This volume forms part of the 5 volume set Early English Stages 1300-1660. This set examines the history of the development of dramatic spectacle and stage convention in England from the beginning of the fourteenth century to 1660.

This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly's Heroes, The Sweeney, Reilly - Ace of Spies and Edge of Darkness.

Teleology brings together John Hartley's work on television. The book draws on current critical theory in cultural studies to develop a wide-ranging and thought-provoking view of television broadcasting in Britain, Australia and the USA.

In The Battle for the Bs, Blair Davis analyzes how B-films were produced, distributed, and exhibited in the 1950s and demonstrates the possibilities that existed for low-budget filmmaking at a time when many in Hollywood had abandoned the ...

A HISTORY OF THE CONCERTO

This volume addresses the influence of Italian neorealist films on world cinema well beyond the post-World War II period associated with the movement.

Written by the world's leading scholars and researchers in sound studies, this handbook offers new and engaging perspectives on the significance of sound in its material and cultural forms.

In this book he explains in layman's terms the principles of film editing, using examples and anecdotes from almost five decades in the film industry.

This introduction to Chinese cinema covers the 'three Chinas': mainland China, Taiwan & Hong Kong. It traces the formation, negotiation & problematization of the issue of national identity on the screen over 90 years.

Looks at the history of pornographic films, discusses what they reveal about attitudes towards sexuality, and considers the censorship issue

This is a vivid account of a film classic's production, loss, and reclamation.

En este libro, Jaime Peñafiel, una de las personas que mejor conoce a Isabel y que la ha seguido desde que llegó a España, nos retrata esa vida intensa, con sus luces y sus sombras, de la que es, sin duda, todo un icono de belleza, moda ...

In this groundbreaking investigation into the nature and meanings of melodrama in American culture between 1880 and 1920, Ben Singer offers a challenging new reevaluation of early American cinema and the era that spawned it.

The first comprehensive study of this enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre and its legacy to world cinema beyond the United States.

How their personal experiences of exile or diaspora translate into cinema is a key focus of the text. The text presents comprehensive and global coverage of this genre. "An Accented Cinema is in numerous respects a monumental work.

Taking Hollywood as its focus, this timely book provides a sustained, interdisciplinary perspective on memory and film from early cinema to the present.

However, the fantasy lands animators create bear little resemblance to the conditions under which these artists work.

Learn the Nutshell Technique, and you’ll discover how to turn a mere situation into a truly compelling screenplay story.

This text presents a practical guide to directing in theatre. The author provides a beginner's guide to the process, with specific advice on every aspect of working with actors, designers, and the text.

They reshape our emotions and worldviews--but why? In Flicker, Jeff Zacks delves into the history of cinema and the latest research to explain what happens between your ears when you sit down in the theatre and the lights go out.