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WARNER BROS.: HOLLYWOOD'S ULTIMATE BACKLOT By Steven Bingen - Hardcover

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Hardcover
Publication Name
Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN-10
1589799615
ISBN
9781589799615

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Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN-10
1589799615
ISBN-13
9781589799615
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201588544

Product Key Features

Book Title
Warner Bros : Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Media Studies, Business Aspects, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science
Author
Steven Bingen
Format
Hardcover

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1 in
Item Weight
0.1 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2014-007142
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I grew up exploring the backlot, as my grandfather, Harry Warner, and his brothers founded the studio, and my writer/producer father, Milton Sperling, gave me errands to do on Saturdays on the lot. If you've ever dreamt of exploring a movie studio, Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot is the book that will take you into that magical world!, Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot works tirelessly to reveal the historical and cinematic history of the infamous movie studio. Steven Bingen. . . .spins a tale of movie magic and takes readers through a 'studio book tour.' Bingen is aided by his personal history of acting as a tour guide at the Warner Bros. studio as well as serving as a staff historian. He incorporates a fun, eloquent prose into the text, the way he would as a guide a tour of the lot. He also features maps scattered throughout the text, colorfully marking soundstages and backlots. . . .Bingen, together with his team of writers and researchers, carefully analyze the history, evolution and meaning of the lots, as they have played host to a large number of television shows, shorts and films. . . .[T]he book permits an opportunity to marvel in the meaning of its space. The book also provides an appendix of production shots, as complete as possible granted the history of the studio, commencing as early as 1928. . . .The book permits the opportunity to travel back and discover the history associated with the sets and buildings., I've dreamed of walking through those magic-filled backlot sets and workshops. This book allows one the delight of reliving the many layers of illusion created on the studio property. I can feel the ghosts of heroes, villains, gorgeous ladies, skilled artisans, and other beloved characters that inhabited this place. Steve Bingen's book is the next best thing to being there., In this well-organized and meticulously reasearched book, he describes the start of the company, how the movie studio in Burbank came into being, and how it is used to produce films and TV shows. The photos contained are absolutely amazing. . . .This really enjoyable read makes history come alive while also giving one an idea of what a lot of work it takes to create 'movie magic'. Highly recommended for all who enjoy film history, California history, and Warner Bros. movies., This book is a testament to the miracles of classic studio filmmaking. In these pages you will visit all the studio departments--business, artistic, and technical--that contribute to Warner Bros. movies. You will also learn how craftsmen put down stakes to build landscapes of the Old West, the streets of New York, jungle lagoons, or any other place imaginable. This book is literally 'the stuff that dreams are made of.', PRAISE FOR MGM: HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST BACKLOTIn my opinion, there can never be enough books about the golden age of Hollywood. Whether I'm reading as researcher, writer, or fan, MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot is a spectacular resource. It's comprehensive, compelling, and takes you on the greatest guided tour--both visually and narratively--of one of the greatest Hollywood studios., This book is like a magic carpet, taking movie buffs on a journey through the history of Warner Bros., from its dressing rooms and craft departments to its legendary backlot. What a wonderful compendium of history, anecdotes, and even gossip. I loved every bit of it., I was in the saddle at Warner Bros. for many years, so reading this book brought back lots of memories for me. I'm certain that for the millions who know the studio only through the movies and TV shows which were shot there, exploring the real place will prove to be just as fascinating as it was for me. I take great pride in having been a part of the Warner Bros. story., Saved from early bankruptcy by a dog - box-office wunderpoock Rin Tin Tin - the Burbank studio named after founding siblings Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack has had a storied history. Bingen's handsome coffee table tome tells that story, with great archival photos and a film historian's rigorous attention to detail - from backlot architecture to the actors, directors, designers, and costumers who walked, and biked, among offices and soundstages and commissaries to make movies that would capture a nation's imagination.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
384/.80979494
Synopsis
Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where not just films, but legends, are created. Unfortunately, these celebrity playgrounds are, and always have been, largely hidden from public view. Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community have ever been witness to the artistry, politics, and scandals that routinely go on behind the soundstage walls and away from the carefully orchestrated scenes visible to them from their tram carts.In this book, studio staff historian and Hollywood insider Steven Bingen throws open Hollywood's iron gates and takes you inside the greatest and yet most mysterious movie studio of them all: Warner Bros. Long home to the world's biggest stars and most memorable films and television shows, the Warner Bros. Studio lot functions as a small city and is even more fascinating, glamorous, and outrageous than any of the stars or movies that it has been routinely minting for more than ninety years. Accompanied by stunning behind-the-scenes photos and maps, and including a revealing backstory, this book is your ticket to a previously veiled Hollywood paradise., Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where legends are created. Unfortunately, these celebrity playgrounds are, and always have been, largely closed to the public, save for tours which barely scrape the surface and never pass the soundstage wall. In this book, studio staff historian and Hollywood insider Steven Bingen is your guide to one of the grandest studios of all-time: Warner Bros. Accompanied by stunning behind-the-scenes photos and maps, and including a revealing backstory, this book is your ticket to Hollywood paradise., Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where not just films, but legends, are created. Unfortunately, these celebrity playgrounds are, and always have been, largely hidden from public view. Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community have ever been witness to the artistry, politics, and scandals that routinely go on behind the soundstage walls and away from the carefully orchestrated scenes visible to them from their tram carts. In this book, studio staff historian and Hollywood insider Steven Bingen throws open Hollywood's iron gates and takes you inside the greatest and yet most mysterious movie studio of them all: Warner Bros. Long home to the world's biggest stars and most memorable films and television shows, the Warner Bros. Studio lot functions as a small city and is even more fascinating, glamorous, and outrageous than any of the stars or movies that it has been routinely minting for more than ninety years. Accompanied by stunning behind-the-scenes photos and maps, and including a revealing backstory, this book is your ticket to a previously veiled Hollywood paradise.
LC Classification Number
PN1999.W3B56 2014
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Wanamaker, Marc

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  • Just a great publication, in a series of three others about Hollywood studio lots

    The Steven Binge Series o photo-illustrated books about he evolution of the largest of the Hollywood studios is a great reference book, in itself, about the now (mostly) long-gone Hollywood outdoor set lots that once hosted the production filming of numerous "classic movies". The series of books includes one about the M.G.M studio and lot, one about Paramount, and this one about Warners. Of the three, only the Warner's Lot is mostly still standing, having partly been destroyed by a series of fires and modern buildings. Each book not only shows the filming locations, but reflects upon the studio histories involved.

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  • Good history of movie studio

    Good reading a lot of pictures. good quality hardcover book

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  • I love this book!!!

    I finally get to go behind the gates and see the real backlot!!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: innersleeve-1

  • great book

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  • Warner Bros : Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot

    Next to being on the studio tour, this is the next best thing and the best reference on that studio.

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