Films, cinema Books
Columbia University Press Down and Out in New Orleans
Book SynopsisIn the years since Hurricane Katrina, modern-day bohemians have flocked to New Orleans but often find themselves skirting poverty. Down and Out in New Orleans follows the lives of those on the fringes as they carve out unique paths in a resilient city. Peter J. Marina provides an original glimpse into the subcultures of a city in rapid change.Trade ReviewPeter J. Marina provides an outstanding introduction to the sociology of transgression through his fascinating portrayal of life on the edge in post-Katrina New Orleans. His sociological insight, ethnographic ability, and love of the city uniquely position him to write about the sociology of living 'down and out' in the Crescent City. -- David Gladstone, University of New Orleans Following where Orwell went, Marina takes us on a fascinating odyssey into the pulsating heart of New Orleans. From among the city's weird and outlandish nomadic fringe, we are invited to witness how life in NOLA is lived and negotiated, its culture produced and consumed by its most creative denizens. This is immersive ethnography at its best: moving, engaging, and challenging. Read it. -- Simon Hallsworth, University of Suffolk Marina's Down and Out in New Orleans takes us on a sweet, sweaty shamble through what some might call the 'underbelly' of New Orleans. Reading Marina's beautifully attentive account, though, you realize that 'underbelly' is the wrong corporeal metaphor-because in reality the down-and-out quarters of New Orleans are its hard-beating heart, around which hangs the dangerous dead weight of gentrification, privilege, boredom, and security. -- Jeff Ferrell, author of Tearing Down the Streets and Empire of Scrounge Down and Out in New Orleans offers a vivid portrait of that city, especially its artistic characters, their neighborhoods, and the down-and-out jobs they take. The author, whose fierce love for his hometown glows on every page, brings New Orleans culture into focus and provides an illuminating perspective on its future. -- Elijah Anderson, Yale University Marina takes readers on a tour of the New Orleans you won't see on postcards or in tourism commercials. His New Orleans is a lived-in, off-the-beaten-path place ... occupied by a mix of dropouts, dreamers, and those who simply choose to march to the beat of their own drum. The result is a work that will equally serve sociologists, anthropologists and those who are simply interested in seeing another side of one of the country's most fascinating cities. -- Mike Scott The Times-PicayuneTable of ContentsForeword, by David Brotherton Acknowledgments 1. New Orleans: Romancing the City of Sin and Resistance 2. The Hard and Soft City: A Portrait of New Orleans Neighborhoods and Their Characters 3. Living Down and Out in New Orleans 4. Buskers, Hustlers, and Street Performers 5. The Informal Nocturnal Economy of Frenchmen Street 6. City Squatting and Urban Camping 7. Occultists and Satanists 8. Gentrification and Violent Cultural Resistance 9. Hipster Wonderland 10. Brass Bands and Second Lines Conclusion: The Fogs of New Orleans and the Future of the Crescent City Notes Index
£22.50
Columbia University Press Woe from Wit
Book SynopsisAlexander Griboedov’s Woe from Wit is one of the masterpieces of Russian drama. A verse comedy set in Moscow high society after the Napoleonic wars, it offers sharply drawn characters and clever repartee, mixing meticulously crafted banter and biting social critique.Trade ReviewEnjoyable, clever, and very amusing, Woe from Wit deserves to be better-known and more widely performed beyond Russia. -- M. A. Orthofer * The Complete Review *For those of you who feel the urge to broaden your horizon of the Russian classics, Woe from Wit offers a few hours of light and satisfying entertainment that I highly recommend. * Lossi36 *A wonderfully entertaining read, with laugh-out-loud lines and memorable set pieces. * Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings *Certain masterpieces seem to defy translation. Griboedov’s scintillating verse comedy of manners, Woe from Wit, is thought to be one of them. Betsy Hulick’s translation comes as close to nullifying that notion as any. It is accurate, sprightly, inventive, and eminently playable. She has captured the sharp characterizations and aphoristic dialogue of the original. Her version deserves to be on the same shelf as Richard Wilbur’s Tartuffe and the Cyrano of Anthony Burgess. -- Laurence Senelick, Tufts UniversityThe picture of Russia reflected in Griboedov’s great play in the nineteenth century has been brilliantly realized in Betsy Hulick’s twenty-first century translation. This paradoxically contemporary classic, with its far-seeing themes, will be a welcome contribution to the English speaking stage. -- Sergei Kakovkin, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, playwright, director, actorFinally: an eminently stageable translation of Griboedov’s Woe from Wit! The play truly comes to life in English and the dialogue that created so many Russian catchphrases comes through as lively, effortlessly colloquial, and often hilariously funny. -- Julia Trubikhina, City University of New YorkBetsy Hulick’s recent translation is, like the original, rhymed and intended for the stage. . . the fluidity of the text has been preserved with minimal losses. -- Anna Aslanyan * Los Angeles Review Books *Those who know and love the original might have wished to see more of their favourite maxims recreated, but this buoyant English version wasn’t prepared with them in mind. It stands, and often takes to the air, on its own. -- Boris Dralyuk * Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Angela BrintlingerTranslator’s NoteDramatis PersonaeWoe from Wit
£12.99
Columbia University Press Man of Taste The Erotic Cinema of Radley Metzger
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Columbia University Press The Limiting Principle How Privacy Became a
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Columbia University Press Eyes of the Ocean
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Taylor & Francis Tv Scenic Design
Book SynopsisTV Scenic Design is a comprehensive resource for aspiring and practicing set designers. Summarizing the principles and practices of scenic design, it details design approaches, structures, and staging methods. TV Scenic Design is a comprehensive resource for aspiring and practicing set designers. Summarizing the principles and practices of scenic design, it details design approaches, structures, and staging methods.The information contained in the book can be applied to a variety of design situations, from campus or network TV studios, to exhibitions, audio-visual presentations or window displays.Whatever the scale, space or budget, the methods described in TV Scenic Design will ensure professional results. Now expanded to cover 'virtual' set design, this new edition continues to be an invaluable aid to anyone involved in creating effective sets.Contents:The background of design * The basics of design organization * Scenic construction * Staging techniques * Staging practices * Shoestring staging * Scenic effect * Electronic reality * Scenic operation * The designer on location * Controlling the tone and color * Lighting and the designer * glossary * IndexGerald Millerson's books on television and video have been acknowledged as among the best ever published. His other titles for Focal Press are Video Production Handbook, The Technique of Television Production, The Technique of Lighting for Television and Film and, in the Media Manual series, Effective TV Production and Video Camera Techniques.Trade ReviewReview of the first edition:"The book can be thoroughly recommended to beginners of this vital ingredient of TV and video production, as well as to the more experienced professionals".Image TechnologyTable of ContentsThe background of design * The basics of design organization * Scenic construction * Staging techniques * Staging practices * Shoestring staging * Scenic effect * Electronic reality * Scenic operation * The designer on location * Controlling the tone and color * Lighting and the designer * glossary * Index
£71.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Raindance Writers Lab Write Sell the Hot
Book SynopsisIf you''re looking for a straightforward, practical, no-nonsense guide to scriptwriting that will hold your hand right the way through the process, read on! The Raindance Writers'' Lab guides you through the tools that enable you to execute a strong treatment for a feature and be well on the way to the first draft of your script.Written by the creator of the Raindance Film Festival himself, Elliot Grove uses a hands-on approach to screenwriting based on his many years of experience teaching the subject for Raindance training. He uses step-by-step processes illustrated with diagrams and charts to lend a visual structure to the teaching. Techniques are related to real-life examples throughout, from low budget to blockbuster films.The Companion Website contains interviews with British writers and directors as well as a handy series of legal contracts, video clips and writing exercises.In this brand neTrade ReviewThis is an invaluable manual for the first-time screenwriter. A guide that takes in every aspect of the screenwriting process.--Ayub Khan-Din, Writer for East is EastAn authoritative guide full of wit and wisdom, through which Grove's personality shines.--Justin Bowyer, Total FilmTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Seven Elements of Your Script; Chapter 3 Getting Your Ideas on to Paper; Chapter 4 Tale Assembly; Chapter 5 Characters; Chapter 6 Scene Writing; Chapter 7 Dialogue; Chapter 8 Writing for Short Films; Chapter 9 The Writer's Blueprint; Chapter 10 Marketing Your Script; Chapter 11 000 Monkeys – Copyright; Chapter 12 The Movie Game; Chapter 13 The Power File; Chapter 14 Pitching; Chapter 15 Eight–Line Letter; Chapter 16 The Deal; Chapter 17 The Life of a Screenwriter; Chapter 18 Script Format and Style Guide; Chapter 19 Troubleshooting Guide; Chapter 20 Three Golden Rules;
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Taylor & Francis Every Frame a Rembrandt
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£999.99
Elsevier Science & Technology DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD A
Book SynopsisExpand your creative ability by mastering the software tools. DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD covers the toolset in a manner that demonstrates real-world application. The downloadable resources with source material walks you through the process. You will learn how to avoid common pitfalls and learn about the entire DVD authoring workflow.Trade Review"Wes Howell smoothes the rocky learning curve of Adobe's Encore application with clear and concise explanations that are workflow-oriented without the typical techno-jargon found in most DVD Authoring books. His inside tips and tricks aren't found on the web or in an owner's manual and they'll speed the workflow, providing sensible methods for accomplishing the end goal of making a great DVD package." -Douglas Spotted Eagle, Managing Producer/Sundance Media Group, Grammy/Emmy recipient"This book is a teacher beside you, guiding you through the process, teaching you the concepts, and providing you with valuable tips along the way. Best of all, you start with the most simple of DVD projects just to get you past all the basic tools quickly and easily. The author builds and continues to build on what you have learned in prior lessons. It's most obvious the author is quite a skilled teacher in addition to a DVD author. Absolutely a must-have book." - Alex Alexzander, Creativecow.net'Wes Howell smoothes the rocky learning curve of Adobe's Encore application with clear and concise explanations that are workflow-oriented without the typical techno-jargon found in most DVD Authoring books. His inside tips and tricks aren't found on the web or in an owner's manual and they'll speed the workflow, providing sensible methods for accomplishing the end goal of making a great DVD package.' -Douglas Spotted Eagle, Managing Producer/Sundance Media Group, Grammy/Emmy recipient"This book is a teacher beside you, guiding you through the process, teaching you the concepts, and providing you with valuable tips along the way. Best of all, you start with the most simple of DVD projects just to get you past all the basic tools quickly and easily. The author builds and continues to build on what you have learned in prior lessons. It's most obvious the author is quite a skilled teacher in addition to a DVD author. Absolutely a must-have book." - Alex Alexzander, Creativecow.netTable of ContentsDVD Basics; Inside Encore; Preparing Assets and Encoding; Building the Disc; Adobe Integration: Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere; Creative Authoring; Advanced Authoring; Final Output and Delivery; Appendixes: Adobe Conventions; Managing the Bit Budget; Real World Application; File Structure of a DVD; MPEG 2; DVD Video Structure
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd After Effects Expressions
Book SynopsisPut the power of Expressions to work in your animations with controls and efficiencies impossible to achieve with traditional keyframing techniques. No programming skills are required. Foundation concepts and skills orient the new designer and serve as a handy reference to the experienced one. Basics of creating Expressions, variables, commands, and Expression helpers precede the leap into JavaScript and math essentials for more advanced Expressions that include randomness and physical simulations. Full color illustrations display the scripts and the resulting effects, Pick Whip techniques, and sequential animations. Downloadable companion files include QuickTime movies of the demo animations, AE project files and more at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/cw/geduld-9780240809366/ Trade Review"After Effects Expressions offers a comprehensive resource guide that fills a niche like nothing else currently on the market. If you would like to add expressions to your bag of design and development tricks, this book comes highly recommended."--Tim Frick, Mightybytes.comTable of ContentsPart 1: Using Expressions Creating Simple Expressions; Variables, Comments, and Dimensions; Commands; Expression Helpers Part 2: Foundations for Advanced Expressions JavaScript for Expressions; Math Is Your Friend; Advanced Techniques; Randomness; Physical Simulations
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Compositing Visual Effects
Book SynopsisPut the essential concepts and techniques of digital compositing to work for you without the need of a single mathematical equation. Compositing Visual Effects is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of film shots, figures, illustrations, and diagrams to help the visual reader gain a valuable vocabulary and understanding of the full range of visual effects, in which digital compositing plays a key role.Beginning with an inspirational tour of the scope and magnitude of digital compositing, you get a solid overview of the kinds of digital effects routinely executed today. See how CGI is composited with live action, how set extensions are done, and what a match-move shot is. Following that you learn each of the key applications of digital compositing, which include bluescreen compositing, bullet-time shots, motion tracking, and rotoscoping. The subsequent chapters dig down into each of the major digital compositing applications, introducing the fundamental concepts, and processes Trade Review".Wright leads the reader through the entire process and techniques used to create blockbuster effects, but makes the journey easy for the layperson. This is a MUST-HAVE book for anyone who wants to know the magic that digital compositing is."- Jeffery Jasper, VFX Compositor, New Deal Studio (The Good Shepherd, X-Men 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3)Table of ContentsIntroduction, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1 Visual Effects Today, Chapter 2 Digital Images, Chapter 3 Compositing CGI, Chapter 4 Bluescreen Compositing, Chapter 5 Creating Masks, Chapter 6 Rotoscoping, Chapter 7 Image Blending, Chapter 8 Animation, Chapter 9 The Art of Compositing, Chapter 10 Scene Salvage, Chapter 11 Working with Video, Chapter 12 Working with Film, Chapter 13 Digital Capture, Chapter 14 Stereo Compositing, Chapter 15 Life of a VFX Shot, Glossary, Index.
£37.39
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Star Wars Be More Boba Fett Always Get the Job
Book SynopsisThrow aside the 9-to-5 and discover the joys of going freelance! In a big wide galaxy you''ll find every personality type. There are those who want to work for a large, stable employer like the Imperial Navy, pushing buttons on a space cruiser. There are also those who are content living the simple (but dull) life of a merchant or moisture farmer. And then there are those special few who long for the freelance life. If you aren''t afraid of grueling (and sometimes frowned upon) work, traveling to exotic locations, and being your own boss, you may find guidance in the wise words of those who have been there. Be More Boba Fett will help guide you on your path to the independent life of a successful entrepreneur. and 2021 Lucasfilm LTD
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide
Book SynopsisTake a deep dive into a turbulent era of the Star Wars galaxy and chart the rise of the Rebellion from the prequel trilogy through Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Star Wars: Andor, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to the original trilogy.For many years, the state of the galaxy between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope was a mystery to Star Wars fans. With the release of Star Wars Rebels and Rogue One, and more recently, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars: Andor, an exciting new era has begun to emerge - the Dawn of Rebellion.Before Luke Skywalker ever picked up a lightsaber, the rebels were scattered and desperate bands of idealists, fighting their own battles against the might of the Empire. Victories were few, losses high, and danger ever-present. This Visual Guide charts this darkest of times, revealing all of the key characters, locations, vehicles, and weapons from the hit Disney+ series, with supporting material from the Skywalker saga. Includes exclusive new cross-section artwork of the Fondor haulcraft. AND 2023 LUCASFILM LTD.
£17.00
Indiana University Press Profit Margins The American Silent Cinema and
Book SynopsisAn important read for film studies and the history of marketing, Profit Margins exposes the fascinating truth surrounding the invention of cinema advertising techniques and the resulting rhetoric of class division.Trade Review"Groskopf's book turns existing literature on its head by showing that advertising actually was in and all around cinema long before radio. . . . The author has collected a wealth of archival materials that enable him to carefully study the spread of advertising-related ideas and their adoption in terms of methods, devices, and business models."—Patrick Vonderau, author of Films that Sell: Moving Pictures and Advertising"In this meticulously researched, detailed and lively account, Groskopf unearths the lost connections between consumer advertising and the earliest American movie theaters. His fascinating illustrations and archival finds demonstrate that many current efforts to market to media audiences have long roots."—Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy"In Profit Margins, Jeremy Groskopf uncovers intriguing connections between the film and advertising industries in the early 20th century. Convincingly argued, fluidly written, and supported by an impressive range of archival sources, Groskopf sheds light on the formative struggles that defined the early theatrical experience and its business model. From this we see how today's digital advertising practices date back to innovations made during the early years of cinema."—Alisa Perren, Associate Professor, University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Advertising Looks at Cinema1. The Front Cover Medium: Lantern Slides, Temporality, and the Commercial Break2. Screen Sugar Pills: The Advertising Trailer and the Commercialized Intermission3. Watch This Space: Peripheral Advertising Through Technologies4. The Cinema Wants to Be Free: Parks, Tickets, and Advertiser-Funded CinemaConclusion: Intemperate ProclamationsBibliographyIndex
£52.50
Indiana University Press Israeli Bourekas Films
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Israeli Bourekas Films offers much needed analysis of the phenomenon popularly called 'Bourekas films' and how they draw on representations of shtetl life from Yiddish literature."—Deborah Starr, author of Remembering Cosmopolitan Egypt: Literature, Culture, and Empire"Highly Recommended."—Igeret: The Newsletter of the National Association of Professors of HebrewTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBirth of the Bourekas: Sallah and Its InnovationsA Thematic Analysis of BourekasMizrahi Self Representation FilmsBourekas and Classical Yiddish LiteratureThe Dynamics of Continuity between Two Disparate CulturesBourekas Legacy: Post-Bourekas and Neo-BourekasBibliographyIndex
£19.19
MIT Press Ltd Design in Motion Film Experiments at the Bauhaus
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history in English of film at the Bauhaus, exploring practices that experimented with film as an adaptable, elastic “polymedium.”With Design in Motion, Laura Frahm proposes an alternate history of the Bauhaus—one in which visual media, and film in particular, are crucial to the Bauhaus’s visionary pursuit of integrating art and technology. In the first comprehensive examination in English of film at the Bauhaus, Frahm shows that experimentation with film spanned a range of Bauhaus practices, from textiles and typography to stage and exhibition design. Indeed, Bauhausler deployed film as an adaptable, elastic “polymedium,” malleable in shape and form, unfolding and refracting into multiple material, aesthetic, and philosophical directions. Frahm shows how the encounter with film imbued the Bauhaus of the 1920s and early 1930s with a flexible notion of design, infusing painting with temp
£34.20
Yale University Press Italian Through Film A Text for Italian Courses
Book SynopsisFocusing on contemporary Italian films, this book offers Italian-language teachers an opportunity to incorporate authentic language in their classrooms. The book is adaptable for any level of language instruction and devotes one chapter to each of ten entertaining movies.
£24.75
Yale University Press Mel Brooks Disobedient Jew Jewish Lives
Book SynopsisA spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedyTrade Review“[Dauber] has written a piece of criticism as elegant and sympathetic as Brooks is vulgar and savage.”—Tanya Gold, The Spectator“In a new biography, Jeremy Dauber breaks down how the comedian and director just couldn’t help being a loving iconoclast skewering the establishment.”—Times of Israel“The energy, the sass, the inexhaustible comic brio that define Mel Brooks seem too volcanic to fit between the covers of a book. But, miracle of miracles, Jeremy Dauber has made it happen, simultaneously entertaining and enlightening as he takes us along on a very wild ride.”—Kenneth Turan, author of Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film“When someone has been as significant an influence on culture as Mel Brooks, it can be tough to tell their story in a fresh, cohesive way. But Jeremy Dauber has done it, giving us a limpid, inviting, and lively new look at Brooks, his work, and the ways his Jewishness shapes everything he’s done. In the process, he shows how Brooks’s fingerprints are all over our shared cultural lives—whether or not we share his cultural identity. It’s a fascinating read, and pure pleasure.”—Alissa Wilkinson, senior culture writer, Vox
£16.99
Bloomsbury USA 3pl Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland
Book SynopsisThis volume adds Sweden and Finland to the growing list of countries included in Greenwood Press' Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series.Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Swedish Cinema Preface Introduction Notes to the Filmographies List by Career Actors, Actresses, Directors Films General Bibliography General Information Finnish Cinema Preface Introduction Notes to the Filmographies List by Career Actors, Actresses, Directors Films General Bibliography General Information Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Film Studies
Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of how to study film, this updated third edition provides concise and provocative summaries for approaching the language of film analysis, ways of thinking about film history, and approaches and methods for studying cinema, from national cinemas to genre to stardom and beyond.The new edition tracks the changes in film production and exhibition by situating the study of film within contemporary digital media cultures and structures, such as social media and streaming platforms. Without forsaking its emphasis on the study of film, the third edition updates its examples and provides fresh insight into today's image culture.Film Studies: The Basics provides beginning students in film studies, as well as lifelong film buffs, with the tools to pursue film analysis, film history, and further inquiries into the medium.Table of Contents1 Introduction to Film Studies 2 The Language of Film 3 The History of Film 4 The Production and Exhibition of Film 5 The Reception of Film 6 The Future of Film
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Taylor & Francis Running the Show The Essential Guide to Being a
Book SynopsisWhether it's a crew of two hundred shooting a cast of thousands on horseback, or a crew of twelve filming one person in a room, each and every successful movie production requires a strong First Assistant Director (AD) at its helm. In this new and updated edition, veteran First AD Liz Gill walks you through the entire filmmaking process through the perspective of the First AD, from pre-production, shoot, wrap, and everything in between. This book provides invaluable insight into working as a First Assistant Director, featuring tricks-of-the-trade for breaking down a script, creating a schedule and organizing test shoots, alongside how to use turnaround time, weather cover, split days, overtime and continuous days to balance a challenging schedule and get the most from the cast, crew and the shoot. This new edition has been fully updated and expanded throughout to provide up-to-date coverage on new equipment and software, health and safety considerations and the implications of VFX. This is the essential guide to becoming a successful First Assistant Director, ideal for professional and aspiring ADâs seeking to further their career, students of directing and production looking to gain a better understanding of how this department works and anyone interested in film and TV production.The accompanying eResources provide an expanded selection of sample call sheets, report templates, checklists, and other useful documents.Trade Review"An essential book for all A.D.'s - Trainee to First, those new to the game, or experienced old hands. This bible covers EVERYTHING and I can't recommend it highly enough. If you're serious about being a First AD and want to know how to get there - READ THIS BOOK!!"Nick Thomas, First Assistant Director, Vikings and Game of ThronesPraise for the Previous Edition:"I would encourage not only AD’s but other crew (and even cast) to read this book to gain a greater understanding of how the many parts of a film production can work together in a harmonious flow."Jim Sheridan, six time Oscar nominee, Director, My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, In America"You can’t learn this in film school or buy this experience, but you can read this book. Liz Gill is a top first AD, and I hope everyone who wants to work in film and Tv will receive the wisdom available here"Christine Vachon, Producer, Mildred Pierce, Boys Don’t Cry, Go Fish, I’m Not There and Far From Heaven"This is the book I wish I had when I was starting out; detailed, accessible and never forgetting the big picture. Running the Show is a must-read for anyone starting down that treacherous and highly rewarding road as an assistant director"Timothy Bird, DGA member, First Assistant Director, Far From Heaven, Requiem For A Dream, Definitely, Maybe, In The Cut"What a fantastic book. Liz Gill has written a funny, easy to read guide that fully explains the inner workings of preparation and production for movies and TV. Read this book before you begin your next production… it will save you time and money."Bruce A. Block, Producer, The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, What Women Want"An essential book for all AD's - Trainee to First, those new to the game, or experienced old hands. This bible covers EVERYTHING and I can't recommend it highly enough. If you're serious about being a First AD and want to know how to get there - READ THIS BOOK!!"Nick Thomas, First Assistant Director, Vikings and Game of ThronesPraise for the Previous Edition:"I would encourage not only AD’s but other crew (and even cast) to read this book to gain a greater understanding of how the many parts of a film production can work together in a harmonious flow."Jim Sheridan, six time Oscar nominee, Director, My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, In America"You can’t learn this in film school or buy this experience, but you can read this book. Liz Gill is a top first AD, and I hope everyone who wants to work in film and TV will receive the wisdom available here."Christine Vachon, Producer, Mildred Pierce, Boys Don’t Cry, Go Fish, I’m Not There and Far From Heaven"This is the book I wish I had when I was starting out; detailed, accessible and never forgetting the big picture. Running the Show is a must-read for anyone starting down that treacherous and highly rewarding road as an assistant director."Timothy Bird, DGA member, First Assistant Director, Far From Heaven, Requiem For A Dream, Definitely, Maybe, In The Cut"What a fantastic book. Liz Gill has written a funny, easy-to-read guide that fully explains the inner workings of preparation and production for movies and TV. Read this book before you begin your next production… it will save you time and money."Bruce A. Block, Producer, The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, What Women WantTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1 Pre-pre-productionChapter 2 Pre-productionChapter 3 ProductionChapter 4 WrapAppendix 1 SAG Tier Budget ThresholdsAppendix 2 Filmmakers’ Code of Professional ResponsibilityAppendix 3 Some Filmster JokesGlossaryWebsites and Other ResourcesList of IllustrationsIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Scholarly Podcasting
Book SynopsisExploring what academic podcasting is and what it could be, this book is the first to consider the why, what, and how academics engage with this insurgent, curious craft.Featuring interviews with 101 podcasting academics, including scholars and teachers of podcasting, this book explores the motivations of scholarly podcasters, interrogates what podcasting does to academic knowledge, and leads potential podcasters through the creation process from beginning to end. With scholarship often trapped inside expensive journals, wrapped in opaque language, and laced with a standoffish tone, this book analyses the implications of moving towards a more open and accessible form. This book will also inform, inspire, and equip scholars of any discipline, rank, or affiliation who are considering making a podcast or who make podcasts with the background knowledge and technical and conceptual skills needed to produce high-quality podcasts through a reflexive critique of current practiTrade Review'Scholarly Podcasting: An Insurgent, Curious Craft reminds me of a quilt, lovingly stitched together from the scraps of over a hundred sources. The sources, in this case, are not threadbare shirts and bedsheets but academics who make podcasts, interviewed about why we podcast, what we podcast, and how we podcast. But the art of the book comes from the way the author has stitched these interviews together, letting resonant or discordant perspectives sit side by side and thus resisting a single, authoritative account of a still-emerging scholarly practice.'Hannah McGregor, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Amplify Podcast Network'A fascinating and practical guide to why and how academics use podcasting to invigorate learning, spread knowledge to a much wider audience, and share the passion that made them scholars in the first place! The oral nature of the interviews is refreshing and relatable, and reflects the accessibility and intimacy that are such valued characteristics of the podcast medium.'Siobhán McHugh, award-winning podcaster and author of 'The Power of Podcasting: Telling Stories Through Sound''What a resource. More than 100 pages of conversations related to academic podcasting. Ian did a great job of corroborating this nuanced insight for those who say podcasting is easy. The book, though focused on scholarly podcasts, highlights all of the layers that are necessary to have a near perfect podcast, which is applicable to anyone producing a podcast. Thanks a mil!'Kim Fox, Founder of PodFest Cairo, Executive producer of Ehky Ya Masr Podcast and Professor at the American University in Cairo'Drawn from the experience of exceptional roster of academics, Ian M. Cook’s synthesises a conceptually insightful and practically useful exploration of scholarly podcasting. Extensive quotations are thematically organised to explore podcasting’s pedagogic and research applications. His interviewees discuss how their scholarly identities are shaped through creative practice along with reflecting on podcasting’s potential disruption of text-based knowledge production and dissemination traditions. Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? is an important addition to "podcast studies" research and is required reading for scholars wanting to enter the sound field of scholarly podcasting.'Dr Dario Llinares, The Cinematologists Podcast and The Podcast Studies Podcast.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Why? Because It’s Insurgent 3. What? A Curiosity Generator 4. How? With Craft 5. Annexes
£25.20
Taylor & Francis Ltd Return of the MonstrousFeminine
Book SynopsisThis follow-up to the classic text of The Monstrous-Feminine analyses those contemporary films which explore social justice issues such as womenâs equality, violence against women, queer relationships, race and the plight of the planet and its multi-species. Examining a new movement â termed by Creed as Feminist New Wave Cinema â The Return of the Monstrous-Feminine explores a significant change that has occurred over the past two decades in the representation of the monstrous-feminine in visual discourse. The Monstrous-Feminine is a figure in revolt on a journey through the dark night of abjection. Taking particular interest in women directors who create the figure of the Monstrous-Feminine, in cinema that foregrounds everyday horrors in addition to classic horror, Creed looks at a range of diverse films including The Babadook, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Nomadland, Carol, Raw, Revenge, and the television series The Handmaidâs Tale. These films center on different forms of revolt, from inner revolt to social, supernatural and violent revolt, which appear in Feminist New Wave Cinema. These relate in the main to the emergence of a range of social protest movements that have gathered momentum in the new millennium and given voice to new theoretical and critical discourses. These include: third and fourth wave feminism, the #MeToo movement, queer theory, race theory, the critique of anthropocentrism and human animal theory. These theoretical discourses have played a key role in influencing Feminist New Wave Cinema whose films are distinctive, stylish and diverse.This is an essential companion to the original classic text and is ideal for students in Gender and Media, Gender and Horror, Gender and Film and Feminist Film theory courses.Trade Review"In her new book Barbara Creed identifies a radical new cinema arising in the 2000s that centres the monstrous-feminine - the focus of her groundbreaking 1993 book The Monstrous-Feminine - but no longer as the object and victim of the male horror film, rather as the subject and agent of a Feminist New Wave Cinema, as ‘a liberating and transformative figure’. She presents a fascinating and original study of the horrific in of a wide range of films, mainly directed by women but some also by men, extending and enriching our understanding of horror in film. Central to Creed’s study of these films is the idea of abjection developed by Julia Kristeva that Creed drew upon in her earlier book, but now emphasising its role in a journey of revolt and transformation, an ‘intimate revolt’ in Kristeva’s words, that is a ‘questioning of one’s own being’. It is feminism’s focus on the social and ethical, Kristeva suggests, that has led to a revalorising of sensory experience and which is central to Creed’s claim that this new cinema is feminist for, she argues, these films ‘constitute a key terrain for the exploration of ethics and lived sensory experiences of women and others who are oppressed’. The monstrous-feminine that she explores is not necessarily the conventionally ‘horrific’ but rather the unassimilable to conventional ideas of the feminine in film - in Nomadland the widowed woman, in Carol, the lesbian mother. The Monstrous-Feminine in Feminist New Wave Cinema re-writes how we may think of feminist cinema and feminine agency. It is essential reading."- Elizabeth Cowie, Emeritus Professor of Film Studies, University of Kent, author of Representing the Woman: Psychoanalysis and Cinema"Through a series of illuminating and inspiring analyses of queer and feminist revolt, The Return of the Monstrous-Feminine provides a compelling demonstration of the continuing relevance of the concept of the monstrous-feminine for the study of cinema. Working at the cutting-edge of psychoanalytically informed feminist film criticism, Creed offers invaluable insights into the emancipatory potentials of what she identifies as Feminist New Wave cinema. Through nuanced and sophisticated readings of a wide range of films engaging with monstrosity, Creed traces how Feminist New Wave cinema embodies a vital force for social change. This timely book, which is composed of a series of case studies of films by contemporary women directors, represents a major addition to feminist film theory and an important contribution to broader debates about gender and sexuality." - Nicholas Chare, Professor of Art History, Université de Montréal, author of Sportswomen in Cinema"Across a range of genres that deal with the horrific, Barbara Creed demonstrates that the concept of monstrosity has transformed into a tool of empowerment in the hands of female directors of the ‘feminist new wave cinema’. She revisits Kristeva’s notion of abjection to address the revolts against ‘the abject male’ in sexual, racial, and class aggression. In her characteristic clear writing style, in depth analyses of films and television series, as well as theoretical and feminist insights Creed manages once more to capture the spirit of the times and has written another classic book in film studies that matches the first iteration of The Monstrous-Feminine." - Patricia Pisters, Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, author of New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of HorrorTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Monstrous-Feminine In Feminist New Wave Cinema The Monstrous Mother As Magician: The Babadook. Unwomen: Dare To Revolt – The Handmaid’s Tale, Film & Tv Series. #Metoo – Rape & Revolt: Promising Young Woman, Revenge, The Nightingale. The Monstrous-Feminine Forgets Her Manners: Nomadland, Carol, The Assistant. 5. Vampires, Feminism & Ethnicity: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. The Monstrous-Feminine As Femme Fatale, Alien & Black: Under The Skin. 7.Queering The Monstrous-Feminine: Jennifer’s Body, The Lure, Thelma. 8. Cannibalism & Eating The Other: Raw, Trouble Everyday, In My Skin. 9.Furiosa: Eco-Horror & The Woman Warrior: Spoor, Woman At War, Mad Max: Fury Road,
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Taylor & Francis The Cheerful Subversives Guide to Independent
Book SynopsisIn this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster.Once labeled a cheerful subversive by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he's learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on filming during a global pandemic finding investors and crowdfunding backers whether and where to go to film schTrade ReviewPraise for the second edition "Spend your hard-earned cash on Dan’s book, read it, then go make your movie. And the 2nd edition is packed with even more useful information than the first!" —Matthew Harrison, Sundance award-winning film and TV director of Rhythm Thief and Sex and the City; LACCD and UCLA Extension instructor "Dan Mirvish lends a fresh perspective to the landscape of independent filmmaking by providing readers a practical do-it-yourself approach and an entertaining insider’s look at the industry." - Emilie Upczak, independent filmmaker and instructor at the University of Colorado, Boulder "What I love about The Cheerful Subversive is exactly that—it’s Dan’s eternally upbeat tone along with his ability to get around the system, which are inspiring. He is not afraid to share both his failures and successes in a way that represents the 99% of filmmakers who are out in the world just trying to make something happen." - Dean Yamada, independent filmmaker and Professor at Biola University "My students buy the book for class, and end up using it for years after the class ends. As a filmmaker and a film teacher, it's the best tool I've found for teaching students how the real world works. The 2nd Edition delivers even more nuggets of wisdom and an up-to-the minute perspective on the industry, festivals and distribution. Students can count on Dan to tell it like it is!" - Lise Raven, award-winning director of Low, Kinderwald and Snaeland; Associate Professor, Filmmaking BFA, Montclair State University "It will be required reading. The 2nd edition brings even more insights into indie filmmaking that increases the necessity to upgrade!" - Eugene Martin, award-winning director of Edge City, Diary of a City Priest and The Anderson Monarchs; and Associate Professor, University of North Texas "Dan’s book is a prerequisite for anybody attempting to make an independent film. Do yourself a favor and read it now." - Alex Ferrari, filmmaker and founder of Indie Film Hustle "This invaluable volume by Dan Mirvish remains a necessary working tool for any serious film student or filmmaker. As a student, I found that this book demystified the daunting process of making an independent film, creating an atmosphere of possibility and imparting incredibly important information with a smile on its face. While Dan and I were collaborating on 18½, we consulted this useful and up-to-date second edition for cogent instruction, helpful reminders, and necessary inspiration. No matter your role in the world of independent film, there is much to be learned here. Lots of people talk the talk but Dan wrote the book and the rest of us should be thanking him!" - Daniel Moya, writer/producer of 18½ and USC Film School Graduate Praise for the first edition "Dan is a true pioneer of the independent spirit. With one foot in a hot tub and the other on a mountain top he plants his independent flag somewhere between heaven and hell. In the great independent tradition of father John Cassavetes, Dan does what he has to do to exist in the inhospitable world of the true independent film artist. He is a fellow combatant against mediocrity in motion pictures and any upstart dreamer can benefit from what he has learned in the trenches of the 'just fucking do it' school of Cinema." —Alexandre Rockwell, Sundance award-winning director of In the Soup; Associate Arts Professor/Academic Director, NYU Tisch School of the Arts "Hands down the most fun book on filmmaking I’ve read. I wish this book existed when I first started making films." —Caveh Zahedi, Gotham award-winning director of I Am a Sex Addict; Assistant Professor of Screen Studies, The New School "Dan Mirvish's experience along with his intelligence and humor makes The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking indispensable in the library of every filmmaker. If you have a budget for only one book, this is the one. This investment will pay off and help you not only make money, but to build a career and keep your focus where it should be. The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking is insightful, filled with knowledge, wisdom, and real filmmaking experience. It's perfect for the independent filmmaker." —Patricia Cardoso, Sundance award-winning director of Real Women Have Curves; adjunct faculty at USC School of Cinematic Arts "Both a brutally realistic view of the state of indie film and a remarkably comprehensive and aspirational step-by-step guide to the filmmaking process, Mirvish's book is essential reading for all working filmmakers. Equally applicable to traditional indie filmmaking and the brave new world of digital content creators working at any level, from YouTube to network TV. With Mirvish's quirky sense of humor and shoestring-budget approach to filmmaking, it's an essential addition to any film school curriculum that wants to quickly engage their students with an accessible and relevant text." —Jon Reiss, award-winning director of Better Living Through Circuitry; author of Think Outside the Box Office; film directing faculty at CalArts "Dan Mirvish is Hollywood’s Merry Prankster—a guerrilla filmmaking guru whose wisdom and insights are as valuable as they are entertaining." —Kevin DiNovis, Slamdance award-winning director of Surrender Dorothy; writing faculty, New York Film Academy "An extremely realistic (not to mention funny) look at how to make a truly memorable independent film, or at least have fun trying! Dan’s insight into the independent film world is invaluable, mostly because he’s made all the mistakes he wants you to avoid." —Stephen Dest, award-winning filmmaker of My Brother Jack; Professor of Film Studies, University of Connecticut "The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking explains the current independent film industry from a producer–director’s perspective in a thorough yet highly accessible manner that is sorely lacking in most film industry books. The fact that the book is presented in a conversational and even irreverent manner which never sacrifices the book's strengths is a pleasant bonus for any reader." —Robert L. Seigel, veteran New York entertainment attorney "The biggest thing that Mirvish’s approach offers is the fact that he has already done all this. Unlike most authors of filmmaking books, Mirvish has made several feature films, he has been to dozens of festivals with his movies, he has negotiated countless deals with representatives and he has founded and run his own major film festival. I can’t think of any other writer of filmmaking books that has that pedigree. So he offers what the audience most craves: inside information. And he drops truth bombs constantly - filmmaking is really hard; doing things the ordinary way will probably result in failure. He’s not afraid to be negative, but he also offers ingenious ways around the typical land mines in the path of every filmmaker." —Marc Pilvinsky, veteran film and video editor "Learning how to produce ultra-low-budget feature films is a demanding and complicated task. Even earning a Bachelor’s degree in Film, from any of the nation’s best film schools, often fails to provide the intricate methodology of professional producing. Dan Mirvish remedies this inadequacy by providing all the information you need to know in this erudite, anecdotal and humorous book. Brevity is the essence of wit, and Mirvish imparts his philosophy with a poignancy that becomes part of your filmmaking DNA." —Rob Goald, Senior Editor, Film Festival Today "What Mirvish has accomplished in this book, is to regale the reader with one man's journey in how to become a 'wildly successful' independant filmmaker. But, he doesn't hold his journey out as a map for everyone to follow; As he concludes in the book's epilogue, 'Find your own way...'" —Michael Ogden, Journal of Media Education "Dan cast Julia Stiles for a bag of peanuts! I also did not realize that the author is the co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. Those two facts, each individually and by themselves, made whatever he had to say gospel. More importantly, he wrote about something that he actually did and not just heard about." —Christopher C. Odom, Professor, Full Sail University "If making a feature film is your dream, but nobody is banging on your door to offer you a deal, this book is an invaluable guide on how to never take 'no' for an answer and make it happen yourself. Dan Mirvish demystifies the nitty gritty aspects of making your own film with enthusiastic DIY flair. Seriously, I wish I had this book when we were trying to figure out what K-1s were for the first time!" —Claire Carre, Gotham Award-nominated writer/director of Embers "This is the guidebook that belongs in the proverbial rucksack of anyone embarking on the perilous adventure of making an independent feature film. Read for advice, inspiration, and to remind yourself that with enough willpower and a little ingenuity - it can be done." —Charles Spano, writer and producer of the award-winning feature Embers "I can attest that every piece of advice, the stories, and all the 'how I make movies' facts in Dan's book are true and they work. Why? Because I've been there beside him as his peer and sounding board along the way. I am constantly amazed by his ingenuity. A must read."– Paul Rachman, award-winning documentary director of American Hardcore; Slamdance Film Festival Co-Conspirator"I can't think of a better person to write a great book about independent filmmaking than Dan Mirvish! Not only has he been there (everywhere) and done that (all of it), he writes with a wit and humor that makes the whole thing a joy to behold."– Mark Stolaroff, award-winning producer, Pig; founder, No-Budget Film School "For two decades, whenever I need advice on anything independent film-related, Dan Mirvish is the first person I ask. When people ask me for advice on indie film, I often am quoting Dan. I say this because he's got a new book called The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking. On indie film, it may be the only book you ever need to buy."– Terry Keefe, award-winning director of Slaves of Hollywood, co-producer of Altered Minds, producer, 18½ "Twelve or thirteen movies deep into my 'career' and I'm still learning (or re-learning) some of the hard-won truths Dan Mirvish offers up in his new book. Filmmakers, take note!"– Richard Schenkman, award-winning director of Pompatus of Love "I bought Dan's book on the day it came out, and read through it in one sitting. It's a terrific guide that I now recommend to any young person interested in pursuing a career in film – including my 15 year-old daughter! Dan is a national treasure. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us, Mirvish. You can tell in every often hilarious page how hard-earned this wisdom really is. You're a one-man force of nature!" - Paul Orzulak, speechwriter, President Bill Clinton; founding partner, West Wing Writers "I teach low budget filmmaking at UCLA Extension, and I am putting this book at the top of my list of recommended reading. You can't find any other author who has such extensive experience as both a filmmaker and a film festival founder -- and who is willing to share his expertise in such a candid and fun-loving way." - Kim Adelman, award-winning filmmaker; instructor, UCLA Extension "Dan Mirvish's hilarious and incredibly useful book."– Robert Hardy, FilmmakersProcess.com "Do not miss The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking." – Bruno Chatelin, FilmFestivals.com "Not a lot of books have trailers, but then again, not a lot of books are written by co-founders of independent film festivals." – Michael Nordine, IndieWire Table of Contents1. Section A: Starting on the Page 2. Section B: Finding the Money 3. Section C: Casting and Pre-Producing 4. Section D: Filming the Movie 5. Section E: Finishing with Abandon 6. Section F: Festing in Style 7. Section G: Distributing and Beyond 8. Section H: Moving on Up 9. Epilogue 10. Appendix: Secret List of Film Festivals Worth Considering
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Getting to Work with the Avid S6
Book SynopsisThis complete guide to the Avid S6 console offers the best techniques and practices from a seasoned industry veteran, Curt Schulkey, for utilizing its unique features and functions.The Avid S6 was created to be the industry standard virtual mixing console; however, it is so feature-packed that it can be difficult for new users to navigate. This book provides the ultimate guide to breaking down these amazing features and demonstrating how to use them effectively in your next project, with easy-to-follow instructions, rich illustrations, and general real-world advice from the author.This book takes students from neophyte to high-level intermediate. Readers should begin with a functional knowledge of Pro Tools and general understanding of mixing for cinema, but previous knowledge of mixing surfaces is not necessary as this book provides guidance through rudimentary, basic, and intermediary level workflows.Table of ContentsPart I – Fundamental Knowledge Welcome to the S6 1. Beginning Work on the Avid S62. Starting the S6 Systems3. Mixing with Mouse and Keyboard4. Setting Up the Settings5. The Channel StripPart II – Basic Tools for Mixing6. Basic Tools and Modes7. Meters8. Three Ways to Approach Mixing9. Ready for Mixing at a Basic LevelPart III – Intermediate Tools10. More Advanced Features11. Soft Keys12. Spill Zones – What, Why, and Where are they?13. Track Layouts and the Tracks ScreenPart IV – Options and Extras14. Master Meter Modules15. The Master Post Module16. The Joystick Module17. Snapshots18. Expand Faders19. Making Selections in the Pro Tools Timeline20. Colors and Lights21. What is Next?Appendix: A collection of disconnects facts and featuresAppendix 2: System Settings – User PreferencesAppendix 3: Button Names LookupAppendix 4: Soft Key Quick-Jump Shortcuts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Audio Production Worktext
Book SynopsisNow in its tenth edition, the Audio Production Worktext offers a comprehensive introduction to audio production in radio, television, and film. This hands-on, student-friendly text demonstrates how to navigate modern radio production studios and utilize the latest equipment and software. Key chapters address production planning, the use of microphones, audio consoles, and sound production for the visual media. The reader is shown the reality of audio production both within the studio and on location. New to this edition is material covering podcasting, including online storage and distribution. The new edition also includes an updated glossary and appendix on analog and original digital applications, as well as self-study questions and projects that students can use to further enhance their learning.The accompanying instructor website has been refreshed and includes an instructor's manual and PowerPoint images. This book remains an essential text for auTable of ContentsChapter 1. Production Planning Chapter 2. The Studio Environment Chapter 3. Digital Audio Production Chapter 4. Microphones Chapter 5. The Audio Console. Chapter 6. Podcasting and Sports/Talk Radio Chapter 7. Monitor Speakers and Studio Accessories Chapter 8. Signal Processing and Audio Processors Chapter 9. Production Situations Chapter 10. Location Sound Recording Chapter 11. Sound Production for the Visual Media Chapter 12. Internet Radio and Other Distribution Platforms Glossary Appendix: The World of Analog and Original Digital
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Projection Design for Theatre and Live
Book SynopsisProjection Design for Theatre and Live Performance explores the design and creation process of projections from a non-technical perspective, examining the principles of media for the stage in a manner that is accessible for both beginning designers and advanced designers dabbling in projections for the first time.This introductory text covers concepts and tools for designing, techniques to help readers tap into their creativity, and the core skills required of this field: problem solving, project management, and effective communication. Focusing exclusively on design and creativity, this book encourages individuals to leap into the creative design process before facing any perceived hurdles of learning everything technical about media delivery systems, cueing systems, projectors, cables, computer graphics, animation, and video production. Projection Design for Theatre and Live Performance is a reminder that, from the invention of photography to the enormous variety of electronic media that exist today, the ways projection designers can enhance a theatrical production are limitless.Written in an accessible style, this book is a valuable resource for students of Projection Design as well as emerging professionals. Its focus on design and creativity will restore the confidence of individuals who may have been daunted by technical hurdles and will encourage the creativity of those who may have been disappointed with their efforts in this field of design in the past.Table of Contents1. Discovery 2. Research 3. Visual Style 4. Storyboard 5. Framing 6. Motion 7. Animatic 8. Cueing 9. Content 10. Jargon
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Taylor & Francis Ltd South and East Asian Cinemas Across Borders
Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on South and East Asian cinema, exploring transnational connections between these film industries from the point of view of narratives, topics and themes, as well as in terms of co-productions. At a time of resurgent nationalisms and increasing fortifications of (actual and symbolic) borders, the chapters in this book explore cinematic work that challenge these boundaries and promote a reflection on the social, cultural, political and economic value of international exchanges and collaborations within the context of Asia.Indeed, notwithstanding the aforementioned tendency to implement border policing and the revival of nationalist sentiments, South and East Asian cinemas retain a strong transnational character, as not only genres and themes are borrowed and exchanged across borders, but also the popularity of the Indian, Chinese and Korean film industries extend well beyond their national borders within Asia as well as in the West. The chaptTable of Contents1. Critical trends in transnational cinema: Inter-Asian productions and exchanges 2. The emergence of China-India film co-production: policy and practice 3. Subalterns and the city: Dubai as cross-cultural caravanserai in City of Life and Pinky Memsaab 4. Repetition and difference in East Asian gothic cinema: the Bunshinsaba film series 5. Between cultural performance and cultural activism: contemporary documentary film festivals in India 6. Is Everybody Kung Fu Fighting? Indian Popular Cinema and Martial Arts Films
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Final Rewrite
Book SynopsisThis book offers a unique perspective on crafting your screenplay from an editor's point-of-view. Special features include before and after examples from preproduction scripts to post production final cuts, giving screenwriters an opportunity to understand how their screenplay is visualized in post production.By the time a script reaches the editing room, it has passed through many hands and undergone many changes. The producer, production designer, director, cinematographer, and actor have all influenced the process before it gets to the editor's hands. Few scripts can withstand the careful scrutiny of the editing room. This book reveals how to develop a script that will retain its original vision and intent under the harsh light of the editing console. It provides insights that writers (as well as producers and directors) need and editors can provide for a safe journey from the printed page to the final release.This book is ideal for aspiring and early career screenwTrade Review"I have nothing but praise for John Rosenberg’s The Final Rewrite which presents an extraordinary view of the filmmaking process illustrating the key creative contributions of writers and editors. This book is a must for anyone teaching screenwriting or production in the importance ofcollaboration, and corrects the common belief that directors are the sole authors of their work."Eric N.Young, Professor and Production Chair, Chapman UniversityTable of Contents1. The Final Rewrite 2. Best Intentions and Excellent Fails 3. The Well of Coverage 4. The Scene and an Approach to Dailies 5. Another Approach 6. What Writers Know 7. What Editors Know 8. Tricks of the Editor’s Trade 9. The Essence of Time 10. The Filmic Moment 11. Aspects of Dialogue 12. Dialogue and Character Issues 13. When "Cut to" Isn’t Enough 14. Following the Line 15. Formula But Not Formulaic 16. The End is the Beginning 17. Hindsight is 20/20
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Social Network
Book SynopsisThis in-depth study of one of the twenty-first century's most acclaimed films, The Social Network: Youth Film 2.0 considers the contribution of David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's film to the understanding of youth' in a contemporary, digital age. The book starts by situating The Social Network within the contexts of youth film', arguing that it challenges and reshapes the boundaries of this genre by rethinking the notion of youth' itself in the present century. It goes on to consider in detail the aesthetics at work in the film, arguing for its critical and reflexive use of an accelerated' audio-visual style, in order to capture both the new visual regimes of the personal computer era, and the ethical and intellectual ambiguities of Facebook itself as a creation. Finally, it locates the film within the broader visual styles and fashion codes of a late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century consumer culture that incorporates and commodifies rebellion and diTable of ContentsIntroduction Much Too Young – The Social Network and Twenty-First-Century Youth Film 1 From Harvard to Palo Alto: The Values of Education in Youth Cinema and The Social Network 2 Move Fast and Break Things: Ambivalences of Speed and Hacker Aesthetics 3 ‘I’m CEO, Bitch’: The Conundrum of Capital 4 You Don’t Get to Two Billion Friends Without Making a Few More Enemies: Critical Legacies of The Social Network Epilogue The Last Word?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Film The Essential Study Guide
Book SynopsisProviding a key resource to new students, Film: The Essential Study Guide introduces all the skills needed to succeed on a film studies course.This succinct, accessible guide covers key topics such as: Using the library Online research and resources Viewing skills How to watch and study foreign language films Essay writing Presentation skills Referencing and plagiarism Practical Filmmaking Including exercises and examples, Film: The Essential Study Guide helps film students understand how study skills are applicable to their learning and gives them the tools to flourish in their degree.Table of ContentsContributor Notes 1. Studying film at University Sue Harper 2. The Independent Student Ruth Doughty & Deborah Shaw 3. University Life: The Student Perspective Louise Buckler & Simon Hobbs 4. Lecture and Seminar Skills Ruth Doughty & Deborah Shaw 5. The Library: The Lecturer's Perspective Justin Smith 6. Library: The Librarian's Perspective David Francis & Greta Friggens 7. Research Skills Sue Harper 8. Reading Skills Ruth Doughty & Deborah Shaw 9. Online Research and Resources Ruth Doughty 10. Viewing Skills Van Norris 11. How to Watch and Study Foreign Language Films Reka Buckley & Deborah Shaw 12. Essay Writing Christine Etherington-Wright 13. Referencing and Plagiarism Lincoln Geraghty 14. Writing on Film Laurie Ede 15. Making the Most of Feedback Laurel Forster 16. Exam Preparation Emma Dyson & Paul Spicer 17. Presentation Skills Dave Allen 18. Screenwriting Craig Batty 19. Practical Filmmaking Dylan Pank and Karen Savage
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures
Book SynopsisProduce professional level dialogue tracks with industry-proven techniques and insights from an Emmy Award winning sound editor. Gain innovative solutions to common dialogue editing challenges such as room tone balancing, noise removal, perspective control, finding and using alternative takes, and even time management and postproduction politics.In Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, Second Edition veteran film sound editor John Purcell arms you with classic as well as cutting-edge practices to effectively edit dialogue for film, TV, and video. This new edition offers: A fresh look at production workflows, from celluloid to Digital Cinema, to help you streamline your editing Expanded sections on new software tools, workstations, and dialogue mixing, including mixing in the box Fresh approaches to working with digital video and to moving projects from one workstation to another AnTrade ReviewDialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, Second Edition is the indispensable reference source for learning the concepts and processes involved in transforming the words of the script into the most important element of the motion picture sound track. It contains an entire career's worth of insight and detailed practical knowledge explained in straightforward, easily understandable language. This book is essential reading not just for prospective dialogue editors, but also for working directors, picture editors, sound mixers and those engaged in numerous other filmmaking disciplines.- Gary Gegan, rerecording mixer and sound editor, In Treatment; Being John Malkovich I have always emphasized the crucial role of dialogue editing as the basis of film sound design. This is a book that I will keep coming back to and share with my students for years to come. I only wish I wrote it myself! - Svetolik Zajc, film sound designer and dialogue editor, Black Cat, White Cat; Super 8 Stories Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures, Second Edition is the indispensable reference source for learning the concepts and processes involved in transforming the words of the script into the most important element of the motion picture sound track. It contains an entire career's worth of insight and detailed practical knowledge explained in straightforward, easily understandable language. This book is essential reading not just for prospective dialogue editors, but also for working directors, picture editors, sound mixers and those engaged in numerous other filmmaking disciplines.- Gary Gegan, rerecording mixer and sound editor; In Treatment; Being John Malkovich I have always emphasized the crucial role of dialogue editing as the basis of film sound design. This is a book that I will keep coming back to and share with my students for years to come. I only wish I wrote it myself! - Svetolik Zajc; film sound designer and dialogue editor; Black Cat, White Cat; Super 8 Stories Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition, Preface, Acknowledgments, 1. What Is Dialogue Editing?, 2. The Story of Production Sound, 3. Film Sound Workflows: Then and Now, 4. On the Set, 5. The Sound Department, 6. A Quick Look at Picture Editing, 7. Moving the Film from Picture to Sound, 8. Working with Picture, 9. The First Screening, 10. Setting Up Your Editing Universe, 11. Editing Dialogue Tracks, 12. Image, Depth, and Perspective, 13. Dialogue Editing Tips and Tricks, 14. Dealing with Noise, 15. ADR, 16. Managing Your Time, 17. Editing Production Sound for Documentaries, 18. When the Picture Changes, 19. Preparing for the Mix, 20. The Dialogue Premix, Afterword, Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography, Index
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Taylor & Francis The Filmmakers Guide to Digital Imaging
Book SynopsisCovering the technical and practical aspects of production on the set, data management at the DIT cart and post-production, including the new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ACES Workflow. Technical issues are presented in a readable but thorough manner with many diagrams and illustrations to explain the concepts.Trade Review"It's been a painful transition from film to digital for many cinematographers. Brown takes the mystery out of it and presents the technical aspects of this change seamlessly. It is, after all, about art!"- Judy Irola, ASC, Conrad Hall Chair in Cinematography and Color Timing, USC School of Cinematic Arts"As a practicing cinematographer who also teaches, I consider The Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging essential reading for my students. Blain Brown demystifies the technical processes of digital cinematography from the most basic to the more complex. Given the recent rapid development in this field, working professionals too will find this is a must-have guide. I'm one of them." - Anthony Jannelli, Head of Graduate Cinematography, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University"It's been a painful transition from film to digital for many cinematographers. Brown takes the mystery out of it and presents the technical aspects of this change seamlessly. It is, after all, about art!"- Judy Irola, ASC, Conrad Hall Chair in Cinematography and Color Timing, USC School of Cinematic Arts"As a practicing cinematographer who also teaches, I consider The Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging essential reading for my students. Blain Brown demystifies the technical processes of digital cinematography from the most basic to the more complex. Given the recent rapid development in this field, working professionals too will find this is a must-have guide. I'm one of them." - Anthony Jannelli, Head of Graduate Cinematography, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University"Read this book and not only will you know what photons do, you’ll be able to make them dance to your tune. Whether you are a working cinematographer, camera assistant, or postproduction artist, or if want to pursue one of these careers, you will learn both theory and practical techniques in these pages." - Leo Sopicki, Blogcritics.orgTable of ContentsIntroduction Sensors Cameras The Digital Image Measurement Linear, Gamma, Log Exposure Digital Color Codecs Formats Image Control The DIT Cart Data Management Workflow ACES Metadata Timecode Acknowledgements
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Beyond Bollywood
Book SynopsisBeyond Bollywood is the first comprehensive look at the emergence, development, and significance of contemporary South Asian diasporic cinema. From a feminist and queer perspective, Jigna Desai explores the hybrid cinema of the Brown Atlantic through a close look at films in English from and about South Asian diasporas in the United States, Canada, and Britain, including such popular films as My Beautiful Laundrette, Fire, Monsoon Wedding, and Bend it Like Beckham.Table of ContentsPreface: Brown Skin and Silver Screens 1: South Asian Diasporas and Transnational Cultural Studies 2: Between Hollywood and Bollywood 3: Home on the Range: Diaspora and Postcoloniality in Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala 4: Reel a State: Reimagining Diaspora, Homeland, and Nation-state in Srinivas Krishna's Masala 5: Homesickness and Motion Sickness: Embodied Migratory Subjectives in Gurinder Chadha's Bhaji on the Beach 6: Homo on the Range: Queering Postcoloniality and Globalization in Deepa Mehta's Fire 7: Sex in the Global City: The Sexual and Gender Politics of the New Urban, Transnational, and Cosmopolitan Indian Cinema in English 8: Conclusion: Migrant Brides, Feminist Films, and Transnational Desires Endnotes Bibliography Filmography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd World Cinemas Transnational Perspectives
Book SynopsisSCMS Award Winner Best Edited CollectionThe standard analytical category of national cinema has increasingly been called into question by the category of the transnational. This anthology examines the premises and consequences of the coexistence of these two categories and the parameters of historiographical approaches that cross the borders of nation-states. The three sections of World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives cover the geopolitical imaginary, transnational cinematic institutions, and the uneven flow of words and images. Trade Review'this splendid book investigates the ways in whihc cinema operates internationally and interconnectedly.' - Choice'Many of these essays open new avenues of investigation that will keep scholars busy for a generation.' - Choice"This book is a timely and important contribution toward updating film studies in accordance with the changed context in which the discipline now finds itself." --Transnational Cinemas"The editors of World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives might well have added ‘Cinema in the Age of Transnational Reproduction’ as the subtitle of their engaging volume. The contributors parse and elucidate the proliferating typology of emergent national, international, transnational, world, multinational, postnational, paranational, and global cinema practices and theories worldwide. They take into consideration the changing sociopolitical, financial, industrial, technological, and demographic changes that underpin these cinematic developments. The result is a fascinating textual and contextual reader on our current moment of globalization."--Hamid Naficy, Northwestern University, author of An Accented Cinema: Exilic and Diasporic Filmmaking."This ambitious and intellectually engaging volume succeeds in its aim to rethink the geopolitical imaginary of film studies as a discipline, by reconsidering film historiography beyond the nation-state and focusing instead on a variety of transnational formations. Essays by leading scholars provide not only new theoretical and methodological approaches, but also illuminating case studies and discussions of the comparative process itself, deepening and expanding our understanding of world cinemas in a revised frame of film history. World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives represents the very best in film scholarship today."--Patrice Petro, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, author of Aftershocks of the New: Feminism and Film History"This splendid book investigates the ways in which cinema operates internationally and interconnectedly. Durovicovi and Newman (both, Univ. of Iowa) argue that in the current era of globalization, studying particular national cinemas, particular genres, or narrowly focused theories in isolation no longer makes sense. The volume includes essays on international financing and production, worldwide distribution, audience reception, the interpretation of genres and styles (think kung-fu goes to Bollywood--or to Bulawayo), and the hybridization of theory. This reviewer especially admired Paul Willeman's "Fantasy in Action." Many of these essays open new avenues of investigation that will keep scholars busy for a generation. Summing up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. --W.A. Vincent, Michigan State UniversityTable of ContentsPrefacePart One: The Geopolitical Imaginary of Cinema Studies 1. Transnational Film Theory: Decentered Subjectivity, Decentered Capitalism Kathleen Newman2. On the Plurality of Cinematic Transnationalism Mette Hjort3. Tracking "Global Media" in the Outposts of Globalization Bhaskar Sarkar4. Time Zones and Jetlag: The Flows and Phases of World Cinema Dudley Andrew5. Vector, Flow, Zone: Towards a History of Cinematic Translatio Nataša DurovicováPart Two: Cinema as Transnational Exchange 6. Chinese Cinema and Transnational Film Studies Yingjin Zhang7. A National Cinema Abroad: From Production to Viewing Toby Miller8. Aural Identity, Genealogies of Sound Technologies, and Hispanic Transnationality on Screen Marvin D’Lugo9. How Movies Move (Between Hong Kong and Bulawayo, Between Screen and Stage...) Lesley Stern10. New Paradoxes of Africa’s Cinemas Olivier Barlet11. The Transnational Other: Street Kids in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema João Luiz VieiraPart Three: Comparative Perspectives 12. Fantasy in Action Paul Willemen13. Vernacular Modernism: Tracking Cinema on a Global Scale Miriam Hansen14. Globalization and Hybridization Fredric Jameson15. From Playtime to The World: The Expansion and Depletion of Space Within Global Economies Jonathan RosenbaumBibliographyContributors Index
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Little, Brown & Company The Vixen Diaries
Book SynopsisThis titillating expose chronicles the personal and professional adventures of this tabloid-laden socialite, dispelling some rumors, while confirming others. Diaries unveils the heavily shrouded Hollywood backrooms and its coveted secrets. Offering her ardent fans answers to burning questions and presenting lessons learned, this book will surely not disappoint. Karrine Steffans continues to dish out juicy gossip and the much sought after details of her star studded lifestyle and the celebrity men that helped her get where she needed to be. Karrine draws you in to get an up-close and personal look at the Hollywood life of fast money and sex; all the things that make for a great movie. She discusses her interactions with people after the release of Confessions of a Video Vixen and how she copes with it all.
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University of California Press Romancing Yesenia
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Faber & Faber Emeric Pressburger Life and Death of a
Book SynopsisA Hungarian Jew who lived and worked in half a dozen European countries before arriving in Britain in 1935, Pressburger''s reputation rests on the series of strikingly original films he made in collaboration with Michael Powell under the banner of The Archers. The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp all bear the unique credit ''Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger''.Frequently controversial, always experimental, The Archers suffered a long period of neglect before being rediscovered by such prominent admirers as Martin Scorsese, Derek Jarman and Francis Ford Coppola.Written by his grandson, and containing extracts from private diaries and correspondence, this biography defends the notion of film as a collaborative art and illuminates the adventurous life and work of the film-maker who brought continental grace, with and style to British cinema.
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University of Wales Press The British Working Class in the Twentieth
Book SynopsisAn examination of representations of the British working class in 20th-century literature and film. John Kirk reasserts the importance of class as a category of critical analysis through a wide-ranging discussion of the changing nature, status and ideological concerns of working-class writing.Trade Review'The University of Wales Press is to be complimented on publishing a work from which provides so many insights for the field of Welsh cultural studies.' www.gwales.comTable of ContentsIntroduction: Some Theoretical Perspectives I Contrary Voices: Images of the British Working Class from the 1930s and 1950s II Class, Community and 'Structures of Feeling' III Figuring the Dispossessed: Images of the Urban Working Class in the Writing of James Kelman IV Recovered Perspectives: Feminism and the Working Class V Recent Northern Realism: Return of the Repressed VI Black/Asian British Writing and Articulations of Class
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Manchester University Press Monsters in the Closet
Book SynopsisThis history of the horror film explores the genre's relationship to the social and cultural history of homosexuality in America. The text draws on a wide variety of films and primary sources including censorship files, critical reviews, promotional materials, fanzines and popular news weeklies.Table of Contents1. Defining the Monster Queer in the Classical Hollywod Horror Film, 2. Shock Treatment: Curing the Monster Queer during World War II, 3. Pods, Pederasts, and Perverts: (Re)Criminalizing the Monster Queer in Cold War Culture, 4. Exposing the Monster Queer to the Sunlight, Circa the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, 5. Satan Spawn and Out and Proud: Monster Queers in the Postmodern Era
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Andrews UK Limited Jill Curzon 2023 AD
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Gods and Monsters Thirty Years of Writing on Film and Culture
Book SynopsisA collection that gives the low-down on Hollywood in the last 30 years, from the author of 'Easy Riders', 'Raging Bulls' and 'Down and Dirty Pictures'.Trade Review'If there is a better book about the inside of the film industry I'd like to see it.' SUNDAY TIMES on EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS 'Without question, the non-fiction book of the year superbly written a fascinating piece of cultural history brimming with snippets of very juicy gossip.' SUNDAY TIMES on EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS 'Biskind's book is prolix, gossipy, informed, funny and sour; a backstage epic that makes your jaw drop.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A total page-turner. The anecdotes, the characters, the fights, the stress of independent film-making are all here in their full-bloodedness.' INDEPENDENT
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Edinburgh University Press The New Soundtrack
Book SynopsisThe New Soundtrack brings together leading edge academic and professional perspectives on the complex relationship between sound and moving images.
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The History Press Ltd Quantum of Silliness
Book SynopsisTo coincide with the release of No Time to Die in April 2020, this humour book looks back at the franchise's quirks and lovingly pokes absurdist fun
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Running Press,U.S. Out There
Book SynopsisExplore the science behind some of your favorite popular science fiction tropes--from escaping a black hole to riding a space elevator to the stars—in this illustrated guide from NASA advisor and host of the popular Tested podcast Offworld. Whether it's researching new technology, theories, or possible extraterrestrial situations, the showrunners and directors of our favorite science fiction shows and films are often extending the boundaries of real science, leaving viewers and fans to wonder, 'Could this really happen?' In Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV, author and filmmaker Ariel Waldman dives into the fascinating real science behind some of the most beloved space-themed science fiction tropes, from faster-than-light travel to AI ships, hypersleep, and imagining life on other planets. Each chapter dives into particular situations or scientific questi
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Running Press,U.S. Clueless The Official Cookbook
Book SynopsisClueless comes to the kitchen with this officially licensed cookbook, featuring 50 totally delicious recipes, iconic movie quotes, full-colour images from the film, and much more. Use it to make your ''90s-themed gatherings even more legit, or for meal ideas anytime you''re feeling a little clueless.Witty, charming, privileged Cher Horowitz leads the pack at her Beverly Hills high school in Amy Heckerling''s cult classic Clueless. Through the eyes of style-obsessed Cher, we join in the fun of makeovers, the rollercoaster ride of crushes and friendships, and the social hierarchy of high school. Inspired by the snacks, drinks, and meals highlighted throughout the film, the Southern California healthy eating craze, and the best of the 1990s, the recipes in this official cookbook are tribute to the adventures and calamities of Cher, Dionne, Tai, Murray, Josh, Travis, and all the rest of our favourite Clueless characters.From take
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