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Chuck Workman is best known for creating unforgettable Oscar montage sequences and for his award-winning documentaries. Here he demonstrates his command of cinematic language, creating a visual essay out of clips from films that pushed the boundaries of the art form and gave us ideas of what the fut...

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Other Authors: Akerman, Chantal (interviewee (expression)), Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 (interviewee (expression)), Bresson, Robert (interviewee (expression)), Costa-Gavras, 1933- (interviewee (expression)), Epstein, Robert P., 1955- (interviewee (expression)), Franco, James, 1978- (interviewee (expression)), Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (interviewee (expression)), Hoberman, J. (interviewee (expression)), Jacobs, Ken, 1933- (interviewee (expression)), Kiarostami, Abbas (interviewee (expression)), Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 (interviewee (expression)), Leigh, Mike, 1943- (interviewee (expression)), Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (interviewee (expression)), Lynch, David, 1946- (interviewee (expression)), Mekas, Jonas, 1922-2019 (interviewee (expression)), Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23- (interviewee (expression)), Rainer, Yvonne, 1934- (interviewee (expression)), Reichardt, Kelly (interviewee (expression)), Viola, Bill, 1951- (interviewee (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Persian
Language Notes:English and some French and Farsi with English subtitles; optional SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York] : Cohen Media Group, 2014.
Edition:DVD edition.
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Summary:Chuck Workman is best known for creating unforgettable Oscar montage sequences and for his award-winning documentaries. Here he demonstrates his command of cinematic language, creating a visual essay out of clips from films that pushed the boundaries of the art form and gave us ideas of what the future might hold. Includes new and archival interviews with eclectic filmmakers.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2013 documentary.
"©2014 Cohen Media Group"--End credits.
"©2013 Cohen AG Project LLC"--Container.
Bonus features: experimental shorts by directors Man Ray, Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, Lewis Klahr and more; trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (78 minutes) : sound, color and black-and-white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : portraits (some color) ; 19 cm)
Format:DVD; widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, John Sharaf, Tom Hurwitz, Michael Lisnet ; editor, Chuck Workman.
ISBN:9781417243488
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