In 1967, producer George Schlatter pitched an idea for a quirky new television show: one inspired by the hippie counterc......more

With contributions by over 30 industry professionals, The Intimacy Coordinator’s Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Sc......more

With contributions by over 30 industry professionals, The Intimacy Coordinator’s Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Sc......more

The groundbreaking inside look at the making - and unmaking - of a network TV series, back in print for the first time i......more

This open access book examines how Pinewood came to be Britain’s dominant film studio complex, focusing on key years fol......more

Navigating the necessary skills for shooting film or TV is a challenge for any filmmaker. This book demystifies the art ......more

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"...the very definition of a page-turner. READ THIS BOOK!" - Colin Mochrie, "Whose Line is It Anyway?," "Hyprov" Feature......more

This book examines 3D cinema across the early 1950s, the early 1980s, and from 2009 to 2014, providing for the first tim......more

This book is an in-depth analysis of participatory worlds, practices beyond the mainstream models of content production ......more

The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with a......more

This book investigates how telenovelas may be the key to the future of Brazilian television and how this content can sur......more

The Topic of The Play There are two different worlds in the play. The real world is where Atlas lives in his room with h......more

Running the Show takes you inside building a show from the ground up and what a showrunner’s life looks like in Hollywoo......more

"Each screen director has a different path getting to the point when "Action!" and "Cut!!" are everyday occurrences, but......more

This updated third edition of Studio Television Production and Directing introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of......more

This updated third edition of Studio Television Production and Directing introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of......more

"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I’m delighted that everyone can no......more

This brand new edition walks students through the full video production process, from inception of idea to final distrib......more

Hollywood Independent dissects the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful employers of the package-unit system of f......more

’l learned everything I know from television, and you can learn everything I know from this book’ - RuPaul ’ScreenAge is......more

UPDATED EDITION 2023 This book explains how to conduct an interview in many different situations because many of the sam......more

This book is an unvarnished look at how to originate, pitch, sell, and produce factual television programming for global......more

This book is an unvarnished look at how to originate, pitch, sell, and produce factual television programming for global......more

The Stage Director’s Prompt Book is a step-by-step, detailed guide on how to create a practical and powerful rehearsal a......more

This book examines 3D cinema across the early 1950s, the early 1980s, and from 2009 to 2014, providing for the first tim......more

The notion of seriality and serial identity performance runs as a strong undercurrent through much of the fields of gend......more

This book distinguishes itself from earlier books on David Lynch by taking in-depth consideration of his entire oeuvre. ......more

The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with a......more

This book is an academic study of the work of an important American director working primarily in the action genre. The ......more

Taking essential media production processes, this book deconstructs them into the most basic components. Students will l......more

Taking essential media production processes, this book deconstructs them into the most basic components. Students will l......more

The official film companion provides a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the art and making of the sequel to the globall......more

This book places television in Africa in the digital context. It address the onslaught of multimedia platforms, digital ......more

Two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen reveals the intimate, untold stories of his decades at Amer......more

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) Recipient of the 2022 Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Audio Description Achievement Awar......more

This book examines the career and creative labour of production designer Polly Platt. It focuses mainly on her contribut......more

Legendary Pittsburgh, PA Sports TV Producer/Director Publishes Memoir. The Author Tells Stories from Behind the Scenes o......more

From the award-winning costume designer of Amazon Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a collection of the show’s co......more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning....These rollicking gabfests... ......more

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Directing the Decades is an examination of the development of theatre in the UK since the revolution of the 1950s until ......more

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Directing Actors: A Practical Aesthetics Approach is the first book to apply the Practical Aesthetics acting technique t......more

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The notion of seriality and serial identity performance runs as a strong undercurrent through much of the fields of gend......more

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The first history of Spanish-language television in the United States In the most comprehensive history of Spanish-langu......more

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This book examines a set of theoretical perspectives that critically engage with the notion of postmodernism, investigat......more

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To dramatize a story using moving images, a director must have a full understanding of the meaning and emotional effect ......more

"Surprised that it isn’t $10 to $20 more....This is a stunning, interactive piece of art that fans can enjoy again and a......more

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The Aesthetics of Nostalgia TVexplores the aesthetic politics of nostalgia for 1950s and 60s America on contemporary tel......more

Becoming a TV director is nothing like other professions. There is no road map. Traditionally, the only way to break in ......more

While Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball are most closely associated with the classic situation comedy, I Love Lucy, the produc......more

Staging Sex lays out a comprehensive, practical solution for staging intimacy, nudity, and sexual violence. This book ta......more

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Truman Locke is a television executive. His job - to seek out extraordinary people and stories to put on TV - gives him ......more

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The making of the acclaimed, award-winning TV show told exactly as it occurred. From bestselling, Edgar Award-winning au......more

In this witty, personal, unapologetic account of breaking into the entertainment business, Jay Moriarty is movin’ on up ......more

The first summarization in English of 70 years of film and television translation and production in China....more

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This book presents a compelling case for a paradigmatic shift in the analysis of television drama production that recent......more

A Theory of Dramaturgy is the first text of its kind to define concepts and combine arguments into a coherent dramaturgi......more

"A fascinating inside look at the trailblazing series" (Entertainment Tonight)--discover the behind-the-scenes stories a......more