephen Frears; J. Hogan; Neil Jordan; Ang Lee; Mike Leigh; Barry Levinson; Ken Loach; Pedro Almodovar; Steve Buscemi; Joel Coen; Ethan Coen; Tom DiCillo; Mike Figgis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571196691 ISBN 13: 9780571196692

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2000

Synopsis

In these vivid and revealing interviews, directors such as the Coen brothers, Ang Lee, Anthony Minghella and Neil Jordan recall the making of their 'first films'. Each chapter focuses on a celebrated debut - from "Blood Simple" to "Muriel's Wedding", "Clerks to Angel" - and explores its production from the inside. Along the way, every aspect of the movie industry is explored - from first encounters with agents and moguls, to languishing in development hell, to confronting the dreaded 'test audience'. Lowenstein, himself a writer-director on the verge of his first feature, encourages his subjects to relive the pain and elation, the comedy and the tragedy, of their freshman efforts. For aspirant directors, these tales of sleepless nights and nail-biting days will enthral and terrify in equal measure. For everyone else, they offer a privileged glimpse of famous directors taking their first tentative steps.

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From the Inside Flap:

ts their first time--and film directors are no exception.

In these vivid and revealing interviews, a collection of filmmakers as diverse as the Coen brothers and Ken Loach, Ang Lee and Kevin Smith, Anthony Minghella and Gary Oldman, Neil Jordan and Mira Nair talk in extraordinary detail and with amazing candor about making their first films. Each chapter focuses on a director's celebrated debut--be it Angel or Blood Simple, Clerks or Diner, Muriel's Wedding or Truly, Madly, Deeply--and tells the inside story: from writing the script to raising the money, from casting the actors to assembling the crew, from shooting to editing, from selling the movie to screening it. Along the way, every aspect of the movie industry is explored: from dealing with agents and moguls for the first time to pitching your movie as a debutante director, from languishing in development hell to confronting test audiences from hell.

From the Back Cover:

"My First Movie is a fascinating collection of life lessons from some of the greatest directors working today. Each director tells a different story, yet one thing unites them all, as I can attest to from my own first movie--the joy and terror felt by all first timers. This should be required reading for all film students and film fans alike." ?
-Roger Corman

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0571196691
• ISBN 13: 9780571196692
• Binding: Paperback