Those who made it : speaking with the legends of Hollywood / John C. Tibbetts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tibbetts, John C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--United States--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Cinematographers.

United States.

History.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Cinematographers--United States--Interviews.

Genre:

Interviews.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 235 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

"Those Who Made It is a collection of original interviews conducted over a span of more than thirty-five years by film historian, educator and broadcaster, John C. Tibbetts. Captured are the voices of prominent film personnel chronicling at first-hand the behind-the-scenes story of Hollywood in its classical studio period, the so-called Golden Age. Interviewees include Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, Bernardo Bertolucci, Terry Gilliam, Jim Henson, Philip Glass and many more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface / David Thomson

Introduction: Interviews and Conversations

1. Innovations in 1920s and 1930s Hollywood Cinematography, Sound Technology, and Feature-Length Animation

2. Hollywood at Home and at War in the 1940s

3. Cold War Film and Television in the 1950s

4. 'New Hollywood' Filmmakers in the 1970s and 1980s

5. Late 20th-Century Cultural Inclusion

6. Past is Prologue

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137541895

113754189X

9781137541901

1137541903

OCLC:

908990396