Bruce A. Block

Bruce A. Block is a film producer,[1] author[2] and visual consultant whose career spans 30+ years. In 2001, Block's book The Visual Story was published.[3] In 2007 it went into a completely revised second edition.

Block began work as a filmic and visual consultant on such films as Irreconcilable Differences (1984) and Bachelor Party (1984).[1] He has gone on to be a consultant[1] for films such as Stuart Little (1999), As Good as It Gets (1997) and Spanglish (2004). As a film producer, Block has produced and co-produced the films Father 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), and The Holiday (2006).[1]

In 2007, Block was featured in an on-camera interview, discussing visual style, for the 40th Anniversary DVD release of the film The Graduate.[4] Block's audio commentary as a film historian is also featured in the 2008 Collector's Edition DVD of the classic 1960 film The Apartment.[5][6]

Block is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University with a degree in theatre directing.

References
  1. Bruce A. Block at IMDb
  2. Block, Bruce A.; Block, Bruce T. (2001). The Visual Story: Seeing the Structure of Film, TV, and New Media. ISBN 9780240804675.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://classicmovieguide.com/content/view/241/71/
  5. Bruce Block interview announcement March 15, 2007 Archived May 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Bruce Block film historian commentary special feature


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