Making Movies

Sidney Lumet (Vintage Books, 1996)

This is a fascinating first-hand account for anyone who loves movies. Lumet's include Twelve Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, and many others. It's interesting to us because movie making is a great example of a very complex collaborative project. Lumet also shares how he thinks as a director about what he wants to evoke from the audience (participants) and how all the elements - lighting, music, story - come together to create the feeling.