How Long to Read Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction by Andrew Horton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

From a hotel in Marrakech in The Man Who Knew Too Much, to small-town Alabama in To Kill a Mockingbird, to Mission Control in Space Cowboys, creating a fictional, yet wholly believable world in which to film a movie has been the passion and life's work of Henry Bumstead, one of Hollywood's most celebrated production designers. In a career that has spanned nearly seventy years, Bumstead has worked on more than one hundred movies and television films. His many honors include Academy Awards for Art Direction for To Kill a Mockingbird and The Sting, as well as nominations for Vertigo and The Unforgiven. This popularly written and extensively illustrated book tells the intertwining stories of Henry Bumstead's career and the evolution of Hollywood art direction. Andrew Horton combines his analysis of Bumstead's design work with wide-ranging interviews in which Bumstead talks about working with top directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, George Roy Hill, Robert Mulligan, and Clint Eastwood, as well as such stars as Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Doris Day, Jimmy Stewart, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Jerry Lewis, and James Cagney. Numerous production drawings, storyboards, and film stills illustrate how Bumstead's designs translated to film. This portrait of Bumstead's career underscores an art director's crucial role in shaping the look of a film and also tracks the changes in production design from the studio era through location shooting to today's use of high-tech special effects.

How long is Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction?

Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction by Andrew Horton is 205 pages long, and a total of 52,275 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 45 minutes to read Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction aloud.

What Reading Level is Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction?

Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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