Projections 11

By: Lippy, Tod

The birthplace of US cinema, New York has played a hugely influential role in its evolution - particularly in the realm of more personal, independent film-making of figures from Sam Fuller to John Cassavetes. This title intends to answer Los Angeles issue Projections 10 by interviewing film-makers who base themselves in New York.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571205917
• ISBN13: 9780571205912
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring, Provocative

PROJECTIONS 11, portraying filmmaking in New York's diverse talent pool, acts not only as a cross section of filmmakers in the city, but as a preservation of moviemakers and their processes less hindered by the random guessing of the Hollywood studio agent complex. Working through well executed interviews that allow filmmakers to divulge information via vibrant personalities, from a very humorous Frances McDormand, to the enterprising team of James Schamus and Ted Hope, to an uninhibited Harmony Korine, editor Tod Lippy has captured articulately the energy of these players to portray them as part of the city's `human sea' and its conduciveness to creative thought. Devourable read that also functions well as an important historical and educational text for aspiring filmmakers, PROJECTIONS 11 dissects many aspects of filmmaking, from screenwriting to production design to scoring, giving witness to war stories and career progressions. Delightfully, thoroughly researched, PROJECTIONS 11 is a subtle ballad to New York City and it's invigorating creation dynamic.