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An invaluable analysis of the director's art and craft, from one of the most revered of all film school directors. Alexander 'Sandy' Mackendrick directed classic Ealing comedies plus a Hollywood masterpiece, Sweet Smell of Success . But after retiring from film-making in 1969, he then spent nearly 25 years teaching his craft at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Mackendrick produced hundreds of pages of masterly handouts and sketches, designed to guide his students to a finer understanding of how to write a story, and then use those devices peculiar to cinema in order to tell that story as effectively as possible. Gathered and edited in this collection, Mackendrick's teachings reveal that he had the talent not only to make great films, but also to articulate the process with a clarity and insight that will still inspire any aspirant film-maker.

a Priceless Examination Of The Filmmaker's Craft, From The Renowned Director Of sweet Smell Of Success

after More Than Twenty Years In The Film Industry As A Screenwriter, Storyboard Editor, And Director Of Memorable Films Such As the Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick Turned His Back On Hollywood And Began A New Career As The Dean Of One Of The Country's Most Demanding And Influential Film Schools. His Absolute Devotion To The Craft Of Filmmaking Served As A Powerful Impetus To Students At The California Institute For The Arts For Almost Twenty Five Years, With A Teaching Style That Included Prodigious Notes, Neatly Crafted Storyboards, And Handouts Containing Excerpts Of Works By Kierkegaard, Aristotle, And Others. At The Core Of Mackendrick's Lessons Lay A Deceptively Simple Goal: To Teach Aspiring Filmmakers How To Structure And Write The Stories They Want To Tell, While Using The Devices Particular To The Medium Of Film To Tell Their Stories Effectively.

in This Impressive Volume, Edited By Paul Cronin, The Myriad Materials That Made Mackendrick's Reputation As An Instructor Are Collected For The First Time, Offering A Chance For Professionals As Well As Students To Discover A Methodology Of Filmmaking That Is Challenging Yet Refreshing In Its Clarity. Meticulously Illustrated And Drawing On Examples From Such Classic Films As north By Northwest, Citizen Kane, And touch Of Evil, Mackendrick's Elegant Lessons Are Sure To Provide Inspiration For A New Generation Of Filmmakers.

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although Mackendrick (1912-93) Made Most Of His Pictures, Including The Classic Sweet Smell Of Success, In The 1950s, His Stature Has Only Increased In The Intervening Decades. In 1969, He Abandoned His Directorial Career And Became One Of The First Faculty Members At The Prestigious California Institute Of The Arts, Where He Established Himself As A Demanding Teacher Who Brilliantly Conveyed What He Insisted Was The Craft-not The Art-of Directing. He Always Maintained (perhaps Disingenuously) That Film Directing And Writing Could Not Really Be Taught, Only Learned Through Self-education. This Book Is A Compilation Of Mackendrick's Copious Class Handouts. Together, They Convey His Belief That Talent Is No Substitute For A Solid Grounding In The Essentials. The Book's Topics Include Dramatic Construction (with Numerous Storyboarding Sketches Included), The Uses Of Dramatic Irony, Dialog Construction, And The Relationship Between Director And Actor. Few Of The Thousands Of Books About Film Directors Have Parsed Their Art And Craft As Thoroughly As This One Does And, Most Invaluably, In The Director's Own Words. It Should Be Required Reading For Cinema School Courses And Is Recommended For Major Cinema Collections.-roy Liebman, Los Angeles P.l. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

After more than twenty years in the film industry as a screenwriter, storyboard editor, and director of such memorable films as Sweet Smell of Success and the original The Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick turned his back on Hollywood and began a new career as the dean of the California Institute of the Arts, one of the country's most demanding and influential film schools. His absolute devotion to the craft of film-making, combined with a teaching style that included prodigious notes, neatly crafted storyboards, and handouts containing excerpts of works by Kierkegaard, Aristotle, and others, served as a powerful impetus to students. Yet at the core of Mackendrick's lessons lay a deceptively simple goal: to teach film-makers how to structure and write the stories they want to tell, while using the devices particular to the medium of film to tell their stories effectively.In a priceless examination of the director's craft, the materials that made Mackendrick's reputation as an instructor are collected here for the first time, offering a chance for professionals as well as students to discover a methodology of film-making that is challenging yet refreshing in its clarity. Meticulously illustrated and rife with examples from such classic films as North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, and Touch of Evil, Mackendrick's elegant lessons are sure to provide inspiration for a new generation of film-makers. An analysis of the director's art and craft, from one of the most revered of all film school directors. Mackendrick directed classic Ealing comedies plus a Hollywood masterpiece, Sweet Smell of Success. But after retiring from film-making in 1969, he spent nearly 25 years teaching his craft at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Mackendrick produced hundreds of pages of handouts and sketches, designed to guide his students to a finer understanding of how to write a story, and then use those devices peculiar to cinema in order to tell that story as effectively as possible. Gathered and edited in this collection, his teachings reveal that he had the talent not only to make great films, but also to articulate the process with a clarity and insight that will still inspire any aspiring filmmaker. --From publisher description Speech involves the rationalising of our feelings and impulses, something film directors of the silent era discovered they could catch at first hand.