On Set With John Carpenter

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On Set with John Carpenter 

Hardcover – Illustrated, October 21, 2014

Collects production stills, candids, and behind the scene photographs the author took while working as the unit photographer for John Carpenter in the 1970s and 80s.

John Carpenter’s producing partner Debra Hill hired photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker to be the unit photographer on Halloween, and Kim soon became part of Carpenter’s filmmaking family, going on to shoot stills on the sets of some of his most iconic films: 

Halloween

The Fog
Escape from New York
Halloween II 
Christine


Collected together here for the first time is the best of that on-set photography, with iconic, rare, and previously unseen images. All accompanied by exclusive commentary from those involved, including John Carpenter himself, and other key crew and cast.

From production stills, to candids of the stars between takes, and the crew in action, alongside portrait shots of the actors who would eagerly pose for Kim, this book gives an unprecedented glimpse into the action on set with John Carpenter.