The first really important book I read about filmmaking was… - Stanley Kubrick

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The first really important book I read about filmmaking was The Film Technique by Pudovkin. This was some time before I had ever touched a movie camera and it opened my eyes to cutting and montage.

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Stanley Kubrick (26 July 1928 – 7 March 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer born in The Bronx, New York City who lived most of his life in England. He is widely recognized as one of the most significant movie directors of the 20th century.

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