Seen Behind the Scene

by Mark, Mary Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780714848471
• ISBN10: 0714848476
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-29
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

"This book provides a backstage pass to some of the most famous sets in film history through the stunning photographs of acclaimed documentary photographer, Mary Ellen Mark. Over the last forty years, Mark has been given unprecedented access behind the scenes to make beautiful, candid pictures of actors and actresses, as well as some of the world's most celebrated directors. Mark's fascinating photographs provide a rare glimpse of these artists in unguarded moments - between take, in rehearsal, and during filming. They offer insight into the making of legendary productions. A range of high-profile film industry figures have also contributed their own anecdotes about the world of film-making to complete this exciting portrait of life "seen behind the scene.""--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

American photographer Mary Ellen Mark is one of the most prominent and provocative documentary photographers working today. Her pictures are a celebration of humanity in its most diverse and eccentric forms – children yearning for adulthood, the poor and the destitute are some of her recurring themes. She has received an impressive number of awards and grants for her work, including three National Endowment for the Arts grants, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and five honorary doctorates.