Women Behind The Camera
Search in google:
An inspiring look at a new generation of camerawomen, this collection of twenty-three interviews is the first in-depth study of the courageous women who first filmed on mountain tops, underwater, in war zones, and on Hollywood sets. Booknews Transcribed interviews conducted between 1988 and 1996 with 23 women who represent a cross-section of American women running cameras in the film industry. Some are general camera operators or assistants, and others work in special effects, documentaries, videos, or experimental film. They talk about their aspirations, obstacles, satisfactions, conflicts, failures, and successes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PhotographsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionIThe Pioneers: Starting Out Before 19701Brianne Murphy, ASC32Juliana Wang143Estelle F. Kirsh184Emiko Omori255Judy Irola, ASC31IIThe Pioneers of Second-Wave Feminism6Leslie Hill417Kristin Glover598Lisa Seidenberg699Susan Walsh7810Liz Bailey9111Laurel Klick9812Madelyn Most102IIIThe Second Wave: Starting Out in Independent Film13Cathy Zheutlin11314Dyanna Taylor12415Sandi Sissel, ASC13116Geraldine Kudaka13917Amy Halpern14818Nancy Schreiber, ASC15819Jo Carson164IVEmerging Camerawomen20Sabrina Simmmons17321Karen Williams Kane18322Sandy Butler18923Alicia Sehring196Selected Bibliography205Index209
