The Resource Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business, David Mamet
Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business, David Mamet
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 250 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- 19
- Development Process; or, Learning to Make Nothing at All!
- 23
- Repressive Mechanism
- A Dark Comedy
- 33
- An American Tragedy
- 37
- An Understanding and a Misunderstanding of the Repressive Mechanism
- 42
- Good People of Hollywood
- Corruption
- 46
- Screenplay
- How to Write a Screenplay
- 51
- Character, Plot, Dialogue, Camera Angles, Advice to the Editor
- 56
- Helpful Hints on Screenwriting
- 61
- Script
- Hard Work
- 69
- Women, Writing For
- 72
- How Scripts Got So Bad
- 77
- Begging Letters
- 81
- (Secret Bonus Chapter) The Three Magic Questions
- 84
- Storytelling: Some Technical Advice
- 3
- 89
- Learning by Doing
- 93
- Improvisation
- 102
- Slate Piece
- 107
- Wisdom of the Ancients
- 110
- Some Principles
- Producers
- Audience; or, Lessons from Duck Hunting
- 119
- Aesthetic Distance
- 123
- Five-Gag Film
- 126
- Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight; or, A Short Tour of the Concept of Suspension of Disbelief
- 132
- Genre
- Bang-Bang
- 8
- 139
- Cop Movie
- 142
- Film Noir and He-Men
- 145
- Shadow of a Doubt
- 151
- Religious Films
- 153
- Sequel
- Victims and Villains
- 158
- Passing Judgment
- Reverence as Opposed to Love
- 165
- Great and Rotten Acting
- 169
- Good in the Room: Auditions and the Fallacy of Testing
- 174
- Critics
- 183
- 13
- Critic and the Censor
- 186
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Manners in Hollywood
- 191
- Theft
- 195
- Two Great American Documents; or, In the Wake of the Oscars
- 198
- Conclusion: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
- Jews in Show Business
- 202
- Appendix
- Films Referenced
- 207
- Isbn
- 9780375422539
- Label
- Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business
- Title
- Bambi vs. Godzilla
- Title remainder
- on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business
- Statement of responsibility
- David Mamet
- Title variation
- Bambi versus Godzilla
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mamet, David
- Dewey number
- 384/.80973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1993.5.U6
- LC item number
- M244 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- filmographies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Motion picture industry
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business, David Mamet
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes filmography: pages [207]-238
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 19
- Development Process; or, Learning to Make Nothing at All!
- 23
- Repressive Mechanism
- A Dark Comedy
- 33
- An American Tragedy
- 37
- An Understanding and a Misunderstanding of the Repressive Mechanism
- 42
- Good People of Hollywood
- Corruption
- 46
- Screenplay
- How to Write a Screenplay
- 51
- Character, Plot, Dialogue, Camera Angles, Advice to the Editor
- 56
- Helpful Hints on Screenwriting
- 61
- Script
- Hard Work
- 69
- Women, Writing For
- 72
- How Scripts Got So Bad
- 77
- Begging Letters
- 81
- (Secret Bonus Chapter) The Three Magic Questions
- 84
- Storytelling: Some Technical Advice
- 3
- 89
- Learning by Doing
- 93
- Improvisation
- 102
- Slate Piece
- 107
- Wisdom of the Ancients
- 110
- Some Principles
- Producers
- Audience; or, Lessons from Duck Hunting
- 119
- Aesthetic Distance
- 123
- Five-Gag Film
- 126
- Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight; or, A Short Tour of the Concept of Suspension of Disbelief
- 132
- Genre
- Bang-Bang
- 8
- 139
- Cop Movie
- 142
- Film Noir and He-Men
- 145
- Shadow of a Doubt
- 151
- Religious Films
- 153
- Sequel
- Victims and Villains
- 158
- Passing Judgment
- Reverence as Opposed to Love
- 165
- Great and Rotten Acting
- 169
- Good in the Room: Auditions and the Fallacy of Testing
- 174
- Critics
- 183
- 13
- Critic and the Censor
- 186
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Manners in Hollywood
- 191
- Theft
- 195
- Two Great American Documents; or, In the Wake of the Oscars
- 198
- Conclusion: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
- Jews in Show Business
- 202
- Appendix
- Films Referenced
- 207
- Control code
- ocm70131181
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375422539
- Lccn
- 2006020018
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
-
- 384.80973 M31 ; L ; XX-N ; C0704BT2(PV).
- Rev.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 70131181
- (Sirsi) 70131181
- (OCoLC)70131181
- Label
- Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business, David Mamet
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes filmography: pages [207]-238
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 19
- Development Process; or, Learning to Make Nothing at All!
- 23
- Repressive Mechanism
- A Dark Comedy
- 33
- An American Tragedy
- 37
- An Understanding and a Misunderstanding of the Repressive Mechanism
- 42
- Good People of Hollywood
- Corruption
- 46
- Screenplay
- How to Write a Screenplay
- 51
- Character, Plot, Dialogue, Camera Angles, Advice to the Editor
- 56
- Helpful Hints on Screenwriting
- 61
- Script
- Hard Work
- 69
- Women, Writing For
- 72
- How Scripts Got So Bad
- 77
- Begging Letters
- 81
- (Secret Bonus Chapter) The Three Magic Questions
- 84
- Storytelling: Some Technical Advice
- 3
- 89
- Learning by Doing
- 93
- Improvisation
- 102
- Slate Piece
- 107
- Wisdom of the Ancients
- 110
- Some Principles
- Producers
- Audience; or, Lessons from Duck Hunting
- 119
- Aesthetic Distance
- 123
- Five-Gag Film
- 126
- Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight; or, A Short Tour of the Concept of Suspension of Disbelief
- 132
- Genre
- Bang-Bang
- 8
- 139
- Cop Movie
- 142
- Film Noir and He-Men
- 145
- Shadow of a Doubt
- 151
- Religious Films
- 153
- Sequel
- Victims and Villains
- 158
- Passing Judgment
- Reverence as Opposed to Love
- 165
- Great and Rotten Acting
- 169
- Good in the Room: Auditions and the Fallacy of Testing
- 174
- Critics
- 183
- 13
- Critic and the Censor
- 186
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Manners in Hollywood
- 191
- Theft
- 195
- Two Great American Documents; or, In the Wake of the Oscars
- 198
- Conclusion: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
- Jews in Show Business
- 202
- Appendix
- Films Referenced
- 207
- Control code
- ocm70131181
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375422539
- Lccn
- 2006020018
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
-
- 384.80973 M31 ; L ; XX-N ; C0704BT2(PV).
- Rev.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 70131181
- (Sirsi) 70131181
- (OCoLC)70131181
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