Film

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...

First published on the fiftieth anniversary of his directorial debut, this book was the first to examine the work of a man once hailed as the finest film-maker to emerge from the British studio system after the Second World War. Before being recruited by...

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...

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 *...

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...

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...

- Covers the principles behind shot composition, screen direction, depth cues, lighting, screen direction, camera movement, and more, providing a highly-illustrated and easy-to-use reference guide for aspiring and working filmmakers. - The book is...

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...

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 *...

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...

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 *...

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...

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...

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...

The heart of Hollywood's star-studded film industry for more than a century, Los Angeles and its abundant and ever-changing locales - from the Santa Monica Pier to the infamous and now-defunct Ambassador Hotel - have set the scene for a wide variety of...

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...

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)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101971024Author David ThomsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262035507Author Annette MichelsonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries October BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 24mm

This work is the first thorough analysis of the creative oeuvre of the Quay Brothers. Known for their animation shorts that rely on puppetry, miniatures, and stop-motion techniques, their fiercely idiosyncratic films are fertile fields for Suzanne...

The making of the Star Trek movies, as told by the cast and crew! As Star Trek Beyond heads into movie theaters and the Star Trek franchise celebrates its 50th Anniversary, this jam-packed volume celebrates Star Trek on the silver screen in all its...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733150200Author Sonja SchenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Foreing Films PublishingPublisher Foreing Films PublishingSeries The Digital Filmmaking...

1. This volume brings together original scholarship on comics that are potentially not receiving the scholarly attention they deserve due to their lack of English translation or that have been studied in scholarship unavailable to an Anglophone audience...

What do horror films reveal about social difference in the everyday world? Criticism of the genre often relies on a dichotomy between monstrosity and normality, in which unearthly creatures and deranged killers are metaphors for society's fear of the...

Fifty Key Improv Performers highlights the history, development, and impact of improvisational theatre by highlighting not just key performers, but institutions, training centers, and movements to demonstrate the ways improv has shaped contemporary...

Experimental Filmmaking and the Motion Picture Camera is an introductory guide to experimental filmmaking, surveying the practical methods of experimental film production as well as the history, theory, and aesthetics of experimental approaches.Author...

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...

An extraordinarily beautiful city that has been celebrated, criticised and studied in many films, San Francisco is both fragile and robust, at once a site of devastation caused by 1906 earthquake but also a symbol of indomitability in its effort to...

As entertaining as it is enlightening, Creating Dialogue for TV: Screenwriters Talk Television presents interviews with five Hollywood professionals who talk about all things related to dialogue - from naturalistic style to the building of characters to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960721372Author Tom HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Encyclopocalypse PublicationsPublisher Encyclopocalypse PublicationsWeight(grams)...

TV Writing On Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era takes a deep dive into writing for today's audiences, against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving TV ecosystem. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix were just the beginning. The proliferation of...

With its rich political and literary history, Dublin is a sought after destination for cinematographers who have made use of the city's urban streetscapes and lush pastoral settings in many memorable films - among them Braveheart, The Italian Job and the...

American filmmaker John Cassavetes (1929-1989) made only nine independent films during a quarter century, but those films affected the cinema culture of the 1960s to the 1980s in unprecedented ways. With a close nucleus of actors and crew members on his...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088012352Author Scott V. PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSpark

Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting.In this book, over thirty show business...