What I Really Want to Do Is Direct

By Billy Frolick

Book Overview

For three years Frolick, a graduate of NYU film school and now a film industry journalist, tracked seven would-be directors just graduated from the major film schools and newly arrived in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452276667
• ISBN13: 9780452276666
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting reading, but not intriguing.

I found this book quite interesting. Upon first reading the introduction about the seven individuals chronicled in the book, I thought I was going to be bored to tears. At that point, only three of the seven even seemed remotely interesting. However, as I progressed through the pages and learned more about each person, I grew to enjoy them. The first third of the book took the longest to read. The middle third is the most interesting. At points, I grew tired of the useless ramblings of many of the graduates (bring a lot of cheese because there is a lot of whine here). However, there are shards of diamonds here and there. If you are interested in movies, especially the real struggles those in the business face each day, this is a must read. Be forewarned, however, this is not a how to guide and it will take a while to uncover the good stuff, but the hunt is worth it.

Billy frolick is God.

I don't know Billy Frolick, and I'm not familiar with his book, but I think he's brilliant, and I want to work with him someday.