Magic Hour. The Life of a Cameraman by Jack Cardiff (Hardcover First Edition)
Published by Faber & Faber, 1996
Hardcover
First printing
253 pages
9x6 inches
First edition. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
“An entire history of cinema seems to be contained in this wonderful book.”—Martin Scorsese
The most celebrated director of color photography tells the story of his adventures in celluloid. “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 color photography; filming with British convoys in the Atlantic during World War II; his big break when Michael Powell asked him to photograph A Matter of Life and Death; his rambunctious expolits with Errol Flynn; and his triumph at the Cannes Film Festival as the director of Sons and Lovers. Cardiff's bold and imaginative photography enhanced not only the work of Powell and Pressburger, but also that of Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. Told with modesty and charm, Magic Hour is the personal journey of an extraordinary craftsman of cinema.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1996
Hardcover
First printing
253 pages
9x6 inches
First edition. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
“An entire history of cinema seems to be contained in this wonderful book.”—Martin Scorsese
The most celebrated director of color photography tells the story of his adventures in celluloid. “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 color photography; filming with British convoys in the Atlantic during World War II; his big break when Michael Powell asked him to photograph A Matter of Life and Death; his rambunctious expolits with Errol Flynn; and his triumph at the Cannes Film Festival as the director of Sons and Lovers. Cardiff's bold and imaginative photography enhanced not only the work of Powell and Pressburger, but also that of Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. Told with modesty and charm, Magic Hour is the personal journey of an extraordinary craftsman of cinema.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1996
Hardcover
First printing
253 pages
9x6 inches
First edition. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
“An entire history of cinema seems to be contained in this wonderful book.”—Martin Scorsese
The most celebrated director of color photography tells the story of his adventures in celluloid. “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 color photography; filming with British convoys in the Atlantic during World War II; his big break when Michael Powell asked him to photograph A Matter of Life and Death; his rambunctious expolits with Errol Flynn; and his triumph at the Cannes Film Festival as the director of Sons and Lovers. Cardiff's bold and imaginative photography enhanced not only the work of Powell and Pressburger, but also that of Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. Told with modesty and charm, Magic Hour is the personal journey of an extraordinary craftsman of cinema.
