Peter Jackson: A Film-Maker's Journey

by Brian Sibley

Book Overview

Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson's revealing personal account of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0732285623
• ISBN13: 9780732285623
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 578 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

no less than 200 lessons for the aspiring film maker!

no less than 200 lessons for the aspiring film maker! Must have book if you want to bring Hollywood to your home town!

Weighty and worthy

The book is on the shelves in New Zealand right now. It's a remarkable journey he has made, from struggling apprentice printer to mogul. The book, like his movies, is long, and rewarding for it. The emphasis is more on pre-LOTR work and life, and it really focuses on the movies - no business or personal exposes here. Three things struck me: The first is his overwhelming passion for movies - passion that led him to just do it, rather than learn first by going to university. The results speak volumes, and he is in good company with this approach. The second is that he is a leader with an ability to gather large amounts of people around him - from the first movie made with a bunch of mates on weekends, to LOTR with over 24,000 kiwis involved. And the third is that he is an astute businessman - the book only hints at this, but it is clear from the continuous improvement in his Film Commission submissions, and the improvement in the deals struck with New line and Universal. Read it.