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AVAILABLE NOW FROM HARPER COLLINS (U.S./Canada)
SUNDANCING Every winter,
8,000 feet above sea level in the Utah snow, the hopes and dreams of young
moviemakers are put on display at the Sundance Film Festival--the haven
for independent films where you can show up a kid and go home a star.
In barely twenty years of existence, the festival--now overseen by Robert
Redford's Sundance Institute--has assumed tremendous importance for today's
film culture: during the annual ten-day event, tiny Park City is so overrun
by agents, publicists, studio executives, and other Hollywood types that
in 1998 they blew out the town's cell-phone relay system. JOHN ANDERSON,
chief film critic for Newsday, attended his ninth Sundance in 1999,
but this time he did more than screen films and leap for tables at overbooked
restaurants. He interviewed performers and filmmakers of all kinds, including
top prize winners, but also uncovered the effect of all this ballyhoo
on the indie film scene--and on the bemused Park City locals. Alongside
the thoughts of Diane Lane, Steve Buscemi, Mike Figgis and other distinguished
film people are conversations with festival volunteers, bus drivers, policemen,
shopkeepers, and more. Together, they form the most candid, most fascinating,
most hilarious, and most human-sized coverage of the Sundance Film Festival
ever achieved. JOHN ANDERSON
is the chief film critic for New York's Newsday. He is a member
and past chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle, and has survived
nine Sundance Film Festivals. "Candid and often hilarious." "With the
exception of film producer John Pierson’s Spike, Mike, Slackers and
Dykes, no book about the indie film movement has etched a keener portrait
of the Darwinian spectacle that is the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance
was supposed to create a nurturing community of artists, but Anderson’s
version sounds more like a shark tank. Filmmakers, producers and studio
reps all seems to share one sentiment: sadness that the event makes them
treat almost everyone outside their immediate circle as a rival or potential
rival." "A thoroughly entertaining collage portrait of the festival."
From Harper Paperbacks
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AVAILABLE NOW FROM HARPER ENTERTAINMENT (U.S./Canada) KNOWING
THE SCORE: To read excerpts from KNOWING THE SCORE and hear audio clips, click here. An appreciation of and inquisitive exploration into the art and craft of film music, as told in the words of some of the form's leading practitioners. They will explore such topics as how film composers choose a musical style for a film; how they collaborate with a director (many of whom are unmusical); what functions music serves toward a film's drama, characters or atmosphere; and how editing changes during post-production can affect the development of their score. It is a revealing and entertaining look at the filmmaking process, exploring one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood elements of movies. Featured composers include: Also featured is a conversation with record producer
Robert Townson on the art of the soundtrack album and the legacy
of Alex North. "Fascinating
... [An] excellent examination of this mostly mysterious process." "This
is all fascinating stuff, and the only problem with the book is that
it makes you want to see the movies it discusses again and this time
really listen to them." "A worthy
insight to the world of film music." "****
... [Add] this to your book shelf and listen to the music (and view
the films too) as you read this book." "Gives
readers insight into creativity in progress." "For any
moviegoer or musician who's ever been curious about how to score a movie,
Knowing the Score reveals an often heard but seldom seen part
of the film industry." "You have
presented one of the best symposiums of the most interesting aspects
of film scoring I have ever read. I am proud to have been included in
this very real and meaningful presentation of our art." "Thank
you for Knowing the Score. It is always a pleasure to see the
art of music for film presented with intelligence and accuracy." From Harper Entertainment
Visit HarperCollins at www.harpercollins.com.
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