Making Movies
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Average rating4.5
First book I've read front to back in a hot minute. But anyways, a great read for anyone at any stage of their filmmaking journey.
Lumet is a great director and to read his voice and takes on the art form as he takes you through the filmmaking process is wonderful.
He doesn't talk down to you from a high pedestal, but rather this just felt like a conversation from a mentor.
Great first book of 2024!
This has inspired me to film my friends and I riding shopping trolleys off the roof of my house. Thanks Sidney!
Contains spoilers
A través de anécdotas, Lumet, nos acompaña a quienes soñamos con hacer películas durante todo su proceso creativo, contándonos sobre la magia de hacer cine, con muchísima sinceridad y honestidad que no esperaba, lejos del ego de cualquier otro director que haya leído hasta hoy. Da crédito a su equipo, asume su lugar como director, pero siempre habla de la importancia de las colaboraciones.
Si hay algo que me voy a llevar de este libro es la parte humana de Lumet, la parte en la que habla del director como un mediador, como un protector de su equipo (el momento en que consuela a su DF cuando la imagen tiene un fallo que al final termina siendo irreparable). Eso hace un director, no solo hace una película, cuida a las personas que trabajan en ella.
El final no me esperaba, el último capítulo hecha chispas. No puedo explicar lo hermoso que es leer a un director, que lejos de cualquier pretensión, sí le importa el cine.
Bit all over the place but interesting tidbits about the creation of 12 Angry Men and Network
The thing I like about this book is it sounds honest. There is admission of defeat as there is of victory. This master lays down what he knows; as much that can be done in a book this size and there is much to munch about hence. What I liked most and why I enjoyed this book so much is because I like Sidney Lumet's idea of film making. It's intelligent, its dramatic and everything is humanised through little concepts. I would recommend you read this book, especially if you make films.
