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Becoming AFI : 50 years inside the American Film Institute / Jean Picker Firstenberg and James Hindman ; foreword by Dana Gioia ; preface by Patty Jenkins ; afterword by David Lynch.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.U6 F54475 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Firstenberg, Jean, author.
- Hindman, James, 1942- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Film Institute--History.
- American Film Institute.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 464 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Solana Beach, CA : Santa Monica Press, [2017]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Launch
- To Begin at the Beginning / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 25
- Chapter 2 Next Steps
- AFI in 1980: A New Decade, A New Director, A New Home / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 39
- Chapter 3 Training the Next Generation
- From the Center for Advanced Film Studies to the AFI Conservatory / James Hindman Hindman, James 63
- Chapter 4 Women in Charge
- AFI Directing Workshop for Women: Give Them a Chance / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 103
- Chapter 5 Film Preservation
- Finding America's Film History / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 117
- The Final Word: AFI Catalog of Feature Films / Patricia King Hanson Hanson, Patricia King 139
- Chapter 6 Exhibition
- API's Commitment to the Silver Screen: As Films Are Meant to Be Seen / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 157
- AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center: 21st Century Exhibition Vision / James Hindman Hindman, James 170
- Chapter 7 Technology's Influence
- As the World Turns: From Video to the Digital Revolution / James Hindman Hindman, James 191
- Large Screen to Small Screen: AFI Enters the Video Age / Larry Kirkman Kirkman, Larry 194
- AFI Introduces Apple to Creatives / Emily Laskin Laskin, Emily 209
- AFI and the Digital World / Nick DeMartino DeMartino, Nick 213
- Chapter 8 Developing a Public Vision
- American Film Magazine / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 247
- AFI Productions / James Hindman Hindman, James 258
- Chapter 9 Financial Realities
- AFI Funding: Growing Up and Standing Tall / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 275
- Chapter 10 Major Moments
- Landmarks in AFI's Identity / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 317
- Chapter 11 Leadership
- Ensuring the Future: The Role of AFI's Board of Trustees / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 349
- Chapter 12 Today's AFI
- To 50 and Beyond / Jean Picker Firstenberg Firstenberg, Jean Picker 385
- Chapter 13 Themes and Lessons
- Looking Back to Look Forward / James Hindman Hindman, James 399.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Firstenberg, Jean, author. Becoming AFI
- ISBN:
- 9781595800947
- 1595800948
- OCLC:
- 992437028
- Publisher Number:
- 99973831004
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