How movies work
By: Bruce F. Kawin.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 574
Subjects: Motion pictures.; Cinematography.; Motion picture industry.
Description: How Movies Work, offers the filmgoer an engaging and informative guide to the appreciation and evaluation of films. It provides a comprehensive consideration of movies from idea to script, casting, financing, shooting and distribution. Bruce Kawin addresses the book not just to students of film but to any filmgoer curious to know more about the process of the conception and creation of our favorite entertainment and art form.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-529) and index.
Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1987.