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On Set with John Carpenter

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John Carpenter's producing partner Debra Hill hired photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker as the unit photographer on Halloween, leading her to join Carpenter's filmmaking family. She captured stills on the sets of iconic films including Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, Halloween II, and Christine. This collection presents the best of her rare and previously unseen on-set photography, accompanied by exclusive commentary from Carpenter and key cast and crew. It offers a unique glimpse behind the scenes of Carpenter's legendary productions, from candid moments to posed portraits.
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John Carpenter's producing partner Debra Hill hired photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker to be the unit photographer on Halloween, and Kim soon became part of Carpenter's filmmaking family, going on to shoot stills on the sets of some of his most iconic films: Halloween,The Fog,Escape from New York,Halloween II,Christine.

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John Carpenter's producing partner Debra Hill hired photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker to be the unit photographer on Halloween, and Kim soon became part of Carpenter's filmmaking family. She went on to shoot stills on the sets of some of his most iconic films: Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, Halloween II, Christine.

Collected together here for the first time is the best of that on-set photography, featuring iconic, rare, and previously unseen images. All accompanied by exclusive commentary from those involved, including John Carpenter himself, as well as other key crew and cast.

From production stills, to candids of the stars between takes, and the crew in action, alongside portrait shots of the actors who would eagerly pose for Kim, On Set with John Carpenter gives an unprecedented glimpse into the action on set with John Carpenter.

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"Absolutely gorgeous...an excellent visual memoir." - Project Fandom

"Gottlieb-Walker has an amazing eye and the best compliment I can give is that there are at least 10 images I'd buy large prints of." - Aint it Cool

"A collection that offers a deeper appreciation of still images in filmmaking." - Pop Matters

"This is the Halloween collectible of the year." - Badassdigest.com

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783294688

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 October 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Illustration: THROUGHOUT

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 325.0mm

Weight: 1463g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Kim Gottlieb-Walker’s varied career has encompassed music, politics, major motion pictures and television shows. Working for Island Records in the mid-seventies, she covered reggae performers all over Jamaica, and her High Times cover of Bob Marley remains their most popular cover ever. She shot stills for John Carpenter’s Halloween, The Fog, Christine and Escape From New York and worked at Paramount Pictures as the production photographer for Cheers and Family Ties.

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