Filmmaking and production Books
Taylor & Francis SingleCamera Video
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Cheerful Subversives Guide to Independent Filmmaking
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Art and Craft of Motion Picture Editing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Prepping and Shooting Your Student Short Film
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Taylor & Francis Women Do Genre in Film and Television
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Taylor & Francis Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video
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Taylor & Francis Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Making a Scene in Documentary Film
Book SynopsisThis collection of iconic interviews helps demystify the documentary filmmaking process by deconstructing the most relevant and important scenes in some of today''s most well-known documentary films. It offers concrete, real-world examples of the situations and decisions that filmmakers navigate. We go behind the scenes with the creators to learn the methodologies and approaches these directors, cinematographers, editors, and sound recordists have taken to bring these amazing documentaries to life.What makes a great scene? Why are they so important in the construction of a great film? The interviews included offer excellent insights from the directors of the award-winning The Truffle Hunters, My Octopus Teacher, Collective, Knock Down the House, Dick Johnson Is Dead, and Trapped; the cinematographer of RBG, Julia, and Fauci; the editor of Time; and sound recordist of Tiger King. Award-winning documentTable of ContentsForeword; 1 - Introduction - Scenes, Styles, and Genres; 2 – Observational - Truffle Hunters; 3 - Interview-Led - Trapped; 4 - Hybrid and Performative - Dick Johnson Is Dead; 5 - Poetic and Character-Led -Time; 6 - Archive - RBG; 7 - Natural History Genre - My Octopus Teacher; 8 - Competition Genre - Knock Down the House; 9 - Investigative Genre – Collective; 10 - Crime Drama Series - Tiger King; Addendum - Film List by Style and Genre; Acknowledgments; Index
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Taylor & Francis The Art of Directing
Book SynopsisThis accessible book is an exploration of the condition of the director from an insiderâs perspective, discussing how directors survive and thrive in the immensely challenging environment of the film and television industry. By exploring the directorâs condition through the lens of the authorâs own lengthy and varied experience, this book provides a unique, but generally applicable, insight into the world of directing. It constitutes, not just a helpful walk-through of the various craft-skills a director must possess, but also a guide to negotiating the many pitfalls the unwary director may encounter in the industry. In addition, it explores the necessary prerequisites to excel in the field, whilst positioning itself as a very contemporary take on the subject, including such topics as directing action, working with actors in intimate and intense scenes, and the important and expanding aspect of the directorâs relationships with visual effects in film. Structured as a
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Taylor & Francis MicroBudget Methods of Cinematic Storytelling
Book SynopsisThis accessible handbook is a practical guide to the concepts and techniques of micro-budget, cinematic storytelling. Itâs written to be useful and efficient, packed with lessons, examples and practices from the Authorâs extensive filmmaking experience and decades of teaching students all over the world.Demystifying the complex creative process involved in filmmaking, this text provides concrete, detailed and specific steps to develop innovative concepts and execute effective films with micro-budget methods. With a wide range of references, instruction, and illustrations, the reader will learn how to make the most of powerful cinematic tools under budgetary constraints. The focus on cinematic storytelling addresses the fundamentals of understanding principles in all creative practices in any genre, platform, style or duration of any narrative art. The information and lessons here are foundational, presenting a new perspective on the creative process for beginners and experienced alike.This book is the go-to resource for beginners and students entering todayâs industry, as well as those micro-budget and low-budget filmmakers looking for expert inspiration and insight.
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Taylor & Francis Cutting Rhythms
Book SynopsisThere are many books on the technical aspects of film and video editing. Much rarer are books on how editors think and make creative decisions. Filled with timeless principles and thought-provoking examples from a variety of international films, the third edition of Karen Pearlmanâs 'Cutting Rhythms' offers an in-depth study of the film editorâs rhythmic creativity and expertise, the processes and tools editors use to shape rhythms, and how rhythm works to engage audiences in film. Cutting Rhythms is written for students, editors and filmmakers who are learning their craft, and more experienced practitioners who enjoy engaging with ideas about creative process. This fully revised and updated edition contains: A comprehensive definition of what rhythm in film editing is made from, how it is shaped and what it is for Updated discussions of editorâs creative expertise and how to develop it. Tips on how to create and sustain audience empathy and eng
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Editing and Montage in International Film and
Book SynopsisEditing and Montage in International Film and Video presents a theoretical and practical approach to the art of editing. In this book, Luís Fernando Morales Morante explores the international history, technology, theory, practical techniques, psychology, and cognitive effects of editing across a range of media from around the world, featuring case studies from film, dramatic television, news media, music videos, commercials, and mobile-delivered formats, from the films of Sergei Eisenstein to Michael Jackson's Thriller to coverage of the 2012 U.S. presidential elections. The book includes self-study exercises throughout to help readers put theory into practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Editing and Montage: Definition and Scope of Practice2. Development of Techniques and Theories3. Spaces, Functions and Possibilities of Editing4. Cuts, Transitions and Audiovisual Grammar5. A Theoretical Model of Editing6. Technological Beginnings and Evolution of Editing7. Filming with Editing in Mind8. Editing in Practice9. Psychological and Perceptual Bases of Editing10. Research on Editing and Its EffectsBibliography and References
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Cambridge University Press Shakespeare Spectatorship and the Technologies of Performance
Book SynopsisShakespeare, Spectatorship and the Technologies of Performance examines how rapid changes in performance technologies affect modes of spectatorship for early modern drama. It argues that seemingly disparate developments such as the revival of early modern architectural and lighting technologies, digital performance technologies and the hybrid medium of theatre broadcast are fundamentally related. How spectators experience performances is not only affected in medium-specific ways by particular technologies, but is also connected to the plays'' roots in early modern performance environments. Aebischer''s examples range from the use of candlelight and re-imagined early modern architecture, to set design, performance capture technologies, digital video, social media, hologram projection, biotechnologies and theatre broadcasts. This book argues that digital and analogue performance technologies alike activate modes of ethical spectatorship, requiring audiences to adopt an ethical standpoiTrade Review'This is a brilliant, timely and provocative work of criticism, and a delight to read. Pascale Aebischer is leading the conversation in this field, and she continues to blaze a trail for the rest of us. This book is exemplary performance scholarship: rigorously argued and theoretically-informed, yet written with such a readable style and attention to detail that the performances described really come alive in the mind of the reader.' Stephen Purcell, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction. Shakespeare, spectatorship and technologies of performance; Part I. Candlelight and Architecture at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: 1. Dominic Dromgoole's The Changeling (2015): social division and anamorphic vision; 2. Dominic Dromgoole's The Tempest (2016): labour, technology and the gender of theatrical magic; Part II. Digital Technologies and Early Modern Drama at the National Theatre and the RSC: 3. Stanislavski in the closet: Joe Hill-Gibbins' Edward II (National Theatre, 2013); 4. 'Tech-enabled' theatre at the RSC: digital performance and Gregory Doran's Tempest (RSC, 2016); Part III. 'Invisible' Technology and 'Liveness' in Digital Theatre Broadcasting: 5. Hamlet in parts: Robin Lough's RSC live cinema broadcast of Simon Godwin's Hamlet (8 June 2016); 6. Offstage dynamics and the virtual public sphere in Cheek by Jowl's live stream of Measure for Measure (2015); Concluding most obscenely: offstage technophelias.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Friedkin Connection
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Seduction Sex Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughess
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Guaranteed to engross anyone with any interest at all in Hollywood, in movies, in #MeToo and in the never-ending story of men with power and women without.” — New York Times Book Review “The stories Longworth uncovers—about Katharine Hepburn and Jane Russell, yes, but also Ida Lupino and Faith Domergue and Anita Loos—are so rich, so compelling, that they urge you to question how much else in history has been lost within the swirling vortex of Great Men.” — Atlantic “A compelling and relevant must-read.” — Entertainment Weekly “A first-rate work of cultural curation, in which Longworth combs the countless stacks of Hollywood memoirs and biographies, with a focus on the pathological predations of Howard Hughes, Texas millionaire, starmaker and film producer.” — USA Today (four stars) “An astute and entertaining takedown of the movie industry, the press and the multimillionaire turned wannabe filmmaker Howard Hughes. Hardly anyone emerges from the pages of Seduction unblemished by selfishness and greed once they are touched by the movie business and its promise of wealth, power and fame.” — Associated Press “From the force behind the You Must Remember This podcast comes a book exploring the glamour of classic Hollywood cinema through the lens of Texas business magnate, filmmaker (Hell’s Angels, Scarface), and notorious womanizer Howard Hughes—think a Harvey Weinstein–esque character decades before #MeToo.” — Vanity Fair “Longworth blasts through the seductive narratives propagated by men in the film business to uncover the dark stories underneath.” — The Cut “Vibrant… A compulsive page-turner… Much of Seduction reads like a long overdue act of redress, repositioning women into the more central positions where they belong.” — Los Angeles Times “Longworth pulls back the curtain on Hollywood’s golden age to reveal, through the stories of some of the actresses pursued by legendary millionaire mogul Howard Hughes, its dark and lasting legacy of power inequity, harassment, and abuse.” — Bustle “Seduction reads like a scandal sheet tempered with primary and secondary research.” — Los Angeles Review of Books “A candid portrait of the multifaceted millionaire…As his romantic tastes shifts from known quantities — like Hepburn, Rogers and Gardner — to powerless unknowns, Seduction reveals the root of Hughes’s interest in women: a desire to exert total control, rather than true affection.” — Washington Post “Audacious and welcome.” — Sight and Sound “Jam-packed with Hollywood scandal and history.” — Refinery 29 “Karina Longworth loves Hollywood the way it ought to be loved — mercilessly. She is a skeptic without cynicism, a feminist without apology, and in Seduction she has found the great subject that her essential podcast has long promised” — James Kaplan, author of Sinatra “An entertaining and timely tour of early Hollywood mores and manipulation. No matter how much you think you know about golden age Hollywood, Longworth serves up fascinatingly fresh perspective on the ways male desire and power shaped movie mythology.” — Joy Press, author of Stealing the Show “Full of insight...illuminating and memorable.” — Booklist “A history that shows clearly how powerful men exploited actresses long before the #MeToo movement began. Hollywood historian Longworth has mined memoirs, biographies, magazines, newspapers, and archives to create an entertaining, gossip-filled portrait of the film capital’s golden age… A lively—and often sordid—Hollywood history.” — Kirkus Reviews “Throughout this densely researched and lively book the siren song of the new medium of film is heard.” — Cineaste
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lights Camera Magic The Making of Fantastic
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Looseleaf for Dynamics of Mass Communication
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£140.40
Penguin Putnam Inc River of Shadows
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MO - University of Illinois Press JeanPierre and Luc Dardenne
Book SynopsisPresents a book-length study of the Belgian brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. This book analyses their directorial style and explores the philosophical issues dealt with in their films. It discusses the Dardennes' varied and searching career from its inception in the late 1970s.Trade Review"Meticulously researched and fluently written, it makes a very substantial and important contribution to the literature on two enormously important film-makers."--H-France Review"In this masterful, efficient study, Mai reviews their canon with sensitivity, insight, and respectful objectivity. Recommended."--Choice"An innovative, intelligent introduction to the work of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Mai delivers a lucid, critically engaged account of the filmmakers' influences and their own unique style.”--Sarah Cooper, Reader in Film Theory and Aesthetics, King's College London"Intelligently argued. . . . A keenly observed account of the Dardennes' work, and whets the appetite for new, or renewed, viewings of the film."--Modern & Contemporary France
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MO - University of Illinois Press Spike Lee
Book SynopsisSince the release of Do the Right Thing in 1989, Spike Lee has established himself as a cinematic icon. Lee's mostly independent films garner popular audiences while at the same time engaging in substantial political and social commentary. The author argues that Lee uses excess in his films to intervene in issues of philosophy, politics, and art.Trade Review"This collection brings valuable attention to the largely overlooked experiences of Asian Americans in the southern US. . . . An important contribution to Asian American studies. Essential."--Choice "In this invaluable study, Todd McGowan describes Spike Lee as a political theorist whose films always go 'too far.' In this way Lee vividly illustrates how we are defined as human subjects by what 'exceeds' us: the disturbing and often unconscious passions that break out in sexuality, violence, and the racism we disclaim. According to McGowan, far from considering this excess of being from a moralistic perspective, Lee uses each of his films to explore both its deadly consequences and its ambiguous role in driving the passions bound up in thought, emotion, and behavior. This book brings the kind of philosophical focus to Lee's work that has long been needed, without sacrificing close attention to the aesthetic elements and historical contexts of the films." --Susan White, Associate Professor of Film and Literature, University of Arizona"McGowan's decision to ignore the specificity of Lee's life and engage a rather theoretical, straightforwardly auteurist reading of Lee's oeuvre yields specific, fascinating readings of individual films."--Slant Magazine "Several of the films produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and directed by the prominent director Spike Lee are intricately analysed by Todd McGowan with poise, eloquence, and succinctness ending in a brilliant diegesis. From the start the author formulates for the reader the profound value the concept excess holds in crucially interpreting Spike Lee as not only an iconic political filmmaker but an artist committed to using excess as a unique peculiarity throughout his film repertoire."--Ethnic and Racial Studies"A solid look at director Spike Lee's often controversial and always to-the-point films. . . . A well-thought-out assessment."--Library Journal"Spike Lee is an enlightening take on the numerous ways excess plays a significant role in the films of Spike Lee and serves as an alternative look into a complex filmmaker."--Film Matters
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University of Illinois Press John Sayles
Book SynopsisA consideration of the distinctly independent filmmaker's explicitly political cinemaTrade Review"An insightful and thorough study of an important film director. Bringing to bear his broad knowledge of cinema, literature, and popular culture, David R. Shumway's study will appeal to fans of Sayles's work and others interested in the politics of American cinema."--Lucy Fischer, editor of American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations"A thoughtful overview."--Times Literary Supplement
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University of Washington Press Thomas Vinterbergs Festen The Celebration
Book SynopsisDanish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg's film Festen ("The Celebration") was the first film from the Dogme 95 stable. Adhering to Dogme's cinematic purity, Festen was a commercial and critical success, winning the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1998. This study examines the history and context of the film.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Festen and Film History 1. Dogma 95 and Danish Cinema 2. The Auteur and Cinema History 3. Dogma 95 and the Death of Film Part II. Festen’s bodies 4. The Handheld Camera 5. The Hotel 6. Sense Memory and the Haptic Part III. Festen’s ghosts 7. The Story of Allan 8. Festen from Screen to Stage 9. Media and Time Appendix A. Dogma 95 Manifesto and Vow of Chastity Appendix B. Festen: Data Appendix C. Thomas Vinterberg: An Annotated Filmography Notes Bibliography Index
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Hachette Books Best Possible Place Worst Possible Time
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Alfred A. Knopf The Nolan Variations
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at Christopher Nolan, considered to be the most profound, commercially successful director at work today, written with his full cooperation. A rare, revelatory portrait, as close as you''re ever going to get to the Escher drawing that is Christopher Nolan''s remarkable brain (Sam Mendes). In chapters structured by themes and motifs (Time; Chaos; Dreams), Shone offers an unprecedented intimate view of the director. Shone explores Nolan''s thoughts on his influences, his vision, his enigmatic childhood past--and his movies, from plots and emotion to identity and perception, including his latest blockbuster, the action-thriller/spy-fi Tenet (Big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable--Variety). Filled with the director''s never-before-seen photographs, storyboards, and scene sketches, here is Nolan on the evolution of his pictures, and the writers, artists, directors, and thinkers who have inspired and informed his films. Fabulous: intelligent, illuminating, rigorous, and highly readable. The very model of what a filmmaking study should be. Essential reading for anyone who cares about Nolan or about film for that matter.--Neal Gabler, author of An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood and Walt Disney, The Biography
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Diversified Publishing The Ride of a Lifetime
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARRobert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era.In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger answers the question: What are the qualities of a good leader? He shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including:• Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming.• Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. • Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale. • Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology. “The ideas in this book strike me as universal,” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.”
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Holt McDougal Making Documentary Film and Videos
Book SynopsisThe classic guide to making documentaries, now revised and expanded for today''s filmmakerThe second edition of Making Documentary Films and Videos fully updates the popular guidebook that has given readers around the world the knowledge and confidence to produce their first documentary film. It traces two main approachesrecording behavior and re-creating past eventsand shows you how to be successful at each. Covering all the steps from concept to completion, with chapters on visual evidence; documentary ethics; writing for documentaries; budgeting; assembling a crew; film and sound recording; casting and directing actors and nonactors; and editing for the audience, this book can help you successfully bring to life the documentary you want to make.The second edition includes a discussion of truth, reality, and honesty in the current filmmaking environment new advice on how to get started in documentary filmmaking an expanded section on re
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The University Press of Kentucky Columbia Pictures
Book SynopsisAn amply-illustrated chronology and filmography of Columbia Pictures, 1920-1991.
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University Press of Kentucky Otto Preminger
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The University Press of Kentucky City of Dreams
Book SynopsisExplores the many faces of Universal Pictures throughout its history.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Woman's Director and Women's Friendships Collaboration and Chastisement Tone, Genre, and the Actor's Director Masculinity and the Man Who Drinks Edelkayt The Theatricality of Gender and Drag Performance Queer Musical Excess Race, Nation, and Gendered Noir Anxiety Ethnic Assimilation and 1950s Hollywood Conclusion
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The University Press of Kentucky Hitchcock and the Censors
Book SynopsisHighlights the director's theories of suspense as well as his magician-like touch when negotiating with code officials.Table of ContentsOrigin of the Code Censors at Work The British Board of Film Censors The British Gaumont Thrillers Hitchcock and Selznick Rebecca (1940) Foreign Correspondent (1940) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Suspicion (1941) Saboteur (1942) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Lifeboat (1944) Spellbound (1945) Notorious (1946) The Paradine Case (1947) Hitchcock and Transatlantic Rope (1948) Under Capricorn (1949) Hitchcock and Warner Bros. Stage Fright (1950) Strangers on a Train (1951) I Confess (1953) Dial M for Murder (1954) Hitchcock in Ascendance Rear Window (1954) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Trouble with Harry (1955) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) The Wrong Man (1956) Vertigo (1958) North by Northwest (1959) Psycho (1960) The Birds (1963) Marnie (1964) Torn Curtain (1966) Television Censorship Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Decline of the Code The Rise of the Rating System Topaz (1969) Frenzy (1972) Family Plot (1976) Conclusion
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The University Press of Kentucky Wild Bill Wellman
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University of Minnesota Press SelfProjection
Book SynopsisLinda Haverty Rugg explores how nondocumentary narrative art films create alternative forms of collaborative self-representation and selfhood. Lively and accessible, Self-Projection sheds new light on the films of iconic directors and on art cinema in general, ultimately showing how film can transform not only the autobiographical act, but what it means to have a self.Trade Review"Self-Projection is an innovative and engaging study that offers an insightful theoretical analysis of what constitutes the autobiographical in film. It will make a valuable and provocative contribution not just to the field, but to the larger question of intersubjectivity in self-representational discourse. This is the book we’ve been waiting for." —Julia Watson, Ohio State University"This book is unique within film studies. Although Linda Haverty Rugg treats a range of familiar topics—from auteur theory to autobiography to art cinema—she brings them together in a way that is thoroughly her own. Rugg gives a wide-ranging and compelling argument for why it matters that filmmakers choose to enter their own works: a recognition of the complexity of the ways this relation takes place, an account of its importance for coming to terms with their films, and a clear and articulate road map for how to think about it." —Daniel Morgan, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Without a You, No I: Cinematic Self-Projection1. The Director’s Body2. The Director Plays Director3. Actor, Avatar4. Self-Projection and the Cinematic ApparatusConclusion: The Eye/I of the AuteurNotesBibliographyFilmographyIndex
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Greenery Press (CA) DIY Porn Handbook A HowTo Guide to Documenting
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen
Book SynopsisA comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek and Roman cultures and explores the tension between pagan and Christian worlds.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction 1Arthur J. Pomeroy PART I The Development of the Depiction of Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen 15 1 Greece and Rome on Screen: On the Possibilities and Promises of a New Medium 17Pantelis Michelakis 2 The Creation of the Epic: Italian Silent Film to 1915 37Irmbert Schenk 3 From 1916 to the Arrival of Sound: The Systematization, Expressivity and Self–reflection of the Feature Film 61Maria Wyke 4 The Resurgence of Epics in the 1950s: Classical Antiquity in Post–war Hollywood 91Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos 5 Hollywood Ascendant: Ben–Hur and Spartacus 119Fiona Radford 6 The Peplum Era 145Arthur J. Pomeroy PART II Comedy, Drama, and Adaptation 161 7 Hollywood Meets Art-House Cinema: Michael Cacoyannis’s “Hybrid” Euripidean Trilogy 163Anastasia Bakogianni 8 Greek Tragedy as Theater in Screen-Media 187Meredith E. Safran 9 Greece and Rome on the Comic Screen 209Lisa Maurice 10 The Return of a Genre 233Jerry Benjamin Pierce 11 Franco Rossi’s Adaptations of the Classics 253Arthur J. Pomeroy 12 I, Claudius and Ancient Rome as Televised Period Drama 271Juliette Harrisson 13 Premium Cable Television 293Monica S. Cyrino 14 Thinking through the Ancient World: “Late Antique Movies” as a Mirror of Shifting Attitudes towardsChristian Religion 307Filippo Carlà–Uhink 15 Non-western Approaches to the Ancient World: India and Japan—Classical Heritage or Exotic Occidentalism? 329Anja Wieber PART III Film Production and Ancient World Cinema 349 16 Man to Man: Music and Masculine Relations in Ben–Hur (1925 and 1959) 351Stephan Prock 17 Visual Poetry on Screen: Sets and Costumes for Ancient Greek Tragedy 385Alejandro Valverde García 18 Filming the Ancient World: Have Film Historians Made a Spectacular Omission of Epic Proportions? 403Harriet Margolis PART IV The Ancient World as an Idea 427 19 High Art and Low Art Expectations: Ancient Greece in Film and Popular Culture 429Alastair J. L. Blanshard 20 “Soft” Science Fiction and Technical Fantasy: The Ancient World in Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Dr Who 449Otta Wenskus 21 The Ancient World is Part of Us: Classical Tragedy in Modern Film and Television 467Anastasia Bakogianni 22 Ancient World Documentaries 491Fiona Hobden 23 Mythology for the Young at Heart 515Martin Lindner Index 535
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St Martin's Press Solid Ivory
Book SynopsisThe irreverent, brilliant memoirs of the legendary filmmaker James IvoryIn Solid Ivory, a carefully crafted mosaic of memories, portraits, and reflections, the Academy Awardwinning filmmaker James Ivory, a partner in the legendary Merchant Ivory Productions and the director of A Room with a View, Howards End, Maurice, and The Remains of the Day, tells stories from his remarkable life and career as one of the most influential directors of his time. At times, he touches on his love affairs, looking back coolly and with unexpected frankness.From first meeting his collaborator and life partner, Ismail Merchant, at the Indian Consulate in New York to winning an Academy Award at age eighty-nine for Call Me by Your Name; from seeing his first film at age five in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to memories of Satyajit Ray, Jean Renoir, The New Yorker magazine's film critic Pauline Kael (his longtime enemy), Vanessa Redgrave, J.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Writing for Television Radio and New Media
Book SynopsisYou can trust Hilliard's WRITING FOR TELEVISION, RADIO, AND NEW MEDIA to provide you with thorough and up-to-date coverage of the principles, techniques, and approaches of writing for television, radio, and the Internet. You'll learn about writing for a variety of formats, such as commercials, news and sports, documentaries, reality programs, talk shows, interviews, music programs, and drama and sitcoms. The book's comprehensive content, excellent organization, attention to form, and good examples ensure that you will be well trained for a career in the field.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Mass Media. 2. Basic Elements of Production. 3. Format and Style. 4. Commercials and Announcements. 5. News and Sports. 6. Features, Documentaries, and Reality Programs. 7. Interviews and Talk Programs. 8. Music, Variety, and Comedy. 9. Corporate, Educational, and Children's Programs. 10. The Play. 11. Professional Opportunities.
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Alfred A. Knopf Conversations with Woody Allen His Films the
Book SynopsisIn discussions that begin in 1971 and end in 2009, Allen talks about every facet of moviemaking through the prism of his own work as well as the larger world of film, and in so doing reveals an artist’s development over the course of his career. He speaks about his influences and about the genesis of his ideas; about writing, casting, acting, shooting, directing, editing, and scoring—and throughout shows himself to be thoughtful, honest, self-deprecating, always witty, and often hilarious.
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Abrams The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars Ships Battles
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Amazon Publishing David Lynch The Man from Another Place 10 Icons
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc J. Edgar: The Shooting Script
Book SynopsisAs the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled, and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, "J. Edgar" also stars Academy Award[registered] nominee Naomi Watts ("21 Grams") as Helen Gandy, Hoover's longtime secretary; Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") as Hoover's protege Clyde Tolson; and Oscar[registered] winner Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love") as Hoover's over-protective mother, Anne Marie Hoover. The main cast also includes Josh Lucas ("Life as We Know It") as the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose son's kidnapping changes the public profile of the FBI, as well as Damon Herriman ("TV's Justified") and Ken Howard ("Grey Gardens"). "J. Edgar" is produced by Eastwood, Oscar[registered] winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind", "Frost/Nixon") and Oscar[registered] nominee Robert Lorenz ("Letters from Iwo Jima", "Mystic River").Trade Review"J. Edgar is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale... Starring an impressive Leonardo DiCaprio and crafted with Clint Eastwood's usual impeccable professionalism, J. Edgar gets its power from the way the director's traditional filmmaking style interacts with the revisionist thrust of Dustin Lance Black's script." -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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Counterpoint Hope for Film: A Producer's Journey Across the
Book Synopsis“Essential for the aspiring filmmaker,” this is an inspiring, tell-all look at the independent film business from one of the industry’s most passionate supporters (Todd Solondz, director of Welcome to the Dollhouse)Hope for Film captures the rebellious punk spirit of the indie film boom in 1990s New York City and its collapse two decades later to its technology-fueled regeneration and continuing streaming-based evolution. Ted Hope, whose films have garnered 12 Oscar nominations, draws from his own personal experiences working on the early films of Ang Lee, Eddie Burns, Alan Ball, Todd Field, Hal Hartley, Michel Gondry, Nicole Holofcener, and Todd Solondz, as well as his tenures at the San Francisco Film Society, Fandor, and Amazon Studios, taking readers through the decision-making process that brought him the occasional failure as well as much success.Whether navigating negotiations with studio executives over final cuts or clashing with high-powered CAA agents over their clients, Hope offers behind-the-scenes stories from the wild and often heated world of “specialized” cinema--where art and commerce collide. As mediator between these two opposing interests, Hope offers his unique perspective on how to make movies while keeping your integrity intact and how to create a sustainable business enterprise out of that art while staying true to yourself. Against a backdrop of seismic changes in the independent film industry, from corporate co-option to the rise of social media and the streaming giants, Hope for Film provides not only an entertaining and intimate ride through the business of arthouse movies over the last decades, but also hope for its future.“There is nobody in the independent film world quite like Ted Hope. His wisdom and heart shine through every page.” —Ang Lee, Academy Award winning director of Brokeback Mountain
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Princeton Architectural Press Prop Man: From John Wick to Silver Linings
Book SynopsisThis book explores the varied and unusual prop work of movie and TV graphic prop designer Ross MacDonald. MacDonald's prop work for film and TV is explored through an interview by Steven Heller, a photographic essay on his work on National Treasure, and a collection of his work (building and designing the physical pieces as well as the graphic ones) divided into categories including books, cards and letters, and documents, such as maps and legal papers. This book includes many of his most popular props for movies and shows such as Silver Linings Playbook, National Treasure, Baby's Day Out, Boardwalk, The Knick, Parks and Rec, and many, many more.
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Titan Books Ltd Marvel 's Avengers: An Insider's Guide to the
Book SynopsisA celebratory guide to Marvel Studios' four epic Avengers movies from The Avengers (2012) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Includes exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of the super hero films that defined a generation of cinema! Including interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and more! Packed with stunning photography and concept art from the biggest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
£21.59
Titan The Eternals Movie Special
Book SynopsisA celebratory guide to the Marvel Studios movie.Behind the scenes on the new movie with interviews, art and photos from the Marvel Studios film.
£19.99
Robert D. Reed Publishers HOLLYWOOD From Below the Line: A Prop Master's
Book SynopsisHOLLYWOOD From Below the Line: A Prop Master's Perspective Steven M. Levine, a veteran Hollywood property master, through both humorous recollections and poignant stories, not only takes the reader onto a Hollywood set as aTrade Review"Steven clearly shows how vitally important props are to an actor--and to a film. His book is full of amazing information, anecdotes, and details only an insider would know. This is a wonderful, personal view of an often-overlooked, rarely written about, fascinating part of show business. My personal favorite is the chapter on Pee-wee's Big Adventure!" -- Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens, Actor
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Rutgers University Press The Movie Musical
Book SynopsisPutting Asian and European musicals into conversation with Hollywood classics like Singin’ in the Rain and La La Land, this study demonstrates the flexibility and durability of the genre. It explores how the movie musical mediates between nostalgia and technical innovation, while foregrounding the experiences of women, immigrants, and people of color.Trade Review"In her follow-up to The Migration of Musical Film, Desiree Garcia discards the ‘boom and bust’ narrative stubbornly bonded to the Hollywood musical—along with its link to ‘mindless’ escapism. Through attentive, close readings, The Movie Musical unearths ways that musicals accommodate changing times and audiences, acknowledging their insights about the cultures and audiences in which they work—and actually help construct. A welcome addition to film musical and genre scholarship." -- Caryl Flinn * author of Brass Diva and The Sound of Music (BFI Film Classics) *"‘S Wonderful! ‘S Marvelous! How can such a diverse genre be covered so well in so short a book? Desirée Garcia’s The Movie Musical adeptly surveys its long history and recurring conventions while offering a global perspective that enables her to discuss the genre in original and innovative ways." -- Steven Cohan * author of Incongruous Entertainment, Hollywood by Hollywood, and Hollywood Musicals *"Dartmouth College professor and author Desirée J. Garcia’s tightly packed and deeply researched study examines the genre’s illumination of more than just our collective daydreams and escape impulses." * Chicago Tribune *“The Movie Musical covers the genre’s history and conventions well while offering some interesting new perspectives on what the musical is, what it has done, and what it can do.” -- Medien Wissenschaft * Drew Bassett *Table of ContentsContents INTRODUCTION THE MUSICAL AS ARCHIVE THE MUSICAL AS SOCIETY THE MUSICAL AS MEDIATION ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS FURTHER READING WORKS CITED INDEX
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Rutgers University Press Martin Scorsese and the American Dream
Book SynopsisMore than perhaps any other major filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has grappled with the idea of the American Dream. His movies are full of working-class strivers hoping for a better life, from the titular waitress and aspiring singer of Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore to the scrappy Irish immigrants of Gangs of New York. And in films as varied as Casino, The Aviator, and The Wolf of Wall Street, he vividly displays the glamour and power that can come with the fulfillment of that dream, but he also shows how it can turn into a nightmare of violence, corruption, and greed. This book is the first study of Scorsese’s profound ambivalence toward the American Dream, the ways it drives some men and women to aspire to greatness, but leaves others seduced and abandoned. Showing that Scorsese understands the American dream in terms of a tension between provincialism and cosmopolitanism, Jim Cullen offers a new lens through which to view such seemingly atypical Scorsese films as The Age of Innocence, Hugo, and Kundun. Fast-paced, instructive, and resonant, Martin Scorsese and the American Dream illuminates an important dimension of our national life and how a great artist has brought it into focus.Trade Review"Martin Scorsese is a preeminent American filmmaker, and Jim Cullen is a preeminent historian of American culture. Spanning from the director's youth on the mean streets of Manhattan to the closing scene of The Irishman, this book is teeming with brilliant insight into some of the most important films of the last 50 years. Highly recommended for cinephiles and for anyone interested in the story of the American Dream." — Jonathan D. Cohen, co-editor of Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen "Jim Cullen is one of the most acute cultural historians writing today. This sweeping analysis of Martin Scorsese’s films through the lens of the American Dream is a must read for the many fans of the director’s work." — Louis P. Masur, author of The Sum of Our Dreams: A Concise History of AmericaTable of ContentsPreface A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan 1 The Elizabethan Era 2 Redeeming Dreams 3 Impressive Failures 4 Dream Critiques 5 Recurring Dreams Conclusion: Dream of Life Acknowledgments Notes Index
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