Making Movies (Vintage)

A personal guide for anyone interested in the world of making movies

It's a good book to understand the perspective of Sydney Lumet

Sidney Lumet is a celebrated filmmaker whose films started in black & white era and continued up to the current era.Lumet breaks down into each chapter most aspects of filmmaking, how certain decisions are made & why there are no certain set of rules to follow as almost everything goes wrong even in the most well planned shoots.Most of the chapters offers us rare glimpses into all the Politics, Frustrations, Heartbreaks behind all the Glitz & Glamour of Film World.Chapters of Writers, Cinematographers & Actors were especially good; it was like sitting there with them.Lumet's discusses each chapter through the various films he made; we get so much knowledge because of his vast filmography. Any naive & newbie filmmaker can treasure this knowledge; such is the detailing presented to us.This book is will also definitely be enlightening for anyone who wants a walk through on how a Movie is made !

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A master director's take on making movies. Rather, a long conversation with a legend starting from fundamentals of an elaborate art like film making to details regarding almost every aspect of it. Written in a very lucid, candid manner, it helps the reader appreciate cinema more than ever..P.S. As this is based largely on his experiences as a film maker, a lot of his movies are referred to. So, try to watch some of his works, before you read this

A must read for professional filmaker as well as film buffs, by a master craftsman. In a Very fecile language lumet shares his experiences, which not only gives a vision of a great director but teaches the reader.

A soulful book that captures the spirit of its author a giant in world cinema of the past century. So beautiful and inspiring . Must have for any film maker especially directors like me.

Worth for the money. There is small color fading. But its fine condition.