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Chargement... Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Businesspar David Mamet
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   vorefamily | Feb 22, 2024 |   ) jarrettbrown | Jul 4, 2023 | I do however agree with his position on the audition though. A jury cannot decide what an audience will like, only an audience can do that. Which is why the movie industry is so hit and miss. For example The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. There are those who love the movie cast and want none other, and those like me who hated Jonathan Reese-Myers as Valentine and can't wait for the TV reboot. While Mr. Mamet does make some valid arguments he gets more than a little preachy, and, at the end of the day, too bombastic for me to bother finishing the essay. (  ) thebacklistbook | Mar 20, 2018 |  ) drmarymccormack | Jul 21, 2011 | My enjoyment of the book is somewhat lowered by Mamet's need to use 'big' words, need to inject national politics into the book, and mention of films not seen by me. Fair enough, and it does lead me to some films I might like. (  )1  MikeBriggs | Jun 29, 2011 |
 For a guy who writes such succinctly explicit dialogue, his prose can get grossly verbose. Mamet's observations on the film industry aren't exactly illuminating — he's shocked, shocked, to find that there's greed and bad taste going on here — but at least he offers some savvy words of wisdom to prospective screenwriters.  In "Bambi vs. Godzilla," Mr. Mamet indulges his contempt for producers more fully, saying that a typical member of the species flourishes without possessing any discernible talent other than rapaciousness. Mr. Mamet claims that he has seen producers practice "theft, fraud, intimidation, malversion . . . with such regularity that its absence provokes not comment but wonder." This is one of the book's milder passages.
Playwright and screenwriter Mamet gives us a subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what do those producers do, anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and bracingly forthright answers to these and other questions about virtually every aspect of filmmaking, from concept to script to screen. He covers topics ranging from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to the oxymoron of "Manners in Hollywood." He takes us step-by-step through some of his favorite movie stunts and directorial tricks, and demonstrates that it is craft and crew, not stars and producers, that make great films.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)384.80973Social sciences Commerce, Communications, Transportation Telecommunications (Telegraph, Internet, Cables, Broadcasting, Telephones, Movies) Motion picture industryClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.49)
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