Set Visits: Interviews With 32 Horror and Science Fiction Filmmakers - Hardcover

Warren, Bill

 
9780786402472: Set Visits: Interviews With 32 Horror and Science Fiction Filmmakers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0786402474 ISBN 13: 9780786402472
Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

A collection of interviews with 32 filmmakers responsible for five influential science fiction and horror films, conducted on the set or immediately after production of the films. Anthony Hopkins discusses his acting craft and describes working for Francis Ford Coppola in Bram Stoker's Dracula ; Coppola tells how Hopkins influenced the character of Van Helsing. Joe Dante talks about the virtues of rubber actors vs. real actors in Gremlins 2: The New Batch , and Michael Crichton gives us a peek at how he adapted his novel for the film version of Jurassic Park . Other interviewees are Phoebe Cates, John Landis, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Raimi, Wayne Knight, and Sam Neill. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

"chock full of the nuts and bolts operation of creating a movie. If you've ever wondered what, exactly, a producer does, or how certain special effects are created, read this book. ...definitely deserves a space on any movie lover's book shelf" -- Scarlet Street

"concentrates on a quintet of recent fantasy films" -- VideoScope

"recommended" -- Interzone

"thoroughly recommended" -- Samhain

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Publisher
McFarland Publishing
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786402474
ISBN 13 
9780786402472
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
311