I was interrupted : Nicholas Ray on making movies / Nicholas Ray ; edited and introduced by Susan Ray ; with a biographical outline by Bernard Eisenschitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979, author.

Contributor:

Ray, Susan, 1945- editor.

Eisenschitz, Bernard, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1995.

Summary:

One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. Best known for his direction of James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), he is also well regarded for his cult western Johnny Guitar (1954), and such prestigious noir classics as On Dangerous Ground (1951). I Was Interrupted offers a provocative selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more.

Contents:

Acknowledgments ... The Autobiography of Nicholas Ray, by Susan Ray ... Nicholas Ray: A Biographical Outline, by Bernard Eisenschitz IN CLASS I INTRODUCTION AND GROUND RULES Learning and Teaching I am concerned with the state ... IN CLASS II MONOLOGUE; CONCENTRATION; ACTION; EYES; CONTROL OF EMOTIONAL MEMORY I hate to bore people ... In a Peapod IN CLASS III BACKSTORY; PREPARATION; FALSE START; DIRECTOR'S RELAXATION Cutting The second concern tonight ... IN CLASS IV SENSE MEMORY; SHOWING AND FORCING; WHAT TIME IS IT? I was thinking about a man ... Color The Black Method IN CLASS V TIME WAITS; ACTION; ANTICIPATING; "SIT ON IT" "Don't Fuck With a Natural" IN CLASS VI THE CAMERA; INVOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE IN CLASS VII SCRIPT BREAKDOWN Naturals James Dean: The Actor as a Young Man IN CLASS VIII ARTIFICE; USE OF OBJECTS; PLAYING SHAKESPEARE; "HIT-THE-MARK" ACTING IN CLASS IX ACTION INTO THOUGHT; THE HERO H. H. IN CLASS X CHARACTERIZATIONS A New Theatre On Richard III IN CLASS XI THE PARTY Homage to the Film Buff The attitude toward today ... IN CLASS XII THE FORGER Backgammon. Alarm rings ... IN CLASS XIII THE FORGER (cont'd.) Death and Children IN CLASS XIV THE FORGER (cont'd.) I Hate a Script IN CLASS XV WRAP-UP Written but not sent to Wim Wenders Written but not sent to a forger We Can't Go Home Again Lightning Over Water And when the time comes ... "He realized he was witnessing ... " Mr. Inside Out Filmography, by Bernard Eisenschitz ... Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

OCLC:

1394117420