Women Behind the Camera

Conversations with Camerawomen

Alexis Krasilovsky

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Praeger Publishers Inc
30 April 1997

Cinematography, television camerawork; Films, movies & cinema; Biography: general; Gender studies: women

Hollywood has seen the number of camerawomen quadruple in the past 15 years. Women Behind the Camera is the first book to offer an in-depth look at the lives of camerawomen and their struggles to succeed in a male-dominated field. Krasilovsky presents interviews with 23 camerawomen, most of whom are pioneers in Hollywood and whose experiences cover the full range of the Camera Department.

The camerawomen interviewed include all four women Directors of Photography who have achieved membership in the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers, one of the first female camera assistants to work at the BBC, camerawomen who worked on Star Trek VI and Terminator 2, and a full range of documentary, experimental, and video camerawomen. These pioneering women, who have filmed in war zones, on mountain peaks, underwater, and on Hollywood sets, discuss their influences, goals, and experiences with directors and stars, and the art of cinematography.

By: Alexis Krasilovsky
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 595g
ISBN: 9780275957445
ISBN 10: 0275957446
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 April 1997
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY is a Professor at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches screenwriting and film production. Her films, videos, and holograms include End of the Art World, starring Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenber, and Epicenter U., a film about surviving the Northridge Earthquake. Krasilovsky is also the author of several poetry collections, including Some Women Writers Kill Themselves.

Reviews for Women Behind the Camera: Conversations with Camerawomen

A fascinating book for anyone, female or male, who contemplates making a career in cinematography. It offers a great wealth of insights, evaluating the rewards and the sacrifices which are facing people behind the camera in their professional and personal lives. It opens for the reader a world of strong, courageous women who are possessed by the love of film. -Kris Malkiewicz author, cinematographer faculty, California Institute of the Arts