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27%OFFJack Cardiff - Magic Hour - 9780571192748 - V9780571192748
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Magic Hour

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Description for Magic Hour Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.

The most celebrated director of colour photography tells the story of his adventures in celluloid. The 'Magic Hour' is the special light that occurs just at twilight, and a very special light is what cameraman Jack Cardiff brought to films such as The Red Shoes, The African Queen, and Black Narcissus for which he won an Oscar. In Magic Hour Jack Cardiff details the adventures of his life: on tour on the music-hall circuit with his parents; acting in silent films; being chosen by Technicolor as the first British cameraman to be trained in colour photography; filming with British convoys ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571192748
SKU
V9780571192748
Shipping Time
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