Carroll Ballard
Nascimento : 1937-10-14, Los Angeles, California, USA
História
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Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937, in Los Angeles) is an American film director.
He started out making documentaries for the U.S. information agency, Beyond This Winter's Wheat (1965) and Harvest (1967); the latter was nominated for an Academy Award. He also made the documentaries The Perils of Priscilla (1969), and Rodeo (1970).
He was second unit director on George Lucas' Star Wars for which he handled many of the outdoor desert scenes. His first solo directing job came when Francis Ford Coppola, a former UCLA classmate, offered him the job of directing The Black Stallion (1979), an adaptation from the novel of the same name by Walter Farley. He went on to direct Never Cry Wolf (1983), a film based on Farley Mowat's autobiographical book of the same name, detailing his experiences with Arctic wolves. He also directed the film Wind (1992).
He later directed the film Fly Away Home (1996), which was nominated for an Academy Award for best cinematography. His most recent film is Duma (2005), about a young South African boy's friendship with an orphaned cheetah. Most of Ballard's films deal with man and his relation to nature and have a strong poetic streak.
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Self
The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by Aki and Mika Kaurismäki along with Anssi Mänttäri and Peter von Bagh in 1985, the festival has played host to an international who’s who of directors and each day begins with a two-hour discussion. To mark the festival’s silver anniversary, festival director Peter von Bagh edited together highlights from these dialogues to create an epic four-part choral history of cinema drawn from the anecdotes, insights, and wisdom of his all-star cast: Coppola, Fuller, Forman, Chabrol, Corman, Demy, Kieslowski, Kiarostami, Varda, Oliveira, Erice, Rouch, Gilliam, Jancso — and 64 more. Ranging across innumerable topics (war, censorship, movie stars, formative influences, America, neorealism) these voices, many now passed away, engage in a personal dialogue across the years that’s by turns charming, profound, hilarious and moving.
Himself
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
Director
Seu grande amigo e guarda-costas é um guepardo. Mas agora é hora de devolver o grande felino à vida selvagem. Tendo como cenário as belas paisagens da África. “Duma” é uma poderosa história de aventura sobre os inquebrantáveis laços de amizade entre um guepardo chamado Duma e um garotinho chamado Xan. Apesar dos poucos 12 anos de idade, Xan terá que enfrentar uma verdadeira prova de amor ao encarar uma expedição que irá cruzar o sul da África a fim de devolver seu melhor amigo à sua verdadeira casa: a natureza.
Self
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
Self
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
Director
Na Nova Zelândia uma garota de 13 anos, Amy Alden, perde sua mãe em um acidente de automóvel. Assim ela vai morar no Canadá com o pai, Thomas, um excêntrico inventor. Lá ela encontra alguns ovos, que tinham caído de uma árvore que fora derrubada. Criando todas as condições propícias, ela consegue chocar os ovos e de repente se torna "mãe" de uma ninhada de gansos selvagens. Acontece que estes pássaros são aves migratórias, assim ela e o pai tentam ensiná-los o caminho de uma reserva florestal, que fica há alguns dias de viagem.
Director
In 1983, yacht sailor Will Parker leads an American crew financed by millionaire Morgan Weld to defeat during the America's Cup race against an Australian crew. Determined to get the prize back, Will convinces Morgan to finance an experimental boat designed by his ex-girlfriend Kate's new beau, Joe Heisler. When the boat is completed, the Americans head to Australia to reclaim the cup.
Director
The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based upon the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.
Director
O filme narra a aventura do biólogo solitário Tyler, que vai viver na região do Ártico para realizar uma pesquisa. Ele observa e registra toda a rotina dos lobos que ali vivem. Suspeitava-se que ali ocorrera uma catástrofe biológica, pois todos caribus da região tinham desaparecido.
Self
The various trials and errors in creating films at Disney, including aspects of "Something Wicked This Way Comes".
Director
Ao viajar com seu pai, o jovem Alec fica fascinado por um misterioso garanhão árabe que é trazido para bordo e empatado no navio em que ele está navegando. Quando afunda tragicamente, ele e o cavalo sobrevivem apenas para ficarem presos em uma ilha deserta. Ele faz amizade com ele, então quando finalmente resgatados, ambos retornam para sua casa, onde logo encontram Henry Dailey, um treinador que já foi um sucesso. Juntos, eles começam a treinar o cavalo para correr contra os mais rápidos do mundo.
Director
Award-winning filmmaker Carroll Ballard’s cinematic science excursion into microcinematography and electronic music.
Cinematography
Oscar Winning short film from 1972
Director
Interviews with a dozen California centenarians against a montage of present day media reportage.
Director
Shot in four days during the 1968 National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City, this lyrical documentary takes you inside the arena atop a 2800 lb bull. Watch Freckles Brown, a legendary cowboy, conferring with a young Larry Mahan, the previous year's champion and see crowd favorite Myrtis Dightman trying to hold his own in a dramatic ride. "Rodeo" shows the classic struggle of man against beast, a matter of life and death. Dick Rosmini's hypnotizing folk-fusion soundtrack and an intricate sound mix add to the climatic result.
Director
The adventures of a cat who endures the indignation of a busy family and the dangers of being lost in a big city.
Writer
A beautifully photographed record of the yearly cycle of planting and growth which culminates in bountiful harvests across the farmlands of the United States. Panoramic in its treatment, the film shows something of the diversity of farming and harvesting techniques, rapid transport to the distant consumer, university research to increase crop yields and industrial ingenuity in devising improved machinery to lighten the farmer's task and increase the productivity of the land.
Director
A beautifully photographed record of the yearly cycle of planting and growth which culminates in bountiful harvests across the farmlands of the United States. Panoramic in its treatment, the film shows something of the diversity of farming and harvesting techniques, rapid transport to the distant consumer, university research to increase crop yields and industrial ingenuity in devising improved machinery to lighten the farmer's task and increase the productivity of the land.
Director of Photography
A beautifully photographed record of the yearly cycle of planting and growth which culminates in bountiful harvests across the farmlands of the United States. Panoramic in its treatment, the film shows something of the diversity of farming and harvesting techniques, rapid transport to the distant consumer, university research to increase crop yields and industrial ingenuity in devising improved machinery to lighten the farmer's task and increase the productivity of the land.
Producer
A beautifully photographed record of the yearly cycle of planting and growth which culminates in bountiful harvests across the farmlands of the United States. Panoramic in its treatment, the film shows something of the diversity of farming and harvesting techniques, rapid transport to the distant consumer, university research to increase crop yields and industrial ingenuity in devising improved machinery to lighten the farmer's task and increase the productivity of the land.
Additional Photography
Um grupo de garotos skatistas tenta impressionar uns aos outros com suas manobras, até que a chegada de uma garota provoca mudanças em um deles.
Director
This eleven-minute documentary from 1965 follows the daily lives of pigs on a farm.
Production Design
An out of work Method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. They want the actor to listen to their problems and go see a psychiatrist so they can get counseling for cheap. The psychiatrist is intrigued by the split personalities indicated by the three separate sets of problems presented by the actor, and soon producers are climbing out of the woodwork trying to buy the rights to the film, while the actor is having trouble keeping his act together.
