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Film: The Essential Study Guide by Ruth Doughty
RRP: £28.99£26.93Providing a key resource to new students, Film: The Essential Study Guide introduces all the skills needed to succeed on a film studies course.This succinct, accessible guide covers key topics such as:Using the libraryOnline research and resourcesViewing... -
Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel Coen
RRP: £12.99£9.43Inside Llewyn Davis chronicles a struggling young folk singer, played by Oscar Isaacs, who arrives in Manhattan in 1961 and tries to navigate the treacherous waters of the the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene, as well as having to deal with a... -
Animated Performance: Bringing Imaginary Animal, Human and Fantasy Characters to Life by Professor Nancy Beiman
RRP: £32.99£29.04Animated Performance shows how a character can seemingly 'come to life' when their movements reflect the emotional or narrative context of their situation: when they start to 'perform'. The many tips, examples and exercises from a veteran of the... -
Prism and Ken by Terry Johnson 9781350056916
£17.78These two plays - by acclaimed playwright Terry Johnson - tell the inspiring, endearing and sometimes alarming stories of an Oscar-winning cinematographer and an aspiring playwright who receives a chance phone call. In Prism we see Legendary cinematic... -
Dreamwork for Actors Janet Sonenberg 9780878301669
RRP: £27.99£24.66Drawing upon her wide experience as actor and director, Janet Sonenberg shows what dreamwork can do. No other acting technique offers the performer's own dreams as a means to profoundly deepen imaginative and artistic expression. This is a wholly new... -
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of the French Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection by Helen Jacobsen
RRP: £15.99£13.27Accompanying an exhibition at the Wallace Collection, Inspiring Walt Disney explores the influences of the art and architecture of France on Walt Disney and his studio artists, highlighting in particular the Disney classics of hand-drawn animation,... -
The Business of Television by Ken Basin
RRP: £37.99£34.98In this book, esteemed television executive and Harvard lecturer Ken Basin offers a comprehensive overview of the business, financial, and legal structure of the U.S. television industry, as well as its dealmaking norms. Written for working or aspiring... -
Studying Contemporary American Film: A Guide to Movie Analysis by Thomas Elsaesser 9780340762066
£40.67How should the student set about analysing contemporary American cinema? This book takes an innovative approach to film analysis: each chapter examines the assumptions behind one traditional theory of film, distils a method of analysis from it, and then... -
A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More by Christopher Payne
RRP: £31.99£29.53A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores.The book is divided into three sections - Simple Makeup,... -
First Lady of Bond: the Autobiography of Eunice Gayson by Eunice Gayson 9780956653475
£9.57By the time Eunice Gayson played James Bond's girlfriend Sylvia Trench in "Dr No" and "From Russia With Love" she had already become one of the first reality TV stars. Her leading men included Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and at the height of her fame... -
Sixty-Two Comedy Duet Scenes for Teens: Real-Life Hilarious Situations by Laurie Allen
RRP: £21.99£15.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081863Author Laurie AllenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 340g -
Dramatic Dance: An Actor's Approach to Dance as a Dramatic Art by Darren Royston
£28.85Dance is part of the art of theatre, a part which connects to movement, to communication, to improvisation, and to performance. It cannot exist on its own in the context of dramatic performance, but works in conjunction with other elements to enable... -
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine by E. J. Fleming 9780786420278
RRP: £17.99£15.84Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling are virtually unknown outside of Hollywood and little-remembered even there, but as General Manager and Head of Publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, they lorded over all the stars in Hollywood's golden age from... -
Shooting the Scene: The Art and Craft of Coverage for Directors and Filmmakers by Mark Rosman 9780367746124
RRP: £36.99£33.84Navigating the necessary skills for shooting film or TV is a challenge for any filmmaker. This book demystifies the art and craft of "coverage" - explaining where to put the camera to shoot any kind of scene.Author Mark Rosman takes readers step-by-step... -
FairytaleGatherings by The Wondersmith 9780368887079
RRP: £25.58£22.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780368887079Author The WondersmithFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 426g -
Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees by Christian M. Keathley
RRP: £15.99£15.02Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees is in part a history of cinephilia, in part an attempt to recapture the spirit of cinephilia for the discipline of film studies, and in part an experiment in cinephilic writing.Cinephiles have regularly... -
The Making of Dunkirk by James Mottram
RRP: £35.00£17.73A behind-the-scenes look at director Christopher Nolan's gripping action-thriller Dunkirk, which brings to life one of World War II's most pivotal battles.Book InformationISBN 9781785656798Author James MottramFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Titan... -
The Art and Science of Ballet Dancing and Teaching: Integrating Mind, Brain and Body Janet Karin 9781032497204
RRP: £31.99£28.54This book offers an inside view of ballet as the art form we see on stages today, detailing how expressive movement is initiated and controlled, and discussing the importance of embedding creativity and expressivity within ballet technique from the... -
Indian Modern Dance, Feminism and Transnationalism by Prarthana Purkayastha
RRP: £49.99£19.99This book examines modern dance as a form of embodied resistance to political and cultural nationalism in India through the works of five selected modern dance makers: Rabindranath Tagore, Uday Shankar, Shanti Bardhan, Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Ranjabati... -
World Scenography 1990-2005 by Peter McKinnon 9781848424517
RRP: £55.00£41.07World Scenography 1990-2005 is the second volume in a series of large-format, lavishly illustrated books documenting for posterity a collection of significant and influential theatrical set, costume, and lighting designs. This volume covers 1990-2005... -
The Making of The Umbrella Academy by Way Netflix
RRP: £37.99£25.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506713571Author Way NetflixFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S. -
Film Music by Peter Larsen 9781861893413
£27.76Film and music belong together; classics like Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927) and Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" (1967) are renowned for their brilliant soundtracks. But what exactly is film music? Does music act as an accompaniment to the film', or is... -
Thorold Dickinson: A World of Film by Philip Horne 9780719078477
RRP: £90.00£67.79The films of Thorold Dickinson (1903-1984), now being rediscovered, engage with major issues including national identity, the post-colonial world, and political violence - and they also show a rare mastery of style, a thrilling eroticism, a preoccupation... -
Renoir by Anne Distel 9780789210579
RRP: £95.99£66.44Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charming: he chooses familiar and sympathetic human types as his subjects, and depicts them with an appealing... -
Paranoid Visions: Spies, Conspiracies and the Secret State in British Television Drama by Joseph Oldham 9781526152534
RRP: £25.00£21.79Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary 'war on terror' thrillers. It analyses classic dramas including Tinker Tailor... -
Musicals magazine: The World of Musical Theatre from the West End to Broadway and beyond by Sarah Kirkup
RRP: £9.99£9.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739979652Author Sarah KirkupFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint MA Music, Leisure and TravelPublisher MA Music, Leisure and Travel -
Write! Shoot! Edit!: The Complete Guide for Teen Filmmakers Deborah S Patz 9781615932641
RRP: £16.99£11.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932641Author Deborah S PatzFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions -
Lucrecia Martel by Gerd Gemunden
RRP: £16.99£15.88Films like Zama and The Headless Woman have made Lucrecia Martel a fixture on festival marquees and critic's best lists. Though often allied with mainstream figures and genre frameworks, Martel works within art cinema, and since her 2001 debut The Swamp... -
Contemporary Korean Cinema: Culture, Identity and Politics by Hyangjin Lee
RRP: £25.00£18.78The first in-depth, comprehensive study of Korean cinema offering original insight into the relationships between ideology and the art of cinema from East Asian perspectives. Combines issues of contemporary Korean culture and cinematic representation of... -
Makers of Modern Theatre: An Introduction by Robert Leach 9780415312417
RRP: £35.99£31.69Who were the giants of the twentieth-century stage, and exactly how did they influence modern theatre?Robert Leach's Makers of Modern Theatre is the first detailed introduction to the work of the key theatre-makers who shaped the drama of the last... -
The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007 by Jeremy Black 9781442276116
RRP: £30.00£26.68This book presents an insightful and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the political context of the Bond books and films. Jeremy Black offers a historian's interpretation from the perspective of the late 2010s, assessing James Bond in terms of the... -
Jean-Luc Godard, Cinema Historian by Michael Witt
RRP: £27.99£25.74Originally released as a videographic experiment in film history, Jean-Luc Godard's Histoire(s) du cinema has pioneered how we think about and narrate cinema history, and in how history is taught through cinema. In this stunningly illustrated volume,... -
Does My Bomb Look Big in This? by Nyla Levy 9781350134607
£12.94Yasmin Sheikh feels torn in the city she used to call home, but Aisha sees a different London to her best friend. When Yasmin suddenly disappears to Syria, Aisha embarks on a mission to uncover the truth and decide whether there is any hope in Yasmin's... -
Blood on Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl (Expanded Edition) by Aaron Lupton
RRP: £24.99£19.31BRAND NEW & EXPANDED EDITION! Packed with dozens of additional horror titles and containing limited edition enhanced packaging (gilded foil page edges + ribbon marker). Are you obsessed with John Carpenter's iconic music for the Halloween series? Do... -
Terence Davies by Michael Koresky 9780252080210
RRP: £16.99£15.88Called the most important British filmmaker of his generation, Terence Davies made his reputation with modern classics like Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, personal works exploring his fractured childhood in Liverpool. His... -
Performance in Place of War James Thompson (University of London) 9781906497149
RRP: £22.00£18.96From the Greeks and Shakespeare to the "Ramayana" and the "Mahabharata", war has often been a major theme of dramatic performances. However, many of the most extraordinary theater projects in recent years not only have been about war but also have... -
Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks by Persi Diaconis
RRP: £17.99£15.80Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each... -
Dancing Communities: Performance, Difference and Connection in the Global City by Judith A. Hamera 9780230302334
RRP: £44.99£44.97Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that... -
Moonlighting: An Oral History by Scott Ryan
RRP: £26.95£14.68Once upon a time ABC-TV's Moonlighting was among the most buzzed-about shows in the country, thanks largely to the bravado of creator Glenn Gordon Caron, who never met a television convention he didn't want to break, and the sizzling on-screen chemistry... -
Essentials of Dance Psychology by Sanna Nordin-Bates
RRP: £81.00£67.89The topic of sport psychology is hardly new-but Essentials of Dance Psychology applies it to dance in a way that sets it apart from all other sport psychology texts available to dance students, instructors, and professionals.Through Essentials of Dance...