From a master of cinema comes this gold mine of a book . . . a rocket ride to the potential future of filmmaking (Walter Murch).

Celebrated as an exhilarating account of a revolutionary new medium (Booklist), Francis Ford Coppolas indispensable guide to live cinema is a boon for moviegoers, film students, and teachers alike. As digital movie-making, like live sports, can now be performed by one directoror by a collaborative team online it is only a matter of time before cinema auteurs will create live movies to be broadcast instantly in faraway theaters. Peppered with brilliant personal observations (Wendy Doniger), Live Cinema and Its Techniquesoffers a behind-the-scenes look at a consummate career: from Coppolas formative boyhood obsession with live 1950s television shows and later attempts to imitate the spontaneity of live performance on set, the book usefully includes a guide to presenting state-of-the-art techniques on everything from rehearsals to equipment. A testament to Coppolas prodigious enthusiasm for reinvigorating the form, Live Cinema is an indispensable guide that reenergizes . . . the search for a new way of storytelling (William Friedkin).