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Pictures by Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges uses his Widelux camera to take on-set photos from movie sets since the 1980s, offering commentary and photographs, providing an inside look at the sets of such movies as "The Big Lebowski" and "Blown Away."
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First published October 1, 2003
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Jeff Bridges
39 books39 followersJeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges is an American actor and producer. He comes from a well-known acting family and began his first televised acting in 1958 as a child with his father, Lloyd Bridges, and brother Beau on television's Sea Hunt. Among his best-known major motion films are: Tron (and its sequel), Fearless, Iron Man, The Contender, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds, The Fisher King, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Seabiscuit, Arlington Road, and The Big Lebowski. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart and earned his sixth Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in 2010's True Grit.
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October 13, 2019
I had the feels reading this book. First of all the majority of it was written in Jeff's own writing which made it even more special. The camerawork is stupendous throughout and of course seeing Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman again in shots I've never seen before made me very happy. I'm looking to reading Vol 2 and so very happy that Mr. Bridges shared his work with the world.
June 3, 2020
Jeff and his photography is what original got me on my quest to buy a Widelux. And eventually found myself with his book which is not only a fantastic roll of photography but also a great look at behind the scenes of filmmaking and his career. Can’t wait to get the second volume.
December 24, 2019
I loved this. Great photos with good stories to go with them. It makes me wish I could afford a widelux camera.
September 7, 2008
The best photojournalists make life wider than we could ever imagine. While actor Jeff Bridges is not a photojournalist in the formal sense, he has taken photos on the sets of his films since Karen Allen basically gave him the idea while working together on "Starman," and what he reveals in this book is more than just astounding. It requires words bigger than "astounding," and also words not made up yet that would mean more than "astounding."
Shooting photos with a fickle Widelux camera (which he likes exactly because of its unpredictability, never hewing to staginess), he captures moments with actors, directors and crew members that we'd never expect to find in fabricated Hollywood. His panoramic shots make life huge and each page takes more than a few seconds to look at. You'll get sucked into details you wouldn't find if you merely rushed through this book. There's an especially affecting photo on the set of "The Fisher King," where Robin Williams is entertaining the actors playing mental institution patients, and looking at each face, we see ourselves looking right back at us. We are those emotions that each actor expresses as they watch Robin Williams. And perhaps at the same time, they're thinking of something else besides the jokes. We are contradictory creatures and this photo expresses that the best, something to consider as you page through this book, and you should. Jeff Bridges shows what photography can do when it's done for love, for wanting to capture moments, for wanting to see things differently than we experience them in a single moment.
I recommend this book not only as a huge fan of Jeff Bridges (he's one of my favorite actors), but as one who enjoys seeing what photographs can bring to our eyes that our own eyes can't always see.
Shooting photos with a fickle Widelux camera (which he likes exactly because of its unpredictability, never hewing to staginess), he captures moments with actors, directors and crew members that we'd never expect to find in fabricated Hollywood. His panoramic shots make life huge and each page takes more than a few seconds to look at. You'll get sucked into details you wouldn't find if you merely rushed through this book. There's an especially affecting photo on the set of "The Fisher King," where Robin Williams is entertaining the actors playing mental institution patients, and looking at each face, we see ourselves looking right back at us. We are those emotions that each actor expresses as they watch Robin Williams. And perhaps at the same time, they're thinking of something else besides the jokes. We are contradictory creatures and this photo expresses that the best, something to consider as you page through this book, and you should. Jeff Bridges shows what photography can do when it's done for love, for wanting to capture moments, for wanting to see things differently than we experience them in a single moment.
I recommend this book not only as a huge fan of Jeff Bridges (he's one of my favorite actors), but as one who enjoys seeing what photographs can bring to our eyes that our own eyes can't always see.
April 20, 2009
The more I learn about Jeff Bridges, the more I like the Dude. He's a pretty good photographer, and it's interesting to see all the behind the scene work of films. He gives good stories from the set as well. Anyone in Tron gets my respect.
June 25, 2007
who knew? not only a great actor, but also an amazing photographer. b&w photos on film sets.
August 3, 2012
Great photos by Jeff Bridges. I really enjoyed this book.
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