Summary
J. W. Rinzler follows film producer Howard Kazanjian’s career through collaborations with directors including George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Personal accounts and archive photographs describe the producer’s role on films such as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. Marcia Lucas contributes the foreword. The checked hardcover was published in 2021.
Why read it Our view
Use the producer’s perspective to examine the coordination behind a director’s creative work. The accounts of major Lucasfilm projects are useful for founders who need to understand what specialist managers add to complex productions.
Written about
- George LucasSustained collaborator and production-history subjectThis is Kazanjian’s biography, with substantial Lucasfilm production work. Marcia Lucas wrote its foreword; it is not a George Lucas foreword or recommendation.Source