Making Movies

Sidney Lumet · 1996

The director of Network and Dog Day Afternoon walks through how a film actually gets made, decision by decision.

Sidney Lumet directed Twelve Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, and here he explains exactly how a film gets made: choosing the script, casting, working with actors, the camera, the cutting room, the mix. It is plainspoken, unsentimental, and full of the practical reasoning behind decisions audiences never notice. Widely considered among the best books ever written on directing. Guillermo del Toro calls it a beautiful text whether you are starting out or very experienced.

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Guillermo del Toro

Filmmaker & Author

Lumet's book on directing is a beautiful text no matter if you are starting or very experienced

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