Still Rolling
Inside the Hollywood Dream Factory
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2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9129-9 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9129-9 (ISBN)
Dwight Little’s Hollywood career spans from directing and producing major motion pictures for multiple studios to acclaimed television series and even video games. In this memoir, he takes readers along on a movie-making adventure that is by turns funny, brutally honest, and always revealing.
Dwight Little's Hollywood career spans from directing and producing major motion pictures for multiple studios to acclaimed television series and even video games. In this memoir, he takes readers along on a movie-making adventure that is by turns funny, brutally honest, and always revealing. There are many on-set interactions with well-known producers and stars along with detailed descriptions of film shoots from the wilds of India to the banks of the River Kwai. Included are tales from the jails of Madrid to the jungles of Fiji and the cold war streets of Budapest. Along the way, the work seamlessly connects the Golden Age of Hollywood to the highly successful premium television of today.Make or break creative battles, Hollywood intrigues, unpredictable studio executives, and temperamental actors are all documented in colourful detail. Whether the reader is an aspiring filmmaker or just a movie lover, this book has it all, including a unique insight into television directing in the new streaming age.
Dwight Little's Hollywood career spans from directing and producing major motion pictures for multiple studios to acclaimed television series and even video games. In this memoir, he takes readers along on a movie-making adventure that is by turns funny, brutally honest, and always revealing. There are many on-set interactions with well-known producers and stars along with detailed descriptions of film shoots from the wilds of India to the banks of the River Kwai. Included are tales from the jails of Madrid to the jungles of Fiji and the cold war streets of Budapest. Along the way, the work seamlessly connects the Golden Age of Hollywood to the highly successful premium television of today.Make or break creative battles, Hollywood intrigues, unpredictable studio executives, and temperamental actors are all documented in colourful detail. Whether the reader is an aspiring filmmaker or just a movie lover, this book has it all, including a unique insight into television directing in the new streaming age.
DGA member Dwight Little has directed studio movies for Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, and multiple independent movies with wide theatrical release. He has also directed three television movies and ninety hours of Network Television. He lives in Bell Canyon, California.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part 1. Movies
One. Welcome to the Hotel California
Two. Follow the Money
Three. Into the Great Wide Open
Four. It's Not Your Fault But It Is Your Problem
Five. A Game of Thrones
Six. Three Strikes and You're Out
Part 2. Television
Seven. The Writer's Revenge
Eight. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
Nine. It's Always Personal
Ten. The Long and Winding Road
Epilogue
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 41 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9129-0 / 1476691290 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9129-9 / 9781476691299 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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