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A priceless examination of the filmmaker's craft, from the renowned director of Sweet Smell of Success

After more than twenty years in the film industry as a screenwriter, storyboard editor, and director of memorable films such as The Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick turned his back on Hollywood and began a new career as the Dean of one of the country's most demanding and influential film schools. His absolute devotion to the craft of filmmaking served as a powerful impetus to students at the California Institute for the Arts for almost twenty five years, with a teaching style that included prodigious notes, neatly crafted storyboards, and handouts containing excerpts of works by Kierkegaard, Aristotle, and others. At the core of Mackendrick's lessons lay a deceptively simple goal: to teach aspiring filmmakers how to structure and write the stories they want to tell, while using the devices particular to the medium of film to tell their stories effectively.

In this impressive volume, edited by Paul Cronin, the myriad materials that made Mackendrick's reputation as an instructor are collected for the first time, offering a chance for professionals as well as students to discover a methodology of filmmaking that is challenging yet refreshing in its clarity. Meticulously illustrated and drawing on examples from such classic films as North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, and Touch of Evil, Mackendrick's elegant lessons are sure to provide inspiration for a new generation of filmmakers.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition (August 31, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571211259
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571211258
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.95 x 9 inches
Reviewer: LN
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Book & Easy Read
Review: I'm not huge on film books...it's hard to find good ones. Most are either too technical or too snobbish. But this book is great. I read it in two days. MacKendrick has a humorous but nurturing tone in his writing that makes the book an easy read. There are some great tips and advice in it, both in terms of story and directing. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and will definitely take it out to re-read parts in the future.

Reviewer: Gregory Mikell
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I'm taking the book with me on vacation. But I'm. Excited to read it.
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Reviewer: Abner Rosenweig
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great ideas but there are better intros to directing
Review: This book got stellar reviews and Martin Scorsese writes a glowing preface. I appreciate Mackendrick's advice but wish the content were a little more comprehensive. We get bits and pieces, anecdotes, into the art of screenwriting and directing. The book was edited together, post mortem, from Mackendrick's notes on the craft of filmmaking, and the seams show. The content is good but fragmentary. The book is somewhat like reading the pre-socratic philosophers--a great deal of wisdom but not much coherence or development. On Filmmaking seems best, not as an introduction to the craft as advertised, but as a secondary or tertiary reference for an emerging filmmaker.

Reviewer: Pirate Fan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: He changed me
Review: When Sandy MacKenrick told my CalArts MFA Thesis committee that my thesis film script was, "long, much too long, and very much too long" and, "doomed to never be completed", I was shocked and terrified.Sandy was one of the most brilliant and irritating people ever to tell a story or to browbeat an egotistical young film student. His films and lectures convey that contradiction -- his every work is a pearl.If you were not lucky enough to get Sandy's notes while at CalArts, you must buy this book.Odds are good, you won't have the genius of Sandy MacKendrick, but you will appreciate how much you could grow as you strive to attain what he found so simple.I was proud to invite Sandy to the first screening of my thesis film, "Pirate's Dagger", and it still hurts that he was too ill to attend. I wouldn't have gotten it done without his special form of encouragement.

Reviewer: Cain DeVore
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Masterpiece of Craft
Review: On Film-Making by Mackendrick should be on every filmmakers, both director's and screenwriters, as well as actors short lists of must reads. It is essentially a Masters Thesis by a Master. So rewarding, timeless and resonant. I wish that I had read it 20 years ago, before I made my first film. If you ever wished that you had studied film at CalArts, read this book.

Reviewer: LaNita Mosley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Film making books
Review: This is a great book for teaching how to become a director. I took a lot of notes I would recommend this for beginners.

Reviewer: Ellie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great resource for this filmmaking teacher!
Review: I teach filmmaking to high schoolers, and this was a great resource for me to help explain a lot about directing. Great purchase

Reviewer: Cindy Cunningham
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: nice book long wait
Review: The book is just as described, but it arrived on the very last day it could for acceptable delivery. I ordered it for Christmas and it did not make it in time. The son I bought it for was no longer in AZ so I had to pay twice to ship it, cause I had to send it to New York where he lives. But the seller was allowed weeks to send it and I did get it within that time frame. My son loves the book and that is all that matters

Reviewer: Simon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I bought this as requested by my film theory university course. It’s an interesting book full of details on the art of film making. In all honesty it’s not an easy to read book, it requires attention and focus. If you are into film theory you will enjoy this and you will find a lot of useful informations.

Reviewer: Wafi Salam Santana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Le encantó

Reviewer: Riquelme
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Alexander Mackendrick was a master. The book is very helpful If you want to understand "the process".

Reviewer: Gabriel Del Jesus Lomas Canto
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy buen libro,el contenido es claro e ilustrativo,el envío fue rápido,el único inconveniente fue el embalaje venía en un sobre de DHL con espuma, llegó bien el libro salvó un pequeño golpe en la esquina del lomo del libro por el resto de cosas ,todo estuvo en perfectas condiciones ,el material y la textura del libro da muy buenas sensaciones de que es un libro de calidad.

Reviewer: Sanjoli Malani
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: One of the best books if you want to understand the crux of filmmaking and establish a career in the field.The book is supported with several examples and definitely an interesting read. It throws information with logic soooo makes reading it more understandable and relatable.