Yorkshire-born Ken Annakin is one of the greatest international film directors. The last of the English directors to make it in the international arena (others included Hitchcock and Lean), this autobiography traces Annakin's career from his early British films through to Hollywood. He has directed, written and produced over 50 feature films in Africa, India, Malaysia, Scandinavia, China, Europe and the United States. His films include: Swiss Family Robinson, The Longest Day, Battle of the Bulge, and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. Annakin's autobiography includes personal and revealing insights into many film personalities, including: Claudette Colbert; Edward G. Robinson; David Niven; Raquel Welch; Rod Steiger; Tony Curtis; Henry Fonda; Olivia de Havilland; Robert Ryan; Charlton Heston; Julie Christie; Robert Wagner; Charles Bronson; Peter Sellers; Peter Ustinov; Darryl Zanuck; Walt Disney and Terry Thomas. This book is forthright and pulls no punches. It will soon become a classic among director's autobiographies. Detailing his own frustrations with sex-mad producers, drug-addicted actors, and unions which sabotaged multi-million dollar feature films. Annakin details a career of dizzying highs and bleak lows. This master of family entertainment also sounds a clarion call for a return to motion pictures which are fun for the whole family. So You Wanna Be A Director? is an entertaining and witty travelogue, as well as an important document of film history.

A hands-on, step-by-step guide to directing plays--by one of Britain's leading theatre directors.

Few jobs in Hollywood are as shrouded in mystery as the role of the producer. What does it take to be a producer, how does one get started, and what on earth does one actually do? In So You Want to Be a Producer Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate, The River Wild, Short Circuit, and American History X, and Endowed Chair of the famed Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, answers these questions and many more. Examining all the nuts and bolts of production, such as raising money and securing permissions, finding a story and developing a script, choosing a director, hiring actors, and marketing your project, So You Want to Be a Producer is a must-have resource packed with insider information and first-hand advice from top Hollywood producers, writers, and directors, offering invaluable help for beginners and professionals alike. Including a comprehensive case study of Turman’s film The Graduate, this complete guide to the movie industry’s most influential movers and shakers brims with useful tips and contains all the information you need to take your project from idea to the big screen.

Producer Steve Ecclesine has boiled down more than 30 years and over 700 shows as an independent Hollywood producer into one book. So You Wanna Be A Producer? features 130 essays on a wide variety of subjects, as well as a complete budget for anyone seriously considering jumping into the shark tank. Used in dozens of film schools worldwide, So You Wanna Be A Producer? is a boy scout's handbook for anyone interested in show business. _x000D_ _x000D_ Also included is Ecclesine's second book, Adventures of a Migrant Film Worker, which tells hair-raising tales of what it's like working inside the belly of the beast._x000D_ _x000D_ “...filled with experiences and insights that you have to learn from the experts that are rarely shared with the general public.” -Tony Krantz, Producer, 24, Dracula, Mulholland Drive, Felicity, Sports Night_x000D_ _x000D_ “30 year showbiz vet Ecclesine hits the mark in this candid, informative, and witty look at what life and a career are like for the people who do the heavy lifting in Hollywood.” _x000D_ - Kevin Fortson, Warner Horizon TV Production Exec_x000D_ - _x000D_ “Very insightful, delightful and frightful!” – Ken Shapiro, Producer, Golden Globes, Dick Clark Productions_x000D_ _x000D_ “This book contains all the things you should know if you are venturing into the filmmaking business and all the things you wish you had known if you’re already in the “Biz.” – Tom Ara, Esq., Film and Television lawyer_x000D_ _x000D_ “Becoming a producer in Hollywood is like trying to drive up the freeway off ramp in rush hour. Steve’s book will tell you how to avoid the head on collisions and by the end of it, you’ll be driving like a stunt man.” – Laura Gregory, CEO of Great Guns Ad agency _x000D_

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This book has been written by an experienced Company Director for those who are seeking Board appointments for the first time or are already Directors with little knowledge of the role. It is not intended to be a technical book but a simple explanation of the issues facing new Directors. It suggests ways to get on to the Boards and the topics you need to know when there. These include: Corporate structures, Legal matters, Financial oversight, Risk management, Strategic planning, Getting on with the CEO, Role of the Chairman, Director dynamics, Board papers, Committee work, Board meetings, Board performance, Not for Profit Boards, Family companies.