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by Disney Book Group
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Walt Disney's animated characters moved across the silver screen with the grace of fine actors. His vision revolutionized everything from television to theme parks. But this book is perhaps the preeminent aspect of his legacy - his philosophies and his dreams. Each anecdote lends sometimes simple,...
by Charles Grippo
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
The entire range of individuals involved in entertainment-performers, writers, and directors to box office managers, theater board members, and theater owners-will find comprehensive answers to questions on every aspect of theater business and law. Written by attorney, producer, and playwright, this...
Stage Management Basics
A Primer for Performing Arts Stage Managers
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Without assuming any intrinsic prior knowledge of the theatrical field and its associated, specialized terminology, Stage Management Basics covers every aspect of the stage management, from reading a script, meeting with a director and theatre staff, and auditioning, to constructing green digital...
Reality-TV Ready
Blending Content @ Audience
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
A VISA (visual-culture) paper exploring whether Reality TV is Emerging as Dynamic, Dysfunctional, or a Blend of Content & Audience.
Technical Theater for Nontechnical People
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
Completely updated to reflect state-of-the-art standards in today's fast-changing theater technology, Technical Theater for Nontechnical People helps actors, dancers, playwrights, and directors to understand every aspect of a traditional and digitally supported backstage environment-from scenery,...
Lighting for Cinematography
A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
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...
Open Book Theater Management
Ethical Theater Production
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
In the world of Fringe (or Off-Off Broadway) theatre, a strong debate has been raging for years - when you're producing a low/no-budget production, how on earth can you make it happen and still treat everyone involved in an open, honest and ethical manner? Where do you stand with profit-share productions...
Transnational Television in Europe
Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
Today transnational TV networks count among television's most prestigious brands and rank among Europe's leading TV channels. This is the first, dynamically told story of the extraordinary journey of transnational television in Europe from struggling origins to its present day boom. It is based on...
by Gary Edgerton
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
From its premiere in 1999, The Sopranos captivated viewers with its easily relatable protagonist who has troubles at work and home, and went on to be one of the most critically successful shows in television history. By demonstrating that TV could be at once artistic and profitable, complex and engaging,...
Concert Lighting
The Art and Business of Entertainment Lighting
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Concert Lighting: Tools, Techniques, Art, and Business Fourth Edition provides readers with an updated look at how to succeed in the complex world of concert lighting design and technology. The authors have reorganized the book into three comprehensive and thoroughly revised sections, covering history,...
How to Direct a Play: A Masterclass in Comedy, Tragedy, Farce, Shakespeare, New Plays, Opera and Musicals
A Masterclass in Comedy, Tragedy, Farce, Shakespeare, New Plays, Opera and Musicals
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
This practical handbook takes us on a step by step journey from pre-production through the rehearsal process, followed by focused advice on each genre from comedy to tragedy, Shakespeare to new plays and musicals. Special chapters offer strategies for dealing with difficult actors, working with producers...
Dirección Cinematográfica
Manual Avanzado de Aprendizaje Creativo...
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 4, 2013
La dirección de una película implica varios aspectos que es necesario llevar a cabo con un criterio y una estética muy personales, y en este libro le daremos las pautas que le permitirán encontrar su propia forma de trabajo.
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3D Motion Graphics for 2D Artists
Conquering the 3rd Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Add 3D to your mograph skillset! For the experienced 2D artist, this lavishly illustrated, 4 color book presents the essentials to building and compositing 3D elements into your 2D world of film and broadcast. Concepts and techniques are presented in concise, step-by-step tutorials, hundreds of which...
Orphan Black
Performance, Gender, Biopolitics
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2018
Orphan Black: Performance, Gender, Biopolitics presents a groundbreaking exploration of the hit television series Orphan Black, and the questions it raises for performance and technology, gender and reproduction, and biopolitics and community. Contributors from a range of backgrounds explore the digital...