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Tennessee Williams's controversial Hollywood screenplay Baby Doll opens with Archie Lee's teenage bride driving him to distraction, as she has refused to consummate their marriage until the day of her twentieth birthday. Enter wily Sicilian Silva...

In this comprehensive handbook author, makeup artist, and educator Christine Sciortino offers a detailed introduction to the conceptual foundations, techniques, and on-set practices of the makeup design process, going beyond technique-centered makeup...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610353304Author Jim MercurioFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Linden Publishing Co IncPublisher Linden Publishing Co Inc

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506721927Author Michael Dante DiMartinoFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620063385Author Clarissa JacobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Sunbury Press, Inc.Publisher Sunbury Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The great challenge in writing a feature-length screenplay is sustaining audience involvement from the opening sequence to the closing credits. Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach expounds on an often-overlooked tools can be key in solving this problem...

Pithy put-downs, hard-boiled snarlings, words of love and regret... All the Best Lines presents 500 memorable movie quotes, embracing both one-liners ('My name is Pussy Galore') and slices of snappy dialogue from pictures as diverse as When Harry Met...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907452Author William M AkersFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932870Author Steve KaplinFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Completely up to date with relevant information on digital technology and HD TV, this is the only title to focus specifically on television production management, and presents an easily accessible and authoritative guide to the area.Production Management...

Douglas Sirk is one of the most neglected directors in American cinema. This book aims to rectify that and, through a survey of his career, to re-establish Sirk as one of the great stylists of Hollywood cinema.In 1937 Sirk left Germany, after a...

Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann explores the fascinating and flamboyant career of one of the world's best-loved movie directors. Famous for his lavish style and his stunning portrayal of tragedy and love, Luhrmann is known as Australia's gem and his iconic...

* Provides a unique perspective to media production while considering aesthetics, ideas and ethics and includes a robust companion website with interactive exercises for each chapter as well as a downloadable instructor's manual. * Suitable for beginner...

* Provides a comprehensive approach to Motion Design as Design Practice with specific areas of focus for a range of audiences. * Integrates professional examples, case studies, and interviews to validate its themes. * Written from ongoing and pragmatic...

In 1966 a coal slag heap collapsed on a school in south Wales, killing 144 people, most of them children. Poet Owen Sheers has given voice to those who still live in Aberfan, the pit village in which tragedy struck, and uses their collective memories to...

This definitive handbook explains how a script is transformed into a motion picture or television program. Readers will learn the methodology and craft of the script supervisor, who ensures that the continuity of a film, its logical progression, is...

Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers, a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema, this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at...

Unprecedented kinds of experience, and new modes of life, are now produced by simulations, from the CGI of Hollywood blockbusters to animal cloning to increasingly sophisticated military training software, while animation has become an increasingly...

'This extraordinary tale of rivalry and celluloid . . . has fascinated cineastes for years.' Kathryn Hughes, Sunday Times'Illuminating and thrilling.' The Spectator'Absorbing, forensic and jaw-dropping.' Total FilmIn 1888, Louis Le Prince shot the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312119089Author David HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 400g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967513Author Richard WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & Co

A Fan's Look at the Back to the Future Franchise"Brad Gilmore's book not only offers new perspectives and a deeper understanding of Back to the Future, it reminds us why we fell in love with it in the first place." Mark Ellis, Comedian & Movie Critic#1...

A guide to the craft of script supervising, the updated second edition features practical instruction through real-world examples that demonstrate and explain the skills needed by a professional script supervisor. Author Mary Cybulski, one of Hollywood's...

Rewind, Replay is the first history of Britain's video boom. It considers the earliest video distributors who, from the late 1970s, took chances on a wide range of films and other programmes to attract consumer interest. It also addresses the phenomenon...

The official 10th anniversary making of book for the Duncan Jones directed sci-fi film Moon. Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell, a man who experiences a...

Explore the amazing world of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the critically acclaimed series that expands the Star Wars galaxy to incredible new frontiers. This collector's edition features the stunning artwork from the first four chapters of the Disney+...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907933Author Jeffrey Alan SchechterFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 318g

George Hurrell was called the "Rembrandt of Hollywood." Before his arrival, movie star portraits were "soft focus" and undistinguished, derivative of the Main Street USA portrait salon. Hurrell instituted a sharp, dramatic look. The vibrant,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109745Author Preston Neal JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983141235Author Alan WattFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Writers Tribe BooksPublisher Writers Tribe BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Few modern art forms are as misunderstood as the craft of creating movie scripts, but "Tales from the Script" puts readers in the trenches of the Hollywood development process. Readers will revel in the exploits of Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John...

The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers,...

From DreamWorks Animation comes a movie event based on the best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey. This comedy for the entire family tells the story of 2 pranksters named George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously...

- Offers never-before-discussed analysis of specific scenes representing all documentary genres directly from the creators behind them. - Includes exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from Rachel Lears, Dawn Porter, John Battsek, Bob Eisenhart and more...

The reason for the decline of Orson Welles's career is a hotly debated issue, but decline it certainly did. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the most audacious filmmaker alive. But instead of marking...

'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...

Enter the thrilling world of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy with this deluxe making-of art book.The fate of Cybertron lies in the hands of the Autobots in this gripping new animated series. The Art and Making of Transformers: War For Cybertron...

On Kubrick is a critical study of Stanley Kubrick's career, beginning with his earliest feature, "Fear and Desire" (1953), and ending with his posthumous production of "A.I., Artificial Intelligence" (2001). Organized in six parts ("The Taste Machine,"...

A personal and expert account of the artists and events that defined the medium's first 50 years, written a true expert in the field'London's book excites because it brings new artists into a lineage worthy of greater stuff. Her passion for lesser-known...

- Each historical chapter is followed by a process chapter giving the explication of a detailed rehearsal methodology useful to both directors and actors.- The process chapters include objectives, examples from the practice of other directors and actors,...