Everything I know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai

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By Richard D. Pepperman

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To mark the sixtieth anniversary of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, this book by Richard D. Pepperman offers an insightful master class on the film. It explores the storytelling and visual techniques that have inspired generations of filmmakers, serving as a practical handbook for directors, screenwriters, and editors, as well as an engaging guide for all cinephiles.
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This book is ideal for filmmakers, film students, and passionate cinema lovers who seek to deepen their understanding of Kurosawa's craft and the art of filmmaking embodied in Seven Samurai.

In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai

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In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai—one of cinema's most superb and influential achievements—Pepperman presents this elegant book as a master class, and illustrates, with beautiful strokes of insight, how and why this film has inspired generations of filmmakers.

Here is a handbook for directors, screenwriters, and editors, and a guide for all curious lovers of cinema.

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Billy Altman from the New York Times and New Yorker praises the book as a reliable companion for filmmakers and filmgoers alike. Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa, commends Pepperman's lively, scene-by-scene analysis. Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola regards it as an excellent introduction to Kurosawa’s work.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615932115

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Michael Wiese Productions

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Richard D. Pepperman has worked in film for a half century. His credits include work as an editor, postproduction supervisor, and consultant on features, documentaries, industrials, music videos, and commercials. Richard's film collaborations have been official selections to many international festivals, including: Aspen, Berlin, Cannes, the Hamptons, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), London, Montreal, Munich, Rotterdam, Sitges (Barcelona), Tel Aviv, Tokyo, and Toronto. Richard is the author of The Eye is Quicker. Film Editing: Making a Good Film Better (2004); Setting Up Your Scenes: The Inner Workings of Great Films (2005); Film School: How to Watch DVDs and Learn Everything About Filmmaking (2008); and Illuminations: Memorable Movie Moments (2010), a finalist for the 2011 Best Moving Image Book Award, and selected to the permanent collection of Britain's National Media Museum.