Light Years

by Tom McDonough

Book Overview

From book jacket: Light Years takes us behind Hollywood's glitter and into the reckless and vivid life of the cinematographer, from the beginnings of the profession to its latest technology. Written... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802131530
• ISBN13: 9780802131539
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Light Years by Tom McDonough

This account of filmmaking and the consequences/sacrifices/gratifications of being a filmmaker (yes, there are consequences/sacrifices) is a rare commodity amidst the abundant supply of anecdotal/self-aggrandazing set stories ("So Marty [Scorsese] and I were talking one day on set...") as well as the easily found conveyance of the technical. McDonough is a thinking filmmaker, who laments his profession as much as he loves it. And, in truly attitudinal counterpoint, depricates himself as opposed to the cacophony of self-inflating spin that most filmmakers glaze over their more meaningless work. Tom McDonough's written work gives the cynic hope in the profession, process and culture of filmmaking; and it is my hope that he inspires others to "think" as much as they "do" in the study, practice and profession.