Entertainment

"I wish I could have had this book when I was starting out in the business. An invaluable reference work." -Alan Poul, producer, WestworldThe legal resources of studios and networks are legendary, often intimidating independent producers, writers,...

Robert De Niro at Work is the first critical study to examine how Robert de Niro, perhaps the finest screen actor of his generation, works with screenplays to imagine, prepare and denote his performance. In categorising the various ways in which De Niro...

"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...

During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, ham radio went from being an experiment to virtually an art form. Because of the few government restrictions and the low monetary investment required, the concept of ham radio appealed to various...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984877864Author Reed HastingsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 533gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

What's it like to work in the male-dominated world of electronic music? How do women and gender-expansive music producers and DJs thrive despite clubland's so-called 'bro culture'? This book combines the author's personal journey into DJing and music...

What's it like to work in the male-dominated world of electronic music? How do women and gender-expansive music producers and DJs thrive despite clubland's so-called 'bro culture'? This book combines the author's personal journey into DJing and music...

This book explores the intersections of migration and film festivals, with particular attention to their social functions . Adopting an interdisciplinary and multi-bottom line perspective, the authors address the purposes and circumstances of migration...

This book examines the contemporary relationship between Hollywood and China as case studies that help to define a new era in Hollywood film industry, style, and economics, which is termed the 'post-postclassical' period.Centred around a case study of...

In Exception Taken, Jonathan Buchsbaum examines the movements that have emerged in opposition to the homogenizing force of Hollywood in global filmmaking. While European cinema was entering a steady decline in the 1980s, France sought to strengthen...

A Close-Up Look at the Global Phenomenon of Competitive Video GamingEsports is one of the fastest growing and most cutthroat industries in the world. A confluence of technology, culture, and determination has made this possible. Players around the world...

From Angel Investor to Napping Pod to Zero-Emissions Vehicle, the tech industry has a lingo all its own. This game-changing alphabet book will help Disruptors of all ages Pivot to next-gen success as they scale their learning and crush it to become the...

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 book provides a systematic overview of football development from a scientific perspective. The proposed multidimensional framework of assessing the concept of sports development (with a deliberate emphasis on association football) goes beyond the...

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...

Events Are Easy... At least, that is what a lot of people think! It's just some people in a place, at a time, and it happens... Of course, it looks easy when events have been planned with care, detail and precision. That is the art of the events...

When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic. Yet these enduring racial biases afflict not only the Academy Awards, but also Hollywood as a whole. Why do actors of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986205064Author Michael CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Progress City Press, L.L.C.Publisher Progress City Press, L.L.C.Weight(grams)...

For eighty years, Pinewood Studios has made dreams a reality. Billions of people across the globe, of all ages, from all walks of life have read six words on cinema or television screens: 'Made at Pinewood Studios, London, England'. From hosting super...

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...

Events Are Easy... At least, that is what a lot of people think! It's just some people in a place, at a time, and it happens... Of course, it looks easy when events have been planned with care, detail and precision. That is the art of the events...

This is an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium.ReviewsA gracefully written grabber overflowing with affection and canny detail. Fans of 'quality TV drama series'...

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.Book InformationISBN 9781544508078Author Peter McGrawFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm)...

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 reviewer of the Boston Globe said point blank: "Over the years, I've read hundreds of books on Hollywood and the movie business, and this one is right at the top." As the elusive, tyrannical head of the Music Corporation of America (MCA) until the...

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...

Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up-to-date, and wide-ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, for the first time, in a global context, and pays special attention to the impact of the Internet,...

This book is an unvarnished look at how to originate, pitch, sell, and produce factual television programming for global broadcast television networks and streaming services. Grounded in firsthand experience, this essential "how to guide" walks readers...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345526120Author Brian Jay JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm)...

"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 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...

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...

The Voice Coach's Toolkit identifies the primary professional vocal coaching opportunities and the avenues by which a student or early career coach can navigate the vocation.For purposes of this book, the Voice Coach is defined as someone who coaches the...

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 9781626015487Author Boze HadleighFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Riverdale Avenue BooksPublisher Riverdale Avenue BooksWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm)...

"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,...

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 *...