Direction & Production 15

Dans son premier livre, le soigneur de lions et comportementaliste animalier Richardson, instance populaire sur YouTube, raconte l’histoire de sa vie et de son itinéraire professionnel, et pa……続きを見る

Ridgeway (Reggie) Callow began his film career in the early 1930s and for four decades worked as an assistant director on some of the most memorable films in Hollywood history. In the early 1970s, o……続きを見る

The films of Alfred Hitchcock are appreciated for a variety of reasons, including the many memorable villains who menace the protagonists. Unlike so many of cinema’s wrongdoers, the Hitchcock villai……続きを見る

Born into a family of vaudevillians, Buster Keaton made his first film appearance in 1917 at the age of 21. By the early 1920s, he had established himself as one of the geniuses of silent cinema wit……続きを見る

Although there are many children's theater companies located around the world, more parents and educators need to know what a significant impact such venues can have on the lives of their participan……続きを見る

The musical scores of Stanley Kubrick’s films are often praised as being innovative and forward-looking. Despite playing such an important part in his productions, however, the ways in which Kubrick……続きを見る

Steven Spielberg has fashioned an enviable career as a writer, producer, and director of American motion pictures, winning Academy Awards for Best Direction (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List), ……続きを見る

In 1984 Joel and Ethan Coen burst onto the art-house film scene with their neo-noir Blood Simple and ever since then they have sharpened the cutting edge of independent film. Blending black humor an……続きを見る

By the mid-1920s, Buster Keaton had established himself as one of the geniuses of cinema with such films as Sherlock, Jr., The Navigator, and his 1927 work The General, which was the highest ranked ……続きを見る

Now available in paperback! No movie has ever been made, or made well, without the character who toils just outside the spotlight. He arranged for the spotlight, hired the spotlight operator, and ev……続きを見る

Oliver Stone has written and directed many memorable films while also developing a reputation for tackling controversial subjects, such as the Turkish prison system (Midnight Express), the Vietnam w……続きを見る

Since the 1960s, British multi-media artist Peter Greenaway has shocked and intrigued audiences with his avant-garde approach to filmmaking and other artistic ventures. From early experimental films……続きを見る

In the early decades of the 20th century, Sheldon Cheney was the American theatre's zealous missionary for modernism. In 1916, Cheney founded Theatre Arts Magazine in Detroit with the intent to fost……続きを見る

Musicals! is an illustrated sourcebook for total theatre training, emphasizing the director's role in the three main building blocks for mounting a performance: preparation, production, and performa……続きを見る

As a script supervisor, second unit director, producer, and director, Herbert Coleman's film career spanned seven decades. Active in Hollywood from 1926 through 1988, he enjoyed a lengthy and illust……続きを見る

Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The ……続きを見る

Charley Chase began his film career in early 1913 working as a comedian, writer, and director at the Al Christie studios under his real name, Charles Parrott. Chase then joined Mack Sennett's Keysto……続きを見る

In this textbook for performers, the position of a Swing-an Understudy for the Ensemble-on Broadway is examined from every angle, showing just how vital Swings are to the success of any musical thea……続きを見る

Want your film to sizzle with danger? Then learn from the master of tension and action. Using Tar-antino’s secret tricks for creating conflict, keeping dialogue taut, and letting all hell break loos……続きを見る

This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's 1881 play "The Princess of Bagdad - A Play in Three Acts". Set in Baghdad and taking inspiration from "The Arabian Nights", this intelligent and high……続きを見る

With a foreword by Charlie Sheen. A behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest baseball movies ever. If you love watching Major League, you’ll be fascinated by this inside story. Based on interv……続きを見る

The world has opened up for anyone to produce a video that can be seen anywhere and anytime. But how do you make an excellent production on an affordable budget? Two experienced filmmakers guide you……続きを見る

Although cinematographers are vital to the filmmaking process, they don’t always get the recognition they deserve. Directors of cinematography often are responsible for the look of a film and its la……続きを見る

Filmmaker Jay Holben has been battling in the production trenches for most of his life. For the past 17 years, he’s chronicled his adventures in the pages of American Cinematographer, Digital Video,……続きを見る

An effective filmmaker needs to have a good understanding of how film language works, and more importantly, how to actively influence an audience's thoughts and feelings and guide their gaze around ……続きを見る

Modern plays are strikingly diverse and, as a result, any attempt to locate an underlying unity between them encounters difficulties: to focus on what they have in common is often to overlook what i……続きを見る

A striking, design-led reference book. A-Z Great Film Directors features Andy Tuohy's portraits of 52 directors significant for their contribution to cinema including kings of world cinema Wong Kar-……続きを見る

The easy way for kids to get started with filmmaking If you've been bitten by the filmmaking bugーeven if you don't have a background in video or access to fancy equipmentーDigital Filmmaking For Ki……続きを見る

With Vine’s huge teen demographic, and realizing its potential, advertisers, marketers, and talent scouts are taking note of the apps’ rising stars. Vine has already launched a slew of teen idols th……続きを見る

Concise and practical, Fundamentals of Directing is a distillation of Ric Knowles’s twenty-five years of experience as a director, teacher of directing, and dramaturge across Canada. Organized to re……続きを見る