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  • The Filmmaker's Handbook

    A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Fifth Edition

    by Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus ...
    The authoritative guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing your video or film. Whether you aspire to be a great filmmaker yourself or are looking for movie gifts, this comprehensive guide to filmmaking is the first step in turning a hobby into a career.Widely acknowledged as the “bible” of video and film production, and used in courses around the world, The Filmmaker’s ... Read more

    R96,93

  • Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life

    The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend

    by Joseph Papa ...
    A beautiful, illustrated, keepsake volume of quotations by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor"Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It's my passion for life...my passion for passion that has made me never give up." -- Elizabeth TaylorFrom the time she appeared in National Velvet, the film that skyrocketed her to international fame at age twelve in 1944, until her death in 2011, ... Read more

    R207,33

  • Total recall

    by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Petre ...
    Translated by Anabella Bambouet ...
    Les mémoires très attendus d'Arnold Schwarzenegger, le récit de son parcours étonnant : petit culturiste autrichien immigré aux Etats-Unis, il deviendra l'une des plus grandes vedettes du cinéma mondial, avant d'entamer une carrière politique qui l'a conduit à gouverner la Californie.Faut-il présenter celui que l'on a surnommé, à tour de rôle, le " Chêne autrichien " pendant ses années de ... Read more

    R259,95

  • Sadist Cinema

    A Serbian Film

    by Fwah Storm ...
    Series Book 1 - Sadist Cinema
    In 2010 the world was subjected to a new and brave entry into the world of foreign cinema. A film that caused panic and outrage across the globe, and has resulted in multiple bans of the film, as well as a few arrests.Since then ‘A Serbian Film’ has earned itself a cult status, and mentions of its name still enduce fear into the hearts of movie goers around the world! ‘SADIST CINEMA’ is a short ... Read more

    Free

  • The Enneagram Movie & Video Guide 3.0

    How To See Personality Styles In the Movies - Third Edition Revised and Expanded

    by Thomas Condon ...
    See Your Favorite Stars in a Whole New Light Whether you are a movie lover, aspiring actor, storyteller, student of psychology or Enneagram enthusiast, this spirited and original book will alter the way you see movies forever. From classics to independent films to mega-hits, personality types are everywhere in the movies - if you know how to see them. The Enneagram is a fascinating and popular ... Read more

    R152,82

  • Our Films Their Films

    by Satyajit Ray ...
    This book brings together Satyajit Rays major writings and talks on film makers, and presents them in two sections. Our Films is devoted mainly to his own experiences and contains many interesting anecdotes, but also has observations to offer on trends in Indian films. Their Films deals with some films abroad that have become landmarks in the history of cinemafrom the silent era to the present day ... Read more

    R95,37

  • Writing The Romantic Comedy, 20th Anniversary Expanded and Updated Edition

    The Art of Crafting Funny Love Stories for the Screen

    by Billy Mernit ...
    **“Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.”**—Alexa Junge, writer and producer of FriendsRevised and expanded to celebrate a new generation of romantic comedies, Billy Mernit’s insightful look into the mechanics of writing Hollywood’s most enduring genre features case studies that reveal the screenwriting secrets behind classics new and old.**Whether you ... Read more

    R231,71

  • Star Wars The Mandalorian Visual Guide

    by Pablo Hidalgo ...
    **"Fans might not realize all of the hard work, dedication, and little details that go into each and every episode of The Mandalorian, but they can catch a glimpse of that here, in this book." - Pedro PascalGo behind the scenes with this essential companion to all three seasons of Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™.**Discover the hidden gadgets of Din Djarin's beskar armour. Learn more about the iconic ... Read more

    R483,45

  • Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

    by Stephen Rebello ...
    A "meticulous history" of the classic suspense film based on exclusive interviews with the director, writers, cast, and crew ( The New York Times Book Review).First released in June 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it, which has been adapted as a movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, Helen Mirren as ... Read more

    R240,91 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Costume Design 101 - 2nd edition

    The Business and Art of Creating Costumes For Film and Television

    by Richard LaMotte ...
    Written by an industry venteran with 40 years of experience, this book is the new edition of Costume Design ... Read more

    R381,56

  • Monty Python Speaks

    The Complete Oral History of Monty Python, as Told by the Founding Members and a Few of Their Many Friends and Collaborators

    by David Morgan ...
    With a Foreword by John Oliver, host of Last Week TonightIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of its BBC debut, a revised and updated edition of the complete oral history of Monty Python—an insightful, in-depth portrait of the brilliant and hysterically funny show that transformed modern comedy.Broadcast by the BBC between 1969 and 1974, Monty Python’s Flying Circus introduced something ... Read more

    R231,71

  • Beautiful Monsters

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Aliens and Predator

    by David McIntee ...
    Beautiful Monsters is the story of the Alien and Predator film franchises. Each film is chronicled through analysis and extensive background information, and the themes and influences examined through articles. In addition all the spin-off books, comics and computer games are detailed.This is your one-stop guide for everything relating to two of cinema’s most popular and enduring creations who ... Read more

    R102,37

  • Joe Dante: Master of Horror

    by Luigi Boccia ...
    Saggi - saggio (95 pagine) - Joe Dante, formatosi nella bottega del leggendario Roger Corman, è tra i registi hollywoodiani del fantastico più significativi degli anni Ottanta.Il grande regista Joe Dante è un appassionato esploratore del cinema, protagonista di grandi successi commerciali e abilissimo nel cucire film a basso costo. Un artista umano e spiritoso, nelle fantasie come nella morale, ... Read more

    R99,55 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dreadful Years: Collected Interviews & Reflections - 2018 to 2021

    by Joshua Millican ...
    Forewords by Gigi Saul Guerrero & Heather BuckleyIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Joshua Millican dreamed of working for a legacy horror site like Dread Central since he began blogging in the early 2010s. He became a regular contributor in 2016, Managing Editor in 2018, and through sheer determination and fate, became the site's Editor in Chief in 2019. But the apex of Millican ... Read more

    R116,17

  • Todos los Estrenos de 2002

    by VV.AA. ...
    Esta obra contiene todos los estrenos en el cine español durante el años 2002. ... Read more

    R229,41

  • Schurkisch!

    Über das Böse und das Gute im Film

    by Andrea Freitag ...
    "Alle Menschen lieben Helden" – aber Hand aufs Herz: Das Spektakel des Schurken, der in unsere Welt einbricht, ist meistens doch viel spannender. Egal in welcher Kultur, egal in welchem Genre: Das Böse existiert und es fasziniert uns. Doch was macht den echten Schurken aus? Besteht seine Daseinsberechtigung nur darin, den Helden besser aussehen zu lassen? Und wie "gut" muss jemand sein, um als ... Read more

    R299,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Avec John Cassavetes

    by Quentin Victory Leydier ...
    Ce livre aurait pu s’appeler Cassavetes et moi, la balade très personnelle de Quentin Victory Leydier, né en 1987, qui se replonge dans la carrière d’un cinéaste mort en 1989.Un alignement des planètes et une évidence qui aboutit à la relation intime entre un cinéaste, son œuvre et l’amoureux du cinéma qui la regarde et qui voit sa vie changer irrémédiablement à son contact.Moins un livre sur le ... Read more

    R172,00

  • Manual de Flujo de Trabajo Multipista

    del sonido directo a la postproducción

    by Ramiro Fierro ...
    ESTA VERSIÓN ES SOLO PARA WINDOWS Y ANDROID. PARA OBTENER LA VERSIÓN PARA EQUIPOS APPLE DIRÍJASE A LA TIENDA DE LIBROS DE APPLE.Junto a los avances tecnológicos que se han presentado en los últimos años en el sonido cinematográfico, han surgido nuevas necesidades en cuanto a modos de trabajo para la grabación de sonido en el set y para el manejo de la información digital a lo largo de la cadena de ... Read more

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  • Comme disait Claude Chabrol

    by Laurent Bourdon ...
    « Être considéré comme farceur et gourmet ne me gêne nullement. On aurait parfaitement pu faire de moi un besogneux alcoolique, j’aurais moins aimé ! »« Et quand vous rencontrerez Dieu pour la première fois, que lui direz-vous ? – Tiens, c’est vous ! »« La connerie est plus intéressante que l’intelligence, parce qu’elle est sans limite. »Du Beau Serge à Bellamy en passant par Que la bête meure et ... Read more

    R115,00

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, le monde et sa doublure

    by Damien Ziegler ...
    Series series Analyse filmique
    Couronnement de la carrière de Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood se veut d’abord hommage aux oubliés de la machine à rêves hollywoodienne. Les cascadeurs et acteurs de séries télévisées des années 1960 y occupent le devant de la scène, tandis que les grandes stars de l’époque, le réalisateur Roman Polanski ou l’acteur Steve McQueen, ne font que passer. Quentin Tarantino relègue ... Read more

    R184,00

  • A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir

    The Essential Reference Guide

    by John Grant ...
    Series series Applause Books
    Featuring rumpled PIs, shyster lawyers, corrupt politicians, double-crossers, femmes fatales, and, of course, losers who find themselves down on their luck yet again, film noir is a perennially popular cinematic genre. This extensive encyclopedia describes movies from noir's earliest days – and even before, looking at some of noir's ancestors in US and European cinema – as well as noir's more ... Read more

    R569,24

  • Making Waves

    10 Years of Cinemalaya

    Edited by Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. ...
    A celebration of ten years of Philippine independent cinema, this commemorative volume includes essays on Cinemalaya Film Festival, the forefront of independent filmmaking in the Philippines, and a fast-fact directory of the featured works, festival winners, and talents behind the films. Also includes black-and-white and color images of movie stills, personalities, and film posters. ... Read more

    R153,59

  • Histoire de ma vie - Mémoires

    Translated by Jean Rosenthal ...
    by Charles Chaplin ...
    L'homme derrière la lègende.Charles derrière Charlot ...Au cours de sa vie, Chaplin a accordé des centaines d'interviews, il a eu de nombreux biographes, mais c'est en écrivant lui-même Histoire de ma vie qu'il s'est livré et a laissé paraître l'homme derrière la légende.L'histoire de ce génie, dont les amis s'appelaient Douglas Fairbanks et Mary Pickford, Enrico Caruso, George Bernard Shaw, ... Read more

    R146,08

  • N'oublie pas de m'aimer

    by Charlotte Valandrey, Jean Arcelin ...
    BEST SELLER - enfin le troisième volet de la trilogie-phénomène de Charlotte Valandrey (plus de 200 000 exemplaires vendus pour le tome précédent).Et si le bonheur s'apprivoisait..." Vous m'avez sauvé la vie ! "criait un jeune homme courant vers moi dans la rue.C'était à la suite de la parution de L'Amour dans le sang,le témoignage de mon combat pour vivre...Bouleversée, j'eus alors l'idée d ... Read more

    R243,65