Reference Books

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087987828Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935436Author Gary a SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

In 1899, when film projection was barely three years old, Herbert Beerbohm Tree was filmed as King John. In his highly entertaining history, Robert Hamilton Ball traces in detail the fate of Shakespeare on silent films from Tree's first effort until the...

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."...

How can we understand the history of film? Historical facts don't answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this fascinating book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures. This is a survey of over 100...

Described by its maker as a 'poem of horror', Vampyr (1932) is one of the founding works of psychological horror cinema, adapted from a collection of gothic stories by Sheridan Le Fanu and directed by the revered Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907667Author Morrie WarshawskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 299g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643708638Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills Press

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102883Author Foster HirschFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

This invaluable resource by one of the world's leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society. Each filmography includes 101 films listed chronologically...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394278Author Clive DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 1092Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 1165g

An invaluable collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of interactive storytelling, this highly accessible guide offers invaluable insight into an ever-evolving field that is utilizing new spatial and interactive narrative forms to tell...

An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome, from the silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur.No sooner had the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734154658Author John LemayFormat HardbackPage Count 370Imprint Bicep BooksPublisher Bicep BooksSeries The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster...

Articles examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle, gender and feminist analysis, camp production and reception, stardom, and the representation of race and ethnicity.Includes...

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...

Learn the secrets of successfully marketing and selling your film. In this competitive market, this book will give readers the edge. It includes a scratch-off card containing an access code to the author's secure festival database online. Learn the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647864347Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The Godfather and the tremendous critical success of its...

Horror cinema is a genre that is undergoing constant evolution, from the sub-genre of 'found footage' to post-cinematic new media forms such as YouTube horror, horror video games and cinematic virtual reality horror. By investigating how these new forms...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935474Author Mike WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm

British national cinema has produced an exceptional track record of innovative, creative and internationally recognised filmmakers, amongst them Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and David Lean. This tradition continues today with the work of directors as...

From its crudely drawn vignettes on The Tracey Ullman Show to its nearly 700 episodes, The Simpsons has evolved from an alternative programming experiment to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. At 30 seasons and counting, The Simpsons boasts the distinction...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645705048Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Primedia eLaunch LLCPublisher Primedia eLaunch LLCWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102951Author Gregg RickmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsSeries LimelightWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087993041Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

"What I set out to do is to help you see movies better, to experience them more deeply and sharply and richly," says James Harvey. And his critical method-reading a movie moment by moment, scene by scene-reveals new layers of meaning in even the most...

This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu Yasujiro's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593935313Author Ron BackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm

From Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of The Noir Style and Film Noir Graphics and editors of the seven-volume Film Noir Reader series, comes Film Noir Fatal Women -- their latest exploration of the key elements that define Americas only homegrown...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087935317Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647864002Author Scott V PalmerFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Cypress Hills PressPublisher Cypress Hills PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629330587Author Michael A HoeyFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935578355Author Stephen H. BurumFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint ASC Holding CorpPublisher A.S.C.Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 139gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Great Wall: The Art of the Film chronicles the making of this landmark East-meets-West production, accompanied by insight and interviews with key cast and crew, including a foreword by director Zhang Yimou. Packed with fascinating storyboards,...

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an international reference work representing the essential ideas and concepts at the centre of film theory from the beginning of the twentieth century, to the beginning of the twenty-first.When first...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989727907Author Lillian W KumpFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Robert G WillardPublisher Robert G WillardWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335414Author Kenneth George GodwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...