Live cinema and its techniques / Francis Ford Coppola.

Includes index.

Proof-of-concept workshops -- A short history of film and television -- The actors, acting, and rehearsal -- Equipment and technical specifications -- Scenery and location -- The shame of things to come: Madison, Wisconsin -- One from the heart: Its lessons -- Rip Van Winkle -- The question of style in the cinema -- The stumble-throughs, technical rehearsals, and dress rehearsals -- Marks and other smaller unresolved problems -- Obstacles and other thoughts on live cinema no matter what they may be -- Equipment: now and in the near future -- Afterword: Why am I doing this?

"From one of the masters of twentieth-century cinema comes this indispensable and entertaining guide to a visionary new form of moviemaking. So convinced is Francis Ford Coppola that 'live cinema' will become a powerful medium within the larger film industry that he has crafted this instructional book, filled with lively anecdotes and invaluable lessons--a boon for moviegoers, film students, and teachers alike. As digital moviemaking, like live sports, can now be performed by one director or by a collaborative team working across the Internet, it is only a matter of time before "cinema auteurs" will create "live" movies of the highest creative quality that will be sent instantly via satellite to be viewed in faraway theaters. Whether recounting his own boyhood obsession with film, tracing the origins of 'live cinema' through a history of early film and live 1950s television shows, or presenting state-of-the-art techniques on everything from rehearsals to equipment, Coppola demonstrates that the spontaneity of this genre of "live cinema" will transport filmmaking into a new era of creativity previously unimaginable"-- Provided by publisher.