Films, Cinema

Characters are central to our experiences of screened fictions and invite a host of questions. The contributors to Screening Characters draw on arc...

Learn to avoid the costly mistakes that commonly plague independent filmmakers with this concise and informative how-to guide. Laced with examples ...

Based on extensive original research, including in studio archives, industrial surveys, official records, trade journals, and English and Chinese n...

Cultural Protest in Journalism, Documentary Films and the Arts: Between Protest and Professionalisation entails a comprehensive account of the hist...

The American city and the American movie industry grew up together in the early decades of the twentieth century, making film an ideal medium throu...

In this comprehensive handbook author, makeup artist, and educator Christine Sciortino offers a detailed introduction to the conceptual foundations...

This book examines the art and craft of motion picture photography through a veteran professional cinematographer's personal experiences on five ma...

In 1976 the creators of National Lampoon, America's most popular humour magazine, decided to make a movie set on a college campus in the 1960s. The...

To anyone who wants to make a doc but doesnt have a lot of time, money, or experience, Anthony Artis says: Its time to get down and dirty!a filmmak...

The second edition of Cities and Cinema provides an updated survey of films about cities, from their significance for modernity at the beginning of...

Rick Young's Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 7 is the ultimate guide to getting up and running with Apple's professional editing software. Full of info...

The vanguard of the 3D film and TV industry explains why 3D stereo techniques should become a staple visual storytelling tool, on par with lighting...

Accelerate your Final Cut Studio workflow and expand your creative options by incorporating the Adobe Production Premium toolset into your projects...

This work outlines a new methodology for film analysis based on the radical materialist thought of Baruch Spinoza, re-evaluating contemporary cogni...

The western, one of Hollywoods great film genres, has, surprisingly, enjoyed a revival recently in Asia and in other parts of the world, whilst at ...

Its a whole new world for cinematographers, camera assistants, and postproduction artists. New equipment, new methods, and new technologies have to...

Television today means moving pictures in colour with sound, brought to the viewer by terrestrial or satellite broadcast, cable or recording medium...

The film editor can make or break a film. What ends up on the cutting room floor, and why? 16mm Film Cutting is a step-by-step guide to film cuttin...

A practical, hands-on guide to lighting for video, this book explores how LEDs are changing the aesthetics of lighting and provides students with a...

This book brings fantasy storytelling to a whole new level by providing an in-depth insight into the tools used for virtual reality, augmented real...

This is the first-ever book on the rise of the new wave of independent Indian films that is revolutionising Indian cinema. Contemporary scholarship...

This highly illustrated, full color book tells you all you need to know to get up and running quickly using DVD Studio Pro to achieve professional ...

Post-Production and the Invisible Revolution of Filmmaking studies the discourses surrounding post-production, as well as the aesthetic effects of ...

This book offers a thorough analysis of how romantic love between Black men and women (referred to here as Black Love) is portrayed in Hollywood fi...

A practical, hands-on guide to lighting for video, this book explores how LEDs are changing the aesthetics of lighting and provides students with a...

Film Comedy and the American Dream is an examination of national identity in the era of the American superpower as projected in popular comedic fil...

Volume 3 of A History of Early Film examines critical responses to early cinema, including the impassioned thoughts of one of the first film critic...

Volume 2 of A History of Early Film examines filmmaking and presentation during the latter part of the early cinema period. Technology did not stan...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of techniques, processes, and professional practices in the area of Motion Design, from fundamental build...

Digital Design for Custom Textiles: Patterns as Narration for Stage and Film is a beginner's guide for creating custom textile patterns for perform...

Based on the best-selling novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides is director Sofia Coppolas evocative debut feature of young love, sex, lo...

Todays successful cinematographer must be equal parts artist, technician, and business-person. The cinematographer needs to master the arts of ligh...

This ground-breaking book explores the moral dimensions of sexual imagery in contemporary, general-release Asian films. It examines debates that ar...

A friendly, hands-on training manual and reference for lighting technicians in motion picture and television production, this handbook is the most ...

This book traces the development of Richard Linklaters Boyhood from its audacious concept through its tenacious production to its celebrated recept...