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  • Getting Out Alive

    News, Sport and Politics at the BBC

    by Roger Mosey ...
    Delinquent presenters, controversial executive pay-offs, the Jimmy Savile scandal... The BBC is one of the most successful broadcasters in the world, but its programme triumphs are often accompanied by management crises and high-profile resignations. One of the most respected figures in the broadcasting industry, Roger Mosey has taken senior roles at the BBC for more than twenty years, including ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen

    Visualizing from Concept to Screen

    by Steven Katz ...
    A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the movies since 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storyboard form. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Space Helmet for a Cow 2: The Mad, True Story of Doctor Who

    by Paul Kirkley ...
    Series Book 2 - Space Helmet for a Cow
    In Space Helmet for a Cow 2, Paul Kirkley (Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Times, SFX) continues his witty and irreverent history of Doctor Who, from the wilderness years of the 1990s when the 30th anniversary special was so bad, it didn t even go straight to video to its triumphant 50th birthday celebrations, when every single person in the world sat down to watch Doctor Who together (except ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Star Trek Memories

    The star of the legendary sci-fi franchise shares the ultimate “Captain’s Log” in this classic behind-the-scenes memoir.A living pop culture legend and one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars, William Shatner will forever be associated with the role of James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise and hero of the sci-fi series Star Trek. Beginning in 1966, Star Trek offered something entirely ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • End of Ten

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide for 'Doctor Who' 2009

    End of Ten is the comprehensive guide to the Doctor Who specials transmitted at the end of 2008 and through 2009, culminating in the dramatic regeneration of the tenth Doctor (David Tennant) into the eleventh (Matt Smith) on 1 January 2010. All five specials are covered, along with the associated major news stories, press releases, casting announcements and critical response to the episodes. The ... Read more

    $5.42 USD

  • Prop Building for Beginners

    Twenty Props for Stage and Screen

    by Eric Hart ...
    Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions.This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Cut to the Monkey

    A Hollywood Editor’s Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Making Hit Comedies

    by Roger Nygard ...
    Cut to the Monkey is the story of a filmmaker's journey through Hollywood—revealing the techniques behind how the experts find the funny in any project—by a filmmaker who has worked with some of the funniest people in the business and has edited Emmy-nominated episodes from series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, and Who Is America?Nobody knows who first said, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard." ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

    Part oral history sourced from original interviews with the show’s cast and crew, part art book—including sketches, storyboards, and background art—BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse traces the series from conception to post-production.Netflix’s BoJack Horseman has quickly become one of the most critically acclaimed animated comedy series in recent memory. Set in an off-kilter, cynically ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shooting the Cook

    The true story of a bumbling and undistinguished television producer who inadvertently changed the landscape of cookery programmes forever to give rise to the world of the 'celebrity chef'.As the producer behind the phenomenally successful Keith Floyd and Rick Stein BBC cookery programmes, David Pritchard tells the tale of the ascent of the chef celebre. Twenty five years ago, no one could have ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Gofers

    On the Front Lines of Film and Television

    Winner: 2021 IndieReader Discover Awards - Entertainment NonfictionFinalist: 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Career NonfictionEver hear of an entry-level job where the office moves daily, co-workers change constantly and responsibilities could range from unclogging a backed-up dressing room toilet to cueing the controlled explosion of a spaceship in the middle of a busy city park? Well it ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • MasterShots Volume 2: 100 Ways to Shoot Great Dialogue Scenes

    Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes

    Building on the success of the bestselling "Master Shots," this volume goes much deeper, revealing the great directors' secrets for making the most of the visual during the usual static dialogue scene. Includes more than 200 diagrams illustrating camera positions. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Santa Claus, Are You F**king Crazy? Or How to Become an Actor and What Is Improvisation? Actors Secrets and Directors Tricks!

    by Roman Fedosov ...
    This phrase about "Santa Claus" is absolutely authentic and historically reliable. She sounded at the very moment when the life of a novice artist literally hung in the balance. However, miraculously having gotten out of that scrape at the end of the “troubled 90s”, I realized the main thing about the artist’s profession is that it’s the most beautiful, most difficult, most dangerous, monstrously ... Read more

    $17.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques

    by Judith Weston ...
    Acclaimed director Weston offers a deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets: instincts, imagination, and intuition. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Welcome to the O.C.

    The Oral History

    “A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & CountryWelcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show’s creators, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, providing a behind-the-scenes look into how the show was made, the ups and downs ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Raise Some Shell

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Series Book 2 - Pop Classics
    Celebrating the persistence of Turtle PowerRaise Some Shell critically and cleverly examines the origins, evolution, and impact of the Ninja Turtles phenomenon — from its beginning as a self-published black-and-white comic book in 1984, through its transformation into a worldwide transmedia phenomenon by the middle of the 1990s, and up to the sale of the property to Nickelodeon in 2009 and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Steven Universe: End of an Era

    Chris McDonnell’s Steven Universe: End of an Era is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling behind-the-scenes companion book Steven Universe: Art & Origins.Foreword by Hugo Award–winning author N. K. JemisinShowcasing new concept art, storyboards, background paintings, and exclusive interviews, End of an Era will update the history of the Emmy Award–winning series to cover season four ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

    The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and the entire cast.The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it’s a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • My Happy Days in Hollywood

    A Memoir

    With the television hits The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, and movies like The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries under his belt, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. His work on the small and big screen has delighted audiences for the last three decades ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Wentworth - The Final Sentence On File

    Behind the bars of the iconic FOXTEL Original series

    The official inside story from the cast and exclusive untold secrets from one of the most beloved Australian series in television historyEpic shiv fights. Shocking deaths. Lethal hotshots. Betrayals so brutal they send fans into meltdown. This is Wentworth Correctional Centre, where tough women rule and where even tougher women are made. Where undying love and fierce friendships are forged, and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • From Saturday Night to Sunday Night

    My Forty Years of Laughter, Tears, and Touchdowns in TV

    by Dick Ebersol ...
    A memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and more.Think of an important moment in live TV over the last half-century. Dick Ebersol was likely involved.Dropping out of college to join the crew of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, Ebersol worked the Mexico City Olympics ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Those Guys Have All the Fun

    Inside the World of ESPN

    In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact with their favorite teams.It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • You're Lucky You're Funny

    How Life Becomes a Sitcom

    The creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, on how to make a sitcom classic and keep laughingThis laugh-out-loud memoir takes readers backstage and inside the writers’ room of one of America’s best-loved shows. With more than 17 million viewers and more than seventy Emmy nominations—including two wins for best comedy—Everybody Loves Raymond reigned supreme in television comedy ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $10.99 USD

  • Lighting for Cinematography

    A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image

    by David Landau ...
    Series series The CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts
    We can't shoot good pictures without good lighting, no matter how good the newest cameras are. Shooting under available light gives exposure, but lacks depth, contrast, contour, atmosphere and often separation. The story could be the greatest in the world, but if the lighting is poor viewers will assume it's amateurish and not take it seriously. Feature films and TV shows, commercials and ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Directed by James Burrows

    Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

    by James Burrows ...
    **“Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I’m delighted that everyone can now share in his incredible insight with this book.”—JENNIFER ANISTONFrom the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, and Will & Grace comes an insightful and nostalgic behind-the-scenes memoir that’s “as difficult to put down as a Friends marathon is to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD