The making of The Wizard of Oz / Aljean Harmetz ; [foreword by Margaret Hamilton].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harmetz, Aljean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy films--History and criticism.

Fantasy films.

Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939).

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919--Film adaptations.

Baum, L. Frank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

Seventy-fifth anniversary edition, updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>Released in conjunction with the 75th-anniversary DVD release of <I>The Wizard of Oz</I>, this book is the definitive story of how one of America's most beloved movies was made and a marvelous, unprecedented examination of how Hollywood used to make movies. This updated edition includes numerous photos and shares hundreds of interviews with cameramen, screenwriters, costume designers, directors, producers, light technicians, actors, and more to reveal how the factory-like Hollywood system of moviemaking miraculously produced one of the most endu

Contents:

Front Cover ; Title Page ; Half Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Illustration Credits ; Foreword to the 2013 Edition ; Introduction by Margaret Hamilton ; 1. The Studio, 1938 ; 2. The Script(S) ; 3. The Brains, the Heart, the Nerve, and the Music ; 4. Casting; 5. The Directors ; 6. The Stars and the Stand-Ins ; 7. The Munchkins ; 8. ""Below the Line""; 9. Special Effects ; 10. Accidents; 11. After Oz ; Appendixes ; A. The Auction of the Ruby Slippers ; B. About L. Frank Baum ; C. Credits; Notes on Sources ; Index ; Back Cover

Notes:

"An a Cappella Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61374-833-7

OCLC:

861081128