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Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde

An Insider's Guide to Film Slang

An Insider's Guide to Film Slang

By Dave Knox

By Dave Knox

By Dave Knox

By Dave Knox

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Aug 23, 2005 | ISBN 9781400097593

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307421722

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    About Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde

    Everything You Need to Know to Become a Film-Industry Insider

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a gaffer and a grip? Or what makes the best boy so great? In Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde,* Dave Knox, a top camera operator and longtime veteran of the film industry, gives you the inside story on the lingo and slang heard on the set. This is an A-to-Z guide to making a movie: the equipment, the crew, and the sometimes hilarious terminology—everything you need to know to sound like a seasoned pro.

    * Remove the small spotlight from the set and switch off the two-kilowatt quartz light.

    About Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde

    Everything You Need to Know to Become a Film-Industry Insider

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a gaffer and a grip? Or what makes the best boy so great? In Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde,* Dave Knox, a top camera operator and longtime veteran of the film industry, gives you the inside story on the lingo and slang heard on the set. This is an A-to-Z guide to making a movie: the equipment, the crew, and the sometimes hilarious terminology—everything you need to know to sound like a seasoned pro.

    * Remove the small spotlight from the set and switch off the two-kilowatt quartz light.

    Read An Excerpt

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    About Dave Knox

    Dave Knox has twenty years of experience in film production, including work on major motion pictures such as The Silence of the Lambs, Big Daddy, Scent of a Woman, The Age of Innocence, Hitch, and many more. He lives in… More about Dave Knox

    About Dave Knox

    Dave Knox has twenty years of experience in film production, including work on major motion pictures such as The Silence of the Lambs, Big Daddy, Scent of a Woman, The Age of Innocence, Hitch, and many more. He lives in… More about Dave Knox

    Product Details

    Category: Film | Performing Arts | Reference

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Crown
    Aug 23, 2005 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400097593

    Category: Film | Performing Arts | Reference

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Crown Archetype
    Dec 18, 2007 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307421722

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    Praise

    “What a lively and entertaining guide to movie lingo! I learned a lot of terms I never knew before . . . but then, I’ve never killed a blonde, either.” —Leonard Maltin, film critic and author of the New York Times bestselling Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guides

    “Now you can sound like you know what you’re talking about—even when you don’t. In other words, you’re ready to work in the movies.” —David Duchovny, actor and director (X-Files, House of D)

    “You too can speak ‘film-ese.’ Thanks to Dave Knox, what was once ‘insider information’ is now available to all who want to speak the lingo of the film industry. It fits nicely on the shelf between my Oxford Dictionary and Roget’s Thesaurus.” —Jamie Lee Curtis, author and actress (Freaky Friday, Halloween, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda)

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