Shadows on the Silver Screen is the first comprehensive history of the Indonesian Cinema. Its publication begins to fill a major gap in Western film knowledge. Of all the arts, film is the most political: it is the most responsive to the political climate and the most tempting target for political manipulation. This book offers a critical look at the political and social forces which have shape…
Stylish, delicate, and consistently edgy, Der Mond collects the color illustrations of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, perhaps the most acclaimed manga and anime artist of all time. The book includes 74 pages of paintings and designs devoted to Neon Genesis Evangelion, plus another 50 pages from The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia--The Secret of Blue Water, Blue Uru, and other works--including Sadamoto's cover …
Documenting the Documentary features essays by twenty-seven film scholars from a wide range of critical and theoretical perspectives. Each essay focuses on one or two important documentaries, engaging in questions surrounding ethics, ideology, politics, power, race, gender, and representation -- but always in terms of how they arise out of or are involved in the reading of specific documentarie…
119 Videoworks, 99 Artists, 7 Communities, 3 Art Projects, 27 Countries Workshops series 12 cities, 15 cites, 125 videoworks
Selected because they have received historical, popular and critical acclaim, these are the films that nobody should miss - from 12 Angry Men to Z, and from A Trip to the Moon to Volver. With informative, engaging reviews written by an international team of critics, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is the essential reference guide for all film lovers
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games explains the practical aspects of creating scripts for animation, comics, graphic novels, and computer games. It details how you can create scripts that are in the right industry format, and follow the expected rules for you to put your best foot forward to help you break-in to the trade. This book explains approaches to writing for exterior storytelling…
Explores the politics and pleasures of contemporary feminist cinema.