"This is a comprehensive bible to low-budget film producing for emerging and professional producers. Structured to guide the reader through production meetings, every aspect of the film-production pro-cess is outlined in detail. Invaluable checklists -- which begin 12 weeks before shooting and continue through principal (and secondary) photography and postproduction -- keep the filmmaker on track and on target. Ryan is co-producer of James Marsh's...

An oral history of the film that has been hailed as the greatest action movie ever made features interviews with the cast and crew, including director George Miller and stars Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. It won six Oscars, but it is a miracle Mad Max: Fury Road ever made it to the screen... or that anybody survived the production. Production stalled several times; the stars clashed repeatedly in the brutal Namib Desert, and director George Miller's...

Hydro-Québec a longtemps symbolisé les plus grands rêves des Québécois, leur prise de pouvoir et leur affranchissement. Mais, plus de 70 ans après la création de cette société d'État, sommes-nous toujours «maitres chez nous»? Envoyée au front par Annabel Soutar et sa compagnie Porte Parole, Christine Beaulieu se fait l'interprète du citoyen dans un feuilleton politique palpitant. Théâtre documentaire exposant les facettes opposées...

There are more than two hundred reality TV shows planned for this year alone. Millions of people have applied to be on these shows; only a handful have been chosen to compete and win big money. One of those chosen few is Jack Benza, and in So You Wannabe on Reality TV he lifts the veil of secrecy to reveal exactly what the experience is like-how to get cast, how to stay on top, how to win. First, the author tells exactly how to pass the audition-perhaps...

This antique text contains a fascinating and detailed treatise on the production a of play, written by Joseph Capek and originally published in 1928. A comprehensive exposition of Capek's ideas on the subject, this text will be of great value to anyone with an interest in theatre production and constitutes a great addition to collections of theatrical literature.

En nuestro folclor colombiano, la Patasola es una mujer monstruosa que tiene una sola pierna en forma de pezuña y un aspecto aterrador. Sin embargo, es la protectora de los animales y del medio ambiente. En esta historia una firma petrolera extranjera se instala en un lugar de los llanos orientales para perforar la tierra, con el consecuente daño ecológico. Uno de los personajes principales, "el gringo", es además abusivo y desconsiderado con...

Martin Scorsese directs films that range from the subtlest studies of relationships to violent gangster movies, with characters who are driven to the extremes of their personality. This book looks at Scorsese's key techniques, showing how he uses space, framing, and a strong sense of direction, to en-sure that your films are brimming with tension, shock, and emotion.

By focusing on five fundamentals for staging a play-Story, Intention, Character, Space, and Theme-veteran theater directors Robert Moss and Wendy Dann help stage directors learn how to build their own practice and begin to master the daunting task of staging a story.

With hands-on advice and instruction from an experienced actor and theater director, this pragmatic, authoritative guide to starting a theater company imparts essential backstage know-how for would-be playhouse practitioners on everything from fundraising and finding a space to selecting plays and successfully navigating tricky legal issues. Chronicling three seasons at Chicago's award-winning Congo Square Theatre Company, this journey behind the...

Beneath the entertaining and instructive war stories lies the truth: how directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors. You'll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances - including the ten best and ten worst things to say - and what you can do when an actor won't or can't do what the director wants. Includes never before published stories from veteran director, John Badham, as well...