Retake Please : Filming Western Approaches.
Title:
Retake Please : Filming Western Approaches.
Author:
Jackson, Pat.
ISBN:
9781846313929
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Faltering steps -- 2: Dog's body -- 3: Night Mail -- 4: Bernard Shaw exposed -- 5: Harry Watt challenged by the Savings Bank -- 6: 'In loco parentis' -- 7: Rungs of the ladder -- 8: The G.P.O. becomes the Crown Film Unit -- 9: A Passenger of the Ancient and Tattered Airmen -- 10: No escape from a dreary chore -- 11: Not a remake of Drifters but all at sea -- 12: Blank despair -- 13: We walk the course -- 14: 'Tally Ho.' The hunt is on -- 15: 'Testing . . . Testing' -- 16: Faltering steps, again -- 17: A non-starter for a start -- 18: 'Dead slow ahead' -- 19: S.O.S. to the C. in C. -- 20: The Temeraire to the rescue -- 21: The White Swan from Norway -- 22: How to round up the remnants -- 23: So, this is Hollywood! -- 24: An assignment, at last! -- 25: John Sullivan and Pinewood to the rescue.
Abstract:
This fascinating memoir is a unique contribution to the history of film and cinema. At its centre is the story of the making of the British film classic Western Approaches , the first story documentary in Technicolor, totally enacted by amateurs. It was nominated for an Oscar in the category 'Best Film from any Source' and has influenced and inspired film-making to this day. It was acclaimed a masterpiece when it was released in December 1944 and fifty years later Philip French wrote in The Observer : 'It remains a milestone in our cinema and an exciting, vibrant cinematic experience.'.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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