Live Cinema and Its Techniques
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- Author：Francis Ford Coppola
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Summary
Celebrated as an “exhilarating account” of a revolutionary new medium （Booklist）， Francis Ford Coppola’s indispensable guide to live cinema is a boon for moviegoers， film students， and teachers alike。 As digital movie-making， like live sports， can now be performed by one director—or by a collaborative team online— it is only a matter of time before cinema auteurs will create “live” movies to be broadcast instantly in faraway theaters。 “Peppered with brilliant personal observations” （Wendy Doniger）， Live Cinema and Its Techniques offers a behind-the-scenes look at a consummate career: from Coppola’s formative boyhood obsession with live 1950s television shows and later attempts to imitate the spontaneity of live performance on set， the book usefully includes a guide to presenting state-of-the-art techniques on everything from rehearsals to equipment。 A testament to Coppola’s prodigious enthusiasm for reinvigorating the form， Live Cinema is an indispensable guide that “reenergizes 。 。 。 the search for a new way of storytelling” （William Friedkin）。
Reviews
Joseph Tepperman
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sort of short on the "techniques" part - I was expecting to see stuff about sixties psychedelic light shows， traditional shadow puppetry， etc。 - but you have to admire this octagenarian who's eager to experiment and be hard on himself and dream of insanely difficult productions。 may he live to see all these ideas in their fullest forms， no joke （the short documentary about his UCLA workshop production made me cry） sort of short on the "techniques" part - I was expecting to see stuff about sixties psychedelic light shows， traditional shadow puppetry， etc。 - but you have to admire this octagenarian who's eager to experiment and be hard on himself and dream of insanely difficult productions。 may he live to see all these ideas in their fullest forms， no joke （the short documentary about his UCLA workshop production made me cry） 。。。more
Collin Hotchkiss
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A quick， engaging read by one of the masters of storytelling。 Coppola’s enthusiasm for learning and pushing boundaries is an inspiration to filmmakers and artists in all fields。 Whether you care about the field of live cinema or not， it’s well worth your time。
Erin
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An ambitious project of Coppola’s， made exciting and engaging by his clear passion for using live broadcasting technology （such as used in sports） for an artistic cinematic endeavor。 The book is him working through this process: the pros and cons， what he wants and does not want it to be， navigating problematic shots， etc。
Egor Mikhaylov
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Великий режиссёр рассказывает про свою новую большую идею: «Живое кино» — синтез кино， театра и телевидения， что-то между «Бёрдмэном» и советскими телеспектаклями。 Театр плюс тэвэ。 Между делом проскакивает несколько анекдотов — про то， почему Брандо не читал сценарии или про то， как Коппола случайно наелся печенек с дурью на церемонии «Оскара» — но в основном это книжка рассчитана на профессионалов， которым рассказ мастера о технических особенностях той или иной камеры интереснее занятной истори Великий режиссёр рассказывает про свою новую большую идею: «Живое кино» — синтез кино， театра и телевидения， что-то между «Бёрдмэном» и советскими телеспектаклями。 Театр плюс тэвэ。 Между делом проскакивает несколько анекдотов — про то， почему Брандо не читал сценарии или про то， как Коппола случайно наелся печенек с дурью на церемонии «Оскара» — но в основном это книжка рассчитана на профессионалов， которым рассказ мастера о технических особенностях той или иной камеры интереснее занятной истории。Простым читателям будет скучновато， но это ничего — книжка тоненькая， читается за вечер。 Если вы ожидаете услышать， как Коппола делится мудростью — не ожидайте; книга скорее про то， что старик не растерял задора， а шестерёнки в его голове вертятся по-прежнему бодро。 Пускай этот механизм нередко сбоит （когда выходил последний приличный фильм Копполы-отца？）， но шумит и булькает весьма заразительно。 。。。more
Robert
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A sketchy collection of ideas and notes describing Coppola's experiments to create "live cinema"， although it's not clear how this is substantially different from live tv drama of 60 years ago。 A sketchy collection of ideas and notes describing Coppola's experiments to create "live cinema"， although it's not clear how this is substantially different from live tv drama of 60 years ago。 。。。more
Joy Cagil
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I picked this book up because curiosity killed the kitten who went over her head。 Still， I truly enjoyed reading it， even though I had to consult （a lot） the glossary at the end of the book and the internet。 I am sure movie people will love and understand it more thoroughly。 In the book， there is a section for the technology and the 120-year-old history of cinema， which is short enough and very well written。I loved to read about the artists’ rehearsals and the games they played， and that he has I picked this book up because curiosity killed the kitten who went over her head。 Still， I truly enjoyed reading it， even though I had to consult （a lot） the glossary at the end of the book and the internet。 I am sure movie people will love and understand it more thoroughly。 In the book， there is a section for the technology and the 120-year-old history of cinema， which is short enough and very well written。I loved to read about the artists’ rehearsals and the games they played， and that he has his actors eat together so they bond and can work better。 I also loved the snippets from the author’s diaries at the end of the book。 From what I understood， Coppola gives much importance to live performances and dislikes the attempts of theater productions to be cinematic。 Also， cameras and lenses are important to him because of the photographic quality they can impart to the movies and eventually to live cinema。 Since live Cinema will be the logical union or result of theater， film， and television， it will have its own set of problems such as the marks on the floor that show the actors where to stand and where to move， in addition to a load of technical problems。 As to the question why live cinema would be better， Coppola says he doesn’t know the answer exactly。 I especially liked him saying， “I find it interesting that the theater in the late nineteenth century was formulaic， just as our studios’ films have become。”The book is in thirteen chapters and very interesting to read， even for me。 I think I may have learned a thing or two。 。。。more
Danielle DuPuis
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As a video production teacher at a high school， I really enjoyed this book。 My film experience is obviously limited， but I loved the references， the thoroughness of the glossary， and getting a glimpse into the mind of one of “the greats。” I plan on purchasing this as a supplement to the books we already have in the classroom。 It has also given me some new ideas to add to our current curriculum。
Laurence
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This is a great book for film buffs， and those who want to know what a visionary thinks the future of movies might look like。。。a lot like 1950s live television drama， except broadcast into movie theaters live instead。 I loved it because it was so raw， it was like seeing how Coppola thought--part diary， part technical specifications， part memoir， part glossary， the book sets the stage for the next step in the evolution of motion picture art。 Must-read for anyone in the film， television or IT indu This is a great book for film buffs， and those who want to know what a visionary thinks the future of movies might look like。。。a lot like 1950s live television drama， except broadcast into movie theaters live instead。 I loved it because it was so raw， it was like seeing how Coppola thought--part diary， part technical specifications， part memoir， part glossary， the book sets the stage for the next step in the evolution of motion picture art。 Must-read for anyone in the film， television or IT industries。。。 。。。more
Graeme Roberts
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