Movie Moguls Speak: Interviews with Top Film Producers
2005; Volume: 35; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1548-9922
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
ResumoSteven Prigge. Movie Moguls Speak: Interviews with Top Film Producers. McFarland, 2005. 231 pages; $39.95. Unsung Heroes Steven Prigge asked sixteen different film personalities same question: do you do as a producer? In one interview, Scott Mosier responded, am sure that this book will reflect that different producers do different things. Indeed. However, what nearly all of them agree on is that producers do not get credit they deserve. They are unsung heroes of movie business. They are Dustin Hoffman's character in Wag Dog-the 1997 film directed by Barry Levinson. legendary Dino De Laurentiis describes his role as, the most exciting part for me is creative side of producing. producer is, in reality, soul of movie. producer is one who chooses script. He chooses screenwriter. He chooses director, cast. You could write a whole book on my experiences with War and Peace. casting of Audrey Hepburn was inspired. Rocky producer Robert Chartoff had to fight for Stallone, who insisted on writing and starring. Chartoff added another aspect of producing, As far as making picture, release of film, trailers, promoting it and movie posters-oh yes, I am heavily involved. What doesn't a producer do? Lauren Schuler Donner-Mr. Mom, Dave, You've Got Mail-started as a camerawoman. She feels her job is to find material, work with script, attract a director and a studio to finance. Once production starts, am there to solve problems . . . come up with an idea to make film funnier or go faster. At end of shoot, I get involved in cutting room and with editing, music and video effects, marketing and distribution. To be successful, you have to wear many hats It sounds as if Donner wears every hat in millinery shop. Lawyer-turned-producer Michael Phillips got a lot of heat from studio during making of Taxi Driver. He was running over schedule; he assured them he was back on track-You have to lie to them. Philosophically he added, A producer's job is to have a sense of what is important and what is not. One of more interesting facts is Phillip's interview and concerns about Taxi Driver: The most famous line in movie, 'Are you talking to me?' is not in script. It is purely an ad lib by Robert De Niro. When speaking of this photodrama, he recalled, felt it was my baby, I bled for that film to get made. Bleeding? Is there nothing that a producer doesn't do? However, Phillips, echoing others, stated the producer does not get much credit for motion picture. Martin Bergman managed Al Pacino. One day Bergman read an article in New York Magazine about police officer Frank Serpico. …
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