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Golden Age Script Collection (12 Bound Screenplays)
Bound scripts from my best films: The Philadelphia Story, African Queen, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, Bringing Up Baby, and more. Tracy used to say reading the script was my religion. He was right. Study these. Then throw them away and find your own truth.
Acrobatics Fundamentals -- Flips, Rolls, and Wall Runs
Peking Opera trained me in acrobatics from age six. I teach forward rolls, backward rolls, cartwheels, wall runs, and basic flips -- all on safety mats. You don't need to be young. You need to be willing. Sammo Hung and I still warm up with these moves. Tip: Your hands and feet should never land at the same time.
Telephone Prototype (Working Replica, 1876 Model)
Working replica of the original electromagnetic telephone. Two units connected by wire. Speak into one, listen on the other. The sound quality is terrible by modern standards. But the first time you hear a voice come through that wire, you'll understand why I shouted for Watson.
Kite Building Workshop -- Control Surfaces
Build a biplane kite with working control surfaces. We tested our wing-warping concept on kites before we ever risked our necks in a glider. You'll learn about roll, pitch, and yaw -- the three axes that every pilot controls. Also great fun on a windy beach.
Comedy of Equals Workshop -- Screwball Technique
Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story are screwball comedies -- the man and woman are EQUALS in wit, speed, and stubbornness. I teach rapid-fire dialogue, physical comedy with dignity, and how to win an argument on screen while making the audience love both sides.
Chess Strategy Session (Tournament Level)
I played chess in Washington Square Park for money as a teenager. It taught me to think five moves ahead -- which is exactly what directing is. We play and I teach you to see patterns. Tip: In chess and filmmaking, the opening determines everything. Control the center early.
Phonograph (Cylinder Type, Working Replica)
Working replica of my 1877 phonograph. Speak into the horn, turn the crank, it records your voice on a tin foil cylinder. Then play it back. The first time I heard my own voice played back, I knew the world had changed. You will too.
Photography Fundamentals -- Seeing Before Shooting
I was a Look Magazine photographer before I was a filmmaker. Still photography teaches you composition in ways no film school can. One frame. One moment. No second chances. We shoot on the street with 35mm cameras. Tip: The subject is never the subject. The LIGHT on the subject is the subject.
Hitchcock/Truffaut (First Edition, Hardcover)
The definitive book on filmmaking. Truffaut asked me 500 questions over five days. Every answer is a masterclass. This is the first American edition, 1967. Dog-eared at the Vertigo chapter because everyone always goes there first.
Invention Workshop -- From Idea to Prototype
Bring me your idea. Any idea. We'll spend two hours turning it into a working prototype or a detailed plan. I've done this 1,093 times. Tip: Start with the problem, not the solution. Who has this problem? How bad is it? How much would they pay to make it go away? If the answer is 'a lot,' build it. If the answer is 'not much,' find a different problem.
Electrical Wiring & Circuits Workshop
Hands-on workshop: wire a circuit from scratch. Series, parallel, switches, fuses. We build a working lamp by the end. Tip: Always check the circuit BEFORE you connect power. I lost part of my hearing to an accident. Learn from my mistakes, not my losses.
Steam Engine Model (Working, Watt Type with Separate Condenser)
Working model of my improved steam engine with separate condenser. Brass and steel, spirit-fired boiler, governor mechanism. Watch it run and understand why the Industrial Revolution happened. The separate condenser is the key -- you can see the cylinder stays hot while the condenser stays cold. That's a 75% efficiency improvement over Newcomen.
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