Direction & Production

With a new introduction, acclaimed director and screenwriter Paul Schrader revisits and updates his contemplation of slow cinema over the past fifty years. Unlike the style of psychological realism, which dominates film, the transcendental style...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993321542Format PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Fountainbridge PressPublisher Fountainbridge Press

Todd McGowan launches a provocative exploration of weirdness and fantasy in David Lynch's groundbreaking oeuvre. He studies Lynch's talent for blending the bizarre and the normal to emphasize the odd nature of normality itself. Hollywood is often...

This new revised edition brings Mike Leigh's career up-to-date, including his film about J.M.W. Turner, Mr. Turner, and his epic masterpiece, Peterloo.Five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, the only British director to have won the top prize at both...

This stunning volume is an exclusive look behind the scenes of Disney and Pixar's original feature film Turning Red . In The Art of Turning Red, explore the art and making of Disney and Pixar's newest original feature film. Mei Lee is a confident,...

In this authoritative volume, writer and historian Scott Tracy Griffin traces the development of the history-making Tarzan franchise, from the motion-picture industry's early silent and serials, through the high point of the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer era...

Directly addressing how filmmakers can craft visually powerful films through practical skills that can be used throughout the filmmaking process, author Blain Brown explores how we use space, color, camera angles, composition, motion, POV, and all the...

Just as BDL's bestselling All the Songs series-which has over 400,000 copies in print-presents a comprehensive, song-by-song view of major bands and music history, Steven Spielberg All the Films: The Stories Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short...

A behind-the-scenes guide to the long-awaited return of one of cinema's most iconic aliens: The Predator! Go behind the scenes of the epic new movie The Predator with interviews with the cast and crew, rare interviews in a step-by-step guide to the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375755316Author David O. SelznickFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncSeries Modern Library...

The updated third edition of this popular book offers a clear and detailed overview of the postproduction process, showing readers how to manage each step in taking a film, TV, or media project from production to final delivery, from scheduling and...

This book brings together an exceptional array of interviews, profiles, and press conferences tracing the half century that Orson Welles (1915- 1985) was in the public eye. Originally published or broadcast between 1938 and 1989 in worldwide locations,...

The story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a high-concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen's explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic. When two American...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532944567Author Scott SpearsFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

This first collection devoted to Susan Seidelman director, producer and visionary of feminist American cinema and television includes never-before-published archival material and an interview with insights into her process and thoughts on #timesup...

Every production is built on the backbone of the pipeline. While a functional and flexible pipeline can't assure a successful project, a weak pipeline can guarantee its demise. A solid pipeline produces a superior product in less time and with happier...

Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares scandalous and laugh-out-loud tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he worked with some of the biggest names in movies.David Mamet went to Hollywood on top-a super...

Based on new archival evidence and interviews, and setting out a new theoretical framework for music video analysis, Emily Caston presents a major new analysis of music videos from 1966-2016, identifying not only their distinctive British traits, but...

The award-winning VES Handbook of Visual Effects remains the most comprehensive guide to visual effects techniques and best practices available. This edition has been updated to the latest industry techniques, technologies, and workflows. The Visual...

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

- The only book focusing on hand drafting for film and TV that is approachable and fully illustrated throughout with step-by-step instructions. - Covers all four types of drafting projection: isometric, oblique, orthographic and axonometric. - New...

For the first time, Oscar-winning production designer and director Roger Christian reveals his life story, from his earliest work in the British film industry to his breakthrough contributions on such iconic science fiction masterpieces as Star Wars,...

The easy way for kids to get started with filmmaking If you've been bitten by the filmmaking bug-even if you don't have a background in video or access to fancy equipment-Digital Filmmaking For Kids makes it easy to get up and running with digital...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452271876Author Robert RodriguezFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401309541Author Roberta MunroeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 280gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 24mm

No theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starting with Richard III filmed in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre before World War One, the RSC's accomplishments...

Making movies is the most exciting way to earn a living and it is not surprising that media and film studies remain the most popular courses at colleges across the western world. A short film provides an opportunity for elliptical, poetic, condensed...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345511461Author J.W. RinzlerFormat HardbackPage Count 372Imprint Random House WorldsPublisher Random House WorldsSeries Star WarsWeight(grams)...

John Cassavetes is the godfather of American independent cinema, saluted by virtually every US maverick who's followed in his stead, from Martin Scorsese to Sean Penn. Since his death in 1989, Cassavetes has become increasingly renowned as a cinematic...

*** "I loved it. An amazing book." - Louis Theroux "A rip-roaring read. It left me breathless." - Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show "Riveting." - The New York Times "... a Hollywood movie in itself." - Spike Lee "Raw, savagely honest, as...

Blade Runner 2049: The Storyboards is a celebration of the rarely-seen artwork that was key in building the harsh, yet strangely beautiful, environments in the film. This remarkable book presents a fresh look at Blade Runner 2049, including scenes...

This wide-ranging and insightful collection of interviews with D. A. Pennebaker (1925-2019) spans the prolific career of this pioneer of observational cinema. From the 1950s, Pennebaker made documentary films that revealed the world of politics,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474493918Author Trevor MowchunFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

The new edition features additional real life application photos, diagrams, examples, and case studies on color theory in makeup design, including new examples of tattoo covering and prosthetic painting using optical mixtures, airbrush, and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739522001Author Neil AlcockFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint DANEBANK BOOKSPublisher DANEBANK BOOKS

- Offers a practical introduction to business practices of the film industry from planning through production and distribution using graphics, charts, and sample financing scenarios, offering readers a detailed understanding of concepts and practices...

Bong Joon Ho won the Oscar (R) for Best Director for Parasite (2019), which also won Best Picture, the first foreign film to do so, and two other Academy Awards. Parasite was the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. These achievements mark...

"Movie Speak won't guarantee you a job, but having a knowledge of the industry terms will fool everyone into thinking you own the place." - Steven Spielberg "Finally a book that celebrates the process-the dynamic web of people, technique, and...

In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work, Simon Callow again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century, looking closely at the triumphs and...

This book, written by a leading expert in the field of visual effects, demystifies the complex subject of color science and how it should be managed from project ideation to completion.Readers will not only learn how things work, their capabilities and...