A Life Through the Lens
Subtitle: Memoirs of a Film Cameraman
Contributors: Peter Rogers (Foreword); Kevin Connor (Foreword)
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786418039
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Cinematography, television camerawork; Films, cinema; General; Biography / Autobiography; Cinematography; Photography; Hume, Alan,; Biography & Autobiography; Entertainment & Performing Arts - General; Biography/Autobiography; Great Britain; Personal Memoirs; 1924-; Biography; Cinematographers
Description: "In a career spanning six decades, directory of photography Alan Hume has worked on over 100 films and television shows and progressed through the ranks from a young clapper boy to one of the best lighting cameramen in the business. From early films with David Lean, through the popular Carry On series, Amicus horror, four James Bonds, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, A Fish Called Wanda, Shirley Valentine, Stepping Out, and others, Alan Hume has worked alongside some of the most acclaimed directors and producers and biggest film stars." "The memoir, from his evacuation as a child in World War II to his retirement, includes a collection of rare photographs, both in front of and behind the camera. He explains technical details and insights of the industry while divulging anecdotes about celebrities and filmmaking. With a great good humor, Hume offers an incomparable tour behind the camera."--BOOK JACKET.