Uplift the Race: The Construction of School Daze

by Spike Lee, Lisa Jones

The author, a film director, describes the making of School Daze, and shares the comments of others who worked on the projects

Genres: Film

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. He also teaches film at New York University and Columbia University. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983.

Reviews

[Paris Chanel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The structure of this book is different from Spike Lee’s first book about the behind-the-scenes process of his debut feature film, She’s Gotta Have It. The latter contains Spike’s interview with Nelson George, the screenplay, and almost two years worth of his daily journal entries from scene ideas to the struggles on funding the film, whereas this one is filled with the screenplay and memorable behind-the-scenes stories from Spike, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, and others from the cast and crew with filmmaking tips tied in here and there. So much went into making this film. To go from a small cast and a low budget for his debut film to leapfrog to a huge production like this for his second film...Spike is amazing.

[paulbjensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

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