Bruce A. Block is a film producer, author[1] and visual consultant whose career spans over 30 years. In 2001, Block's bookThe Visual Story was published.[1] In 2007 it went into a completely revised second edition. In 2020 a revised third edition was published by Routledge Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis.[2]
Block began work as a director of commercials, corporate films, and visual effects at Graphic Films Corporation in Hollywood, California. He became a film and visual consultant on such films asIrreconcilable Differences (1984) andBachelor Party (1984). He has gone on to be a consultant for films such asStuart Little (1999),As Good as It Gets (1997) andSpanglish (2004). As a film producer, Block has produced and co-produced the filmsFather of the Bride (1991),Father of the Bride II (1995),Disney's The Parent Trap (1998),What Women Want (2000),Something's Gotta Give (2003), andThe Holiday (2006).[citation needed]
In 2007, Block was featured in an on-camera interview, discussing visual style, for the 40th Anniversary DVD release of the filmThe Graduate.[3][4] Block's audio commentary as a film historian is also featured in the 2008 Collector's Edition DVD of the classic 1960 filmThe Apartment.[5]
Block is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University with a degree in theatre directing. Block also received an MFA from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He is now a tenured professor at USC teaching classes in production and visual structure. Block holds the Sergei Eisenstein Endowded Chair in Cinematic Design.[6]
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