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Clint Eastwood
Pocket Essentials 2009; US$ 5.99Clint Eastwood's career has been unmatched in the history of Hollywood. A popular TV star, he was catapulted to film stardom as 'The Man With No Name' in Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. Once established as a star, he became the John Wayne of his era, an American icon whose box-office drawing power remained undiluted three decades later, despite... more...
Motion Picture and Video Lighting
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95Motion Picture and Video Lighting, Second Edition, is your indispensable guide to film and video lighting. Written by the author of the industry bible Cinematography , this book explores technical, aesthetic, and practical aspects of lighting for film and video. It will show you not only how to light, but why. Written by a professional in the field,... more...
Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself
Random House 2009; US$ 12.00'The message is consistent: it's not what you do in life, but how you do it. Notice everything. Always be open to new ideas, new experiences. Alda is chatty, easygoing and humble ... His words of inspiration would be a perfect gift.' Publishers Weekly Acclaimed actor and internationally bestselling author Alan Alda has written a shrewd... more...
Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 29.95"Shooting Movies" is the book for all those film enthusiasts who can't get on a professional set or can't undertake studies at an expensive film school. This book approaches the subject of cinematography from a 'hands-on, in the trenches' viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set. It's a book about learning to shoot a film without... more...
Cinema's Conversion to Sound
Indiana University Press 2005; US$ 15.95The conversion to sound cinema is routinely portrayed as a homogenizing process that significantly reduced the cinema's diversity of film styles and practices. Cinema's Conversion to Sound offers an alternative assessment of synchronous sound's impact on world cinema through a shift in critical focus:... more...
Image and Mind
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 35.00This book develops a theory of the nature of the cinematic medium, of the psychology of film viewing, and of film narrative. more...
Video Production Handbook
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95Techniques matter! Great ideas don't automatically translate into great programs. It's not enough simply to show what is going on. The way you present your subject will influence how your audience responds. You need to choose your picture and sound carefully, to convey your ideas in an interesting, persuasive way. This book will show you how. ... more...
The Visual Story
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95If 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 structure of a film, video, animated piece, or video game. You'll learn how to structure your visuals... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies
Alpha Books 2006; US$ 18.95Sit back, grab some popcorn, and let the credits roll. The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Classic Movies provides comprehensive information on the best classic films from the silent era up through 1969, cross-referenced several different ways for easy access. Also contains fun, ?insider? trivia and facts about the movies, the stars, and factors... more...
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Comprehensive. Detailed. Practical. Set Lighting Technician's Handbook , Fourth Edition, is a friendly, hands-on manual covering the day-to-day practices, equipment, and tricks of the trade essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting, including the lamp operator, rigging crew, gaffer, best boy, or director of photography. This handbook offers... more...









