Film

Represents the first comprehensive reconstruction of Italian women's film cultures of the 1960s and '70s Provides an innovative, intersectional feminist methodology to cinema history, adopting stand-point theory, archival theory and addressing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886630961Author Jada YuanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 2003gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 279mm * 28mm

* Enables writers to write cooperatively and effectively build teams * Uniquely international approach, with a full chapter (16) including contributions from 20+ creators and thought leaders from around the world, sharing their visions of the future of...

This book is the first ever systematic attempt to study film sound in the Indian subcontinent by artistic research. The book aims to fill the scholarly void on the issues of sound and listening in the Global Souths' cultures. It develops a comprehensive...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194717584Author Rashmi SawhneyFormat HardbackPage Count 412Imprint Tulika BooksPublisher Tulika BooksWeight(grams) 942gDimensions(mm) 247mm * 188mm * 29mm

The first multidisciplinary analysis of one of the most impactful and popular contemporary artworks of recent years.In 1999, a short video of a solitary boy kicking an empty bottle up a hill in Mexico City became the first instalment of Children's Games,...

Reshapes the history of abstract animation and its importance to computer imagery and cinema Animation and technology are always changing with one another. From hand-drawn flipbooks to stop-motion and computer-generated imagery (CGI), animation's...

Indigenous and settler scholars and media artists discuss and analyze crucial questions of narrative sovereignty, cultural identity, cultural resistance, and decolonizing creative practices. Humans are narrative creatures, and since the dawn of our...

Applys a noir lens to films which defy easy generic categorization Revaluation of classical-era international films through focus on noir elements in films otherwise not considered film noir Consideration of liminality as a driving feature of film...

Through a new look at how political, historical, and art documentaries engage with photographic images, objects, and archives, A Medium Seen Otherwise argues that film allows us to better understand what people do with analog and digital photographs as...

Examines the film practice of the Chilean-French filmmaker and artist Alejandro Jodorowsky The first scholarly collection dedicated to the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky Offers theoretical interpretations from the fields of cinema studies, art...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780934223492Author Gene PhillipsFormat HardbackPage Count 257Imprint Lehigh University PressPublisher Associated University Presses

Now in its fifth edition, Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms has become an indispensable reference tool for the study of films and filmmaking. This trusted and practical handbook clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780838634127Author Frank ManchelFormat HardbackPage Count 4Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.Publisher Associated University Presses

Bestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, serial murderers, thrill-hungry couples, and lady-killers who inspired a century of classic films. The necktie murders in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy;...

Nora M. Alter argues that the essay film is a hybrid genre that fuses three major categories of film: feature, art, and documentary. Much like the written essay, its literary predecessor, the essay film draws on a variety of forms and approaches,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733628136Author Helena PapadopoulosFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Sequence PressPublisher Sequence Press

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647221409Author Daniel WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsSeries King KongWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608012343Author Madalina StefanFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint University of New Orleans PressPublisher University of New Orleans PressSeries...

Every Spider-Man fan knows Peter Parker's origin story, knows about his clashes with the Green Goblin, and is eager to see actor Tom Holland don the red and blue suit on the big screen. But do you know the genesis of Venom or the Sinister Six? Have you...

What patterns emerge in media coverage and character depiction of Southern men and women, blacks and whites, in the years between 1954 and 1976? How do portrayals of the region and the equal rights movement illuminate the spirit and experience of the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517309459Author Mark SandersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

There are few figures as captivating as the antihero: the character we can't help but root for, even as we turn away in revulsion from many of the things they do. What is it that draws us to characters like Breaking Bad's Walter White, Patricia...

Perfect for Star Wars fans who think they already know everythingOn May 25, 1977, the world of science fiction, film, and pop culture was changed forever with the release of Star Wars. The beginning of this epic space opera franchise would inspire an...

Media screens-film, video, and computer screens-have increasingly pervaded both artistic production and everyday life since the 1960s. Yet the nature of viewing artworks made from these media, along with their subjective effects, remains largely...

With extensive backstories and comic lore, this lively, detailed book explores the characters, storylines, and facts every Avengers fan should know. This guide covers the history of how the group went from Justice League knockoff to billion-dollar...

In 2004, the opera scene was taken by storm by the ground-breaking production of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde in Los Angeles. This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the visionary American artist Bill Viola created four hours of...

One of the most continuously influential figures of the past half century, Joan Jonas was among the first artists to embrace the forms of video, performance and installation. From her beginnings as a sculptor, and her emergence in the New York art and...

Until now, celebrated photographer Robert Frank's daring and unconventional work as a filmmaker has not been awarded the critical notice it deserves. In this timely volume, George Kouvaros surveys Frank's films and videos and places them in the larger...

Style and story are two of the most debated concepts in film studies today. Taking a cognitive perspectives, this anthology focuses explicitly on the stylistic portrayal of human behaviour in film, ranging from studies of specific visual patterns to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941366073Author Joan JonasFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Gregory Miller & CompanyPublisher Gregory Miller & Company

A groundbreaking contribution to the study of nontheatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern...

A cyborg detective hunts for a malfunctioning sex doll that turns itself into a killing machine. A Heian-era Taoist slays evil spirits with magic spells from yin-yang philosophy. A young mortician carefully prepares bodies for their journey to the...

In the field-defining text TELEVISION PRODUCTION HANDBOOK, author Herbert Zettl emphasizes how production proceeds in the digital age-from idea to image-and how it moves through the three major phases, from preproduction to production to postproduction...

Theorizing vision and power at the intersections of the histories of psychoanalysis, media, scientific method, and colonization, Scenes of Projection poaches the prized instruments at the heart of the so-called scientific revolution: the projecting...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857247823Author Jerome NeutresFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint SkiraPublisher Skira

- Covers the film and video production process from development all the way through post-production, marketing and distribution, familiarizing readers with the departments and roles crucial to each stage of the production process.- Offers a hands-on...

Fully updated & revised edition to include the latest technology; further explanations of equipment and how to use it for those new to the role, as well as a new chapter on working as a grip on Virtual Sets Teaches the essential skills of a professional...

For more than a century, posters, advertisements, and brochures have characterized Canada as a desirable tourist destination offering spectacular scenery, wild animals, outdoor recreation, and state-of-the-art accommodations. However, these explicitly...