Ken Burns: The Kindle Singles Interview (Kindle Single) by Tom Roston

Ken Burns: The Kindle Singles Interview (Kindle Single) Reviews

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  Frank

  Great interview
  
  A terrific, insightful portrait of Burns in the form of an interview. Amazon should have Tom Roston do more of these. Can't wait for Burns' Vietnam.
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  Donald Powell

  A very interesting interview of Ken Burns. I got lost in some of his references to film making and some of the people. He seemed very authentic and just what you would expect of him from what his products have been. He is unique and that shines through his work. History is so important for us to progress and repeat things a bit less or a bit less horribly.
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  Robert S

  Ken Burns is arguably the greatest filmmaker of documentaries in history. His documentaries about jazz and baseball are often considered the definitive stories of their times.
  
  The Kindle Singles offers up a short but interesting Q&A with the filmmaker about his most recent work about The Roosevelts, some of his past work, and the future.
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  Owen

  A short but entertaining Q&A with filmmaker Ken Burn which covers his entire career.
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  Theresa Cooper

  Five stars? For an interview? Yes. Let me begin by saying I am quite a fan of Ken Burns' films. I've watched: Brooklyn Bridge, The Shakers, all ten hours of The Civil War, all twelve hours of The West, all fourteen hours of the War, Prohibition, The Dust Bowl, and (just this past weekend) The Central Park Five. And that's only, what, half of his filmography? I plan to watch all his films. Anysue, back to the book... Although I've seen all those films, I didn't really know much- well, anything actually- about Ken Burns the person. It was interesting to hear him speak about his work, himself- and surprising: Ken Burns uses the F-word?! Ken Burns watches Broad City?! I was surprised to learn that he did not have a background / formal education in history. But, well I guess this shouldn't be too surprising- he's a film maker, of course he studied film. Also not surprising: Ken Burns is erudite, knowledgeable,witty... someone that I would enjoy having a conversation with. Someday I would like to meet him and express my admiration for his work.
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  David Stone

  This is the perfect companion to Ken Burns' new film on the Roosevelts. Find out what it was like to direct Meryl Streep or to make Geoffrey Ward cry. Every shot seemed richer to me now that I have a deeper understanding of his method. In particular, I was struck by his comment that he always tries to imagine what a photograph sounds like. And you will have a deeper understanding of Ken Burns himself when you learn that his mother died young and was buried in an unmarked grave. Some will be shocked that Burns never studied history past the 11th grade. But it is his skills as a storyteller and director that transforms the what was of history into what is.
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  Teri

  I am completely captivated by the works of Ken Burns. Tom Roston's interview with Ken Burns sheds a little light on what makes him tick and his thought process when filming some of his previous work, particularly with the PBS series The Roosevelts. He also mentions his upcoming projects and lets the reader know that he's under contract to keep cranking out documentaries through at least 2022.
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  Simon Sweetman

  A safe, but endearing - and interesting-enough - Q&A-as-essay. Burns is thoughtful and wise and has some interesting stories around the making of the films, but particularly around the energy required, the persistence and perseverance necessary and the focus that must take place.
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  Tammy

  Informative insights that make me appreciate Ken Burns that much more. I wish I'd watched his films earlier in life!
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  tiasreads

  Interesting look into the mind of my favorite documentarian. I especially enjoyed the explanations of how he approached some of his films.