Projections 1: A Forum for Film-makers

Projections #1

by John Boorman (Editor), Walter Donohue (Editor), Emeric Pressburger

Projections is a forum for practitioners of the cinema to write about their work. The first issue includes a journal compiled by John Boorman which records his responses to the events and trends of 1991, and their implications for the future of cinema. Like his Emerald Forest diary, Money into Light, it is a fascinating mix of anecdote, personal reflections, thoughts on the nature of cinema, and comments on the practical business of making films.

Projections also contains contributions from cinematographer Nestor Almendros, who describes the craft of photographing the human face, and from Jonathan Demme, who traces the evolution of his career from his early days with Roger Corman to his chilling Silence of the Lambs. River Phoenix and Gus Van Sant discuss their work together on My Own Private Idaho; there is a script from one of the most original talents in American today, Hal Hartley, and a penetrating account by director Michael Mann of his startling new version of Last of the Mohicans.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

282 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

John Boorman is an English filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.

Reviews

[Jeroen Kraan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starts off with a really good journal by John Boorman - completely open about his failures, fears and all the endless financial manoeuverings of the film industry. Another great chapter on the early life of Emeric Pressburger.