Hollywood has seen the number of camerawomen quadruple in the past 15 years.
Women Behind the Camera is the first book to offer an in-depth look at the lives of camerawomen and their struggles to succeed in a male-dominated field. Krasilovsky presents interviews with 23 camerawomen, most of whom are pioneers in Hollywood and whose experiences cover the full range of the Camera Department. The camerawomen interviewed include all four women Directors of Photography who have achieved membership in the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers, one of the first female camera assistants to work at the BBC, camerawomen who worked on
Star Trek VI and
Terminator 2, and a full range of documentary, experimental, and video camerawomen. These pioneering women, who have filmed in war zones, on mountain peaks, underwater, and on Hollywood sets, discuss their influences, goals, and experiences with directors and stars, and the art of cinematography.
An inspiring look at a new generation of camerawomen, this collection of 23 interviews is the first in-depth study of the courageous women who filmed on mountain tops, underwater, in war zones, and on Hollywood sets.About the AuthorALEXIS KRASILOVSKY is a Professor at California State University, Northridge, where she teaches screenwriting and film production. Her films, videos, and holograms include
End of the Art World, starring Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenber, and
Epicenter U., a film about surviving the Northridge Earthquake. Krasilovsky is also the author of several poetry collections, including
Some Women Writers Kill Themselves.
Book InformationISBN 9780275957445
Author Alexis KrasilovskyFormat Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 595g