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The "Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock said aspiring film directors should study the best pictures and their directors to fully understand the art of movie-making. Hitchcock's statement can be expanded to include all viewers wanting to fully appreciate the motion pictures we see on today's silver screen. Besides looking at the actual movies Hitchcock refers to there is no better way to study the best of cinema than to read "The 15 Geniuses Behind The Lens." A select group of film directors has largely influenced the look of contemporary movies, beginning with D.W. Griffith and winding through to Steven Spielberg. These 15 directors have demonstrated an approach toward the production of movies that changed the look of films during the peak years in their careers. Directors portrayed include John Ford, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Capra, Orson Welles, Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Walt Disney, Federico Fellini, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese, as well as Griffith and Spielberg. "The 15 Geniuses Behind The Lens" uncovers the methods these film directors took to develop their classics. Fascinating details disclosing their unique vision and their memorable relationships with co-workers and actors in and outside the studios are revealed here in stunning behind-the-scenes accounts. Little known facts which played a huge factor in their work are fully reported in Olsen's monumental book. "These 15 directors weren't imitators, they were inventors," describes author Gary Olsen. "The 15 Geniuses Behind The Lens" is the essential book in understanding today's movies.