The Lion and the Giraffe: A Naturalist's Life in the Movie Business
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593935382 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a youth he became fascinated with natural history and raised hawks, owls, squirrels, and coyotes. One of the great experiences of his early career was a Disney assignment in what was then one of the most remote and least-visited spots on earth. Since then, he has worked on TV and feature films for many of Hollywood's production companies and independents. Jack and Conrad and a helper sailed a 28 foot ketch to the Galåpagos Islands where they lived off the land and filmed wildlife for nearly a year. He lived in Kenya for 32 years and Marchesa Sieuwke Bisleti was his companion until her d
"A great read for anyone interested in film, television, nature, animals, Africa, and more!" according to Allan T. Duffin. Hollywood is chock full of unsung heroes who bust their butts behind the scenes to create the films and television programs that we all enjoy. Jack Couffer's life story (so far) is engagingly told in this fascinating autobiography of a man who has made the most of everything life has offered to him. From building weapons during wartime to capturing animals on film, Couffer peppers his book with enjoyable, riveting anecdotes. His love of life, of his home-away-from-home in Africa, his family and friends, are covered in a fast-moving narrative. Pick up this book -- I hope you'll love it as much as I did!. American Cinematographer Magazine Review American Cinematographer MagazineThe Lion and the GiraffeBy Jack CoufferReviewed by Jim HemphillJack Couffer, ASC has told stories about the subject that consumes him above all others - nature - in an astonishingly broad array of media. He's worked as a director (both first and second unit) and cameraman on everything from low-budget documentaries to enormous Hollywood spectacles, he's written screenplays and novels, and he was a television pioneer with his work for Walt Disney. As one might expect from a filmmaker of such diverse interests and talents, Couffer's memoir The Lion and the Giraffe: A Naturalist's L. "One of the best reads in many years" according to Emunki. Much more than just an in depth study of the film industry, The Lion And The Giraffe is the story of and by a man who loves animals and possesses the unique ability to capture their moods, moves and natural wild instincts on film, often risking his own life to do so. Couffer is blessed with the creative ability to get what is needed against all odds, the man who gets the take, and he possesses a keen descriptive sense when relating his story through the written word. Animals, actors, directors, producers, moguls like Walt Disney all spring to life in this book, along with the many countries he has filmed in, his
Jack and Conrad and a helper sailed a 28 foot ketch to the Galåpagos Islands where they lived off the land and filmed wildlife for nearly a year. Since then, he has worked on TV and feature films for many of Hollywood's production companies and independents. Shortly thereafter, while living aboard their schooner, he enrolled at University of Southern California whe
Jack collaborated with two fellow students, Conrad Hall and Marvin Weinstein, in a class project that won the first (now annual) ASC student film award and sold to TV. Jack has written of this bizarre scheme in his book "Bat Bomb, World War II's Other Secret Weapon". Jack worked at Disney for more than ten years in a variety of functions and participated there in the making of more than two dozen movies. As a part of this team, Jack was drafted into the army. Jack’s son Michael, now a biological consultant, was born in 1962. The remainder of his military duty was as crew on high speed PT type air-sea rescue boats.After the war, Jack worked as a commercial fisherman and paid crew on yachts.InDecember 1947, he married Joan Burger. He lived in Kenya for 32 years and Marchesa Sieuwke Bisleti was his companion until her death in February 2005.Jack is now sharing his life in California with retired actress Jean Allison who was the ingénue in the first feature film he shot.. High with this success, the partners formed a production company and became entrepreneurs while still university students. Half of his military service was spent on this seemingly nutty, but surprisingly valid, idea. One of the great experiences of his early career was a Dis