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  • Story

    Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

    by Robert McKee ...

    $216.69 HKD

  • Sanford Meisner on Acting

    by Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell ...
    Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. ... Read more

    $75.19 HKD

  • Essentials of Screenwriting

    The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing

    by Richard Walter ...
    Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters.Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg ... Read more

    $71.79 HKD

  • Back to the Body

    Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film

    by Jean-Louis Rodrigue, Scott Weintraub ...
    Back to the Body: ***Infusing Physical Life into Characters in Theatre and Film***guides you to experience and use your body and its energy as a basic point of departure for performance and expression. You will learn to apply your entire self in acting, with your voice, body, mind, and emotion. This integrated training is designed to combine all these elements of yourself with your material, the ... Read more

    $126.19 HKD

  • Tattoo for beginners

    The Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Classic Tattoos for Beginners with Mastering Traditional Tattoo Designs, Aftercare Essentials, and Exploring Various Tattooing Techniques.

    by Dewei Chu. ...
    .The body is a canvas, waiting to be filled with the story of your soul."Introducing "Tattoo For Beginners: The Comprehensive Guide to Drawing Classic Tattoos for Beginners with Mastering Traditional Tattoo Designs, Aftercare Essentials, and Exploring Various Tattooing Techniques". This book is your one-stop guide to transforming your interest in tattoos into a proficient skill.Master the Art of ... Read more

    $30.73 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Thrillers, 1950-1979

    845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage

    by Franz Antony Clinton ...
    The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film. Newer characters like James Bond, along with established icons such as Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and The Saint, all contributed to the era's bountiful array of cinematic mystery, danger, excitement and suspense. For the first time, the extensive output of British thrillers from 1950 to 1979 is covered ... Read more

    $294.89 HKD

  • Scènes et mises en scène - Essai sur le théâtre et la danse contemporaine

    by François Laplantine, Benoît Heilbrunn ...
    Series series Produits virtuels
    La danse contemporaine, née avec Merce Cunningham d'une rupture avec le ballet classique, est aujourd'hui l'une des formes artistiques les plus surprenantes et les plus vivantes de la création artistique. Sensible à l'état du monde, elle montre souvent le chaos mais préfigure également à travers les relations entre les danseurs de nouvelles formes de lien social. Avec une partie du théâtre actuel ... Read more

    $120.19 HKD

  • Prenez votre envol - Libérez votre créativité et révélez votre potentiel

    by Daniel Lamarre, Paul Keegan ...
    Un parcours fascinant au sein d'une institution de légende" Face à la menace permanente de catastrophes potentielles, on pourrait croire que la meilleure stratégie pour traverser la vie est de prendre toutes les précautions pour limiter tous les risques. C'est l'inverse. Le risque est si inhérent au processus créatif qu'essayer de l'éliminer peut tuer l'esprit de liberté, pourtant au cœur de toute ... Read more

    $120.19 HKD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy

    Edited by Peter C. Kunze, William V. Costanzo ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy offers a rich sampling of the most current research and evolving trends in a vast and growing field-the study of humor and comedy in movies, television, streaming content, social media, and other forms of mediated comedy. The thirty new essays in this volume, written by leading scholars and emerging researchers, are guideposts to where the field is now and ... Read more

    $1,238.29 HKD

  • Drag in the Global Digital Public Sphere

    Queer Visibility, Online Discourse and Political Change

    Edited by Niall Brennan, David Gudelunas ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
    This volume explores drag in global online spaces as a distinct departure from the established success, and limitations, of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Centred around discourses of LGBTQ+ visibility and political mobilization, the volume addresses how these discourses have moved beyond the increasingly limited qualities of the television series to reconfigure the parameters of drag in emerging communities ... Read more

    $453.36 HKD

  • The Films of John Carpenter

    by John Kenneth Muir ...
    The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. From the horrifying (Halloween) to the touching (Starman) to the controversial (The Thing) to the comic (Big Trouble in Little China), his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and singular views of humanity and American culture. This analysis of Carpenter's films includes a historical overview ... Read more

    $128.19 HKD

  • Reel Winners

    Movie Award Trivia

    by Richard Crouse ...
    Do you know which televised awards show gives a prize for "Favourite Smile"?Or which Oscar host announced that he was going to raffle off a car during the ceremony?Do you know who won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress of the 20th Century?In Reel Winners, Richard Crouse, Reel to Real movie critic and CBC Radio’s "titan of trivia," gives you the lowdown on movie awards, from eight decades ... Read more

    $63.29 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals

    by Dan Dietz ...
    The 1910s shaped the future of the American musical. While many shows of the decade were imports of European operettas, and even original Broadway musicals were influenced by continental productions, the musicals of the 1910s found their own American voice.In The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz covers all 312 musicals that opened on Broadway during this decade. Among the shows ... Read more

    $1,222.79 HKD

  • Routledge Revivals: Radio Broadcasting from 1920 to 1990 (1991)

    An Annotated Bibliography

    by Diane Foxhill Carothers ...
    First published in 1991, this book presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of radio broadcasting. Its eleven chapter-categories cover almost the entire range of radio broadcasting — with the exception of radio engineering due to its technical complexity although some of the historical volumes do encompass aspects, thus providing background material. Entries are primarily restricted to ... Read more

    $539.35 HKD

  • Teaching and Learning through Dramaturgy

    Education as an Artful Engagement

    Edited by Anna-Lena Østern ...
    Series series Learning Through Theatre
    The aim of this book is to contribute a dramaturgical perspective to education. The authors write from a dramaturgical perspective about the planning of teaching, leadership in the classroom, the teacher-body, the teacher’s oral skills and ethics, communication, and about the spaces in which teaching takes place. The book is written with the pre-understanding that the ways in which art creates ... Read more

    $414.27 HKD

  • Exercices d'observation - Dans les pas des anthropologues, des écrivains, des designers et des naturalistes du quotidien

    by Nicolas Nova ...
    Series series Carnets Parallèles
    Dans les pas des anthropologues, des écrivains, des designers et des naturalistes du quotidien.Retrouver une sensibilité au monde, aux êtres et aux choses qui le composent, cultiver l'art d'observer. Cette invitation, aussi nécessaire que louable, est sur toutes les lèvres. Les manuels abondent, de la botanique à l'analyse de paysages en passant par l'anthropologie ou l'urbanisme. Mais dans ces ... Read more

    $70.15 HKD

  • Welcome to the O.C.

    The Oral History

    by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Alan Sepinwall ...
    “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

    $94.79 HKD

  • How To Sing Better

    Your Step By Step Guide To Singing Better

    by HowExpert ...
    If you want to sing better and become a successful professional singer, then get the "How to Sing Better" guide.Here's what you get:- Improve your singing voice.- Become the best singer you can be.- How to get a singing career.- How to be a professional singer.- How to stand out from other singers.- How to succeed as a professional singer.HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics ... Read more

    $78.10 HKD

  • Stanislavski: An Introduction

    by Jean Benedetti ...
    Series series Performance Books
    'A small jewel of a book, a knowleageable introduction to bothStanislavski's personal development and to the content and range of hiswritings' Theatre Journal'...shows the System to be a practical process - drama school students and actors will be grateful for it' Times Eductational Supplement'A carefully documented study of peak interest and value to every serious student of acting theory' ... Read more

    $166.79 HKD

  • The Professional Actor's Handbook

    From Casting Call to Curtain Call

    by Julio Agustin ...
    While there are many books that attempt to teach people how to act, there are few that show aspiring actors what it takes to succeed as a working professional.The Professional Actor’s Handbook: From Casting Call to Curtain Call provides struggling artists—stage and screen actors, dancers, singers—with strategies that will help them successfully negotiate every stage of their careers. This second ... Read more

    $213.29 HKD

  • The Second Doctor

    Chaos and Charm in the TARDIS (Patrick Troughton, 1966-1969)

    by Matthew Petchinsky ...
    The Second Doctor: Chaos and Charm in the TARDIS (Patrick Troughton, 1966-1969) is a masterful deep dive into the era that transformed Doctor Who forever. When Patrick Troughton stepped into the role, regeneration was an untested gamble-but his whimsical brilliance, razor-sharp mind, and mischievous unpredictability reshaped the very identity of the Doctor.This book explores how Troughton's ... Read more

    $46.83 HKD

  • Independent Pro Wrestling Guide

    How To Become an Independent Professional Wrestler

    by HowExpert, Matthew Soulia ...
    If you want to learn how to become an independent professional wrestler, then check out "Independent Pro Wrestling Guide."This guide is written by a former indie pro wrestler who will show you step by step to get started in the independent wrestling world.• Learn how to get your start in as a professional wrestler on the independent circuit.• Hear tales and get advice from someone who knows what ... Read more

    $78.10 HKD

  • Orpheline numéro 27

    by Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince ...
    Translated by Florence Hertz ...
    " J'ai parfois l'impression d'être encore l'orpheline d'hier, la pikin sale et affamée qui, dans sa terreur, se raccrochait de toutes ses forces à un unique espoir, celui de devenir un jour danseuse. À l'époque, je m'appelais Mabinty Bangura, et je dansais pieds nus dans la boue à la saison des pluies. "Mabinty Bangura est née en Sierra Leone en 1995, alors que la guerre civile fait rage. Quand ... Read more

    $130.24 HKD

  • Shakespeare / Skin

    Contemporary Readings in Skin Studies and Theoretical Discourse

    by Lucy Munro, Professor Sonia Massai, Dr. Farah Karim Cooper, Professor Gordon McMullan ...
    Series series Arden Shakespeare Intersections
    This volume offers a comprehensive array of readings of 'skin' in Shakespeare's works, a term that embraces the human and animal, noun and verb.Shakespeare / Skin departs from previous studies as it deliberately and often explicitly engages with issues of social and racial justice. Each of the chapters interrogates and centres 'skin' in relation to areas of expertise that include performance ... Read more

    $1,203.19 HKD