The Art of Filmmaking

"This box set brings into a single collection five critically-acclaimed documentaries on various aspects of moviemaking, tailor-made for film enthusiasts. The contents include: Peter Hanson's 2009 Tales from the Script, which finds such scriptwriting icons as John Carpenter (Starman), David S. Ward (The Sting), Paul Schrader (Afflication) and William Goldman (Marathon Man) pontificating on their craft as scribes; and the American Film Institute's epic-length program Directors: Life Behind the Camera, in which directors such as Barry Levinson, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese talk about the filmmaking craft and reflect their own careers; Carl-Gustav Nykvist's biographical documentary Light Keeps Me Company, about the life and career of cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Also included are the programs Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2008), where such acclaimed documentarians as Werner Herzog and Errol Morris reflect on their approaches to nonfiction filmmaking, and Lavender Limelight (1997), in which seven lesbian directors discuss some of the unique challenges posed by LGBT cinema."