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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
Michael Ondaatje
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Hardback. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition.
During the filming of his celebrated novel "The English Patient", Michael Ondaatje became increasingly fascinated as he watched the veteran editor Walter Murch at work. "The Conversations", which grew out of discussions between the two men, is about the craft of filmmaking and deals with every aspect of film, from the first stage of script writing to the final stage of the sound mix. Walter Murch emerged during the 1960s at the centre of a renaissance of American filmmakers which included the directors Francis Coppola, George Lucas and Fred Zinneman. He worked on a whole raft of great films including ... Read more
During the filming of his celebrated novel "The English Patient", Michael Ondaatje became increasingly fascinated as he watched the veteran editor Walter Murch at work. "The Conversations", which grew out of discussions between the two men, is about the craft of filmmaking and deals with every aspect of film, from the first stage of script writing to the final stage of the sound mix. Walter Murch emerged during the 1960s at the centre of a renaissance of American filmmakers which included the directors Francis Coppola, George Lucas and Fred Zinneman. He worked on a whole raft of great films including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747557746
SKU
KEX0303536
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Ref
99-1
About Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje is the author of several prose works including IN THE SKIN OF A LION, RUNNING IN THE FAMILY, COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1992, and most recently ANIL'S GHOST. His collection of poetry HANDWRITING was published in 1998. He lives in Toronto.
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