The Making of Feature Films: A Guide

The Making of Feature Films: A Guide is not, despite what the title may seem to imply, a guide to making feature films. Rather, it is a book that showcases the people who do make them. As the author says in the book's own preface: "the book is intended as a documentary rather than a textbook... My purpose is to provide an account of the processes involved in the making of feature films today." The book provides an account of the various people involved in the making of a film, i.e. the Producer, the Director, the Scriptwriter, the Actor(s), the Cameraman, the Art Director, the Costume Designer, Special Effects-man, The Continuity Girl, the Editor, the Composer, Sound Mixers, the Distributor, the Censors, to the the Cinema managers and projectionists. The books spends varying time on each role, from 50 pages on The Director to 2 pages on The Continuity Girl. Paperback.