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    Gus Van Sant : the art of making movies / Katya Tylevich.

    • Title:Gus Van Sant : the art of making movies / Katya Tylevich.
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    • Variant Title:Art of making movies
    • Author/Creator:Tylevich, Katya, author.
    • Published/Created:London : Laurence King Publishing, [2021]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Van Sant, Gus--Criticism and interpretation.
      Motion picture producers and directors--Criticism and interpretation.
      Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation.
    • Description:288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
    • Summary:"From Drugstore Cowboy to Elephant, Milk and Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant's films have captured the imagination of more than one generation. Alongside his filmaking, however, Van Sant is also an artist, photographer and writer. Based on a series of completely new and exclusive interviews, this book provides a personal insight into how Van Sant successfully approaches these different and very varied artforms, providing an inspirational look into the working life of one of America's most pivotal cultural and creative practitioners." -- Google books
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • ISBN:9781913947477 (hardcover)
      1913947475 (hardcover)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 01. Starting out
      First decade as a filmmaker
      02. Starting over
      Mala Noche: A last chance at a "first" film
      03. Entering the institution
      Drugstore Cowboy: First film with a studio
      04. Barn crashing on a rural highway
      My Own Private Idaho: Another new way to tell a story
      05. Counterintuitive
      Even Cowgirls Get the Blues: When the same recipe yields different results
      06. Trouble focusing
      To Die For: "Failing" the test as director for hire
      07. More things change
      Good Will Hunting: An original conversation about cliche
      08. What the fuck is the point of your story?
      Pink: A blockbuster filmmaker writes a debut novel
      09. Those bastards don't know a good idea when they hear one
      Psycho: Waiting eight years to make the right film
      10. Rethinking the remake
      Psycho: Tampering with artistic license
      11. Final cut pro
      Gerry: Chasing the mirage of total independence
      12. What the hell am I looking at?
      Elephant. Choosing to have none of the answers
      13. Anarchy is a whole production
      Elephant: Directing a film as if it's directing itself
      14. Buried meaning
      Last Days: Uncovering the perfect metaphor requires a little digging
      15. Trespassing
      Paranoid Park: Getting too comfortable in unfamiliar territory
      16. Those bastards don't know a good idea when they hear one II
      Milk: Waiting 16 years to make the right film
      17. Something old, something new
      Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot. Writing your own Hollywood story
      18. Art house
      Photography and painting: The backstory to a living room full of canvases
      19. Outsider artist, looking in
      Evaluating one's own work: Big questions about art and film.
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