Category Archives: Film & Television

Global Art Cinema: New Theories and Histories

“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

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)

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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Chromatic Cinema: A History of Screen Color

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

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

“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)

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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Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother

This critically analytical filmography examines 45 movies featuring “grande dames” in horror settings. Following a history of women in horror before 1962′s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which launched the “Grande Dame Guignol” subgenre of older women featured as … Continue reading

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Compression for Great Video and Audio, Second Edition: Master Tips and Common Sense (DV Expert)

Learn how to compress video and audio with optimal quality and minimal hassles. Renowned expert Ben Waggoner teaches you to improve the quality of your final content and develop effective workflows. Understand the basic concepts of vision and hearing, apply … Continue reading

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Cutting Rhythms: Shaping the Film Edit

There are many books on the technical aspects of film and video editing: e.g., how to use software packages like Final Cut Pro and Avid. Much rarer are books on how an editor thinks and makes decisions. Faced with hundreds … Continue reading

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