{"product_id":"9780761143598","title":"Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen is \"groucho\" not a comedian? A \"seagull\" not a bird? A \"banana\" not a fruit, and a \"taco cart\" not a food stand? What's the \"Castle rock rule\" and when should you call for a \"buff \u0026amp; puff\"? And why expect trouble when the A.D. (assistant director) knowingly mumbles \"\u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e in the morning, \u003ci\u003eDukes of Hazzard\u003c\/i\u003e after lunch\"? An oral tradition gathered and passed down for more than a hundred years, the language of moviemaking, like other secret lexicons, is the only accepted way of communicating on a set—and is all but unknown to the outside world. Technical, odd, colorful, mysterious, the working language of movies sheds light not only on the hugely complex process of making a film, but on the invisible hierarchies of a set, the unspoken etiquette between cast and crew, and the evolution of a process that's endlessly fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMovie Speak\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about language, but through language also a book about what it’s really like to be a director or a producer or an actor or a crew member. An Oscarwinning producer (\u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e), actor (who worked with Spielberg, Coppola, and Sydney Pollock), and director (\u003ci\u003eFive Corners, Flyboys, My Bodyguard\u003c\/i\u003e, and more), Tony Bill has been on sets for more than 30 years and brings a writer's love of language to this collection of hundreds of film terms. A futz. A cowboy. A Brodkin and a double Brodkin (a.k.a. screamer). Streaks ’n tips, a Lewinsky, \u003ci\u003eGreen Acres\u003c\/i\u003e, rhubarb, a peanut, a Gary Coleman, snot tape, twin buttes, manmaker (and why you can yell for one if needed for a grip, but must whisper if it's for Tom Cruise)—these are the tricks of the trade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020272681200,"sku":"9780761143598","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761143598_p0.jpg?v=1763798271","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761143598","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}