Entertainment category: 96258 books
Certain Fragments
Texts and Writings on Performance
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
What is the relationship between performance and play? Between performance and technology? Between performance and death?
Certain Fragments is an extraordinary exploration of what lies at the heart of contemporary theatre. Written by the artistic director of Forced Entertainment, acknowledged...
Secrets of the Streets
23 Secrets of Achieving Success in The Entertainment Industry…And Anywhere Really!
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
This book will provide answers for millions of young people across Africa who desire to have a successful career in the entertainment industry, it is more than just a book written to that industry. Even though the experiences are personal (of course), the principles remain universal and will be instructive...
Lady of the Dance
The Choreographer Who Helped Michael Flatley Conquer the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
“Marie Duffy is one of the best choreographers in the world. She has been my dance master and right-hand person since 1996. She is like my twin sister. I will love her forever.”
– Michael Flatley
Marie Duffy is the undisputed queen of Irish dancing: she has trained more world champions...
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Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
In 1947, the Cold War came to Hollywood. Over nine tumultuous days in October, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a notorious round of hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. The blowback was profound: the major studios pledged to never again employ a known Communist...
Your Amazing Itty Bitty® Raising Your Child Actor Book
15 Expert Tips for Raising Kids in Show Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Raising Child Actors 15 Expert Tips for Raising Kids in Show Business by Lima Bergmann, PhD. Every year, thousands of parents help their children pursue their dreams of becoming an actor. Success requires not only determination, but an understanding of how to deal with the many issues that families...
Capital Region Radio
1920-2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2014
The General Electric Company, with one of its main plants in Schenectady, began experimental broadcasts in conjunction with Union College in the early 1900s. When WGY officially began broadcasting in February 1922, General Electric started a long and storied history of pioneering radio technology and...
by 約翰．特魯比(John Truby)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: Chinese
Release Date: August 18, 2017
與《作家之路》作者C. Vogler、《故事的解剖》作者R. McKee
並列當代好萊塢編劇教學三大導師！
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全美最佳劇本寫作課程講義大公開
你私人的故事教練，
了解你所有弱點與挫折，
讓你終於可以完成一個有情感厚度的好故事，
從立體的人物，到觀眾猜不到的劇情轉折、不爛尾的結局，
全都寫好寫滿！
主題是故事的腦袋，人物是心臟和循環系統，
劇情開展是神經系統，故事結構是骨骼，場景是皮膚——
你的好故事將是一個活生生的個體
有自己的名字與一席之地！
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好萊塢知名故事寫作顧問集結３０年經驗
傳授創作好故事的終極技藝
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一套最精準、實用、有機的寫作技法，
22個步驟帶領你穿越創作的迷霧森林，
讓你腦海裡那個「非寫不可」的哏，
進化為別人寫不出來、世上獨一無二的好故事，
在「鬧故事饑荒的時代」被所有人看見！
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資深影評人暨電視電影編劇李達義｜導演易知言｜臺北藝術節藝術總監耿一偉｜
導演陳宏一｜作家、編劇劉梓潔｜**《九降風》編劇蔡宗翰｜中華編劇學會理事長蔡國榮**
／推薦（依姓氏筆畫序）
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■****特魯比的劇本寫作課程是一套全新的系統，
讓創作者具備足夠競爭力，能在好萊塢脫穎而出。──美國電影協會
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Ponyville Confidential
The History and Culture of My Little Pony, 1981-2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Beloved by young girls around the world, Hasbro’s My Little Pony franchise has been mired in controversy since its debut in the early 1980s. Critics dismissed the cartoons as toy advertisements, and derided their embrace of femininity. The 2010 debut of the openly feminist My Little Pony: Friendship...
Lucille
The Life of Lucille Ball
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Everyone loved Lucy, the scheming, madcap redhead who ruled television for more than twenty years. In life, however, Lucille Ball presented a far more complex and contradictory personality than was ever embodied by the television Lucy. In Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball Kathleen Brady presents the...
Jacked
The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Inside the making of a videogame that defined a generation: Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest and most controversial videogame franchises of all time. Since its first release in 1997, GTA has pioneered the use of everything from 3D graphics to the voices of top Hollywood...
'Making a change?!' - Between Grassroots and Commercialisation in Contemporary American Rap Music
Between Grassroots and Commercialisation in Contemporary American Rap Music
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Freiburg, course: The Rise of the Entertainment Industry, 20 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The Hip Hop culture between grassroots and commercialzation....
Skimpy
Outrageous true tales of crocodiles, snakes and pulling beers in the Outback
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Fans of Paul Carter will love this fast-paced and funny memoir featuring nudist neighbours, sex in croc-infested waters, frogs in the toilet and a resident snake in Kellie's kitchen that may or may not be lethal. These are the outrageous stories of a feisty girl who decided to go bush.
SKIMPY...
Hollywood and the Culture Elite
How the Movies Became American
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2005
As Americans flocked to the movies during the first part of the twentieth century, the guardians of culture grew worried about their diminishing influence on American art, education, and American identity itself. Meanwhile, Hollywood studio heads were eager to stabilize their industry, solidify their...
by Roger White
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
When the Sega Genesis launched in 1989 it was off to a rough start. While the Genesis may have been the first true 16-bit console, its direct competitor, the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System, was beating it in the console wars thanks to Nintendo's mega-hit Super Mario Bros. 3.
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