Erik Barnouw 
History of Broadcasting in the United States [PDF ebook] 
Volume 1: A Tower of Babel: To 1933

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 …

This illuminating study charts the changing role of the Hollywood film sequel over the past century. Considering a range of sequels in their industrial, historical and aesthetic contexts, from The So …

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 …

Develop the critical and creative skills to ”translate” a story from page to screen with this step-by-step guide to the process of screen adaptation you”ll learn to: – interrogate a novel or short …