Coppola's Godfather notebook should be published by Taschen as a facsimil. Priceless for anyone who's into movies in general.
@Tripp19938 жыл бұрын
+Fer Abra I would... LOVE THAT!!! SERIOUSLY!!
@ferabra89398 жыл бұрын
Tripp1993 That document should be studied in film classes all over the world. The thought process from day one of a genius filmmaker making one of the great masterpieces of all time, all in one place...Really priceless.
@Tripp19938 жыл бұрын
Agreed. 100%.
@Tripp19938 жыл бұрын
Good point.
@fede0188 жыл бұрын
It will be. Look it up
@authoroftheaccident5 жыл бұрын
Coppola noting "pitfalls" for the film and basically every scene shows you how self-disciplined and self-critical he was. An invaluable practice for any director.
@ericg11002 жыл бұрын
Yeah what happened
@tristanfoss7469 Жыл бұрын
Acknowledging that you're capable of being wrong is an essential part of life.
@sr.little2128 Жыл бұрын
how many pages does that notebook has?
@Dion19575 жыл бұрын
The "Studio" didn't want Pacino or Brando and they wanted it in 1970's Kansas City. Shows you what Studio Executives know.
@gardenlover96634 жыл бұрын
So true! Executives need to leave the art to the artists.
@eucaliptuspin72083 жыл бұрын
They wanted Elvis Presley for Pacino role and as dumb they were maybe Jackie Chan for Brando role
@vitocorleone60403 жыл бұрын
@@eucaliptuspin7208 😂😂
@Bjork4s2 жыл бұрын
From what I remember Paramount didn't want Pacino because he wasn't all that known at that time, they wanted a bigger A list actor for Michael
@ramonalejandrosuare2 ай бұрын
And now studio executives make all of the creative decisions - which is a big reason why American cinema is where it is now.
@PirateKingofKonoha11 жыл бұрын
I've now caught a glimpse into exactly how hard a normal person has to sweat to become a legend. Coppola is a true genius.
@anwmus9 жыл бұрын
Wow, his notebook, works and writing a script based on a book you love... is even beyond writing a PhD thesis.
@maxwindom120026 күн бұрын
Anybody can get a PhD, only one person can write the Godfather
@TsetsiStoyanova5 жыл бұрын
What a genius, Jesus thats a lot of work
@MrJellyton2 жыл бұрын
"What a genius" that's exactly what I thought too.
@greatspirit2 жыл бұрын
Yeah... genius was the first thing that came to mind... I never understood why Michael choked then didn't drop the gun... All by design... WOW!
@Pimp-Master Жыл бұрын
Oh God, tons of work. Interesting that everybody actually breaks down their task, from DP's on set to singers like Ann Wilson of Heart. Coppola seems very happy to be on set doing his thing, from the pictures including him.
@Horus-Lupercal5 жыл бұрын
You know how sometimes someone is just perfectly born and destined to do something? Coppola was born to direct, thank God he figured that out.
@KOOPISLANDBLUES18 жыл бұрын
Detail , Detail, Detail.
@cbscherger98615 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible. Keep in mind he was in his early 30's when he co-wrote the screenplay and directed the movie.
@MrAitraining5 жыл бұрын
Yes and 2 yrs later with godfather 2 - which was 3 or 4 times the production of GF 1. and he wrote the whole movie with no book to reference from. All fresh stuff. Amazing
@kdizzle901 Жыл бұрын
@@MrAitraining and then did Apocalypse Now 5 years later which is arguably the biggest production he did
@MrAitraining Жыл бұрын
@@kdizzle901 and that almost bankrupted him. Financed it all himself. What a grind. If you never saw "hearts of darkness - a filmmaker's apocalypse", it's amazing. Shows all the shit and stress he had.
@Bjork4s Жыл бұрын
Early 30's and yet he was given a lot of pressure while making the movie especially from Paramount. It was a life or death situation fighting them for certain choices that Coppola felt right and at the end he won. That's impressive
@martymcintosh5026 Жыл бұрын
he definitely had a purple patch in the 70s, the conversation is my personal favorite of his
@davidgray28058 жыл бұрын
Kubrick and Coppola are detailed film makers
@MCMAGIC.6 жыл бұрын
PURÉ GENIUS! Evidence that great things happen when we pay attention to the DETAILS
@HomeAtLast5012 жыл бұрын
FYI --- every director plans his films. This isn't unusual to plan out each scene --- it's the basic nuts and bolts of directing.
@K3vinK5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe my emotions was being manipulated so carefully in that shooting scene in the restaurant .. now I get it.
@MrAitraining10 жыл бұрын
I think it's great how much Coppola respected Mario and the book in preparing the movie. Mario was with him throughout and Francis let Puzo edit lines and scenes if he felt it shud be changed. A great partnership!
@angelacarleton95755 жыл бұрын
That's what I call "respect!"
@vars2802878 жыл бұрын
Please release that book for free for the betterment of humanity. We need more directors like this.
@charlessmyth8 жыл бұрын
You could buy hundreds of copies and donate them to students of the cinematic arts.
@pasjan11833 жыл бұрын
Naturally, Don coppola could charge a little extra for the pages. After all, we are not communists. (Laughter)
@Nero-ox5tw6 жыл бұрын
I would expect this with most writers, cinematographers or directors but apparently not. No wonder this film was so revolutionary and iconic. The lengths this man went to in ensuring the depiction of the book was as accurate as possible captivating every character and aspect. The notebook not only speaks volumes in work and effort but also the detail in which the film was written, revisiting ideas that could improve or decrease the films quality. This is a lesson for all passionate filmmakers and writers a like. Not for making any old big blockbuster piece of garbage thought up in a staff room full of C grade writers. Real passionate and determined writers who think of stories and films as iconic and cultural as The Godfather.
@abrahamgomez6536 жыл бұрын
Francis Coppola is a genius bottom line. he didn't have enough money and power to crack the system but he tried. he's one of my artistic heroes. GF2, Apocalypse Now, and the Conversation are masterpieces, them alone were enough to solidify him as one of the greats of our time.
@ToxicTurtleIsMad2 жыл бұрын
If he ONLY made the godfather 1, he would still be a legend
@2024TD6 жыл бұрын
What a legend... he directed The Godfather: Parts I & II, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now within 10 years of each other. Coppola reigned supreme over the 70s.
@Revolver19815 жыл бұрын
Yeah but what has he done since lol?
@nothingreally66805 жыл бұрын
Rumble Fish was better than any of those films
@penguinegg015 жыл бұрын
@@nothingreally6680 Never really got Rumble Fish. I always thought it was a downward step for him. Still, each to his own.
@randywhite39475 жыл бұрын
Nothing Really no it isn’t
@Bjork4s2 жыл бұрын
@@Revolver1981 He's just retired, nothing wrong on that, he's still a legend anyways thanks to Godfather
@Rubyvelle8 жыл бұрын
there is infinite genius in his approach, great vid!
@user-zd9yn5mz1f22 күн бұрын
This is why Coppola's films are so amazing - even the less successful ones - because he takes such a thorough and loving accounting of every aspect of the story. You can tell he also enjoys explaining it to people, and he respects his audience. A great American artist.
@soumya_22l2 күн бұрын
His passion for this movie is so inspiring ❤
@msmaggyl5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I could listen to Francis for hours and never get bored! He is a master filmmaker whose attention to detail is spellbinding!
@xavierzaldana707 ай бұрын
notice how he went above and beyond for the film...the writing, self analyzation of scenes, the markers and how excited he got about certain scenes. look what it led him to...one of the most iconic films
@musamasih11335 жыл бұрын
I love Francis Ford Coppola's personality he is very very down-to-earth and he did never change he is a lovable man
@JOHNSTIER235 жыл бұрын
Musa Masih not a bull sh....t artist strictly class
@hitchcomediante5 жыл бұрын
The Notebook, by Francis Ford Coppola.
@gabrielfriedel47548 жыл бұрын
this is ingenious, the way he made audience think in that scene where Michael kills Sollozo and McCluskey
@robharris54675 жыл бұрын
What would have liked was for Michael to have touched his broken jaw while waiting for the subway sound to intensify. That would have made the killing of McLuskey personal not just because he was there as bodyguard for Solozzo.
@johnrobinson44455 жыл бұрын
I love that he is so pleased with his very down-to-earth process. What a great creator he is.
@erichodge5674 жыл бұрын
The greatest thing that Coppola and Puzo did with the script was to identify the spine of the story and leave absolutely everything else out. The most perfect book adaptation ever.
@alexkravtzov91685 жыл бұрын
Pure genius. Just pure genius. I believe that is how films shall be done, with careful studying of the story, notes, re-reading and only then typing "FADE OUT".
@TheRubberStudiosASMR6 жыл бұрын
This is genius. He really knew it inside out. I'd love to see one on Apocalypse Now or Dracula.
@vfigueroa18 жыл бұрын
That book is so valuable!
@natedoggg200210 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Legend! I would die to have that notebook !!!!!
@Emigdema10 жыл бұрын
make one!
@farismag6 жыл бұрын
Its out here is a link if you want to pay it: www.reganarts.com/books/2016/the-godfather-notebook/
@ricardoagila31157 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest film director of all time.
@crowtservo6 жыл бұрын
Coppola’s notes on the Vaginal surgery chapter: “No”.
@adrianothegoat3 жыл бұрын
That’s probably what he said for real
@youtubeistryingtocensorme2 жыл бұрын
Explain please
@adrianothegoat2 жыл бұрын
@@youtubeistryingtocensorme there’s a Vagina surgery in the book that goes on for like 13 pages explaining all the tony details
@downtoearth625228 күн бұрын
@@youtubeistryingtocensormethere was a chapter in the book that was left out of the movie, which was about a vaginal surgery to Lucy Mancini
@youtubeistryingtocensorme28 күн бұрын
@@downtoearth6252 who’s lucy mancini again?
@neilbean4885 жыл бұрын
Greatest filmmaker to me. 1: Francis Ford Copola 2: Stanley Kubrick 3: Alfred Hitchcok 4: Orson Welles 5: Martin Scorsese 6: Steven Spielberg 7: Quentin Tarantino 8: Christopher Nolan 9: Akira Kuroswana 10: George Lucas I'm not putting them in order for who I like more, it's the order that I think is correct. But hey it's just my opinion.
5 жыл бұрын
@VincentHanna121 shut the fuck up,kuriswana was the master of lucus and copola
@fenwaypark17255 жыл бұрын
Try spelling his name right before you start cussing 🤬
@mcd3379 Жыл бұрын
It is absolutely fascinating to have Coppola, one of the old masters who has arguably made two of the greatest films ever made, take you into the "engine room" of his film making - it is a revelation to know that he had a "Godfather Bible" which he created and used to fill in all of the blanks left by the script. Brilliant stuff.
@georgewlamb5923 жыл бұрын
I'm in the middle of writing my PhD thesis right now but struggling for inspiration. This video has just given me the motivation to get back to my desk and write! Amazing work and incredible attention to detail. It's no accident he's one of the greatest directors in history.
@bronxjar8441Күн бұрын
In almost any other director's hands, this would have been a cliched, run of the mill film. It was Coppola who flushed out the feeling of family, culture and relationships. That is what makes this film a classic.
@josephstachler76137 жыл бұрын
It's fun to read the comments saying "please, please release this!" because of course now it is available and it is glorious. Thank you, Francis!
@LoafEye7 жыл бұрын
Joseph Stachler HOW MUCH IS IT?
@Norfolkbabe5786 ай бұрын
This man is a genius, totally talented and ahead of his time. Bravo 🎉
@ek2803 күн бұрын
I think this is the kind of manual labor that goes into making a masterpiece. He probably spent hundreds, maybe even thousands of hours with this notebook, writing, reading, rereading and rewriting it. Today everything is done digitally, in software that offers countless 'features' to make things easier for the writer, more 'efficient', not to speak of the distractions that lie one click away on such devices. This must have a massive impact on the quality of the output, and one of the reasons why most movies today are lacking the kind of depth and attention to detail that movies from that era do have.
@kponly5 ай бұрын
I saw this movie for the first time in 2009. I was 36. When he shot him I started screaming drop the gun, drop the gun! I was so upset. Afterwards I thought ‘that was a bad scene because it took me out of the movie.’ Then I realized no, I was screaming because I was completely bought into the movie and the need to drop the gun. I don’t know why he needed to drop the gun but it was said 2 or 3 times. This movie was a masterpiece.
@rdanielr935 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making the 2 greatest movies of all time.
@shrimpflea3 жыл бұрын
3 greatest
@PrinceSmith76 ай бұрын
4 greatest
@The01t10 жыл бұрын
Amazing director.
@crixxxxxxxxx6 жыл бұрын
He was. Then he lost it.
@ymest269daniel97 жыл бұрын
Very impressive! Real love of the craft.
@JOHNSTIER235 жыл бұрын
ymest269 Daniel yes
@sgopalan5820 күн бұрын
The way he got us, the audience to feel and think exactly the way he wanted throughout the movie is astounding...
@disvillage5 жыл бұрын
That is a priceless interview. Wow, just in those 10 minutes 13 seconds, such a masterful way of teaching. Learning how to construct those notes by putting that paper around the book and the grommets. He is a master of not just his own thoughts, but also of other screen writers and authors.
@RickJones2226 жыл бұрын
I only got to know Coppola from these KZfaq interviews, but I have become such a fan and admirer of his. He is humble and brilliant, and a wonderful artist. Thank you for this!
@rickdynes Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Essential Insights for ANY ARTIST
@Emigdema10 жыл бұрын
very inspirational indeed!
@filmnobelpreis15 күн бұрын
In other words, once a movie director works with as much diligence as a stage director, he is going to create a classic
@BarbaraMerryGeng6 жыл бұрын
I was so excited to find a paper back book, documenting the day by day location shots, and the work that was done, real locations,etc. they even had the recipe for the blood used in the horse head in the bed / Hollywood scene.. wish I still had this book ! I think it was called, “ the filming of The Godfather “ or “ behind the scenes “ something like that..
@binghamguevara68143 жыл бұрын
What’s the title of the book?
@vik_body_beld72946 жыл бұрын
Men like these don't need no computers, CGI, Technical mumbo jumbo....a good old fashioned non-digital reel sony pan vision camera and the rest is just pure skill...its gets crafted into timeless classic..simply serene screenplay and cinematogrophy. Dont recall any other movie showing rural Sicily so beautifully. One look and you want to go there and walk around those mountains, deserted villages. That Appolonia is a beauty, greek godess!
@sidrodriguez54105 жыл бұрын
Yes, watched the making of his 1992 Dracula film and he talked about how strongly he felt that for a movie depicting Victorian era he'd use no digital effects, only strictly visual effects to make it the more realistic for the period being presented. Pure genius.
@anniemihn6 жыл бұрын
The Michelangelo of cinema. EPIC.
@brandonclark78677 жыл бұрын
pure. gold.
@ryebread72242 жыл бұрын
Makes total sense why I’ve been watching this movie for over 20 years and find several new things each time I watch it. Coppola’s attention to detail is unrivaled here.
@ThomasDeLello6 ай бұрын
Fascinating... the nuts and bolts of the making of a masterpiece. Detail, detail and more detail. That's what makes it happen.
@leedummett44126 жыл бұрын
coppola is a genius. this is incredible. his attention to detail is awesome.
@mattwithoutyou2 жыл бұрын
This is almost a masterclass for anyone who is adapting literature to film. Most adaptations are a mess, and I’m convinced a lot of directors do little more than glance at the source material. That’s the difference you get with Coppola and others of his quality, of which there are few.
@DC-no3qt2 жыл бұрын
An incredibly valuable and interesting piece of film making history.
@alpenglow424323 күн бұрын
I had no idea how detailed he is in his notes. I’m fascinated that he would even list the pitfalls of a given scene.
@matsharma7 жыл бұрын
This book is coming out on Nov 16, 2016
@rievans574 күн бұрын
Fascinating. The foundation of the film industry is writing.
@qemajlosmani11 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr.Coppola for the greatest movie of all time.👏🏼
@RADIUMGLASS5 жыл бұрын
He directs with passion, who else can compare?
@OroloroSM10 жыл бұрын
It goes to show, it all comes down to preparation. That's what I learned in my directing classes, and on sets working with Sidney Lumet. Do your homework.
@DeadAbeVigoda5 жыл бұрын
1970s. Prompt book. 2010s. Just CGI it.
@erichodge5674 жыл бұрын
I first saw this piece on a DVD extras disk in a Godfather set. Mind blown. This was the first time that I truly appreciated what the work of making a movie was. The performances in this movie were great because Coppola attended to the nuances of each and every performance.
@conormclaughlan7727 жыл бұрын
Truly inspiring
@lusmas997 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Could watch Coppola discuss Godfather movie all day long. Thanks
@cynthia4326Ай бұрын
Absolutely fascinating.
@fandude75 жыл бұрын
The process of the creation of art. GF, top 5 greatest movies of all time.
@WafcPassion5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully that book will be preserved until the end of time
@adriananderson26974 жыл бұрын
this is SO interesting to me because its very inspiring to know that an experienced director like Coppola broke down even some of the simplest things of the scene. It just shows how even an expert likes to operate. very inspiring.
@Biboche235 жыл бұрын
A masterclass. Really remarkable man. The details alone! ❤️ that’s how you research
@lazarinth57825 жыл бұрын
Now that's how you truly adapt a book into a film!
@nopantssteve67846 күн бұрын
Fuck this is so fucking good whoever ends up with Coppola’s notebook on the Godfather please let me take a peek
@Afaqb6 жыл бұрын
Art... Simply a mastermind. I'm consumed by the detail.
@rickchattopadhyay5962 күн бұрын
Crazy masterpiece a hell of a notes❤
@stephaniestanley80416 жыл бұрын
Francis is so skilled it's humbling. OMG the prep he did. Overwhelming!
@jockoadams33777 жыл бұрын
One person left the cannoli and took the gun.
@Salmontemaki5 жыл бұрын
Jocko Adams that’s what clemenza did, not what he said
@jedisquidward5 жыл бұрын
I am very happy to see that another director has done this before me.
@Bakasama045 жыл бұрын
jedisquidward Yes it is
@samlsmithmusic Жыл бұрын
Proof that this masterpiece was no accident but a true heroic climb by the great Coppola
@rbpompeu12 ай бұрын
Wow! What a masterclass of script research!
@utubedestroysmytime5 жыл бұрын
Some people are born with it. In music too .
@tejjj36 жыл бұрын
this almanac is the handy work of Coppola, he really fought for his art and his vision. Fought for Pacino, fought for so many other things for Brando... He really believed in his art form and it really paid off
@colinrynne45375 жыл бұрын
Amazing craftwork
@beyondcinema10 жыл бұрын
Wow, I believe he did the same for Apocalypse Now
@Ragify710 жыл бұрын
The first drafts were written by John Milius so I doubt it. Maybe he did the same process on the screenplay...well I'm sure he did.
@NostalgiNorden7 жыл бұрын
Well that was a very different shoot all togheter. But he sometimes walked around with the book on set and adapted it on the fly
@TBP12128 жыл бұрын
i know i'm just repeating what everyone else is saying and this will only be seen by people who have watched the video, but this is just terrific
@Bluemgwes6 жыл бұрын
Good god the detail in this is absolutely amazing and is making me fall in love with filmmaking all over again.
@TuberNJ3 жыл бұрын
Could listen to Coppola talk about this film and its sequels for hours!
@willmarin28105 жыл бұрын
what it takes to create one of the most respected films ever
@jdgonzo19825 жыл бұрын
wow...that was interesting!! wish there was more...
@Ghosthound_X Жыл бұрын
Today you can carry a similar type of book for your movie that you keep notes in in the palm of your hand.
@dak2005vn5 жыл бұрын
This is great. His love of the story is evident here. Genius director.
@sumanghimireta1180 Жыл бұрын
I loved how Don Vito get aware from danger and move away from innocent fruit vendor who had nothing do to with the bloodshed. Did anyone notice this one. Such a beautiful concern to the innocent people.
@whiplashfilms10 жыл бұрын
film school 101
@whiplashfilms9 жыл бұрын
starmanbridges Tell me about how leaving that comment made you a better person.
@whiplashfilms9 жыл бұрын
starmanbridges Alright I didn't mean to be nasty, but that's how it came out. If there's someone who is like 12, 13 years old, they just saw the Godfather for the first time and they come on here and see this - it's good to see how the process happens. That's all. It's a very strong and creative way to making a story for a movie.
@LouisJopling8 жыл бұрын
+starmanbridges You need to seriously get over yourself. All he implied was that anybody who is thinking of making a film, then THIS is some great advice to follow. Who the fuck are you to call him out on that?
@dannyo36118 жыл бұрын
+starmanbridges douche
@Revolver19815 жыл бұрын
That's right. The fat man knows his stuff.
@panaredman Жыл бұрын
this is the most important film school video ever for sure core and pitfalls are so good
@luisortizgervasi38202 жыл бұрын
That book must be worth millions now
@RonWylie-gk5lc6 жыл бұрын
I remember those little details from the book like the killing in the restaurant, in the book it says when he shoots the cop in the neck a red mist fills the air and there it was, I was just amazed at the quality of his and Mario's work. The details like red mist made the movie for me
@callmejobson2 жыл бұрын
Very Cool Idea for Coppola or keep track of the ideas that that stuck out to him!