Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7th, 1939 and is currently 86 years old. Francis Ford Coppola was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Coppola attended Hofstra University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater arts and the University of California, Los Angeles where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Francis Ford Coppola is a legendary American producer, writer, and director who shaped contemporary cinema.
It was during the 1970s that he got much critical acclaim for his work in
Apocalypse Now,
The Conversation, and
The Godfather trilogy, in which he combined artistic innovation with commercial success.
Polio shaped Coppola’s early years and fascinated him with storytelling. As an adult, he worked under Roger Corman before he got his directorial debut in
Dementia 13, the film.
For his role in writing Patton, he won an Oscar before he produced
The Godfather to revolutionize the gangster genre and win a bunch of Academy Awards.
The Godfather: Part II won him a Best Screenplay and Director Oscar Award. He would also work on the cultural landmark film
Apocalypse Now before he launched a studio to challenge how Hollywood works.
After initial losses, he got a good run with the likes of
Rumble Fish and
The Outsiders, but could not get much consistency.
He would once again become relevant during the 1990s with
Bram Stoker’s Dracula and
The Godfather: Part III. He produced several works during the 2000s in addition to funding
Megalopolis, a Roman history-inspired project that had been in the making for several decades.
In 2017, Francis Ford Coppola published
Live Cinema and Its Techniques, his vision for how filmmaking ought to work as he combined cinematic storytelling with the immediacy of live performance.
According to Coppola, live cinema refers to productions edited and performed in real time before they are presented to the audience, just like on live TV, but now incorporating the narrative depth of film.
He falls back on his experiences as he provides insights on the artistic and technical elements of the approach, as he covers live editing, camera work, and rehearsals.
In his work
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola provides a companion to the making of the film.
Coppola lays out his filmmaking techniques, such as his use of practical but early cinematic effects, in-camera methods that resulted in the gothic atmosphere that made audiences love the film.
Additionally, the author lets his readers into the work's historical and literary connections by providing a comprehensive look at the creative process taken to make the masterpiece that was Dracula.
In 2016, Coppola published an annotated work titled
The Godfather Notebook, which he asserts was central in the making of the film
The Godfather.
Inspired by his background in theater, he shows how he disassembled the source material and pasted each page into a binder before he made extensive notes on the edges regarding staging, tone, and character.
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Francis Ford Coppola: F.A.Q
When was Francis Ford Coppola Born? How old is Francis Ford Coppola?
Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7th, 1939. Francis Ford Coppola is currently 86 years old.
Where was Francis Ford Coppola Born?
Francis Ford Coppola was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA and is American.
What was the first book Francis Ford Coppola wrote?
The first book written by Francis Ford Coppola was Bram Stoker's Dracula, published in 1992.
What was the most recent book Francis Ford Coppola wrote?
His most recently released work was Live Cinema and Its Techniques on September 26th, 2017.
Will there be any more books by Francis Ford Coppola?
Francis Ford Coppola does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Francis Ford Coppola written?
Francis Ford Coppola has written 5 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Conversations With Filmmakers Series, 1 book in the Jay Allison Non-Fiction Books.