Direction & Production

The Moving Form of Film: Historicizing the Medium through Other Media charts the ways in which crossing borders between film and other arts and media can provide an encompassing, inclusive, and non-teleological understanding of film history. Evolutionary...

While the viewer's eyes are trained on the actors, the production design sets the mood for the film. The design also subtly comments on the action and the characters, moves the plot forward and adds to its symbolic content. The production design of 23...

Offers practical solutions that are not typically published or available online to indie filmmakers for budgeting, prepping, hiring, and collaborating with vfx teams.Makes VFX practical and attainable to indie filmmakers so they can make informed...

George A. Romero (b. 1940) has achieved a surprising longevity as director since his first film, Night of the Living Dead (1968). After recently relocating to Canada, he shows no signs of slowing up: his recent film, Survival of the Dead (2009), is...

Through dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzner's own writings-including her unfinished autobiography-Dorothy Arzner: Interviews offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and...

With the shift from film to digital, today's filmmakers are empowered by an arsenal of powerful, creative options with which to tell their story. Modern Post examines and demystifies these tools and workflows and demonstrates how these decisions can...

Filmmaker Ed Wood was controversial and critically maligned, even labeled 'the worst director of all time', yet he achieved cult status and remains of great interest today. This book frames Wood's work, such as the cross-dressing themed ""Glen or...

Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) was one of Europe's most prestigious filmmakers, who rose to prominence as part of the Italian neo-realist movement, alongside contemporaries Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. Famous for his elegant lifestyle, as...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907889Author Joshua A. FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 340g

Wes Anderson's films can be divisive, but he is widely recognized as the inspiration for several recent trends in indie films. Using both practical and theoretical lenses, the contributors address and explain the recurring stylistic techniques, motifs,...

This book provides the first compact knowledge base on diversity & inclusion (D&I) targets in the UK screen industries. Draws on in-depth industry research and progressive theoretical voices.Will be of value to researchers, industry experts,...

The first-ever comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Of all the film-making crafts, editing is the least understood. Using examples drawn from classic film texts, this book clarifies the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335957Author Phillip DyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Typically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock's masterworks and the countless thrillers they...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903364772Author Ewa MazierskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 245mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904764144Author Ian ConrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

Peter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director. Although Weir (b. 1944) has acquired a reputation of being guarded about his life and work, these interviews by archivists, journalists,...

Auteurism - the idea that a director of a film is its source of meaning and should retain creative control over the finished product - has been one of film studies' most important paradigms ever since the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early...

Celluloid Singapore is a ground-breaking study of the three major periods in Singapore's fragmented cinema history, namely the golden age of the 1950s and 60s, the post-studio 1970s, and the revival from the 1990s onwards.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474479950Author Tom FallowsFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams)...

Michael Mann is one of the most important American filmmakers of the past forty years. His films exhibit the existential concerns of art cinema, articulated through a conspicuous and recognizable visual style and yet integrated within classical Hollywood...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400097593Author Dave KnoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999306956Author John William LawFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Aplomb BooksPublisher Aplomb BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

Fans and critics alike perceive Wong Kar-wai (b. 1958) as an enigma. His dark glasses, his nonlinear narrations, and his high expectations for actors all contribute to an assumption that he only makes art for a few highbrow critics. However, Wong's...

Tweety Bird was colored yellow because censors felt the original pink made the bird look nude. Betty Boop's dress was lengthened so that her garter didn't show. And in recent years, a segment of Mighty Mouse was dropped after protest groups claimed the...

Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise is the first book to examine the films of Jim Jarmusch from a sound-oriented perspective. The three essential acoustic elements that structure a film - music, words and noise - propel this book's fascinating journey...

Establishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the 1930s Examines issues around ageing femininities using a range of case studies of films and actresses, both known and forgotten ...

This retrospective on the career of Academy Award-winning production designer Richard Sylbert takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most influential films of the past fifty years. The Manchurian Candidate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The...

This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life.Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a...

William Friedkin is the director of genre-defining works such as The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), controversial productions like Cruising (1980) and Killer Joe (2011), as well as understudied films including The Birthday Party...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933600Author Deborah S. PatzFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904764885Author Nigel MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 710gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 159mm *...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839988691Author Cahal McLaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 26mm

Become a master in the influential, diverse, and highly innovative field of experimental filmmaking. Harness the little-known techniques and subtle aesthetics required for this imagination-driven art form.For the first time in a single volume, Kathryn...

O'Meara highlights how speech can be central to cinema without overshadowing its medium-specific components, and demonstrates how indie dialogue can instead hinge on an idea of cinematic verbalism.Book InformationISBN 9781474431767Author Jennifer...

Whether you're a novice compositor or a well-versed one moving over from After Effects or Shake, this is THE book for you to learn the ins and outs of the powerful compositing software, Nuke. In addition to covering all of the menus, buttons, and other...

The first English-language book to cover Danish cinema from the 1890s to the present day Contextualises the work of renowned filmmakers including Carl Th. Dreyer, Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Susanne Bier Discusses national genres and...

This work brings to readers of English a comprehensive and engaging treatment of one of America's greatest, if largely forgotten, film directors. Originally published in 1993, Dumont's celebrated study has been translated from the French by Canadian...

With an abundance of information on how to create motion graphics already available, Design in Motion focuses on the why of moving image and less about the how. By unpacking the reasons behind screen designer's production choices, each chapter...