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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 volume surveys the key histories, theories and practice of artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, architects and technologists that have worked and continue to work with visual material in real time.Covering a wide historical period from...

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...

Casting is a crucial creative element of any production - and yet the craft and skills needed to put together a successful and exciting cast are often overlooked. The Casting Handbook explains the casting process from beginning to end and covers...

In a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, James Naremore provides an illuminating critical account of the films of Stanley Kubrick, from his earliest feature, Fear and Desire (1953), to the posthumously-produced A.I. Artificial Intelligence...

Sidney Lumet (b. 1924) is considered one of the most gifted and socially conscious American filmmakers of his generation. His best-known movies--including Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, 12 Angry Men, and Network--have garnered him an Honorary...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905674251Author Hannah PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 378gDimensions(mm) 337mm *...

Offers the first comprehensive English-language book on the life and career of Paul Leni Covers many dimensions of Leni's professional creativity, including his early visual and theatrical work in Germany during the 1910s, collaborations with...

Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Interviews features talks with the master director of such classics as All About Eve, The Barefoot Contessa, and Cleopatra. Mankiewicz (1909-1993) was a creative force in Hollywood from the end of the silent film era through the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629332215Author Heather a WixsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

This study sees the nineteenth century supernatural as a significant context for cinema's first years. The book takes up the familiar notion of cinema as a "ghostly," "spectral" or "haunted" medium and asks what made such association possible. Examining...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999306918Author John William LawFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Aplomb PublishingPublisher Aplomb PublishingWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Development is a large and central part of the American TV industry, and yet the details of how it works - who makes development decisions and why, where ideas for new shows come from, even basics like the differences between what TV studios and TV...

For investing movies with an image of style and glamour George Cukor (1899--1983) is considered one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Hollywood. The roll call of the great films he made and the stars he directed validates his rank as one of...

The first edited collection of critical essays on American filmmaker Richard Linklater Analyses both Linklater's celebrated and understudied work in dialogue with ongoing debates in film studies Considers the impact of Linklater's oeuvre in...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781877792472Author Scott ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Buddha Rose PublicationsPublisher Buddha Rose PublicationsWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm)...

Budgeting and scheduling are easy in principle but hard in practice. The successful producer has a solid plan for juggling dozens of activities and costs while retaining the flexibility to cope with those inevitable last-minute changes and stay on course...

From Double Indemnity to The Godfather, the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made pale beside the story of the studio that made them. In the golden age of Hollywood, Paramount was one of the Big Five studios. Gulf + Western's 1966 takeover...

The 1969 film Ma Nuit chez Maud catapulted its shy academic film director Eric Rohmer (1920-2010) into the limelight, selling over a million tickets in France and earning a nomination for an Academy Award. Ma Nuit chez Maud remains his most famous film,...

'Enthralling . . . an essential read, particularly for fans of 007.' - Cinema Retro'When Harry Met Cubby is a fitting tribute to two extraordinary men. If you love behind the scenes stories about the making of movies, there's plenty of drama to sate you...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935672Author Derek BotelhoFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Widely taught on Film Studies courses and in French Cultural Studies programmesLuc Besson is a popular and respected filmmaker who has achieved international fameA welcome addition to the French Film Directors series.About the AuthorSusan Hayward is...

The collaboration of director and actor is the cornerstone of narrative filmmaking. This book provides the director with a concrete step-by-step guide to preparation that connects the fundamentals of film-script analysis with the actor's process of...

From the unbridled sensuality of silent Italian films, to the neorealist classic Bitter Rice, to the astonishing imagination of Fellini and the more cerebral and fascinating movies of Antonioni, Italy has a filmic legacy unlike that of any other nation...

Michelangelo Antonioni's 1960s films are widely recognized as both exemplars of cinema and key texts in ushering in cinema's 'modern' incarnation. Reconnecting Antonioni's aesthetically audacious films of the 1960s to the ferment of their historical...

Despite creating an extensive and innovative body of work over the last 30 years, Aki Kaurismaki remains relatively neglected in Anglophone scholarship. This international collection of original essays aims to redress such neglect by assembling diverse...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932320Author Christopher KenworthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400079902Author Stephen LowensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814254998Author Christina N BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressSeries Black...

This practical guide teaches readers the skills and business acumen required to build a career in the film industry from the ground up.While countless books and classes teach newcomers the creative aspects of the film industry, many fail to properly...

Frederick Wiseman is America's foremost chronicler of public institutions. His films have focused on city, state, and local governments; hospitals; asylums; creative organizations and museums; schools; libraries; and more. In recent years, Wiseman's work...

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process - from concept to post-production - and illustrates how creative decisions at each...

Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The Godfather and the tremendous critical success of its...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739930004Author Tom HickmoreFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint Nice Media LimitedPublisher Nice Media Limited