Photography, Film, Video, TV

Cinema and nationalism are two fundamentally modern phenomena, but how have films shaped our understanding of the creation -the ”imagining” – of Central-Asian nations? Here, Rico Isaacs uses cinema …

Television directors remain an enigma to most students of the mass media; traditionally, their function has been little understood by scholars and the viewing public. In this book, John Ravage studie …

In this unique study of the star, Sunny Singh examines Amitabh Bachchan”s film performances and his star persona, locating them in the context of cultural phenomena and global branding, and explores …

In the twenty years preceding the First World War, cinema rapidly developed from a fairground curiosity into a major industry and social institution, a source of information and entertainment for mil …

Aristocrat and Marxist, master equally of harsh realism and sublime melodrama, Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) was without question one of the greatest European film directors. His career as a film-make …

Traces the history and development of Channel 4, one of the UK”s best loved and most controversial TV channels. Identifies key figures and signature programmes such as ”Brookside, ” ”The Big Brea …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Joseph Cornell is one of the most significant American artists of …

The twelve interviews in this book cover all aspects of cinematography from pre-production planning to post-production, special effects, aerial photography, and second unit. Each interview gives a be …

Film and video have grown to be as significant in our time as books, newspapers and magazines. Documentary film-making is fast becoming as important and useful a skill as the ability to write well. L …