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Hollywood and After: The Changing Face of American Cinema Jerzy Toeplitz 9781032642925
RRP: $73.26SciFier: $68.38First published in English in 1974, Hollywood and After presents contemporary cinema in all its complexity, describing and analyzing the various factors which, in the sixties and seventies, brought... -
The Film Business: A History of British Cinema 1896-1972 Ernest Betts 9781032602585
SciFier: $75.94First published in 1973 The Film Business makes a factual survey of British films from their beginnings in 1896 to 1972. Ernest Betts offers character studies of men who have built the film industry... -
The 21st Century in 100 Games Aditya Deshbandhu (University of Exeter, UK) 9781032218236
SciFier: $78.30The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retelling of the 21st century through 100 games that were announced, launched, and... -
Cultural Stations of Disability: A Moment in Discourse David Bolt (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 9781032870984
RRP: $96.16SciFier: $88.23In the disability community, which can have multiple meanings in itself, we often experience poignant moments in sociocultural discourse. Our pathways to knowledge and understanding of identity are... -
Post-war Industrial Media Culture in Sweden, 1945-1960: New Faces, New Values Mats Bjoerkin 9781041184584
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18During the 1950s in Sweden, companies aiming for international markets demanded new theories and methods of communication. Ideas regarding cybernetics, systems analysis, new accounting practices, and... -
The Theological Power of Film James Lorenz 9781032575636
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18This book explores the theological power of film and seeks to render a properly theological account of cinematic art. It considers: What theology and theological practice does cinematic art give rise... -
Designing with Algorithms: A Mathematical Guide Arash Soleimani 9781032704395
RRP: $96.16SciFier: $88.23Computing is revolutionizing the creative process, transforming how designers approach ideation, prototyping, fabrication, communication, and representation. Yet many lack the foundational knowledge... -
Andrzej Zulawski: Abject Cinema Henri Corinth 9781041175575
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Andrzej Zulawski (1940-2016) was born in Lwow, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) and educated in Paris. From 1971 to 2015 he directed thirteen feature films. Andrzej Zulawski: Abject Cinema interprets the... -
Making European Cult Cinema: Fan Enterprise in an Alternative Economy Oliver Carter 9781041182320
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Fans of cult films don't just watch the movies they love-they frequently engage with them in other, more creative ways as well. Making European Cult Cinema explores the ways in which that fandom... -
The Pop Theology of Videogames: Producing and Playing with Religion Lars Wildt 9781041188797
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such... -
Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia: Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary Dorothy Lau 9781041176633
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Recent years have witnessed the increasing visibility of Asian celebrities in activism, advocacy, diplomacy, philanthropy, and ambassadorship but this phenomenon is under-explored. This volume... -
Neurofilmology of the Moving Image: Gravity and Vertigo in Contemporary Cinema Adriano D'Aloia 9781041183518
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18A walk suspended in mid-air, a fall at breakneck speed towards a fatal impact with the ground, an upside-down flip into space, the drift of an astronaut in the void... Analysing a wide range of... -
Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts Susan Hayward 9780367646370
SciFier: $84.25A one-stop-shop that introduces students to the field and provides an essential guide to key terms and concepts.Ideal summer reading for students before their degree course and an essential reference... -
Robert Pollok's The Course of Time and Literary Theodicy in the Romantic Age: The Rise and Fall of a Christian Epic Deryl Davis 9781032523156
RRP: $93.87SciFier: $86.24This book explores the contexts and reception history of Robert Pollok's religious epic The Course of Time (1827), one of the best- selling long poems of the nineteenth century, which has been almost... -
Producing Film and Television: First In, Last Out Steve Pinhay 9781032608686
RRP: $91.58SciFier: $88.23This book is about what it takes to be a producer, the person responsible for getting a project off the ground and seeing it through to a conclusion sometimes years after things got started. For this... -
Visions of Vienna: Narrating the City in 1920s and 1930s Cinema Alexandra Seibel 9781041190356
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Vienna, with its stunning architecture and unforgettable streetscape, has long provided a backdrop for filmmakers. Visions of Vienna offers a close look at how directors such as Erich von Stroheim,... -
Film Serials and the American Cinema, 1910-1940: Operational Detection Ilka Brasch 9781041179382
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Before the advent of television, cinema offered serialized films as a source of weekly entertainment. This book traces the history from the days of silent screen heroines to the sound era's daring... -
Special Effects on the Screen: Faking the View from Melies to Motion Capture Martin Lefebvre 9781041186533
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $97.78Since the very first days of cinema, audiences have marveled at the special effects imagery presented on movie screens. While long relegated to the margins of film studies, special effects have... -
The Fundamentals of Documentary Julie Casper Roth 9781032999647
RRP: $96.16SciFier: $88.23This is a definitive, accessible, and practical textbook that charts the course of creating a documentary - from concept to screening - breaking down filmmaking into its essential components.Inspired... -
Religion and Science Fiction: An Introduction James H. Thrall, M.D. 9780367465100
RRP: $82.42SciFier: $80.29With cutting-edge case studies, discussion questions, lists of key terms, extensive additional resources, and suggestions for projects and essay questions, this textbook is engaging reading for... -
Tolkien and the Kalevala by Jyrki Korpua
RRP: $114.48SciFier: $110.06This book explores J. R. R. Tolkien's unique and warm relationship to the Kalevala, a poem usually hailed as the Finnish and Karelian national epic, compiled, edited and partly revisioned from older... -
Scriptwriting for Theatre and Screen: A Practical Guide Richard Stockwell 9781032874692
RRP: $87.00SciFier: $80.29Scriptwriting for Theatre and Screen: A Practical Guide is an introduction designed to help readers understand the nature of dramatic scriptwriting and quickly guide them to a place where they can... -
Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-War Fiction Film Peter Verstraten 9781041181118
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $97.78Dutch cinema, when discussed, is typically treated only in terms of pre-war films or documentaries, leaving post-war fictional film largely understudied. At the same time, a Hollandse school, a term... -
Agatha Christie and Gothic Horror: Adaptations and Televisuality Stuart Richards 9781041175377
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Agatha Christie's work has been adapted extensively resulting in transformations that are both textual and cultural. While many adaptations are best known for being quaint murder mysteries, there are... -
The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism: Walking in Films Asli OEzgen 9781041187127
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18The Aesthetics and Politics of Cinematic Pedestrianism: Walking in Films offers a rich exploration of the cinematic aesthetics that filmmakers devised to reflect the corporeal and affective... -
The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing Daragh O'Reilly (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom University of Sheffield, UK) 9781138385740
SciFier: $110.06The relationship between the arts and marketing has been growing ever more complex, as the proliferation of new technologies and social media has opened up new forms of communication. This book... -
The Language of Food: Through the Lens of East Asian Films and Drama Jieun Kiaer 9781032258461
SciFier: $88.23The Language of Food: Through the Lens of East Asian Films and Drama invites readers into the fascinating world where food culture and language intersect, revealing how each dish communicates beyond... -
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video by Peter W. Rea (NYU Tisch School of the Arts, USA)
RRP: $91.58SciFier: $83.93Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Sixth Edition is the definitive book on producing and directing short films for the serious film student or beginning filmmaker. Its unique two-fold... -
Creating Experimental Documentary Films: Theory and Practice Beyond Convention Pablo Frasconi 9781041043768
RRP: $84.71SciFier: $82.28This book explores the continued development and practice of experimental documentary film making with evolving trends in still photography, visual arts, journalism, installation art, docudrama,... -
A History of English Costume Iris Brooke 9781032915166
RRP: $73.26SciFier: $68.38Originally published in 1937 and reprinted as a fourth edition in paperback in 1979, this is a history of dress in England from the Norman Conquest to the mid-20th century. Despite being an excellent... -
Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion Kate Fletcher (Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, UK) 9781138232266
RRP: $121.35SciFier: $110.06The clothing industry employs 25 million people globally contributing to many livelihoods and the prosperity of communities, to women's independence, and the establishment of significant... -
A History of English Costume Iris Brooke 9781032915111
RRP: $137.40SciFier: $129.93Originally published in 1937 and reprinted as a fourth edition in paperback in 1979, this is a history of dress in England from the Norman Conquest to the mid-20th century. Despite being an excellent... -
Beyond the Screen: The Future of Television and Advertising Frank A. Aycock 9781041037873
RRP: $80.13SciFier: $74.33Written in an accessible style, this book explores the complex future of television, across its different industries, providing professional producers with key insights and pathways to adapt and... -
Minor Platforms in Videogame History Benjamin Nicoll 9781041182900
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Videogame history is not just a history of one successful technology replacing the next. It is also a history of platforms and communities that never quite made it; that struggled to make their... -
Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema: Politics, Histories and Cultural Value Rachel Johnson 9781041179337
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Film Festivals, Ideology and Italian Art Cinema is the first systematic study of the role ideology plays in film festivals' construction of dominant ideas about art cinema. Film festivals are... -
Performing Brains on Screen Fernando Vidal 9781041184027
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Performing Brains on Screen deals with film enactments and representations of the belief that human beings are essentially their brains, a belief that embodies one of the most influential modern ways... -
Conversations with Women Showrunners Marygrace O'Shea 9781032287195
RRP: $75.55SciFier: $74.33Featuring over forty interviews with America's leading showrunners, this book provides unique perspectives and insights into the TV industry, demystifying the craft, backbone, skill, strategies,... -
Spaces: Exploring Spatial Experiences of Representation and Reception in Screen Media Ian Christie 9781041186502
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Film has long been defined as a temporal art, most famously by Andre Bazin and Andrei Tarkovsky. Yet more fundamentally it has always been a spatial art, transporting its audiences imaginatively to... -
Paper Time Machines: Critical Game Design and Historical Board Games Maurice W. Suckling 9781032416915
SciFier: $107.70James Dunnigan's memorable phrase serves as the first part of a title for this book, where it seeks to be applicable not just to analog wargames, but also to board games exploring non-expressly... -
Olonkho: Nurgun Botur the Swift Platon Oyunski 9781041183716
RRP: $105.32SciFier: $96.18Olonkho is the general name for the entire Yakut heroic epic that consists of many long legends - one of the longest being 'Nurgun Botur the Swift' consisting of some 36,000 lines of verse, published...