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George Lucas de Brian Jay Jones

George Lucas

Autor Brian Jay Jones
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 oct 2017

Imaginea este aproape neverosimilă astăzi: pe 25 mai 1977, un film de science-fiction independent, măcinat de depășiri de buget și costume improvizate, rula timid în doar treizeci și două de cinematografe americane. În spatele acestui pariu riscant se afla un tânăr de treizeci și trei de ani, determinat să sfideze sistemul marilor studiouri. Notăm cu interes că, spre deosebire de alte cronici axate strict pe universul ficțional, volumul George Lucas semnat de Brian Jay Jones reușește să deconstruiască nu doar mitul creatorului, ci și pe cel al antreprenorului feroce care a redesenat arhitectura Hollywood-ului.

Subliniem modul în care această biografie funcționează simultan ca un manual de business și o istorie a tehnologiei cinematografice. Jones nu se limitează la platourile de filmare din Tunisia; el urmărește geneza CGI, nașterea companiei Pixar și viziunea din spatele Lucasfilm. În aceeași familie cu The Star Wars Archives: 1977-1983 de Paul Duncan, care oferă o perspectivă vizuală asupra producției, volumul de față adaugă profunzime psihologică, explorând obsesia pentru independență a unui regizor care a refuzat să fie asimilat de sistem. Dacă How Star Wars Conquered the Universe analizează fenomenul cultural global, lucrarea lui Jones rămâne ancorată în omul George Lucas, oferind detalii despre negocierile epocale și decizia radicală de a vinde imperiul către Disney.

Putem afirma că stilul narativ al lui Jones este unul alert, aproape cinematic, reușind să transforme detaliile tehnice despre efecte speciale sau bugete în momente de tensiune reală. Autorul poziționează această lucrare ca o continuare naturală a preocupărilor sale pentru figurile care au modelat cultura americană, însă aici miza este tehnologică și structurală, nu doar biografică. Este portretul unui vizionar care, dintr-un garaj cu machete, a ajuns să dicteze modul în care lumea consumă divertismentul.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472224316
ISBN-10: 1472224310
Pagini: 624
Dimensiuni: 141 x 199 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Headline
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această biografie cititorilor care doresc să înțeleagă mecanismele din spatele succesului Star Wars, dincolo de ecrane. Este o lectură esențială pentru pasionații de istoria cinematografiei și antreprenoriat, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra modului în care independența creativă poate fi transformată într-un imperiu global. Veți câștiga o înțelegere profundă a modului în care inovațiile lui Lucas, de la CGI la Pixar, au definit standardele tehnice ale filmului modern.

Despre autor

Brian Jay Jones este un biograf de prestigiu, membru al conducerii și actual vicepreședinte al Biographers International Organization. Cunoscut pentru rigoarea documentării și talentul narativ, Jones a semnat bestsellerul New York Times „Jim Henson: The Biography”, fiind apreciat pentru modul în care reușește să portretizeze personalități complexe ale culturii pop americane. Cu o carieră diversă, ce include experiența de scriitor de discursuri pentru senatori americani și analist de politici publice, Jones aduce în biografia lui George Lucas o rigoare analitică deosebită, combinată cu entuziasmul unui fan care a trăit fenomenul Star Wars încă de la lansarea sa originală în 1977.

Descriere

George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones is the first comprehensive telling of the story of the iconic filmmaker and the building of his film empire, as well as of his enormous impact on cinema. At once a biography, a business manual, and a film history, George Lucas will, for the first time explore the life and work of a fiercely independent writer/director/producer who became one of the most influential filmmakers and cultural icons - a true game changer.

On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining, independent science fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theatres. Its distributor - 20th Century Fox - were baffled by the film. The film's production had been a disaster from nearly day one, hampered by bad weather, malfunctioning props and ill-fitting costumes. But its release on a quiet Wednesday in May of 1977, changed cinema forever. The film was Star Wars.

The fiercely independent thirty-three year-old George Lucas was just getting going. Determined to control every element of the film-making process he had founded Lucasfilm ltd., in 1971. Among his hits, Lucas gave us six Star Wars films and four featuring the globetrotting archaeologist Indiana Jones. Together these ten films have earned more than $6 billion worldwide and won some of the largest and most devoted fan bases ever seen. In 2013 he sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05 billion. Along the way the man who invented the Blockbuster also gave us computer generated imagery (CGI), created a small animation company called Pixar and reinvented the way movies were made, marketed and merchandised.

Recenzii

Masterful and engaging: just what Lucas' fans and buffs, who love the nitty-gritty of filmmaking, have been waiting for.
George Lucas is a terrific book! Brian Jay Jones has pulled off the rare trick of a writing a biography that appeals to both hard-core fans and casual readers. It is filled with fascinating details, backed up by deep and dogged research, woven into a breezy, fast-paced story that effortlessly pulls the reader into Lucas's world. Future film buffs and historians will look back on George Lucas as a landmark achievement.
Like the famous opening shot of the very first Star Wars, George Lucas: A Life is sweeping, humbling, and instantly transports you into the world of the mad dreamer. Fellow nerds unite! Finally, we get a book that examines the history of a titan who really changed our lives. Beautifully obsessive and relishes every detail. Just like us.
Maestro biographer Jones tackles another brilliant entertainer. The world knows George Lucas as the filmmaker who brought us Star Wars, one of the most iconic Hollywood franchises in history, but as Jones' in-depth, fascinating, and even gripping exploration reveals, Lucas is much more than a gifted storyteller... Jones digs deep to limn the highs and lows of Lucas' career and life, capturing his drive and innovation in crisp, sparkling prose. Masterful and essential for film and pop culture enthusiasts.
The collective double take over Star Was never gets old... Jones, who comes to Lucas from a celebrated life of Jim Henson, tells a more straightforward story in definitive detail.
Exhaustively chronicles the life and movies of George Lucas, arguably America's most successful filmmaker. Tells in granular detail how his films were produced: from initial concept and scriptwriting, to casting and location selections, to the filming and, most importantly for Lucas's process, the editing. Proves Lucas's singular legacy is well deserved.
Engaging... Jones captures the bone-crushing work, the frustrations with film studio overlords and the near failures that resulted in ground-breaking films like American Graffiti and Star Wars
The most compelling part of Brian Jay Jones' very readable book covers the years in which this kid went from a provincial, and nearly rural, childhood to studying illustration and going to film school at the University of Southern California.... [Jones'] narrative of the ordeal [of making Star Wars] and triumph makes wonderful reading.... Jones is a good storyteller... he proves that an American billionaire can be an odd, brilliant but quite ordinary fellow.
Lucas changed not only the way movies are made but even the way they are shown... Jones mines the literature on Lucas's life and work to produce an admirably comprehensive view.
A fast-paced portrait of the reclusive and visionary George Lucas. His rise from unknown, budget-stretched writer to film industry legend is all here. And it's told through anecdotes and insights that build out the man behind the creation. The perspectives from colleagues, competitors, mentors and friends are at times brutally honest.... It's the one biography for casual and die-hard fans alike.
On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a just small number of cinemas. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks-long lines, bursting box-office records and ushering in a new way for movies to be made, marketed, and merchandised. It is now one of the most adored - and successful - movie franchises of all time.

Now, bestselling author Brian Jay Jones delivers a long-awaited, revelatory look into the life and times of the man who created Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Indiana Jones. Like his unforgettable characters and stories, Lucas's influence is unmatched.

Notă biografică

Brian Jay Jones is the author of the New York Times bestseller Jim Henson: The Biography. He worked for nearly two decades as a public policy analyst and speechwriter, and has a degree in English literature from the University of New Mexico. He lives in Maryland with his wife.