Performing Arts : Video

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2008 Edition The authoritative guide to funding, preparing, shooting, lighting, editing, finishing and distributing your film or video. Widely acknowledged as the “bible” of film and video production and used in courses around the world, this indispensable guide to making movies is now updated with the latest advances in high- definition formats. For students and teachers, the professional and the novice filmmaker, this clear and comprehensive handbook remains the reliable reference to all aspects of moviemaking. • Techniques for making narrative, documentary, corporate, experimental and feature films. • Working with high-definition and standard-definition digital video formats, including DV, HD, and HDV. • Extensive coverage of video editing with the latest nonlinear editing systems. • Thorough grounding in lenses, lighting, sound recording, and sound editing. • The business aspects of financing and producing movies. Written by filmmakers for filmmakers, this book will give you the skills you need to take your dreams from script to screen. more...

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The rise of 'New Wave' cinema in 1970s Hong Kong has had a significant cultural and economic impact on the film industry of China. Hong Kong New Wave Cinema presents a comprehensive picture of the films made in this vibrant era and the complexity of issues they tackle such as East-West conflict, colonial politics, the struggle of women in a modernizing Asian city and identity crisis, all portrayed in visually striking ways. Tong delves into the cinematic style and aesthetics of the New Wave directors, many of whom were graduates of Western universities, and applies auteur and genre theory to the group's work. As well as penetrating the narrative content, structure and the mise-en-scene of specific films through theoretical analysis, the book explores the development of TV and film industries in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 1970s, the elevated quality of cinema during this period and the entry of Hong Kong filmmakers, such as Tsui Hark and Ann Hui, into the mainstream and Hollywood in the 1990s. Hong Kong New Wave Cinema maps the birth and eventual decline of celebrated 'New Wave' in a fascinating and thorough manner. Tong relates the movement to a wider historical context of the developing society and culture of Hong Kong at that time. His study of the celebrated golden age of Hong Kong film contextualises 'New Wave' and describes its wide-reaching effects upon contemporary cinema in Hong Kong, the greater China region and far beyond. more...

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Gorgeous full-color book is the only guide out there with real Hollywood insider information -- it is the bible that every makeup artist needs! more...

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It's hard enough to decide what to rent. How do you begin to decide which DVDs you want to buy? Which are worth having in your collection? After you buy 5 or 6 of your all-time favorite films, what makes a film a renter and what makes it a keeper?. Veteran film writer and critic Steven Scheuer, along with his wife, Alida Brill-Scheuer are the weekly columnists for Copley News Service's syndicated "DVD Select" column, which reviews just-released movies on DVD that include reviews of their supplemental materials: extra scenes, commentary tracks, interviews, out-takes and making-of features. THE ESSENTIAL DVD GUIDE will contain reviews of the 200 best DVDs for building a collection, judged not only on the quality of the film, but also on the value of the "extras.". more...

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