Film

Spaces of Communication offers a concise introduction to semiopragmatics and condenses the intellectual trajectory of one of the foundational figures of film studies into a relatively short and accessible volume. It testifies to the author's deep and...

Cavell's Ontology of Film presents ten essays by some of the most prominent international scholars of Stanley Cavell's work with a double purpose: to look back, half a century after its original publication, at Cavell's now seminal film-philosophical...

In Building a Feminocentric Canon: Celine Sciamma and the Dawn of Post-Auterism, Tom Knoblauch positions Celine Sciamma as not just an important voice within contemporary cinema but also as the standard-bearer and skeleton key for a new vision of...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. The Stanley Kubrick Archive is a collection held at the University of the Arts London that contains material related to the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. But even...

Delving into Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films, this book uncovers a plethora of conceptual paradigms. Apichatpong's films frequently utilize rural Thailand as a backdrop, showcasing daily life, interactions, rituals, and customs, all infused with a...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. This critical study engages with the films of the Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, from his first feature Pusher (1996) up to and including Copenhagen Cowboy...

At their peak, architectural marvels such as the Sagrada Familia, the Tower of London, the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, and the Eiffel tower, had a combined annual visit of almost 16.4 million people. The animated icebound castle in Disney's (2019)...

Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump's award-winning, groundbreaking films Kill List, A Field in England, and In the Earth are available here for the first time, with a new introduction and foreword.About the AuthorBen Wheatley is the award-winning director of,...

Peter Strickland is one of the most distinctive and idiosyncratic British filmmakers of his generation. His highly intertextual work exists on a continuum ranging from genre filmmaking to experimental film. The Strickland Continuum is the first...

This is the first book to consider Gerwig as a writer-director. It argues that her three feature films to date-Lady Bird (2017), Little Women (2019) and Barbie (2023)-engage with debates about feminism and femininity through cinematic aesthetics. Her...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648414411Author Bill BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

This is the first book to consider Gerwig as a writer-director. It argues that her three feature films to date-Lady Bird (2017), Little Women (2019) and Barbie (2023)-engage with debates about feminism and femininity through cinematic aesthetics. Her...

Is animation written with words or pictures? How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What's the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506750842Author Powerhouse Animation StudiosFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Weight(grams) 567g

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Decolonial Imaginaries in Palestinian Experimental Film and Video focuses on an underexamined group of female Palestinian filmmakers, highlighting their relevance for thinking through a diverse set of issues relating to decolonial aesthetics,...

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Making movies is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get._x000D_ Forrest Gump is a beloved and frequently quoted modern classic that has captivated audiences and changed the American cultural landscape since its release. The...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262051019Author Soraya MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798894140698Author Arnaud DevillardFormat HardbackPage Count 504Imprint Running Press,U.S.Publisher Running Press

This book opens a new door into visual storytelling by using a story-first method to reframe cinematography as a language, not just a technical craft. Readers will learn to think about images not only as products of gear and technique, but as carefully...

Anticolonialism, Ontology, and Semiotics places anticolonial theory, semiotic analysis, and contemporary Hollywood film in a subtextual conversation.Synthesizing Algirdas Greimas' semiotic square with Frantz Fanon's anticolonial philosophy, Anderson...

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Sean Redmond's volume situates Bigelow within her historical and critical context, exploring key collaborative relationships and new ways of watching her films. This book fills an important gap in the scholarship on the European-inspired auteur working...

This updated third edition guides you through the intricacies of budgeting and scheduling your film and video projects, in an easy to understand and accessible way.The book ensures that readers understand the fundamentals of line producing with tips and...

In this book, Jonathan Scott Lee argues that Jean-Luc Godard is best seen as a philosopher who uses cinema and video as his media to develop provocative interventions into contemporary political situations and dilemmas, both explicitly and aesthetically...

In 1993, director Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park brought Michael Crichton's Isla Nublar and his dinosaur theme park to life. The film captivated audiences around the world, pioneering a new age of visual effects on the silver screen and starting an...

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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476686813Author Roberto CurtiFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc

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A masterclass in telling stories - and how they shape our world - from the internationally renowned narrative expertTo command narrative is to control a sometimes frightening power. What is it that turbocharges some tales, and how is it possible to...

The facsimile typewritten and annotated script of the 1981 cult classic, together with the shocking never-before-published screenplay that Hollywood refused to make The 1981 film Possession, directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Zulawski (1940-2016),...

The World of Black Film is an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe, from to the early days of cinema to now. Starting with the unfinished silent film Lime Kiln Club Field Day...

Discover the secrets behind creating the spellbinding wardrobe for Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films in Costumes of the Wizarding World. Expansive and detailed, this book is the essential guide for every fan, chronicling the creation of costumes...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765111314Author Marina KorneevaFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USASeries The History of World...

Maria Felix (1914-2002) left her mark on Mexican and European film as well as fashion, art and jewellery design. Cartier created one-of-a-kind pieces; Leonora Carrington and Diego Rivera painted portraits; Carlos Fuentes wrote a play; Agustin Lara, a...

This book looks at contemporary Gothic cinema within a transnational approach. With a focus on the aesthetic and philosophical roots which lie at the heart of the Gothic, the study invokes its literary as well as filmic forebears by exploring how these...

A philosophical engagement with Bresson's many films, attentive to more than their religiosity. Over a forty-year career, Robert Bresson developed one of the most distinctive cinematic styles in the history of filmmaking. Criticizing conventional...

A multifaceted portrait of the great Japanese director For years, Akira Kurosawa resisted writing about himself. "It would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies," he said. "In other words, take myself, subtract movies, and the result is zero."...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476696843Author Roberto CurtiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc