Film, TV & Music

How gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warming We've all seen the headlines: oceans rising, historic heat waves, mass extinctions, climate refugees. It feels overwhelming, like nothing can make a difference in combating this ongoing global...

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 9781853753930Author Pc DesignsImprint Prion Books LtdPublisher Welbeck Publishing GroupSeries Pulp Postcards S.Weight(grams) 187g

For students, fans, and scholars alike, this wide-ranging primer on anime employs a panoply of critical approaches Well-known through hit movies like Spirited Away, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell, anime has a long history spanning a wide range of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515006206Author Jason J TomaricFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Just as the AutoCAD software continues to be improved and perfected, so does the Beginning AutoCAD (R) Exercise Workbook. This work is truly the ideal package from which to learn AutoCAD, whether you're a complete beginner, or simply learning about the...

The Art of Short Form Content: From Concept to Color Correction is an in-depth examination of the craft of creating short form filmic content - a category which includes television commercials, music videos, television promos, movie trailers, digital...

Black British Culture and Society brings together in one indispensable volume key writings on the Black community in Britain, from the 'Windrush' immigrations of the late 1940s and 1950s to contemporary multicultural Britain. Combining classic writings...

Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson's celebrated and enigmatic film Songs from the Second Floor, his first feature film in twenty-five years, won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. The "songs" of the film's title refer to Andersson's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649321664Author Jean-Marc LofficierFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Hollywood ComicsPublisher Hollywood ComicsWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

This is a complete screenwriting course -- from initial idea through final script sale -- providing in-depth discussions of theme development; story research; script plotting and structuring; character development; dialogue; writing and rewriting...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692086506Author John M CarswellFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint True Myths PressPublisher True Myths PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm...

Taking you behind the scenes of the special effects world, the author guides readers through the world of creature and character design. Suitable for special effects experts and novices alike, he helps you learn the secrets behind designing creatures and...

With over 4,000 outlets worldwide and growing, audio drama is the new frontier in storytelling. From family dramas tales to epic space battles and period pieces to large-cast musicals, it is a medium without limits, because the audience creates the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683839583Author Brooke VitaleFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsSeries Disney VillainsWeight(grams)...

Packed with gems of wisdom from the current 'masters of light', this collection of conversations with twenty leading contemporary cinematographers provides invaluable insight into the art and craft of cinematography.Jacqueline Frost's interviews provide...

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 *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643708645Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 348Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 821gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

While some rigging books focus too much on the theory of rigging and provide little instruction, others do the exact opposite and offer no reasoning behind the button-pushing. An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging, 2nd Edition, however,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911414551Format HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Glagoslav Publications B.V.Publisher Glagoslav Publications B.V.Weight(grams) 916gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

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...

Welles. Hitchcock. Kubrick. These names appear on nearly every list of the all-time greatest filmmakers. But what makes these directors so great? Despite their very different themes and sensibilities, is there a common genius that unites them and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629336855Author Aubrey MaloneFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062389220Author Martin VargicFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1225gDimensions(mm) 310mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936932290Author Beth PickensFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The City...

This is a comprehensive guide to visual storytelling from Savannah College of Art and Design, one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. Storyboarding is the process of graphically organising a project - a motion picture, animation or...

The official companion to the Justice League movie, due to be one of 2017's biggest films!Following the success of Batman Vs. Superman, the second biggest opening for Warner Brothers and the fourth biggest opening of all time, Titan presents the official...

Insatiable bloodlust, dangerous sexualities, the horror of the undead, uncharted Trannsylvanian wildernesses, and a morbid fascination with the `other': the legend of the vampire continues to haunt popular imagination.Reading the Vampire examines the...

The acerbically funny and intimate screenplay for acclaimed visual artist Martine Syms's debut film, The African Desperate.The African Desperate follows Palace Bryant on one very long day in 2017 that starts with her MFA graduation in upstate New York...

This book documents a collection of approximately 90 Paracas textiles. The collection consists of cloaks, ponchos, tunics, as well as some smaller fragments such as ribbons. Originally housed at the Ethnographic Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, the objects...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650697Author Derek StenningFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

This is the first book to present an aesthetics of virtual reality media. It situates virtual reality media in terms of the philosophy of the arts, comparing them to more familiar media such as painting, film and photography.When philosophers have...

The first collection by a seminal contemporary gay playwright BENT (1979): "A heroic myth ...It has the laughter which Yeats asserted lay at the heart of tragedy." (Listener) "It is ...a play of importance, power and pathos which should concern us all."...

The screenplay of the second film written by Anderson and Wilson, "Rushmore" is a sophisticated American comedy. It tells the story of a gifted, iconoclastic youth called Max Fischer who rocks the boat at the elite, conservative Rushmore Academy.About...

Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion showcases the global fashion industry's efforts to reduce the negative impacts associated with fashion production and consumption. Illustrated throughout with infographics, photographs and diagrams of...

An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome, from the silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur.No sooner had the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned...

In September 2020, Kim Jones was named head of Fendi s couture and womenswear, marking a new era for the Italian brand. This publication examines Jones s relationship to the legendary Bloomsbury Set: the early twentieth-century community of British...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473193423Author Raymond Webster ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Cumulus Publishing LimitedPublisher Cumulus Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

With stories of hysterical teenagers and obsessive fans killing for their heroes, fans and fandom get a bad press. The Adoring Audience looks deeper into fan culture, particularly as it relates to identity, sexuality and textual production.About the...