Five Hundred Summer Stories
A Life in IMAX
$102.22
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2023
Summary
The filmmaker of the surfing documentary Five Summer Stories and pioneer of the IMAX format tells stories from his adventurous life and groundbreaking career in Hollywood and beyond.
Greg MacGillivray is a man with stories.
Stories of being a surfer kid in California, and making his first movie at the age of 13; of his early days as a filmmaker, creating iconic surfing documentaries such as the cult classic 5 Summer Stories, with his partner in crime, Jim Fre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647227364 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1647227364 |
| Author: | Greg MacGillivray |
| Publisher: | Insight Editions |
| Imprint: | Earth Aware Editions |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 241mm |
| Series: | MandalaEarth |
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About The Author
Greg MacGillivray
Greg MacGillivray is one of the most prolific and successful documentary filmmakers of all time. He started making movies when he was just 13 and would later revolutionize surf films with his classic documentary Five Summer Stories, produced with Jim Freeman. After a period working in Hollywood with legendary directors such as Stanley Kubrick (on The Shining) and John Milius (on Big Wednesday), Greg became a pioneer of the 70mm IMAX® format and creator of some of the most iconic cinematography ever captured for giant screen films. He has shot more 70mm film than anyone in cinema history and his company, MacGillivray Freeman Films, is the first documentary production company to reach the $1 billion benchmark in worldwide ticket sales. Greg has been nominated for two Academy Awards® for Best Documentary Short Subject and has 3 films in the IMAX Hall of Fame, including Everest, the highest-grossing giant screen documentary of all time. Greg is also a passionate conservationist of the world’s oceans.
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