Category Archives: Performing Arts

The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance

Posted on February 25, 2011 by singleton

The one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill. Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee and Tennesee Williams. There are also lesser-known writers … Continue reading →

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Photo Fusion: A Wedding Photographers Guide to Mixing Digital Photography and Video

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

A full-color reference-and-DVD package covers shooting and editing a successful multimedia project With the introduction of dSLRs with high definition video functionality, a new world of multimedia capture has been opened to digital photographers. This book shows you how to … Continue reading →

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Global Art Cinema: New Theories and Histories

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

“Art cinema” has for over fifty years defined how audiences and critics imagine film outside Hollywood, but surprisingly little scholarly attention has been paid to the concept since the 1970s. And yet in the last thirty years art cinema has … Continue reading →

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The VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Wisdom from the best and the brightest in the industry, this visual effects bible belongs on the shelf of anyone working in or aspiring to work in VFX. The book covers techniques and solutions all VFX artists, producers, and supervisors … Continue reading →

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The Fantasy Film (New Approaches to Film Genre)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, fromearly classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and … Continue reading →

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Logic Pro 9 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

LOGIC PRO 9 POWER! provides a complete introduction and reference for Logic Pro that covers the things that you are most likely to run into while using Logic to make music, using simple, thorough, and complete explanations. The book also … Continue reading →

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Chromatic Cinema: A History of Screen Color

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Chromatic Cinema provides the first wide-ranging historical overview of screen color, exploring the changing uses and meanings of color in moving images, from hand painting in early skirt dance films to current trends in digital color manipulation. Offers both a … Continue reading →

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Space and Time: Essays on Visions of History in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Essays in this work investigate the relationship between our past and science fiction and fantasy television. Some essays contextualize a particular program or series while others discern ways in which a show depicts history. Thus, through close readings of televised … Continue reading →

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Global Art Cinema: New Theories and Histories

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

“Art cinema” has for over fifty years defined how audiences and critics imagine film outside Hollywood, but surprisingly little scholarly attention has been paid to the concept since the 1970s. And yet in the last thirty years art cinema has … Continue reading →

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New Turkish Cinema: Belonging, Identity and Memory (Tauris World Cinema Series)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by singleton

Providing a sharp and engaging analysis of the films by internationally acclaimed new wave Turkish directors like Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Zeki Demirkubuz, Yesim Ustaoglu, Dervis Zaim, Serdar Akar, and Yilmaz Erdogan, this is the first full examination of contemporary Turkish … Continue reading →

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