Steven Spielberg and Duel (eBook)

The Making of a Film Career

Steven Awalt (Autor)

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2014
354 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-9261-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This is an account of Steven Spielberg’s first stand-alone film, Duel, a made for TV movie that first aired in 1971. This book chronicles the film’s history, from the original short story by acclaimed writer Richard Matheson (16 Twilight Zone episodes, Somewhere in Time, I Am Legend) to its development as a teleplay, to its production under the direction of Spielberg. Spielberg provided the author with many rare documents from his archives, including multiple drafts of Duel’s teleplay, the shooting schedule, shooting logistics breakdowns, production correspondence, storyboards, shooting maps, and much more. The film's teleplay (including the never-before-published script for the four additional scenes drafted by Spielberg and the film’s producer for the theatrical edit) are all included in this book.

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Since the early 1970s, Steven Spielberg has directed more than two dozen films, many of which have achieved classic status. In addition to critical and commercial successes that include E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Lincoln, Spielberg's name has become synonymous with such thrilling adventure films as Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and Minority Report. Before he became a world-renowned filmmaker, however, Spielberg established himself on television, helming episodes of Rod Serling's Night Gallery; Marcus Welby, M.D.; and Columbo. But it was the small-screen version of a Richard Matheson short story that brought the young director's work to the attention of critics and viewers alike. In Steven Spielberg and Duel: The Making of a Film Career, Steven Awalt provides an exhaustive study commemorating the film that decisively launched the career of a major film artist. Through in-depth research and interviews with the film's creative and technical crew, the author tracks the film from genesis through production to release. Awalt conducted lengthy one-on-one interviews with Spielberg, Matheson, assistant director James Fargo, editor Frank Morriss, composer Billy Goldenberg, former MCA/Universal president Sidney J. Sheinberg, and writer-producer Steven Bochco, among others.Spielberg provided access to many rare documents from his archives, including multiple drafts of Duel's teleplay, the shooting schedule, shooting logistics breakdowns, and production correspondence. The first book-length examination of this important production in the director's early career, Steven Spielberg and Duel also includes the original teleplay by Matheson, four additional scenes created for the international theatrical release of the film, photos, and storyboards of the film's final sequence. A fascinating look behind the scenes of an acclaimed work, this book will interest not only scholars and film historians but anyone interested in the work of Richard Matheson and Steven Spielberg.

Autor

Steven Awalt holds a master’s degree in cinema studies from DePaul University. Writer, film historian, and noted authority on Steven Spielberg’s career, Awalt appears in the retrospective documentary The Shark Is Still Working on the Blu-ray edition of Jaws.

Inhalt

AcknowledgementsChapter 1: It Began As It Would End — With a CrashChapter 2: Richard Matheson and “Duel”: From Genesis to Short StoryChapter 3: Steven Spielberg, Universal Contract DirectorChapter 4: A Well-Oiled Machine: Pre-ProductionStoryboards for Duel Chapter 5: Duel in the Sun: The Production, The FilmChapter 6: Cutting to the Chase: Post-ProductionChapter 7: PremiereChapter 8: On the Road with DuelChapter 9: LegacyAppendix: Teleplay of Duel by Richard Matheson Additional ScenesDuel MapsBibliographyAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.3.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 51 Illustrations including: - 26 Black & White Illustrations; - 11 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 4 Maps; - 10 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-9261-8 / 0810892618
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-9261-3 / 9780810892613