Anna Dawson 
Studying The Lord of the Rings [PDF ebook] 

How does an actor embody a character? How do they use their body as an instrument of expression? Rethinking the Actor”s Body offers an accessible introduction to the fields of neurophysiology and em …

Most of the Directors I”ve worked with needed someone to talk to who is deep inside the heart of the movie. – Mick Audsley, Film Editor Film editing is understood by the industry to be one of the mo …

The book provides a detailed introduction to the essential themes, style, and aesthetics of Pedro Almodovar”s films, put in the context of Spain”s profound cultural transitions since 1980. With pre …

Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film and television productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom for nearly a century. Howe …

Media Law for Producers is a comprehensive handbook that explains, in lay terms, the myriad legal issues that the producer will face on a regular basis – contracts, permits, defamation, patents, rele …

Television presenters are key to the sociability of the medium, speaking directly to viewers as intermediaries between audiences and those who are interviewed, perform or compete on screen. As target …

East Asia is now the world’s economic powerhouse, but ghosts of history continue to trouble relations between the key countries of the region, particularly between Japan, China and the two Koreas. Un …

The editors are committed to destroying perceptions and stereotypes of third world women as passive victims who need to be ‘liberated’ by Western feminists. The essays address cases in which women ha …

Perspectives on Place provides an inspiring insight into the territory of landscape photography. Using a range of historic and contemporary examples, Alexander explores the rich and diverse history o …

Thinking in Images addresses the current crisis in film theory by offering a new methodology for interrelating theory and film texts. Drawing on the groundbreaking work of Michele Le Doeuff the autho …