Ready When You Are, Mr. Coppola, Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Crowe

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by Jerry Ziesmer

Type

Stories

Subject

Director > Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg

Keywords

Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Cameron Crowe

Publishing date

1999

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Collection

The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 472 pages
5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-8108-3657-2
978-0-8108-3657-0

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Book Presentation:
No movie has ever been made, or made well, without the character who toils just outside the spotlight. He arranged for the spotlight, hired the spotlight operator, and even made sure that it was trained correctly on the stars. At the end of the day, there would be no blinking movie screens, no blinking Oscar winners, no finished films, good or bad, without the Assistant Director. Jerry Ziesmer was an assistant director for over thirty years, working on countless films before his retirement in the middle-nineties. He has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest directors, and its biggest stars. In this memoir, he recounts his time in Hollywood including his work on the sets of Apocalypse Now, Close Encounters, and Jerry Maguire. Written with the craft and humor that made Jerry Ziesmer one of the most sought-after assistant directors in Hollywood, this book will be a treasure for students and fans of twentieth-century Hollywood.

About the Author:
Jerry Ziesmer is a long-time member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Directors Guild of America. He attended Northwestern University and did his graduate work at UCLA where he wrote "Stan Laurel: The Little One", a study of comedy film techniques. He and his wife, Suzanne, live in Los Angeles and are currently working for Steven Spielberg on another Cameron Crowe project. They also teach film production classes each year for UCLA extension, as well as mentoring serious film students and young professionals by e-mail at AC563@LAFN.ORG.

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