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The Power of Film

Howard Suber

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One of America's most distinguished film professors provides the definitive A to Z course on the intricacies of film. Each entry in this remarkable book, which represents a lifetime of teaching film, has already inspired and educated several generations of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers and writers. This book examines the patterns and principles that make films popular and memorable, and will be useful both for those who want to create films and for those who just want to understand them better.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2006
  • Pages: 460
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.45in - 5.58in - 0.94in - 1.16lb
  • EAN: 9781932907179
  • Categories: Film - History & Criticism

About the Author

Suber, Howard: -
For 53 years, Howard Suber taught generations of screenwriters, directors, producers, and film scholars at UCLA's celebrated film school, and his former students are today creating films and television programs and teaching film studies throughout the world.
He created and for many years chaired UCLA's current Film and Television Producers Program, which is focused on the realities of the modern film and television industries. He team-taught with, or brought into the Producers Program, many of the most important movie studio heads, agents, producers, lawyers, and executives in the industry. He also was one of the founders of The UCLA Film Archive and founded and chaired the Ph.D. program in film.

Praise for this book

"Howard Suber's understanding of film storytelling fills the pages of this wise, liberating book. Much of its is surprisingly contrary to what everyone knows. A remarkable work."

Francis Ford Coppola