Production & Technology
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“Artistry unleased “: the sketch Book
Certainly! A sketchbook is a blank or partially blank book used by artists, designers, and creative individuals to draw, doodle, jot down ideas, or experiment with various forms of artistic expression. They come in various sizes, paper types, and covers. Sketchbooks are essential tools for capturing and nurturing creativity, offering a portable canvas for visual exploration and the development of artistic skills. Whether it’s pencil sketches, ink drawings, watercolors, or any other medium, a sketchbook is a versatile companion for artists to bring their ideas to life.Read more
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Acuarela Maestra: Tecnicas Avanzadas para profesionales creativos
En las vibrantes y fluidas páginas de este libro, nos adentramos en el cautivador mundo de la acuarela digital a través de los ojos expertos de una verdadera maestra en el arte. Angélica Guzmán, con su destreza y pasión, nos guía a través de un viaje creativo que transformará la forma en que los profesionales comprenden y emplean esta técnica fascinante.La acuarela digital, en sus manos, se convierte en algo más que pinceles y colores en una pantalla; se convierte en una expresión vívida de emociones y conceptos.
En estas páginas, descubrirás secretos guardados y técnicas innovadoras que permitirán a los profesionales expandir sus horizontes creativos. Desde la creación de paisajes etéreos hasta retratos que parecen cobrar vida, cada consejo y truco revela una nueva capa de profundidad en el arte de la acuarela digital.
A medida que te sumerjas en este libro, te verás inmerso en la magia de los colores que se mezclan con gracia y fluidez, y aprenderás a dominar la sutileza de las transparencias y las texturas. Este libro no es solo una fuente de información para aquellos que ya dominan estas tecnicas, sino tambien es una invitación a seguir explorando, experimentando y creando obras de arte que dejarán una marca indeleble en el corazón y la mente de quienes las contemplan.
Así que, con un pincel digital en una mano y estas páginas en la otra, prepárate para embarcarte en un viaje creativo que transformará tu enfoque hacia la acuarela digital y te inspirará a alcanzar nuevas alturas en tu práctica artística.
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Adobe Animate Made Easy: A Simplified Guide with Professional Tips and Techniques to Creating Amazing Animations, visual effects, motion graphics, and … (ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD…
The release of Adobe Animate, which lets artists and designers bring their ideas to life on digital platforms, the world of animation has been totally changed. Adobe Animate has quickly become the program of choice for both professionals and beginners in the industry because it has so many features and so many ways to be creative.
In “Mastering Adobe Animate: Your Comprehensive Guide to Creating Stunning Animations,” we take you on a tour of this powerful program. We show you how to use it to its full potential and show you how to make compelling animations quickly and easily.
Adobe Animate has changed over time, from its first version to its most recent version, so that its users can have a more organized and easy-to-use experience. This guide celebrates how Adobe Animate was made and how it changed the animation business.
This book is set up to meet the needs of both skilled artists and people who are just starting out in the world of animation. This lesson has been carefully put together so that it can be read by everyone. It has clear explanations and step-by-step instructions that help you understand how complicated Adobe Animate is.
Here are some of the topics we will go through;
1. Using the system well and getting familiar with the area so that you can be more productive.
2. Knowing how to use and change vector drawings well with the most important tools and methods.
Using the power of animation that follows a schedule and makes smooth movement.
4. Make your videos more interesting by adding dynamic, multimedia, and sound elements.
5. Looking into more advanced features like modeling, coding, and uploading to several other platforms.
This tutorial goes over more than just the technical parts of Adobe Animate. We know that the most important parts of animation are making tales and being artistic. So, we talk about the basics of animation, character creation, and how to tell a story in a way that works so that your work will have more of an effect.
Join us on this thorough learning trip as we take the mystery out of Adobe Animate and help you master it step by step. With “Mastering Adobe Animate,” you can release your creativity and turn your artistic ideas into cartoons that will blow people’s minds.
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Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 Beginners to Advance Guide: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide for novice and Expert to Master Video Editing, Graphic effects, … (ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD…
Master Adobe Premiere Pro 2023: A Complete Guide for Video Editors”
Get the most out of Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 with this complete tutorial. This book covers everything from installation to advanced editing methods for beginners and experts.
Learn about new features, manage the workspace, and import material for editing. Find crucial motion graphics templates, effects control, and more. Advanced editing includes color grading, keyframing, and audio improvement.
This book goes beyond fundamentals. It covers custom transitions, 3D tools, and web file preparation. Master Adobe Stock and video export.
This tutorial provides extensive instructions, real-world examples, and useful recommendations for beginners and experts. This book is useful for improving video editing abilities since the lessons cover several approaches.
Here’s a little peak at its content;- GETTING STARTED
- Prerequisites
- Installing Premiere Pro
- Optimizing performance
- Adobe Authorized Training Centers
- Chapter 1: TOURING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
- Performing Nonlinear Editing in Premiere Pro
- Expanding the workflow
- Touring the Premiere Pro interface
- Hands-on: Edit Your First Video
- Using and setting keyboard shortcuts
- Chapter 2: Setting Up a Project
- Creating a Project
- Setting Up a Sequence
- Explore the Project Settings
- Chapter 3: IMPORTING MEDIA
- Starting The Lesson Importing Media Files
- Working With Ingest Options and Proxy Media Working with The Media Browser Panel
- Importing Still Image Files
- Using Adobe Stock
- Recording a Voice-over
- Customizing The Media Cache
- Chapter 4: ORGANIZING MEDIA
- Using The Project Panel
- Working with Bins
- Reviewing footage
- Freeform View
- Modifying clips
- Chapter 5: MASTERING THE ESSENTIALS OF VIDEO EDITING
- Starting the Lesson
- Using the Source Monitor
- Navigating the Timeline panel
- Using essential editing commands
- Performing storyboard-style editing
- Chapter 6: WORKING WITH CLIPS AND MARKERS
- Starting the Lesson
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Prepare to make compelling, standout videos.
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ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2023: An Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners
Unleash your Creativity and Master the art of Video Editing with “Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 – An Illustrated Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners.” Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced editor, this book is designed to help you achieve your video editing goals with ease. It provides step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations to help you navigate through Premiere Pro and create high-quality videos effortlessly.Inside the book, you will learn how to navigate through Premiere Pro’s interface, organize media files, edit video and audio tracks, create and customize transitions and effects, utilize color grading and correction tools, work with text and titles, add music and sound effects, and record and edit voiceovers.
Additionally, you will learn how to apply keyframes and motion graphics to your videos, export your finished projects, use proxies, third-party plugins, masks, and tracking, as well as edit for social media platforms, and troubleshoot common issues.
Don’t let video editing intimidate you any longer – pick up this illustrated step-by-step guide and start creating Amazing videos today!
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Hardcover Ruled Journal
Celebrate the adventures of Team Avatar from the hit animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender with this beautifully designed hardcover journal.With beloved characters, heartfelt storytelling, and stunning animation, Nickelodeon’s landmark series Avatar: The Last Airbender chronicles Avatar Aang’s journey to master the four elements and save the world from the threat of the Fire Nation. Featuring Aang, Katara, and Sokka as well as iconic art from the series, this deluxe journal lies flat when open and includes 192 ruled pages, a ribbon placeholder, an elastic band, and a back pocket for storing keepsakes and mementos.
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befores & afters – #13
Issue #13 covers the wonderful world of creatures crafted by VFX studios. You’ll hear from:
– Cinesite on the Aeschna in The Witcher
– Zoic Studios on their augmentation of practical puppets for Sweet Tooth
– Sony Pictures Imageworks on Vulture in Across the Spider-Verse
– Accenture Song on the shockdog in The Nevers
– MPC on Optimus Primal in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
– Framestore on Beki in Foundation
– DNEG on the Megalodons in Meg 2: The Trench
– Scanline on the giant octopus in Meg 2: The Trench
– Wētā FX on the Hunter Killers in InvasionRead more
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BOB IGER BOOK: The Life Story of Robert Allen Iger
Robert Iger: The great times with Disney. Here is a man who has led one of the most famous entertainment companies in the world to a series of great successes. But behind the movie houses is a story that isn’t as well-known but is just as powerful: Iger’s deep commitment.
In the fast-paced worlds of business leadership and Hollywood fame, Robert Iger is a mark of success in many areas. As the CEO of Disney, one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world, Iger has built a reputation that goes beyond meeting choices and box office hits. His legacies beyond the limelight go into great detail about Iger’s life and show how he affected business and many other people’s lives.
That being said, it’s not all about Disney magic or events with lots of famous people. Learn more about Iger’s work with important people like Steven Spielberg, his support for organizations like the Obama Foundation, and the refinements that make his leadership style both powerful and caring. This book shows who Robert Iger is behind the business title by using interviews, first-hand stories, and thorough tales to show his heart, vision, and strength.
It gives you a ride of a lifetime — a full picture of a man who, despite the difficulties and glamour of the business and entertainment worlds, stays true to his goal of making the world a better place.Read more
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Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars!
Get the inside scoop on Bollywood movies including Mother India and Sholay with this spectacular visual celebration of Hindi cinema, with a foreword by Amitabh Bachchan.
A real treasure trove for fans and newbies alike, Bollywood charts the world’s biggest film industry year-by-year from the pioneering studios of the 1930s, through the Golden Age, to the age of Big Money in the 21st century and its biggest modern stars.
With over 1,000 films produced every year, the glitz and charm of Bollywood is unrivalled anywhere else in the world. Bollywood takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of Hindi cinema’s biggest blockbusters, with stunning film stills and plot timelines, as well as insightful biographies of iconic stars including Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai, and Dev Anand.
Bring the spectacle home and be enchanted by the glamour and colour of Indian cinema with this glittering guide to all things Bollywood!
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British Film Editors: The Heart of the Movie
‘Most of the Directors I’ve worked with needed someone to talk to who is deep inside the heart of the movie’ – Mick Audsley, Film Editor. Film editing is understood by the industry to be one of the most crucial contributions to film-making. World-class British editors such as Antony Gibbs and Anne Coates have received recognition of their importance in Hollywood and experienced British Editors have important roles in a surprising number of major American movies.This book attempts to explain this most elusive of roles by allowing editors to describe in their own words what they do and to bring them into the critical and public spotlight. It is the most comprehensive survey of its kind to date and is based upon interviews with many distinguished editors who have worked on films as diverse as “Blade Runner” and “Carry on Up the Khyber”, “Die Hard 2” and “Blow Up”, “American Beauty” and “Performance”. “The British Film Editor” also provides a detailed history of editing, together with extensive filmographies.Read more
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BRITISH FILM STUDIOS REVISED: An Illustrated History
This is a comprehensive and systematic history of British film studios, arranged in alphabetical order and cross-referenced throughout. It also studies the roles of directors, producers and stars including Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor.Read more
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British Film Studios: 763 (Shire Library)
A beautifully illustrated introduction to the history of British film-making and the leading studios, such as Ealing, Pinewood, Shepperton and Elstree.
The British film industry was already well established when Hollywood sprang to life in 1911, and has remained at the forefront of film-making ever since; from Cecil Hepworth and Alfred Hitchcock to Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan, and all the innumerable artistic and technical titans in between, the UK has never been far from the cinematic vanguard. Originally flat theatrical sets on temporary stages (often in gardens!), early British studios could be found everywhere from Glasgow to Brighton, and by the 1920s elaborately lit indoor production stages had developed. Stiff competition from the ‘big five’ US studios led to seismic upheavals over the coming decades, yet names like Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, David Lean and Richard Attenborough attest to Britain’s enduring stature. From quintessentially British studios and productions – Gainsborough romances, Ealing comedies, Hammer horrors and many more – to the British role in blockbusting franchises like James Bond, Star Wars and Harry Potter, Kiri Bloom Walden here tells the century-long story of British film, illustrating it with colourful photographs of actors, directors and production staff at work.
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Christmas Hidden Pictures: Seek And Find Christmas Hidden Pictures. Challenge Activities For Adults, Seniors Relaxation, Great Gift Idea For Christmas
Prepare for hours of endless entertainment with our Christmas Hidden Pictures! This delightful tome not only offers a relaxing pastime but also guarantees an engaging experience. While you immerse yourself in the thrill of uncovering hidden objects, you’ll simultaneously enhance your concentration and attention to detail.
Features:
Intricate Puzzles: Dive into a collection of complex and intricate hidden picture puzzles, designed to challenge your attention to detail and observation abilities.
Interactive Fun: Enjoy the thrill of discovery as you search for cleverly concealed objects, symbols, and surprises within each captivating illustration.
A Gift of Mindfulness: Share the joy of spotting differences with others. This book makes for a unique and thoughtful gift that encourages mindfulness and the joy of discovering hidden details.
Generously size: at 8.5×11 inches for an immersive experience.
Activities include a captivating blend of seeking and finding hidden objects, as well as an opportunity to unleash your creativity through coloring.
Discover the perfect gift for a friend, co-worker, or children, and create lasting memories together!!
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Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work (Iconic Filmmakers Series)
This comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of one of modern films most celebrated, successful and intriguing auteurs, Christopher Nolan.‘What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient…highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.’ – Cobb, Inception
How has Nolan become this leading director? Is he the new Kubrick? What do audiences get out of his games?
Visually, he offers a steely science-fiction noir with the highlights of big stars and a magician’s flourishes, whether he is tackling Victorian London or the far reaches of outer space. In narrative terms, his films twist and turn, provoking as many questions as they answer.
This book will look to crack open the magic box of Nolan’s twisting universe. As a character, he eludes easy answers. Veteran film author Ian Nathan’s research will lean into deciphering his cryptic pronouncements and motivations alongside the history and making of his films.
Examining both the making of and the inspiration behind his many, many hit films, from The Prestige (2006) to the hugely successful Batman films, through to his mind-bending science fiction works such as Inception (2014) and Tenet (2020). And just released in 2023, Oppenheimer,starring Cillian Murphy as the film’s titular American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Filled with fascinating insights and illustrated throughout with cinematography from his visually stunning ouvre, this book offers a unique, important and unmissable insight into the mind of this most brilliant of directors.
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Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film
A deep dive into the emergence and success of independent filmmaking in America
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
The most important development in American culture of the last two decades is the emergence of independent cinema as a viable alternative to Hollywood. Indeed, while Hollywood’s studios devote much of their time and energy to churning out big-budget, star-studded event movies, a renegade independent cinema that challenges mainstream fare continues to flourish with strong critical support and loyal audiences.
Cinema of Outsiders is the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present. From the hip, audacious early works of maverick David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Spike Lee, to the contemporary Oscar-winning success of indie dynamos, such as the Coen brothers (Fargo), Quentin Tarentino (Pulp Fiction), and Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Levy describes in a lucid and accessible manner the innovation and diversity of American indies in theme, sensibility, and style.
Documenting the socio-economic, political and artistic forces that led to the rise of American independent film, Cinema of Outsiders depicts the pivotal role of indie guru Robert Redford and his Sundance Film Festival in creating a showcase for indies, the function of film schools in supplying talent, and the continuous tension between indies and Hollywood as two distinct industries with their own structure, finance, talent and audience.
Levy describes the major cycles in the indie film movement: regional cinema, the New York school of film, African-American, Asian American, gay and lesbian, and movies made by women. Based on exhaustive research of over 1,000 movies made between 1977 and 1999, Levy evaluates some 200 quintessential indies, including Choose Me, Stranger Than Paradise, Blood Simple, Blue Velvet, Desperately Seeking Susan, Slacker, Poison, Reservoir Dogs, Gas Food Lodging, Menace II Society, Clerks, In the Company of Men, Chasing Amy, The Apostle, The Opposite of Sex, and Happiness.
Cinema of Outsiders reveals the artistic and political impact of bold and provocative independent movies in displaying the cinema of “outsiders”-the cinema of the “other America.”Read more
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Colour Films in Britain: The Eastmancolor Revolution
The story of Eastmancolor’s arrival on the British filmmaking scene is one of intermittent trial and error, intense debate and speculation before gradual acceptance. This book traces the journey of its adoption in British Film and considers its lasting significance as one of the most important technical innovations in film history.Through original archival research and interviews with key figures within the industry, the authors examine the role of Eastmancolor in relation to key areas of British cinema since the 1950s; including its economic and structural histories, different studio and industrial strategies, and the wider aesthetic changes that took place with the mass adoption of colour.
Their analysis of British cinema through the lens of colour produces new interpretations of key British film genres including social realism, historical and costume drama, science fiction, horror, crime, documentary and even sex films. They explore how colour communicated meaning in films ranging from the Carry On series to Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979), from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) to A Passage to India (1984), and from Goldfinger (1964) to 1984 (1984), and in the work of key directors and cinematographers of both popular and art cinema including Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Ridley Scott, Peter Greenaway and Chris Menges.
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Complete Idiot’s Guide to Filmmaking
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Filmmaking will do for aspiring filmmakers what The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Screenwriting is doing for aspiring screenwriters. In fact, this book should have the added luxury of also appealing to aspiring screenwriters, especially those who have struggled to get their work purchased, who have considered trying to produce and direct their own screenplays. Regardless of motivation for picking up The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Filmmaking readers will find it to be the most comprehensive book on the subject–and on two different levels. First, it will cover every aspect of the filmmaking process, from script to pre-production, to directing, to post-production, to distribution. Secondly, it will cover virtually every form of filmmaking, including independent features, Hollywood films, television movies, documentaries, corporate and educational films, “reality films,” digital/Internet films, and music videos.
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Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend – the perfect Christmas gift
UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF THEATRE THIS CHRISTMAS – GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH WEST END LEGEND, MICHAEL BALL IN HIS FIRST MEMOIR‘Love, laughter and tears abound in this warm, entertaining read’ Woman and Home
‘Glittering’ Daily Mail
‘Wonderful’ The Sun
In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time he worked with legends of the stage like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn; the show featured his smash hit song,Love Changes Everything, which rode high in the charts for 15 weeks; it was then, also, that he first met his long-term partner Cathy McGowan and battled back against the stage fright that had threatened his career. Over three decades later, Michael returned to a new production of the same show where he made his name, and with a lifetime’s worth of stories to tell.
InDifferent Aspects, Michael takes us backstage inside the making of a West End hit, while also diving back into his memories to share untold anecdotes and explore a glittering career that has made him a household name – from his first stage experiences in Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera, to delighting and shocking his audiences in equal measure in Hairspray and Sweeney Todd, as well as his chart-topping musical success (and some howlers too!). Exploring Michael’s life, career and relationships alongside the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern theatre, Different Aspects is the story of a life lived on the stage. There will be laughter, tears and an abundance of heart. There’s even some Roger Moore, though, famously, not quite enough.
Take your seats ladies and gentlemen, the lights are dimming, the performance is about to start.
Readers are loving Different Aspects…
‘A very funny, insightful glimpse of the highs and lows of a musical theatre star’
‘If you love Michael Ball, you’ll love this’
‘His story made me smile’
‘Filled with wonderful little stories’
‘Interesting, honest and revealing’
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Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television
Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television is the essential resource for students and aspiring professionals studying and working in film and television design. The book covers all aspects of scenic drafting by hand – a technique still used in film and television because of its unparalleled emotive and aesthetic qualities.
Discover how to draw the iconic scroll of a classical column or learn the difference between Flemish bond and English bond brickwork – it is all here! Other key features include the following:
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- Beautifully illustrated, approachable, step-by-step instructions for every aspect of scenic drafting – specific to film and television;
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- Illustrated explanations of camera lenses, including calculating aspect ratios and projections;
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- Coverage of the four types of drafting projection: isometric, oblique, orthographic and axonometric;
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- A comprehensive glossary of terms, including an illustration of each entry.
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This beautiful book is clear, accessible, and a must-have for any student aspiring to work in film and television design.
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Ealing Revisited (Bfi)
Ealing Revisited provides a major reappraisal of one of British cinema’s best-loved institutions, Ealing Studios.During its heyday, Ealing produced a string of classic comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955), but there is much more to Ealing than these films, as this volume of new writing on the studio shows.
Addressing both known and less familiar aspects of Ealing’s story, its films, actors and technicians, the contributors uncover what has gone unexplored, or unspoken, in previous histories of the studio, and consider the impact that Ealing has had on British cultural life from the 1930s to the present.
Listed in the Independent on Sunday’s Cinema books of 2012
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/ios-books-of-the-year-2012-cinema-8373713.html
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Based on hundreds of interviews with directors such as Coppola, Scorsese, Hopper and Spielberg, as well as producers, stars, studio executives, writers, spouses, ex-spouses, and girlfriends, this is the story of the crazy world that the directors ruled.Read more
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century
One of the most exhilarating periods in film history began with Dennis Hopper’s groundbreaking “Easy Rider” in 1969 and ended with Scorsese’s masterpiece “Raging Bull” in 1980, with Beverly Hills shrouded under a blanket of cocaine: at least, that’s how it seemed. Based on interviews with all the Hollywood players of the time, this is the story of creativity and excess in Hollywood, when Coppola, Bogdanovich, Scorsese, Lucas, Hopper, Altman and Spielberg were at the height of their powers. Recounted with refreshing candour, those involved talk about their rise to glory and the sex, drugs and money that made so many of them crash and burn.Read more
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Elemental Magic: The Art of Special Effects Animation
Create amazing animated effects such as fiery blazes, rippling water, and magical transformations. Animation guru Joseph Gilland breaks down the world of special effects animation with clear step-by-step diagrams and explanations on how to create the amazing and compelling images you see on the big screen. ‘Elemental Magic’ is jam-packed with rich, original illustrations from the author himself which help explain and illuminate the technique, philosophy, and approach behind classical hand drawn animated effects and how to apply these skills to your digital projects.
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Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking
A behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary and meticulous design of graphic objects for film sets
Although graphic props such as invitations, letters, tickets, and packaging are rarely seen close-up by a cinema audience, they are designed in painstaking detail. Dublin-based designer Annie Atkins invites readers into the creative process behind her intricately designed, rigorously researched, and visually stunning graphic props. These objects may be given just a fleeting moment of screen time, but their authenticity is vital and their role is crucial: to nudge both the actors on set and the audience just that much further into the fictional world of the film.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay (Fantastic beasts, 3)
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?
The official screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the ultimate companion to the film, and invites readers to explore every scene of the complete script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more.
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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing: The ultimate guide to editing video with FCP for Mac, 2nd Edition: The ultimate guide to editing video with FCP 10.6.6 for Mac
Unlock the hidden gems of video editing with Iain Anderson, Apple Certified Trainer
Bonus 1: Get the Ultimate FCP Keyboard Shortcut Cheat-Sheet for maximum speed!
Bonus 2: Get Free Digital Updates for your book, regardless of the format you purchase!
Key Features
- Covers the newest FCP features (v10.6.6, June 2023) and is extensively tested with the latest bug fixes.
- Easy-to-follow and well-organized, with clear explanations and helpful tips for beginners and experienced users.
- Updated with the latest features, including a new 360 Workflows Appendix, Object Tracking, advanced color correction techniques, and much more.
Book Description
Elevate your video editing skills with Final Cut Pro, the ultimate tool for efficient and professional editing, offering powerful new features to enhance your workflow and give your videos a stunning look.
The second edition of this comprehensive guide covers exciting new features in FCP, teaching you how to streamline your workflow with customizable workspaces, shortcuts, and advanced trimming tools. Explore best-in-class titles and a comprehensive suite of visual effects in Final Cut Pro for dynamic videos, create a great-sounding mix with Final Cut Pro’s audio tools, and utilize the magnetic timeline, multicam editing, and advanced color correction for every project.
Whether you’re creating content for social media, YouTube, or Hollywood, Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing, Second Edition is your ultimate guide to professional video editing. Get your copy today and take your video editing skills to the next level.
What you will learn
- Organize and manage media from multiple sources
- Edit and manipulate video with an intuitive interface and powerful tools
- Streamline your workflow with customizable workspaces and keyboard shortcuts
- Sync and edit multicam interviews with ease and learn advanced trimming techniques
- Use advanced audio and color grading tools to achieve a professional-quality finish
- Work with other editors using the built-in collaboration tools
- Create stunning visual effects and complex motion graphics titles
- Export video projects in a variety of formats for delivery to multiple platforms and user devices
Who this book is for
This book is designed to help everyone: creative professionals, anyone new to video editing, and existing editors switching from other video editing systems to Final Cut Pro or stepping up from iMovie.
Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you’ll find this FCP book highly valuable. All you need to get started is a basic familiarity with macOS.
Table of Contents
- Quick start: An Introduction to FCP
- Before the Edit: Production Tips
- Bring It In: Importing Your Footage
- Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording
- Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching
- Build the Spine of the Story: Quick Assembly
- Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines
- Neaten the edges: Trimming Techniques
- Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions
- Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks
- Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading
- Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects
- Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming
- Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening
- A Few Words: Titles and Generators
- You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up
- Appendix A, 360 Video Workflows
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Fleabag: The Scriptures: The Sunday Times Bestseller
The complete Fleabag. Every Word. Every Side-eye. Every Fox.
Fleabag: The Scriptures includes the filming scripts and the never-before-seen stage directions from the Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA winning series.
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HAIRDRESSER
NO.
(pointing to Claire)
That is EXACTLY what she asked for.FLEABAG
No it’s not. We want compensation.HAIRDRESSER
Claire?CLAIRE
I’ve got two important meetings and I look like a pencil.HAIRDRESSER
NO. Don’t blame me for your bad choices. Hair isn’t everything.FLEABAG
Wow.HAIRDRESSER
What?FLEABAG
Hair. Is. Everything. We wish it wasn’t so we could actually think about something else occasionally. But it is. It’s the difference between a good day and a bad day. We’re meant to think that it is a symbol of power, a symbol of fertility, some people are exploited for it and it pays your fucking bills. Hair is everything, Anthony.Read more
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Food For Ravens: A Film for Television (Oberon Modern Plays)
Winner of a Royal Television Society Award, this is the text of the television drama broadcast by the BBC starring Brian Cox and Sinead Cusack. Food for Ravens is a powerful political drama about one of the great politicians of the Twentieth Century, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan.Read more
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Ghibliotheque Film Korea: The essential guide to the wonderful world of Korean cinema: 3 (Ghibliotheque Guides)
Explore the magical, mysterious world of Korean cinema, in this new book from the authors of Ghibliotheque.
From smash hits such as Parasite to cult favourites Oldboy, The Handmaiden and Train to Busan, Korean cinema is a hotbed of creative talent and the force behind the most exciting, captivating filmmaking in the world right now.
In this essential guide to the country’s cinematic story, Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham – authors and hosts of the hit podcast Ghibliotheque – guide you through the must-see films from a century of Korean movies.
Exploring 30 movies, from the breakout hits to deeper cuts, hidden gems and future classics, Film Korea is a gateway to everything you need to know about the white-hot world of Korean cinema. Combining reviews and director biographies with recommended further viewing and a catalogue of beautiful film stills and movie posters, this is your one-stop guide to an incredible, captivating artform.
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Heightened Genre and Women’s Filmmaking in Hollywood: The Rise of the Cine-fille
Despite the widely publicised prejudice faced by women in Hollywood, since around 1990 a significant minority of female directors have been making commercially and culturally impactful films there across the full range of genres. This book explores movies by filmmakers Amy Heckerling, Nora Ephron, Nancy Meyers, Catherine Hardwicke, Sofia Coppola, Kimberly Peirce, Kathryn Bigelow and Greta Gerwig, including many which are still critically neglected or derided, seeing them as offering a new understanding of genre filmmaking. That is, like many other contemporary films but in a striking proportion within the smaller set of mainstream movies by women, this body of work revels in a heightened genre status that allows its authors to simultaneously address ‘intellectual’ cinephilic pleasures and bodily-emotive ones. Arguing through close analysis that these films demonstrate the inseparability of such strategies of engagement in contemporary genre cinema, Heightened Genre reclaims women’s mainstream filmmaking for feminism through a recalibration of genre theory itself.
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Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood
Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two film packagers well known for spending other people’s money and ripping off credit for other people’s work went on a deliberate campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives. With the exception of Batman, Jon Peters and Peter Guber were barely involved with the most successful films they “produced.” Steven Spielberg wouldn’t allow them on the set of The Color Purple, and they werre on the set of Rain Man only once, briefly. With the help of one of Michael Milken’s top lieutenants, they succeeded. It was the most audacious sales job of their careers: This unlikely team got Sony to give them the richest deal in Hollywood history.Read more
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How to Crowdfund Your Film: Tips and Strategies for Filmmakers
Crowdfunding is a major source of funding for independent films and over $250 million has been raised for films just on Kickstarter alone. This book will guide you through every stage of planning, creating and running your film crowdfunding campaign. The book is based on extensive data research and interviews which include:
- Data research on over 50,000 film crowdfunding campaigns
- Interviews with over 50 filmmakers who have run crowdfunding campaigns
- Interviews with some of the top people at major crowdfunding platforms and services
Praise for Stephen Follows
‘Stephen drills down on data to discover truths about the film industry. Totally worth a read’ – Ted Hope, Head of Production, Amazon Original Movies
‘Stephen’s research is brilliant. No-one is doing data-driven analysis of the film industry quite like Stephen Follows. His detailed research and reporting about the film industry is unique and invaluable’ – Jonathan Wolf, Head of The American Film Market
‘Stephen is one of the most gifted producers I know. His mind operates at an entirely different speed to almost everyone I know, solving problems, offering solutions and innovating new opportunities at breakneck speed’ – Chris Jones, author of The Guerrilla Filmmakers Handbook
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iMovie – The Missing Manual: 2014 Release, Covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and 2.0 for IOS (Missing Manuals)
This edition covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and iMovie 2.0 for iOS. iMovie’s sophisticated tools make it easier than ever to turn raw footage into sleek, entertaining movies once you understand how to harness its features. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller give you hands-on advice and step-by-step instructions for creating polished movies on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Dive in and discover why this is the top-selling iMovie book. The important stuff you need to know Get started. Import footage, review clips, and create movies, using iMovie’s new, streamlined layout. Include stunning effects. Introduce instant replays, freeze frames, fast-forward or slo-mo clips, and fade-outs. Add pro touches. Create cutaways, picture-in-picture boxes, side-by-side shots, and green-screen effects. Make movies on iOS devices. Tackle projects on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with our book-within-a-book. Produce stunning trailers. Craft your own Hollywood-style “Coming Attractions!” previews. Share your masterpiece. Quickly post movies to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and iTunes. Watch iMovie Theater. Play your movies on any Apple gadget in iMovie’s new full-screen cinema.Read more
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Isabelle Huppert: Stardom, Performance, Authorship
Featuring a lineup of distinguished academics, this collection remedies the absence of scholarly attention to French cinematic legend Isabelle Huppert. This volume deconstructs Huppert’s star persona and public profile through critical and theoretical analysis of her various screen roles-from her very early appearances alongside Romy Schneider in César et Rosalie (Sautet, 1972) and Gérard Depardieu in Les Valseuses (1974) to a number of celebrated collaborations with high-profile European auteurs such as Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Haneke and Joseph Losey, and with more popular auteurs such as Claude Chabrol and François Ozon.Known for a cerebral internalization of characterization, a technical mastery of extreme emotions, and a singular brand of icy intellectualism, Huppert’s performances continue to impress, stun and surprise audiences. By focusing on several theoretical questions that relate to image, identity, sexuality and place, this volume situates Huppert’s star persona in the more practical creative contexts of performance, authorship, genre and collaboration. This volume contrasts complementary critical accounts of her stardom by working across the different periods and territories of her career.
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Jaws in Space : Powerful Pitching for Film & TV Screenwriters: Powerful Pitching for Film and TV Screenwriters (Creative Essentials)
Two screenwriters once walked into a Hollywood producer’s office and said three words ‘Jaws in space.’ Those three words won them the contract for the blockbuster movie Alien.The ability to pitch well is essential for all writers, directors and producers in cinema and TV. Strong pitching skills will accelerate your career not only helping you sell your projects, but also developing them in the first place, focusing on what makes a story work, clarifying character and plot and working more successfully with industry collaborators.
This book takes you from the essentials of what makes a good pitch to advanced skills that will help you in all kinds of pitching situations. Charles Harris gives a clear-sighted view of how pitching works in the industry and a series of very practical techniques for developing a gripping and convincing pitch. Drawing on his experience, he examines the problems that can arise with both mainstream and unconventional projects – from a range of different cultures – and explains how to solve them. He also analyses the process of taking a pitch meeting and shows you how to ensure you perform at your best.
Author Charles Harris has written and directed for BBC and Channel 4, creating internationally award-winning documentaries and TV drama. The book uniquely covers not only conventional mainstream projects but also a wide range of other styles and cultures.
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MASTERING THE NEW COREL VIDEOSTUDIO ULTIMATE 2023: A PRACTICAL VIDEO EDITING GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
VideoStudio ultimate 23 allows you create stunning video projects irrespective of your present skill level. It comes with complete toolsets for sharing, editing, and capturing your multimedia projects, slideshow, and videos. With this guide, you can easily master your VideoStudio 23 in a short time.Read more
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Methods of the Madmen: How the advertising men and women of Britain’s most awarded agency did their most awarded ads
Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet. Hovis, as good for you today as it’s always been. Heineken refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach. These are three of the most famous advertising campaigns ever produced, and all the work of Collett, Dickenson, Pearce & Partners.
There was something in the air at CDP that made it special. Some compared it with being in the Beatles. Others said it was like playing for a football club at the top of the Premier League. Certainly, CDP possessed an ethos driven by an unshakeable belief in creativity: the new, the brilliant, the witty and the vital. It was relentless in its search for ideas that not only contributed to the success of its clients, but also to the happiness of the nation. CDP commercials became as much a part of the fabric of British popular culture as Fawlty Towers, The Two Ronnies and Eric and Ernie.
In 2012, at an evening to mark the 50th anniversary of Design & Art Direction, CDP won yet another award – for being the ‘most awarded agency’ of the last 50 years.
This book tells the story of the ads that won these awards: how they were conceived and the men and women who dreamed them up. Whether you are a student of advertising, work in the business, or are simply a member of the public who remembers these ads with fondness, this book will entertain you.
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Minghella on Minghella
Anthony Minghella, the writer and director behind films like Truly Madly Deeply, The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley, here explores his own work and the art of film-making. He offers candid commentary and fascinating insights with chapters on subjects from the practical – ‘Writing’ or ‘The Business of Film’ – to the philosophical – ‘Structure’ or ‘Theories, Poetry and Mortality’.
With a preface by Sydney Pollack, this book is essential for admirers of the director’s work, or indeed for anyone enthusiastic about cinema in general. Minghella on Minghella is an opportunity to know what went on behind the camera – and the eyes – of one of the genre’s greatest modern practitioners.
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£12.30Minghella on Minghella
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Normal People: The Scripts
The complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated drama based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel.
‘You know, I did used to think that I could read your mind at times.’
‘In bed you mean.’
‘Yeah. And afterwards but I dunno maybe that’s normal.’
‘It’s not.’Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular. Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation, something life-changing begins.
With an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson and featuring iconic images from the show, Normal People: The Scripts contains the complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated television drama based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel.
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WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2018
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WINNER OF NOVEL OF THE YEAR AND BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019Read more
£16.70£19.00Normal People: The Scripts
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