A Life Through the Lens: Memoirs of a Film Cameraman
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Book Description
In a career spanning six decades, director of photography Alan Hume has worked on over 100 films and television shows and progressed through the ranks from a young clapper boy to one of the best lighting cameramen in the business. From early films with David Lean, through the popular Carry On series, Amicus horror, four James Bonds, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, A Fish Called Wanda, Shirley Valentine, Stepping Out, and others, Alan Hume has worked alongside some of the most acclaimed directors and producers and biggest film stars.
The memoir, from his evacuation as a child in World War II to his retirement, includes a collection of rare photographs, both in front of and behind the camera. He explains technical details and insights of the industry while divulging anecdotes about celebrities and filmmaking. It concludes with a summary of the technological changes throughout his career and to the present, and a full filmography. With great good humor, Hume offers an incomparable tour behind the camera.
About the Author
Alan Hume is now retired and lives in Chalfont St. Giles, England. Film producer and author Gareth Owen lives in Iver Heath, England. He is the coauthor (with Albert J. Luxford) of Albert J. Luxford, the Gimmick Man: Memoir of a Special Effects Maestro (2002).
A Life Through the Lens: Memoirs of a Film Cameraman,Peter Rogers,Kevin Connor,Alan Hume,Gareth Owen,McFarland & Company,0786418036,1924-,Biography,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Cinematographers,Cinematography,Entertainment & Performing Arts - General,General,Great Britain,Hume, Alan,,Personal Memoirs,Photography
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