Film

Offers practical solutions that are not typically published or available online to indie filmmakers for budgeting, prepping, hiring, and collaborating with vfx teams.Makes VFX practical and attainable to indie filmmakers so they can make informed...

George A. Romero (b. 1940) has achieved a surprising longevity as director since his first film, Night of the Living Dead (1968). After recently relocating to Canada, he shows no signs of slowing up: his recent film, Survival of the Dead (2009), is...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786880577Author Joel EngelFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 363g

Applies Badiou's philosophy to films such as Hiroshima Mon Amour, Vertigo and The Matrix. Alex Ling employs the philosophy of Alain Badiou to answer the question central to all serious film scholarship - namely, 'can cinema be thought?' In addressing...

Challenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material conditions of Hollywood during the war. After Pearl Harbor,...

Through dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzner's own writings-including her unfinished autobiography-Dorothy Arzner: Interviews offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and...

With the shift from film to digital, today's filmmakers are empowered by an arsenal of powerful, creative options with which to tell their story. Modern Post examines and demystifies these tools and workflows and demonstrates how these decisions can...

Filmmaker Ed Wood was controversial and critically maligned, even labeled 'the worst director of all time', yet he achieved cult status and remains of great interest today. This book frames Wood's work, such as the cross-dressing themed ""Glen or...

The screenplay of Anthony Minghella's new film based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith The complete screenplay of Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr Ripley starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Jude Law and Cate...

Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) was one of Europe's most prestigious filmmakers, who rose to prominence as part of the Italian neo-realist movement, alongside contemporaries Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. Famous for his elegant lifestyle, as...

The critically-acclaimed biography chronicling the tumultuous personal and professional life of horror icon Bela Lugosi. "Poignant.... Shadmi smoothly blends characterization with chiaroscuro to perfectly spotlight Lugosi's uncanny magnetism. On the...

Wes Anderson's films can be divisive, but he is widely recognized as the inspiration for several recent trends in indie films. Using both practical and theoretical lenses, the contributors address and explain the recurring stylistic techniques, motifs,...

This book provides the first compact knowledge base on diversity & inclusion (D&I) targets in the UK screen industries. Draws on in-depth industry research and progressive theoretical voices.Will be of value to researchers, industry experts,...

The first-ever comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Of all the film-making crafts, editing is the least understood. Using examples drawn from classic film texts, this book clarifies the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335957Author Phillip DyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

This book provides a detailed account of the creative, economic and regulatory processes underlying the production of children's television in a multi-platform era. Its collection of integrated case studies includes extended interviews with leading...

Looking for fresh, original scenes for your fast-paced acting or directing class? Tired of the same old material everyone recognizes? Want the flexibility to play any character in any scene? Book of Sides: Original, Short Scenes for Actors and Directors...

Typically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock's masterworks and the countless thrillers they...

This is the script of the film which looks at what life is really all about, which featured the whole Monty Python team and was directed by Terry Jones. This is a fully illustrated edition of the hilarious Python classic, which takes a pop at almost...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375706646Author David MametFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903364772Author Ewa MazierskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 245mm * 152mm *...

When professor of phonetics Henry Higgins wagers with Colonel Pickering that he could teach even a gutter-mouthed flower seller how to speak like a duchess, little does he expect that his social experiment will be riddled with difficulties, and that...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998762562Author Barb MirellFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Liberty Bell PublishersPublisher Liberty Bell PublishersWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904764144Author Ian ConrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

Electronic art offers endless opportunities for reflection and interpretation. Some works are either interactive or entirely autonomous, and the viewer's perception and reaction to them may be challenged by constantly transforming images. Whether the...

Peter Weir: Interviews is the first volume of interviews to be published on the esteemed Australian director. Although Weir (b. 1944) has acquired a reputation of being guarded about his life and work, these interviews by archivists, journalists,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944788766Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Scott PalmerPublisher Scott PalmerWeight(grams) 853gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692172391Author Duke HaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Delancey Street PressPublisher Delancey Street PressWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618699732Author Alli AnteroFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Original Falcon Press, The, LLCPublisher Original Falcon Press, The, LLCWeight(grams) 196g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781302915278Author Eleni RoussosFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Marvel ComicsPublisher Marvel Comics

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the most expansive and widely viewed fictional narrative in the history of cinema. In 2009, Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, including its subsidiary film production company, Marvel Studios...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692242346Author Diogo LandoFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Samson Publishing Company LLCPublisher Samson Publishing Company LLCWeight(grams)...

Celluloid Singapore is a ground-breaking study of the three major periods in Singapore's fragmented cinema history, namely the golden age of the 1950s and 60s, the post-studio 1970s, and the revival from the 1990s onwards.Book InformationISBN...

Michael Mann is one of the most important American filmmakers of the past forty years. His films exhibit the existential concerns of art cinema, articulated through a conspicuous and recognizable visual style and yet integrated within classical Hollywood...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734473018Author John LemayFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Bicep BooksPublisher Bicep BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400097593Author Dave KnoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 177g

Film history identifies Italian neorealism as the exemplar of national cinema, a specifically domestic response to wartime atrocities. Brutal Vision challenges this orthodoxy by arguing that neorealist films-including such classics as Rome, Open City;...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999306956Author John William LawFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Aplomb BooksPublisher Aplomb BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

Fans and critics alike perceive Wong Kar-wai (b. 1958) as an enigma. His dark glasses, his nonlinear narrations, and his high expectations for actors all contribute to an assumption that he only makes art for a few highbrow critics. However, Wong's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450546829Author Paul L FriedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...