Gaffers, Grips, and Best Boys [Import] [Paperback]

Eric Taub (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1987

From Producer/Director to Gaffer and Best Boy, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Who Does What in the Making of a Motion Picture

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1987 (1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312011504
• ISBN-13: 978-0312011505
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,629,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essayistic, April 10, 2001

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This review is from: Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys: From Producer-Director to Gaffer and Computer Special Effects Creator, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Who Does What in the Making of a Motion Picture (Paperback)

As far as I know there are two books on the subject, the other being William E. Hines' "Job Descriptions for Film, Video & CGI". From those two this book is certainly more prosa. Every major field of movie production is described through kind of essays written from industry insiders. Although the book is by no means an encyclopedia, the reader gets a good idea what those jobs really are about. If you want some insights instead of concise descriptions, buy this book.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a decent book allright, but the title is misleading., February 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys: From Producer-Director to Gaffer and Computer Special Effects Creator, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Who Does What in the Making of a Motion Picture (Paperback)

_Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys_ is a great title. Unfortunately the title is misleading. The fine print is "From Producer/Director to Gaffer and Computer Special-effects creato, a behind the scenes look at who does what in the making of a motion picture."

If you're looking for good, solid information about "gaffing, gripping and best boying" forget it. It's just one of the subjects touched on in this book.

It's a decent book allright, but the title is misleading. If I had seen it in a book store I would have passed it by.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really helps explain what everyone does to make a movie, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys: From Producer-Director to Gaffer and Computer Special Effects Creator, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Who Does What in the Making of a Motion Picture (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. I never knew what gaffers and grips and producers actually did, but this book explains all those jobs. The book is written in the order that each person comes into a film, so you first learn about how an idea is generated, what happens with it, who gets involved next, and so on.

One thing I really liked was all the personal anecdotal information that each interviewee gave. For example, John Lithgow talks about working on the World According to Garp, and Charles Joffee talks about what it was like producing specific movies for Woody Allen.

A great book for someone who wants an enjoyable way to understand the intricacies of the filmmaking process.