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Direction & Production Audiobooks

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    Cinema Speculation

    by Quentin Tarantino ...
    Narrated by Quentin Tarantino, Edoardo Ballerini ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 9 min

    A unique cocktail of personal memoir, cultural criticism and Hollywood history by the one and only Quentin Tarantino.The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the number one New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.In addition to being a... ... Read more

    $46.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Women Make Movies

    Interviews with Women in the Industry

    by John Gaspard ...
    Narrated by Female Synthesized Voices, Male Synthesized Voices ...
    Audiobook 4 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books

    Unabridged

    2 hours 41 min

    Advice from the TrenchesAre you looking to break into the film business?Read valuable lessons from these formidable women about the art and craft of making movies: How to break in, stay in and rise to the top.Eleven women who've found success in the film and television industry (directors, actors, writers, editors, executives) talk about what it took to get them to where they are today.Amy ... Read more

    Free

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    Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book

    The Story of the Making of the Film

    by Mel Brooks ...
    Narrated by Mel Brooks ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 54 min

    Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary.Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft and history of cinema-and for the power of a good schwanzstucker joke. This picture-driven book, ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Shooting Martha

    by David Thewlis ...
    Narrated by David Thewlis, Kelly Hotten ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 54 min

    'Darkly comic, beautifully written and full of surprises'Daily Mail'Really funny. David is a great writer'Paula Hawkins, Good Housekeeping'A riotously good novel, witty and earnest, brimming with creeping suspense'Anna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones'Deliciously smart... One of the year's most memorable novels'B P Walter, <... ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    New York Movies (Close-Ups, Book 3)

    by Mark Asch, Little White Lies ...
    Narrated by John Moraitis ...
    Audiobook 3 - Close-Ups

    Unabridged

    3 hours 35 min

    The indispensable pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach.ALSO AVAILABLE:Close-Ups: Wes AndersonClose-Ups: Vampire MoviesNew York has always been one of the world’s most filmed cities, with its apartments housing tenants like Rosemary's baby and the Royal Tenenbaums, its skyscrapers scaled by the likes of King Kong and graffiti ar... ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Light in the Dark

    A History of Movie Directors

    by David Thomson ...
    Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 2 min

    In little more than a century of cinema - Birth of a Nation was one hundred years old in 2015 - our sense of what a film director is, or should be, has shifted in fascinating ways. A director was once a functionary; then an important but not decisive part of an industrial process; then accepted as the person who was and should be in charge, because he was an artist and a hero. But the world has ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Wayne and Ford

    The Films, the Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero

    by Nancy Schoenberger ...
    Narrated by Kimberly Farr ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 43 min

    John Ford and John Wayne, two titans of classic film, made some of the most enduring movies of all time. The genre they defined—the Western—and the heroic archetype they built still matter today.For more than twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team, turning out many of the finest Western films ever made. Ford, known for his black eye patch and for his hard-drinking, ... Read more

    $25.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Story of Film

    by Mark Cousins ...
    Narrated by to be announced ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 43 min

    An updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.Filmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas ... Read more

    $25.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Cimino

    The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision

    by Charles Elton ...
    Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 4 min

    The director Michael Cimino (1939-2016) is famous for two films: the intense, powerful, and enduring Vietnam movie ,I>The Deer Hunter, which won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1979 and also won Cimino Best Director, and Heaven's Gate, the most notorious bomb of all time. When it was finally released, Heaven's Gate failed so completely with reviewers and at the box office that it put ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Companion to Steven Spielberg

    by Nigel Morris ...
    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

    Unabridged

    29 hours

    A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era. - Offers comprehensive coverage of Spielberg's directorial output, from early works, including Duel, The Sugarland Express, and Jaws, to recent films - Explores Spielberg's contribution to the development of visual ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    True Indie

    Life and Death in Filmmaking

    by Don Coscarelli ...
    Narrated by Don Coscarelli ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 39 min

    **This program is read by the author.From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course.**Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now Don Coscarelli’s taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the rough and ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Super 8

    An Illustrated History

    by Danny Plotnick ...
    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 49 min

    Danny Plotnick showcases the history of Super 8 filmmaking in this must-listen book. Super 8 offers a detailed look at the beloved medium-one not only embraced by suburban dads, the target audience of the format, but by the art world, punk rockers, and ultimately popular culture. Filmmakers who got their start in Super 8 include Robert Zemeckis, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Sam Raimi, Wes Anderson, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Tell Them It's A Dream Sequence

    And Other Smart Advice from Top Filmmakers

    by John Gaspard ...
    Narrated by John Gaspard ...
    Audiobook 3 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books

    Unabridged

    1 hour 36 min

    Is it your dream to make feature films? Get advice on how to do that by some of the best in the business!It’s like going to film school without ever leaving home.Valuable Lessons on Making a Successful Feature Film.Includes great tips and ideas from:Steven Soderbergh (“sex, lies & videotape”)Roger Corman (“Little Shop of Horrors”)Jon Favreau (“Swingers”)... ... Read more

    Free

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    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Makers, Mysteries and Magic

    The Official Audio Documentary

    by Pottermore Publishing, Hana Walker-Brown, Mark Salisbury ...
    Narrated by Dan Fogler ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 12 min

    This is a behind-the-scenes audio documentary, recorded on the set of the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald."This film is a different beast" - Eddie RedmayneOnly available in audio, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Makers, Mysteries and Magic lifts the lid on the moviemaking secrets behind the latest instalment in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts series. Narrator Dan ... Read more

    $43.99 AUD

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    HiBrow: Classic British Cinema - Trainspotting

    by Danny Boyle, Robert Carlyle, Kave Quinn, Rachel Flemming, Masahiro Hirakubo, Brian Tufano ...
    Narrated by Danny Boyle, Robert Carlyle, Kave Quinn, Masahiro Hirakubo, Brian Tufano0, Rachel Flemmin1 ...

    Unabridged

    55 min

    Some of the cast and production team are interviewed about the making of huge 1996 hit film 'Trainspotting'.Interviews with Danny Boyle, Robert Carlyle, Kave Quinn, Rachel Flemmin, Masahiro Hirakubo and Brian Tufano.Listen to hear opinions on what Danny Boyle is like as a director, how descisions were made about the film and how the music played a bit part. Includes more fascinating facts and ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Winter Kisses at Roseford Café

    A BRAND NEW escapist, romantic festive read from Fay Keenan

    by Fay Keenan ...
    Narrated by Harriet Hare ...
    Audiobook 2 - Roseford

    Unabridged

    8 hours 14 min

    'Wonderfully festive' Jo BartlettHollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true…The sleepy Somerset village of Roseford is the temporary home for the cast and crew of the latest Christmas movie, and there’s excitement in the air. When Lucy Cameron, the owner of Roseford Café, is asked to fulfil a last-minute catering order on set, she can’t believe her luck.Lucy’s erstwhile ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

    Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

    by Jerry Weintraub ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 32 min

    Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him--the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds of Alaska, or the hills of Hollywood--he has found a way to put on a show and sell tickets at the door. ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Rise

    As seen on ITV - a gritty, glamorous thriller from Shari Low and TV's Ross King

    by Shari Low, Ross King ...
    Narrated by Ross King, Helen McAlpine ...
    Audiobook 1 - The Hollywood Thriller Trilogy

    Unabridged

    13 hours 57 min

    When we bury our secrets, they always come back to haunt us...Their rise was meteoric.Only a few years before, they had been three friends from Glasgow, just trying to survive tough lives of danger and dysfunction.But on one Hollywood evening in 1993, they were on the world’s biggest stage, accepting their Oscar in front of the watching world.That night was the beginning of their careers. But it ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Companion to the Gangster Film

    by George S. Larke-Walsh ...
    Narrated by Susan Ericksen, David Colacci ...

    Unabridged

    30 hours 15 min

    While gangster films are one of America's most popular genres, gangster movies appear in every film industry across the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, A Companion to the Gangster Film explores the popularity of gangster films across three major continents: the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors acknowledge the gangster genre's popularity and examine the ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Improv for Indie Filmmakers

    by Ivan Malekin ...
    Narrated by Trevor O'Hare ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 25 min

    "If you want to make a indie film fast and on a budget then you need to read this book." ~ Alex Ferrari (Indie Film Hustle)Improvisation is a form of performance in which the players have no script. Free of conventional methods and constraints, improv gives filmmakers and actors complete freedom to explore characters and relationships in depth and capture genuine authenticity on camera.It has ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Den gale Doktors Vanvidsmikstur

    by Lasse Bo Andersen ...
    Narrated by Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 22 min

    Året er 1910. I det nye århundredes første årti har filmen – de levende billeder – skabt grobund for en helt ny og særdeles indbringende industri. Bernhard Bruun arbejder som bydreng hos en af byens filmfabrikker, Aarhus Films-Compagni, og drømmer om en fremtid inden for det nye billedmedie.Tingene tager fart, da filmfabrikkens direktør har en visionær plan på bedding, og da Bernhard møder den ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Shoot Out

    Surviving Fame and (Mis)fortune in Hollywood

    by Peter Guber ...
    Narrated by Peter Bart ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    Hollywood thrives on “shoot-outs”—standoffs, skirmishes, and power struggles that mark every stage of the filmmaking process. Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the line on a budget, or a grip with a gripe, it seems that the world of moviemaking is nothing but Sturm und Drang—all for the sake of control over a few flickering ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Audio Engineering Tip's Audio Engineering

    by Donald Reed ...
    Narrated by Donald Reed ...

    Unabridged

    12 min

    It's a book on recording different instruments and using different mic recording techniques ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Thalberg

    Life and Legend

    by Bob Thomas ...
    Narrated by John Landis ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 59 min

    More than 85 years after his untimely death at just age 37, Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) remains a legendary Hollywood figure. Called the “Boy Wonder of Hollywood,” Thalberg quickly climbed the ranks at MGM studios to became one of the most powerful and high-profile producers of the time, elevating filmmaking to an art form. In this definitive biography, Bob Thomas brings Thalberg's legend to life, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial