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Publisher
Focal Press
Language
English
Description
Directing the Documentary, Sixth Edition is the definitive book on the form, offering time-tested principles to help you master the craft. Ideal for documentary courses as well as aspiring and established documentary filmmakers, this book has it all, with in-depth lessons and insider perspectives on every aspect of preproduction, production, and postproduction. Focusing on the hands-on work needed to make your concept a reality, this new edition covers...
Author
Publisher
Focal Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice....
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Maxim Pozdorovkin (HBO's Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer) shines a well-deserved light on Puentes de Salud, a health-care clinic serving a population that all-too-easily slips through the cracks: undocumented immigrants. Clínica de Migrantes counters the often dehumanizing and highly politicized rhetoric surrounding America's immigrant population, providing a compassionate profile of patients at Puentes, many of whom have left their families...
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman, a resident of the small town of Charleston, Miss., offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School under one condition: the prom must be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008 he offered again, and the offer was accepted, changing the tradition of two separate proms for blacks and whites that had endured since the high school was integrated in 1970. Shows the problems and lessons learned as...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From director George Lucas (Star Wars) and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), American Graffiti is a classic coming-of-age story set against the 1960s backdrop of hot rods, drive-ins and rock n' roll. Starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips and Suzanne Somers in their breakout roles, this nostalgic look back follows a group of teenagers as they cruise the streets on their last summer night...
Series
Criterion collection volume 538
Language
English
Description
Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on Nov. 22, 1978; White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk's life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's...
Author
Publisher
Elsevier Editora
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
5a ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
Portuguese
Description
Directing the Documentary is a comprehensive manual that has inspired over 100,000 readers worldwide. If you are interested in making documentary films, everything you need technically and conceptually is here. Filled with practical advice on every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career. Directing the Documentary covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy of France through the course of a full year, and delves into the cultural and creative process of making wine, as well as its deep ties to the land.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A feature-length documentary, exploring the growing musical and social phenomenon of chanting, that shares the stories of people who are finding healing and a sense of inner peace by singing mantras together. It's a film about spirituality not religion, about people reconnecting with their true selves and with others.
Publisher
Image Madacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (270 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take flight with legendary pioneers in aviation - from the Wright Brothers to Zeppelins to Barnstormers to the breathtaking exploits of the Record Setters, re-live the thrilling key events from the early days of aviation history.
Publisher
Milestone Film & Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
3-Disc Deluxe Set.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (502 min.) : sound and silent, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shirley Clarke was brilliant, scandalous, bold, and incredibly talented. Had she been a man, film historians would have long ago placed her in the pantheon of great auteurs, alongside Orson Welles and John Cassavetes. Today, her triumph can be recognized in her ability to be herself--one of the great originals of her time. A true artist, Clarke combined her innate impishness and sense of adventure with a dancer's aesthetic and her tremendous drive...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Tune into this interview with Chris Landreth, a pioneering animator and director of the Oscar-winning animated short, Ryan.
Chris Landreth broke out with his Oscar-winning animated short, Ryan. Now he conducts research on facial expressions and body language and helps a brand-new generation of animators make the connection between technical prowess, insight, and artistry. In this interview, he answers question about his current projects, his research,...
Publisher
1 Earth Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer, she seeks counsel from an imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whose fascination with the young woman is as great as his hunger for murder. As their relationship develops, Starling must confront her own demons, and an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it.
Series
Publisher
TMW Media Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (22 minutes) : sound, color with black and white ; 12 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, was born a granddaughter to former slaves, on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in December of 1955, spurred a city-wide boycott and unleashed nationwide efforts to end segregation of public facilities. Her brave and unwavering determination proved monumental. Rosa was prepared to sacrifice everything, making her the role model...
19) The West
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (707 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Written late in Anita Desai's illustrious career, these three novellas ruminate on art and memory, illusion and disillusion, and the sharp divide between life's expectations and dreams and its realities. Set in India in the not too distant past, the stories' diverse surroundings and dramas frame universal themes, which illuminate the ways in which various aspects of the Indian culture can nourish or suffocate. All are served up with Desai's characteristic...
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