Better Than Working: Life Behind the Camera - Softcover

Hakin, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0950758248 ISBN 13: 9780950758244

Publisher: AAVO, 1999

Synopsis

An entertaining account of life in a film crew.

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"If you don't come on this all-expenses paid First Class trip around the world, we won't give you lots of money."

Oh, alright then. Richard Hakin's career as a Camera Assistant in the film and television industry has taken him to Spain, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Japan, America, the Bahamas, New Zealand - and Yorkshire. Along the way he has tangled with an intriguing cast of characters on both sides of the camera, from demented directors and leering cameramen to talking dogs, Mr Puniverse and Mrs Thatcher, just a few of the players in this entertaining account of life in a film crew. And for those planning a similar career there is invaluable advice on how to break into the world of film and television. After all, it's better than working.

"...deftly describes the international nature of filmmaking and the consequent need to deal with an extraordinary range of different cultures. The book accurately and humorously conveys the flavour of film-making..." David Puttnam, CBE,

Producer Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire, Killing Fields.

"It made me laugh, it made me cry, it is funny and bears all the hallmarks of the horrendous reality we’ve all known." - Mark Scrimshaw, BBC Director

"...a beautifully-written, alternately hilarious, fascinating and moving account of life behind the camera......a treasure chest of anecdotes..... ...a real delight...." - Mensa Magazine, Nov 1999

Edition details

• Publisher: AAVO
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0950758248
• ISBN 13: 9780950758244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223
• Editor: Watts Harris