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The Portable Film School
St. Martin's Press 2005; US$ 16.99The Portable Film School is a private tutorial from an instructor at one of the nation?s most prestigious film schools. D.B. Gilles explains the fundamental skills and techniques of screenwriting and making a short film arming you with the two calling cards you?ll need to break into Hollywood ? without having spent the tuition or a minute in a... more...
DSLR Cinema
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Large sensor video cameras (DSLRs) offer filmmakers an affordable, high-quality image previously impossible without high-end cinema cameras. These video-capable DSLR cameras have revolutionized filmmaking, documentary production, journalism, television, and even Hollywood cinema. This book empowers the filmmaker to craft visually stunning images inexpensively.... more...
Rising Sun, Divided Land
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 27.99With Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Clint Eastwood made a unique contribution to film history, being the first director to make two films about the same event. Eastwood's films examine the battle over Iwo Jima from two nations' perspectives, in two languages, and embody a passionate view on conflict, enemies, and heroes.... more...
Directors Close Up 2
Scarecrow Press 2012; US$ 37.99Since 1992, The Directors Guild of America has hosted annual seminars featuring its nominees for outstanding feature film directing. In this all-new sequel to Directors Close Up , film and television director Jeremy Kagan culled the most insightful and entertaining responses from these acclaimed directors from the 2006 to 2012 seminars. From... more...
A Companion to Luis Buuel
Wiley 2013; US$ 195.00A Companion to Luis Buñuel presents a collection of critical readings by many of the foremost film scholars that examines and reassesses myriad facets of world-renowned filmmaker Luis Buñuel’s life, works, and cinematic themes. A collection of critical readings that examine and reassess the controversial filmmaker’s life,... more...
Sundancing
HarperCollins 2013; Not AvailableEvery winter, 8,000 feet above sea level in the Utah snow, the hopes and dreams of young moviemakers are put on display at the Sundance Film Festival--the haven for independent films where you can show up a kid and go home a star. In barely twenty years of existence, the festival--now overseen by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute--has assumed tremendous... more...
Virgin Film: War Films
Ebury Publishing 2013; US$ 22.66War films have existed since the birth of cinema, typically gung-ho tales of macho derring-do. But war films are not always about bravado and bravery, they also detail the horrors of war, the sadness, the brotherhood of soldiers and comedy that can be found in the bleakest of situations, as well as the excitement of the battlefield. War Films explores... more...
The Making of Star Wars
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 35.00After the 1973 success of American Graffiti, filmmaker George Lucas made the fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project: a space fantasy movie unlike any ever produced. Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling SF saga inspired by the Flash Gordon serials classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological... more...
The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 85.00In this lavish thirtieth-anniversary tribute to the blockbuster film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler draws back the curtain to reveal the intense drama and magnificent wizardry behind the hit movie?arguably the fan favorite of the Star Wars Saga. Following his The Making of Star... more...
The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 85.00Just as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler?s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucas?s classic films. Once again,... more...









