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Peter Jackson : from prince of splatter to Lord of the rings / Ian Pryor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random House New Zealand, 2003.Description: 352 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1869415558 (pbk.)
  • 9781869415556 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1998.3.J26 P78 2003
Contents:
Prologue: In a house by the sea -- The lunatics are taking over the field -- Beginnings -- The movie that grew : Bad Taste -- Not your everyday average creatures : Meet the Feebles -- Beating the curse of the zombies : Braindead -- The undead on set -- A different kind of murder : Heavenly Creatures -- Putting it on film -- Empire-building : Forgotten Silver and the birth of Weta -- Finding Hollywood without really looking : The Frighteners -- The political animal -- Finding the Ring -- Roll camera -- Spies in Middle-Earth -- Unveiling the Ring -- Past and future.
Summary: A portrait of celebrated film director Peter Jackson traces his journey from youthful movie fanatic, through his creation of a series of low-budget cult movies - including Bad Taste and The Frighteners - to his acquisition of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy and his struggle to create the Lord of the Rings.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 920 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00352291

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-352).

Prologue: In a house by the sea -- The lunatics are taking over the field -- Beginnings -- The movie that grew : Bad Taste -- Not your everyday average creatures : Meet the Feebles -- Beating the curse of the zombies : Braindead -- The undead on set -- A different kind of murder : Heavenly Creatures -- Putting it on film -- Empire-building : Forgotten Silver and the birth of Weta -- Finding Hollywood without really looking : The Frighteners -- The political animal -- Finding the Ring -- Roll camera -- Spies in Middle-Earth -- Unveiling the Ring -- Past and future.

A portrait of celebrated film director Peter Jackson traces his journey from youthful movie fanatic, through his creation of a series of low-budget cult movies - including Bad Taste and The Frighteners - to his acquisition of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy and his struggle to create the Lord of the Rings.

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