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  • 3-D Cinema and Trauma

    Poetics of Remembrance and Loss

    by Dor Fadlon ...
    This book examines 3D cinema across the early 1950s, the early 1980s, and from 2009 to 2014, providing for the first time not only a connection between 3D cinema and historical trauma but also a consideration of 3D aesthetics from a cultural perspective. The main argument of the book is that 3D cinema possesses a privileged potential to engage with trauma. Exploring questions of representation, ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • 3D Cinema

    Optical Illusions and Tactile Experiences

    by Miriam Ross ...
    3D Cinema: Optical Illusions and Tactile Experiences questions the common frameworks used for discussing 3D cinema, realism and spectacle, in order to fully understand the embodied and sensory dimensions of 3D cinema's unique visuality. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • 5 Secrets To Becoming A Guest On Top TV Talk Shows

    The Journey to Becoming A Media Celebrity

    by Harold Smiths ...
    “IMAGINE you were sleeping wearily on your bed, your mind gazing shrilly on a dream you once had years ago while growing up as a child – the dream of becoming a media guru, a top show TV presenter in one of the popular media outfits.But as it is now, maybe after twenty years or so . . . that dream now seems to be a mirage of a lonely desert, totally unreachable, far-fetched and out of sight!So in ... Read more

    $3.44 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 50 Years of Emmerdale

    The official story of TV's most iconic rural drama

    Everything you need to know about Britain's most iconic rural drama can be found in this beautifully designed and fact-filled book.Celebrating 50 years since the show's creation, this book is packed with history, engrossing features, long lost imagery, and plenty of behind-the-scenes detail. Each character, event, family and location is explored in exhaustive detail, with special features on ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • 60 Years of Coronation Street

    Everything you need to know about Britain's longest-running and most popular soap is found here in this impressive book.Celebrating 60 years since the show's creation, this book is an exhaustive, compelling and entertaining history packed full of features and long forgotten imagery. It takes you through every year in a unique timeline that highlights key plot lines, significant production events, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove

    Series series Southwestern & Mexican Photography Series, The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University
    A photo-filled behind-the-scenes journey into the creation of the book, the miniseries, and the world of Lonesome Dove.Widely acclaimed as the greatest Western ever made, Lonesome Dove has become a true American epic. Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel was a New York Times bestseller, with millions of copies in print, and the miniseries has won seven Emmys.In this treasury, John Spong ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A European Television Fiction Renaissance

    Premium Production Models and Transnational Circulation

    Edited by Luca Barra, Massimo Scaglioni ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Television Studies
    This book maps the landscape of contemporary European premium television fiction, offering a detailed overview of both the changes in the digital production and distribution and the emergence of specific national and transnational case histories.Combining a media-production approach with a textual and audience analysis, the volume offers a complex, stratified, systemic view of ongoing aesthetic, ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • A Family At War

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to 'Till Death Us Do Part'

    by Mark Ward ...
    Look … Look … Listen! You might learn somefink. This is the story of Till Death Us Do Part, the most controversial, most influential sitcom ever made for television. It is the story of a family at war – with each other, with the world, with religion, with royalty, with politics, with the BBC, with everything.Whilst battles were spectacularly fought on screen, the campaigns and skirmishes continued ... Read more

    $5.42 USD

  • A Licence to be Different

    The Story of Channel 4

    by Maggie Brown ...
    Traces the history and development of Channel 4, one of the UK's best loved and most controversial TV channels. Identifies key figures and signature programmes such as 'Brookside,' 'The Big Breakfast' and 'Wife Swap,' as well as successful American imports including 'Friends' and 'Sex and the City.' ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • A Sustainable Theatre

    Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow

    by B. Witham ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
    Begun as an audacious experiment, for thirty years the Hedgerow Theatre prospered as America's most successful repertory company. While known for its famous alumnae (Ann Harding and Richard Basehart), Hedgerow's legacy is a living library of over 200 productions created by Jasper Deeter's idealistic and determined pursuit of 'truth and beauty.' ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • A Theory of Dramaturgy

    A Theory of Dramaturgy is the first text of its kind to define concepts and combine arguments into a coherent dramaturgical theory supported by an operative systems theory. This is a wide-ranging theory with historical and contemporary perspectives on dramaturgy, rather than simply a how-to book.Dramaturgy began in ancient Greece, born from experimentation with democracy and commentary in the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • About Time 6: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Seasons 22 to 26)

    by Lars Pearson ...
    Series Book 6 - About Time
    Constituting the largest reference work on "Doctor Who" ever written, the six-volume "About Time" strives to become the ultimate reference guide to the world's longest-running science fiction program. Written by long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, "About Time" focuses on the continuity of "Doctor Who" (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Acting for the Screen

    Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting.In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field, how to develop, nurture, and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Adaptation, Awards Culture, and the Value of Prestige

    Series series Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture
    This book explores the intersection between adaptation studies and what James F. English has called the “economy of prestige,” which includes formal prize culture as well as less tangible expressions such as canon formation, fandom, authorship, and performance. The chapters explore how prestige can affect many facets of the adaptation process, including selection, approach, and reception. The ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Affective Moments in the Films of Martel, Carri, and Puenzo

    This book studies the intimate tensions between affect and emotions as terrains of sociopolitical significance in the cinema of Lucrecia Martel, Albertina Carri, and Lucía Puenzo. Such tensions, Selimović argues, result in “affective moments” that relate to the films’ core arguments. They also signal these filmmakers’ novel insights on complex manifestations of memory, desire, and violence. The ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • African American Women in the Oprah Winfrey Network's Queen Sugar Drama

    Exemplary Representations On Screen and Behind the Scenes

    This critical study interrogates the intersection of race and gender media representations on screen and behind the scenes. The thought-provoking investigation on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s Queen Sugar series shows the ways in which the television drama is a significant contribution to mainstream media that creates in-depth conversations concerning African American women’s social roles, social ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Ah São!

    Onde a ficção e a realidade não têm fronteira

    "AH SÃO!" - Um livro onde a Ficção e a realidade não têm fronteira.UM ESPREITAR (pelo buraco da fechadura) PARA OS BASTIDORES... UM MANUAL DE CONSTRUÇÃO DA PERSONAGEM... A PARTILHA DE VIVÊNCIAS E PERCURSOS ATRAVÉS DE TEXTOS DE ATORES E REALIZADORES...O livro acompanha o percurso da jovem Atriz "São", situação que serve de pretexto para, através de uma obra de "FicSão", se poder encontrar um Manual ... Read more

    $5.55 USD

  • Alan Ball

    Conversations

    Edited by Thomas Fahy ...
    Series series Television Conversations Series
    Alan Ball: Conversations features interviews that span Alan Ball's entire career and include detailed observations and insights into his Academy Award-winning film American Beauty and Emmy Award-winning television shows Six Feet Under and True Blood. Ball began his career as a playwright in New York, and his work soon caught the attention of Hollywood television producers. After writing for the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Alan Ball

    Conversations

    Edited by Thomas Fahy ...
    Series series Television Conversations Series
    Alan Ball: Conversations features interviews that span Alan Ball's entire career and include detailed observations and insights into his Academy Award-winning film American Beauty and Emmy Award-winning television shows Six Feet Under and True Blood. Ball began his career as a playwright in New York, and his work soon caught the attention of Hollywood television producers. After writing for the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Alien Audiences

    Remembering and Evaluating a Classic Movie

    Released in 1979, Ridley Scott's Alien has come to be regarded as a classic film, and has been widely written about. But how have audiences engaged with it? This book presents the – sometimes very surprising – results of a major audience research project, exploring how people remember and continue to engage with the film. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD $49.99 USD

  • Always On Sunday: An Inside View of Ed Sullivan, the Beatles, Elvis, Sinatra & Ed's Other Guests

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!How The Beatles Came To AmericaFamous television Master of Ceremonies, Ed Sullivan first learns I have written a book about him and his show when I hand him a finished manuscript. Naively, I imagine he'll be flattered, but when he reads it, he's furious. I am revealing more about him, more backstage gossip and more details about the inner workings of the show than he ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Amazon Fire TV

    The Insider Secrets on Amazon Fire TV Unveiled

    by James Burton ...
    Are you looking for a hassle free way to operate your Amazon Fire TV device? This user guide is written just for you. The Amazon Fire TV User Guide contains lucid examples and illustrations to allow you to gain full mastery over operating the device. This is the most comprehensive and best user guide available on Amazon Fire TV device, which allows you to enjoy countless hours of quality movie and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Amácio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil

    After Cinema Novo

    by E. Bueno ...
    Amácio Mazzaropi's work is a unique instance in Brazilian culture - as an artist not connected with the subsidized film industry, he developed a singular voice and represents a segment of the population usually either ignored or viewed with contempt by the established, experimental filmmakers. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Anatomía de una serie: sobre cómo realizar y producir ficción audiovisual

    Anatomía de una serie: sobre cómo realizar y producir ficción audiovisual aborda el estudio de las series de ficción desde una perspectiva práctica, donde los ejemplos analizados son fundamentales para comprender el texto. El libro tiene una doble finalidad. En primer lugar, diseccionar los elementos que configuran la ficción audiovisual, a través de la exposición de modelos extraídos de series de ... Read more

    $6.42 USD