Film category: 7532 books
Third Take
Australian film-makers talk
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
'Newsfront is about how we were and still are repeatedly colonised by America in different ways. Whenever we seem to get our head above the parapet, it's then knocked down again. The recent arrival of Fox Studios is doing much the same now as was done back then .' - Bob Ellis
'I think there...
A2 Film Studies
The Essential Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
A2 Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC A2 Level Film Studies course. The authors, who have wide ranging experience as teachers, examiners and authors, introduce students step by step, to the skills involved in the study of film. The...
by Ethan Alter
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Since the mid-1970s, American cinema has gone through enormous changes, such as the birth of the modern summer blockbuster, the rise of the independent film industry, ongoing technological advancements in special effects, and the ever-evolving models for film distribution. Written by a professional...
by Gary Stone
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
This book is fun for all ages, with thousands of questions and answers across all genres and decades of the best movies out there. Each quiz contains 20 questions and answers plus a bonus question. There are around three thousand movie-based facts and trivia in this book. With bonus questions, Movie...
by Julia Deitermann
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2006
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Film Science, grade: A, San Diego State University, course: Film History & Aesthetics, 2 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the first twenty years of film history, Hollywood had already conquered large parts of the world...
Guerrilla Film Marketing
The Ultimate Guide to the Branding, Marketing and Promotion of Independent Films & Filmmakers
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Create an irresistible brand image and build an audience of loyal and engaged fans…
Guerrilla Film Marketing takes readers through each step of the film branding, marketing and promotional process. Tailored specifically to low-budget independent films and filmmakers, Guerrilla Film Marketing...
Editing Digital Film
Integrating Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Media 100
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
At long last, film and video editors are using the same systems to edit their projects, and Editing Digital Film is the guide to show them how to do it. This concise reference provides video and film editors familiar with the Avid, Media 100, and Final Cut Pro systems with crucial information they...
Bad Film Histories
Ethnography and the Early Archive
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
**A daring, deep investigation into ethnographic cinema that challenges standard ways of writing film history and breaks important new ground in understanding archives **
Bad Film Histories is a vital work that unsettles the authority of the archive. Katherine Groo daringly takes readers to...
by Christian Bach
Language: German
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Language: German
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 1,3, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Institut für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Analyse audiovisueller Medien , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 0 Einleitung Grundlegende...
by Mark Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Inventing Film Studies offers original and provocative insights into the institutional and intellectual foundations of cinema studies. Many scholars have linked the origins of the discipline to late-1960s developments in the academy such as structuralist theory and student protest. Yet this collection...
Jerome Moross's The Big Country
A Film Score Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
With its unique focus on pacifism, The Big Country was an unusual Western for audiences of the 1950s. Produced in 1958, this epic film featured an all-star cast that included Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, and Oscar-winner Burl Ives. One of the most enduring elements of the film has been Jerome Moross’s...
Hollywood Under Siege
Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
In 1988, director Martin Scorsese fulfilled his lifelong dream of making a film about Jesus Christ. Rather than celebrating the film as a statement of faith, churches and religious leaders immediately went on the attack, alleging blasphemy. At the height of the controversy, thousands of phone calls...
After Hitchcock
Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most famous director to have ever made a film. Almost single-handedly he turned the suspense thriller into one of the most popular film genres of all time, while his Psycho updated the horror film and inspired two generations of directors to imitate and adapt this most...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Film and philosophy have much in common, and books have been written on film and philosophy. But can films be, or do, philosophy? Can they “think”? Film as Philosophy is the first book to explore this fascinating question historically, thematically, and methodically.Bringing together leading scholars...