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Film and Television
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Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos (2ND 08 Edition)
Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos (2ND 08 Edition)
by Hampe
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The classic guide to making documentaries, now revised and expanded for todays filmmaker The second edition of Making Documentary Films and Videos fully updates the popular guidebook that has given readers around the world the knowledge and... (read more)

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Cinematography
Cinematography
by J. Kris Malkiewicz
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The Essential Guide to the Cameraman's Craft. Since its initial publication in 1973, Cinematography has become the guidebook for filmmakers. Based on their combined fifty years in the film and television industry, authors Kris Malkiewicz and M. David... (read more)

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Writing Television Sitcoms (Revised)
Writing Television Sitcoms (Revised)
by Evan S. Smith
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New edition of the popular screenwriting guide Writing Television Sitcoms is the ultimate all-in-one guide to writing a funny script, pitching a new show, and launching a successful career. AS digital technology reshapes the television industry, this new... (read more)

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Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
by Steven D. Katz
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A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the movies... (read more)

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence: From Stanley Kubrick to Steven Spielberg: The Vision Behind the Film
A.I. Artificial Intelligence: From Stanley Kubrick to Steven Spielberg: The Vision Behind the Film
by Jan (edt) Harlan
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Film is the medium of the modern age, and in this spectacular, large-format publication, one of the pinnacles of contemporary moviemaking is celebrated. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a collaboration between two cinematic giants: Stanley Kubrick... (read more)

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David Lynch: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers)
David Lynch: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers)
by Richard A. (edt) Barney
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Few directors in the past three decades have produced movies more compelling, controversial, or confounding than David Lynch (b. 1946). And fewer still have been so reluctant to talk about what they do. In this collection, editor Richard A. Barney has... (read more)

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The Hitchcock Romance: Love and Irony in Hitchcock's Films
The Hitchcock Romance: Love and Irony in Hitchcock's Films
by Lesley Brill
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Was Alfred Hitchcock a cynical trifler with his audience's emotions, as he liked to pretend? Or was he a profoundly humane artist? Most commentators leave Hitchcock's self-assessment unquestioned, but this book shows that his movies convey an... (read more)

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Cinema Studies the Key Concepts 2ND Edition
Cinema Studies the Key Concepts 2ND Edition
by Susan Hayward
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This text has been revised to meet the needs of students and film enthusiasts. Some 150 key genres, movements, theories and production terms are explained and analyzed. Entries include: auteur theory; Blaxploitation; British New Wave; feminist film... (read more)

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A Hitchcock Reader
A Hitchcock Reader
by Marshall (edt) Deutelbaum
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This new edition of "A Hitchcock Reader" aims to preserve what has been so satisfying and successful in the first edition: a comprehensive anthology that may be used as a critical text in introductory or advanced film courses, while also satisfying... (read more)

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Adventures in the Screen Trade
Adventures in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
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"Nobody knows anything." William Goldman has given us these three simple words to sum up the backroom chatter and deal making that goes on between studio executives trying to figure out why one movie becomes a hit and another tanks. Of course there is no... (read more)

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The Film Director's Intuition
The Film Director's Intuition
by Judith Weston
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Script analysis and rehearsal techniques.... (read more)

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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
by Walter Murch
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In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought-provoking essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question — Why do cuts work? — he treats the reader to a... (read more)

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Heads on and We Shoot: The Making of Where the Wild Things Are
Heads on and We Shoot: The Making of Where the Wild Things Are
by Spike Jonze
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Maurice Sendak′s classic book Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of Max, a headstrong young boy who leaves home after having a fight with his mother, only to find himself in a mysterious forest bordering a vast sea. Misunderstood and... (read more)

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Filming Shakespeare's Plays: The Adaptations of Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, and Akira Kurosawa
Filming Shakespeare's Plays: The Adaptations of Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, and Akira Kurosawa
by Anthony Davies
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Davies begins his study with a comparison of theatrical and cinematic space showing that the dramatic resources of cinema are essentially spatial. Central chapters focus on Welles' Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight; Olivier's Henry V, Hamlet, and... (read more)

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Hello, He Lied: And Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
Hello, He Lied: And Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
by Lynda Obst
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In this lively account of her adventures and misadventures in Hollywood, Lynda Obst takes readers behind the scenes, explaining the rules of the game and the nature of power. Filled with anecdotes about some of the biggest names in the industry... (read more)

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The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
by Bruce A. Block
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If you can't make it to one of Bruce Block's legendary visual storytelling seminars, then you need his book Now in full color for the first time, this best-seller offers a clear view of the relationship between the story/script structure and the visual... (read more)

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Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
by Ilisa Barbash
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This extraordinary handbook was inspired by the distinctive concerns of anthropologists and others who film people in the field. The authors cover the practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of filming, from fundraising to exhibition, in lucid and... (read more)

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Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
by Blain Brown
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Filmography: p. 292. Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-291) and index.... (read more)

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Introduction to Documentary
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols
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Introduction to Documentary provides a one-of-a-kind overview of the most important topics and issues in documentary history and criticism. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, from the law to... (read more)

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The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know about Making an Independent Film
The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know about Making an Independent Film
by Reed Martin
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What's great about The Reel Truth isn't simply its usefulness, but its thoroughness. Martin doesn't gloss over the difficulties of the medium (filmmaking is a constant, uphill struggle, no matter how successful you are). Nor does he make any attempt to... (read more)

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