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Nation, Culture, Text: Australian Cultural and Media Studies Graeme Turner 9780415088862
SciFier: £37.66Nation, Culture, Text: Australian Cultural and Media Studies is the first collection of cultural studies from Australia, selected and introduced for an international readership.Participating in the... -
The Cinema of Ousmane Sembene, A Pioneer of African Film by Francois Pfaff
SciFier: £51.99The films of Ousmane Sembene are powerful representations of the newly emerging black African cinema. In this interpretive study of his most significant films, Francoise Pfaff examines Sembene's... -
The Remembered Film by Victor Burgin
SciFier: £23.00Most books about cinema, whether popular or academic, concentrate on what we might call the inside' of the film: from star performances to narrative structures. The relatively few books about the... -
Warhol by Geoffrey Rayner
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £27.34The first publication devoted to the textile designs of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, showcasing a rarely discussed aspect of the Pop Art superstar's career Andy Warhol... -
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition Tony Williams 9781628461909
RRP: £109.00SciFier: £91.49Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from... -
1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook by Charlotte Fiell
SciFier: £22.38From the ashes of the Second World War came forward-thinking fashions, the likes of which had never been seen before. The early Forties were defined by thriftiness and practicality, a... -
Fox and Goose by Jo Empson
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.95A book about friendship, challenge, and what co-operation can achieve. Two unlikely friends - Fox and Goose - playfully boast about their own special skills. When a new challenge arises, let's guess... -
Television Technology Demystified: A Non-technical Guide Aleksandar Louis Todorovic 9780240806846
RRP: £47.99SciFier: £46.74"Television Technology Demystified" is written for non-technical television production professionals. Journalists, program producers, camera persons, editors, and other television professionals need... -
Anime and Memory by Dani Cavallaro
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21The topos of memory has played a significant role in anime over the course of its evolution as an art form and as a popular form of entertainment. Anime's handling of memory is multifaceted, bringing... -
The Development of Costume Naomi Tarrant 9780415080194
RRP: £41.99SciFier: £38.53Clothing is the outward and visible sign of taste, discrimination, social attitude and status. In every culture, men and women pay enormous attention to the minutiae of dress and appearance. This... -
Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Faces Hosoi Aya 9781440337284
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £15.53Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever! Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This... -
Technique of Film Editing, Reissue of 2nd Edition Karel Reisz 9780240521855
RRP: £49.99SciFier: £48.39Enhanced version of the seminal text on editing includes a new foreword, a new afterword, a revamped cover and layout, as well as a lower price!The single most comprehensive and engaging volume on... -
Dress and Undress by Iris Brooke
RRP: £60.00SciFier: £56.74Originally published in 1958, this book deals with the details of dress - formal and informal - from the time of Charles II to the end of the eighteenth century. Most of the illustrations are taken... -
Westminster Part I: The Art, Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Abbey Warwick Rodwell 9781910887240
SciFier: £42.70The British Archaeological Association's 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster School, which was founded at the... -
The Synergy of Film and Music: Sight and Sound in Five Hollywood Films Peter Rothbart 9780810887596
SciFier: £56.99Although writers on film music frequently allude to specific parts of scores, comprehensive examinations of entire scores are rare. In addition, most analyses of scores composed for the screen are... -
The Myth of the Superhero Marco Arnaudo (Indiana University, Bloomington) 9781421409535
SciFier: £30.24A refugee from his broken planet who saves earth (more than once), Superman was sent to America as his father's final act before dying. Does this make him the ultimate immigrant success story?... -
Creating Digital Content by John Rice
SciFier: £40.99Over the coming years more stations will switch to DTV transmitters, cable programmers will begin to offer wide-screen and HDTV signals via satellite, cable systems will begin to deliver digital... -
Bertrand Blier by Sue Harris
SciFier: £22.99The most complete study of Blier's work to date, Harris traces the director's career from the early 1960s until the present. Outlines the forms, themes and style which dominate in Blier's work, and... -
US Youth Films and Popular Music by Tim McNelis
SciFier: £41.13This book brings theory from popular music studies to an examination of identity and agency in youth films while building on, and complementing, film studies literature concerned with genre,... -
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore by Harold Courlander
RRP: £25.99SciFier: £18.49In A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, editor Harold Courlander brings together an extensive and unique collection of tales, recollections, epics, traditions, beliefs, myths, historical chronicles,... -
Wargaming: An Introduction Neil Thomas 9780750938167
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £19.55Since the 1950s the hobby has grown exponentially and now enjoys a widespread following across the world. Although the rise in computerised wargaming has transformed some aspects of it, the... -
The Video Game Explosion by Mark J. P. Wolf
SciFier: £73.99The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games... -
Cinematic Nihilism: Encounters, Confrontations, Overcomings John Marmysz 9781474424561
RRP: £90.00SciFier: £84.09Exposing and illustrating how an ongoing engagement with nihilistic alienation may contribute to, rather than detract from, the value of life, Cinematic Nihilism both challenges and builds upon past... -
The Movie Quiz Book by Little White Lies
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £9.33Imagine the best movie-themed pub quiz you've ever been to, but without suffering the hangover the next morning! From heroic heroines, famous final lines and award-winning directors, to Hollywood's... -
Cartooning in Latin America John A. Lent 9781572735613
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £28.01Cartoons and comics have played important roles in the political and social processes of Latin America for more than a century. This book coalesces, for the first time in one volume, aspects of comic... -
Semiotics of Exile in Contemporary Chinese Film by H. Zeng
SciFier: £46.99Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese directors... -
Mexican Folk Plays by Josefina Niggli
RRP: £29.95SciFier: £27.49Richly authenticated both in details and in larger aspects, these five one-act plays, originally produced by the Carolina Playmakers at Chapel Hill and on various tours, offer an unusual combination... -
Tales of Edinburgh Castle by Stuart McHardy
RRP: £5.99SciFier: £4.78Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotland's most awe-inspiring and striking landmarks. A site of human habitation since the 9th century BC, it has a rich and varied history and has been a crucial strategic... -
Anime Aesthetics: Japanese Animation and the 'Post-Cinematic' Imagination Alistair D. Swale 9781137463340
SciFier: £83.49Japanese animation has been given fulsome academic commentary in recent years. However, there is arguably a need for a more philosophically consistent and theoretically integrated engagement. While... -
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Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Faces Hosoi Aya 9781440337284 [USED COPY]
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £2.40Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever! Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This... -
Introduction to Video Production: Studio, Field, and Beyond Ronald J. Compesi (San Francisco State University, USA) 9781138705753
SciFier: £61.50Written in a clear, non-technical manner, Introduction to Video Production focuses on the fundamental principles and aesthetics of video production and the technologies used in both studio and field... -
The Digital Gaming Handbook Roberto Dillon 9780367513764
RRP: £57.99SciFier: £56.74The Digital Gaming Handbook covers the state-of-the-art in video and digital game research and development, from traditional to emerging elements of gaming across multiple disciplines. Chapters are... -
Movie Acting, The Film Reader Pamela Robertson Wojcik 9780415310253
RRP: £36.99SciFier: £35.87Movie Acting: The Film Reader explores one of the most central but often overlooked aspects of cinema: film acting. Combining classic and recent essays, it examines key issues such as:What... -
Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian Andrew J. Rausch 9780786431496
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81This book is an extensive collection of original interviews with 50 noted filmmakers. Conducted over a seven-year period expressly for this project, the interviews cover various aspects of film... -
Coming Soon: Film Trailers and the Selling of Hollywood Technology Keith M. Johnston 9780786444328
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81The audience's first exposure to a new movie is often in the form of a "coming attraction" trailer, and short previews are also a vanguard for emerging technology and visual techniques. This book... -
Composition for the 21st 1/2 century, Vol 1: Image-making for Animation Thomas Paul Thesen 9781138740891
SciFier: £55.44Composition for the 21st 1/2 century: Image-Making for Animation focuses on composition and its technical and artistic application in animation, illustration, games, and films. It covers all aspects... -
Film Editing: Emotion, Performance and Story Julie Lambden (Senior Lecturer and Associate Lecturer, Westminster University, UK) 9781474254908
SciFier: £37.88Film editing is part of the long process of formulating, acquiring and presenting the images and sounds that make a film. The film editor makes decisions about the arrangement of the visual and aural... -
The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives on Fashion and Sustainability Rachel Worth 9781350180970
SciFier: £27.04Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably... -
Gaming and the Divine: A New Systematic Theology of Video Games Frank G. Bosman (Tilburg University, Netherlands) 9780367786731
RRP: £39.99SciFier: £38.60This book formulates a new theological approach to the study of religion in gaming. Video games have become one of the most important cultural artifacts of modern society, both as mediators of... -
Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences Peter Vorderer 9780805853223
SciFier: £73.60From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross...