Echoes From the Set

by Katherine Ann Wilson

Overview

During her decades-long career in film, author Katherine Ann Wilson has amassed an amazing collection of movie memorabilia from 50 different major motion pictures. There are close to 500 photographs of these artifacts, from wardrobe sketches to call sheets, and some rather encyclopedic items like images of crew badges and set cranes. Katherine has been a mentor for film students as well—starting them as gofers, teaching them set etiquette, then taking them all the way through screenplay, set design, camera composition, auditioning, editing, soundtrack composition, copyright, marketing, premieres, film festivals, and world-wide distribution. More than a resource for film mentors like Katherine, this book answers the most unanswered question: How did you get into the movie business? For readers wanting to know how to stay in it, and how to succeed in it, Katherine delves into the art of filmmaking and her personal experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634242288
Publisher:	Trine Day
Publication date:	04/24/2019
Edition description:	None
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Katherine Wilson attended the University of Oregon as an English major and soon became an actress for the burgeoning 16mm Poetic Cinema filmmakers. Concurrently, she was discovered by director Mark Rydell for his film Cinderella Liberty. Mark brought her to Hollywood and encouraged her to attend film school at the University of California. However, she wanted to continue as a filmmaker in Oregon, and has worked ever since to create a film industry in the Northwest tradition. Her first major film as location scout and casting director was for the notorious Animal House. She provided these services for the next 40 years on many films, including Stand by Me, before working on screenplays and mentoring young filmmakers.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Preface: 50 Years of Oregon Film ix

The Oregon Cinematic Literary Voice 1

1 The Way West & Paint Your Wagon (1967-1968) 21

2 Five Easy Pieces & Getting Straight (1967-1969) 33

3 Drive He Said, Sunshine Daydream & Sometimes a Great Notion (1970-1972) 53

4 Cinderella Liberty & Deafula and Hollywood In-Between (1973-1974) 75

5 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Ken Kesey - The Filmmaker 95

6 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Ken Kesey - Author 107

7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) On The Set 121

8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The Oregon Premieres 143

9 Beyond Cuckoo: From Burger King to Animal House (1976-1977) 153

10 How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1978-1979) 181

11 Personal Best & Cry for the Strangers (1980-1981) 185

12 Up the Creek & Quarterback Princess: "Warren Merrill, Gov. Atiyeah & How the Film Office was Recreated (1982-1984) 191

13 Stand By Me & Dixie Lanes (1985-86) 209

14 Northwest Indies & finish Line (1987-1988) 225

15 Oregon's First Independent Films and Crew (1989-1990) 237

16 Homeward Bound, Body Language, Return to Lonesome Dove, McKenna, & 4 Diamonds (1991-1999) 253

17 Nowhere Man, Without Limits, The Postman, Physical Graffiti (1996-2000) 281

18 Men of Honor, Bandits, & The Hunted (1999- 2002) 301

19 What the Bleep I & II, Ring II, Are We There Yet, Valley of Light (2002-2006) 311

20 Feast of Love, Untraceable, Management, Burning Plain, Twilight, Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (Mid-2006-2010) 325

21 Meeks Cut-Off, Grimm (2009-2017) 347

22 In Summary 367

Index