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Practical up-to-date advice for the aspiring director, producer, or screenwriter This third edition prepares independent or guerrilla filmmakers for the legal, financial, and organizational questions that can doom a project if unanswered. Current...

This is a history of broadcasting and its impact on modern life in Britain from its origins in the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. Its concerns are with programmes and their makers and with the audiences for which they were made. It is a...

From the author of the celebrated classic Louder Than Hell comes an oral history of the badass Heavy Metal lifestyle-the debauchery, demolition, and headbanging dedication-featuring metalhead musicians from Black Sabbath and Judas Priest to Twisted...

"From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing." -Lee Jenkins, former Sports Illustrated NBA writer An insider account of...

A Los Angeles Times Bestseller Winner of the Best Non-Fiction Book Prize at the 2018 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards "Ben Fritz crafts an electrifying and essential book that carefully chronicles how Hollywood tradition is collapsing and...

A propulsive and "entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow.One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956998705Author Muriel DavisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Mark DavisonPublisher Mark Davison

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451234780Author Dan CharnasFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 731gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 36mm

More than just a simple journey through the history of Pokemon, Daniel Dockery offers an in-depth look at the franchise's many branches of impact and influence. With dozens of firsthand interviews, Monster Kids covers its beginnings as a Japanese video...

Legendary movie producer Larry Kasanoff knows firsthand that massive success requires taking big risks. It means embracing your crazy side: the most unique, boldest, and bravest part of you, and your greatest asset when it comes to creating something...

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment-the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915-2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 Washington Post Bestseller There's Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there's Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child and hearing the sound of John Williams's score as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648411267Author Kevin PrestedFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMichael Baskett is associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Film, University of Kansas.ReviewsBecause imperialism has had such an appalling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310956Author Joseph LanzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.

A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece California theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow.One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood looking over 240 acres of...

Benjamin C. Alamar founded the first journal dedicated to sports statistics, the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. He developed and teaches a class on sports analytics for managers at the University of San Francisco and has published numerous...

When Hammer Films broke box office records in 1957 with `The Curse of Frankenstein', the company not only resurrected the gothic horror film, but also created a particularly British-flavoured form of horror that swept the world. `The British Horror...

"A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business." -The Wall Street Journal Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date...

Film Distributors are the unsung heroes of cinema. Without them, the film industry would grind to a halt. Drawing on the archives of the Film Distributors' Association (FDA), as well as on interviews with leading British distributors of today, Delivering...

She's at the Controls gives a socio-historical examination of the roles of women studio professionals in the UK music industry. At the heart of the book are interviews conducted over six years with 30 female studio practitioners at different stages of...

"A scrupulously argued, clearly written account of Hollywood's role in bringing America skipping and giggling from the Victorian world into the twentieth century."-Philip French, London Sunday Observer"It is impossible to follow a narrow trail through...

While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park - fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland presents the never-before-told,...

This volume brings together academics, executives and practitioners to provide readers with an extensive and authoritative overview of the classical music industry. The central practices, theories and debates that empower and regulate the industry are...

"The bible of our industry" -Harlan Hogan. How to sell your voice and make a living from it.Voices are increasingly in demand for commercials, video games, audio books, cartoon characters, announcements, and other spots. This outstanding handbook...

The genius and artistry behind Superbrothers and the making of an indie video game, from inception to its highly anticipated launch. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery was released in 2011 at the forefront of an exciting era of "indie games" - with the...

The Twelfth Edition of this powerhouse best-selling text maintains its tradition as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry in all of its diversity. Readers new to the music business and seasoned professionals alike will find David...

In this leadership memoir, take a step backstage at Cirque du Soleil. Vice Chairman Daniel Lamarre shares his experiences leading the awe-inspiring organization, and teaches readers what it takes for anyone, regardless of position or industry, to...

The New Hollywood boom of the late 1960s and 1970s is celebrated as a time when maverick directors bucked the system. Against the backdrop of counterculture sensibilities and the prominence of auteur theory, New Hollywood directors such as Robert Altman...

The Thirteenth Edition of this powerhouse best-selling text maintains its tradition as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry in all of its diversity. Readers new to the music business and seasoned professionals alike will find...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514139011Author Alan WolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

The profusion of research on film history means that there are now few Hollywood filmmakers in the category of Neglected Master; John M Stahl (1886-1950) has been stuck in it for far too long. His strong association with melodrama and the womans film is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306825460Author Reed TuckerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Da Capo Press IncPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 162mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514355589Author United States Government AccountabilityFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937269548Author Tony RoseFormat PaperbackImprint Amber Communications Group, Inc.Publisher Amber Communications Group, Inc.Weight(grams) 404g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798869075604Author Eternia PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Eternia PublishingPublisher Eternia PublishingWeight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798869063908Author Eternia PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Eternia PublishingPublisher Eternia PublishingWeight(grams) 145g

Sports in the Pandemic Era chronicles the dramatic comeback of sports after the global pandemic forced lockdowns, border closures and quarantines.Following a near total shutdown in the spring of 2020, the sports industry rose to an exceptional challenge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781494341244Author Jenny Yerrick MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781500160784Author George Richard YoolFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...