Book Description
The new media industry needs the producer who manages, the director with creative vision, and the writer who documents the development process. This comprehensive book is a practical, skills-oriented book for the producer, director, and writer of multimedia. It provides readers with a sound grounding in the concepts of interactive design, and then takes them through the step-by-step process of developing the multimedia product.
Written with a professional orientation, this book teaches readers how to create multimedia faster, better, and less expensively. It also can act as a procedure manual for the reader's company. Topics include: Interactive, non-linear, multimedia design; the development process; games and educational products.
For any multimedia professional, in particular CD-ROM developers and publishers.
Customer Reviews:
So-so book.......2003-05-20
Out of all the books I read for my digital media degree, this one was by far the best- and that isn't saying much. This author as well as other are making it all entirely too complicated. Straightforward writing is all that is needed and this book missed it by about 1/2 a mile.
Book Description
No one captured the teen portion of the eighties as poignantly as writer-director John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Some Kind of Wonderful are timeless tales of love, angst, longing, and self-discovery that illuminated and assuaged the anxieties of an entire generation.
Fondly nostalgic, filled with wit and surprising insights, don't you forget about me contains original essays from a skillfully chosen crop of novelists and essayists on the films' far-reaching effects on their own lives -- an irresistible read for anyone who came of age in the eighties (or just wishes they did).
Featuring new writing from:
Steve Almond * Julianna Baggott * Lisa Borders * Ryan Boudinot * T Cooper * Quinn Dalton * Emily Franklin * Lisa Gabriele * Tod Goldberg * Nina de Gramont * Tara Ison * Allison Lynn * John McNally * Dan Pope * Lewis Robinson * Ben Schrank * Elizabeth Searle * Mary Sullivan * Rebecca Wolff * Moon Unit Zappa
Book Description
Learn how to read a script, find its core, determine your vision, communicate with writers, actors, designers, cinematographers, editors, composers, and all the members of your creative team in order to insure that your vision reaches the screen.
Customer Reviews:
A Deep and Practical Inspiration.......2006-12-03
If you are searching for a book to inspire, inform and clearly break down the making of a film and the relationship between the many creative entities that go into that process, look no further. Mark Travis has written a literate, thoughtful and experienced guide to how to approach issues relating to written material, casting, performance, production values...really everthing you need to work intelligently on a project. Whatever stage of your career you're in, you will find yourself referring to this book again and again.
FABULOUS! A MUST READ!.......2006-12-02
If you're at all serious about directing, look no further, this is the book. Mark Travis will guide, inform, inspire you...and all done with such a light and humorous touch, as well as great enthusiasm, you can't wait to try it yourself. Really, of all the 1000's of books out there on the subject, this is the best. The information is presented so clearly, you wonder why everybody doesn't work this way. Mark Travis obviously has a deep respect for actors and writers, and how best to work with them in a collaborative spirit . He also appears to have a great wealth of knowledge from years in the business, which he openly shares. I loved this book, and often refer back to it. I'd highly recommend it, and would give it to anyone interested in directing.
It's clear!.......2006-12-01
I've read many books on filmmaking, especially directing. But Mark is one of the few authors that actually was able to talk to me directly. This book has a way to surpass the bull#@!% and talk straight. It shows me how clear directing can be when understood on the level that Mark writes about. I would recommend - and for that matter already have - this book to anyone who's interested in getting down to the core of directing.
The journey continues.......2006-12-01
I love this book! I'm going to have to buy another one, because I've bent the pages all over in returning to refer to advice again and again. I'm an emerging film-maker, and this book is the secret key that unlocks to door to the skills and steps crucial in directing. It's pragmatic, comprehensive, and applicable. I applied Mark's advice on rehearsals, collaboration, pre-production, and script breakdown to my film and saw immediate deep improvements. The Director's Journey is more than a manual for making great films though, it's a support to the person going through the process. Mark Travis illuminates the psychology, relationships, objectives and pitfalls inherent in this work, and he offers the creative traveler excellent personal guidance.
A "Must-Have" Book for Your Collection.......2006-12-01
About 12 years ago, my directing partner (who is also my wife) and I attended an incredible, intensive directing workshop. For three days we ate, drank, slept, and lived filmmaking from script analysis to post-production, under the tutelage of a very intimidating instructor - Mark Travis. I say intimidating because this guy was direct, succinct, focused and INTENSE. Not only that, but he was brilliant. His insights, technique, innovations, and even the simple fundamentals were so solid, and straight-forward, there was NO way you could have walked away from the experience without being a better director. If there every was one, Mark Travis is a virtuoso director... a Mozart of actors, stage and celluloid, if you will.
Now, 12 years, 4 films, 19 theatrical productions, and a handful of awards later, we use this book nearly every day. Be it on the set or stage, or just from inspiration and brush-up, this magnificent book encapsulates everything about Mark's talents. He is no primadonna, unwilling to divulge more than a few vaguaries of his techniques, nor does he preach to you about his own successful career and how wonderful he is. What he does do if layout technique, approach, execution and adjustment in a no-nonsense fashion that yields one of the best "How-To" books on directing (not only film but more specifically actors), and achieving the vision of a director, ever written.
If you are looking for a book to keep in your hip-pocket on the set, or something to refer back to for inspiration, ideas, and fixes, then look no further. This is it.
Book Description
This book takes the mystery out of directing. This fresh approach will enhance and broaden your directing skills and help you deliver powerful performances and well-conceived cohesive films.
Customer Reviews:
A How-to Book on Creative Collaboration.......2002-05-17
Written in a reader-friendly way, you'll want to work with this writer/director. Travis clearly educates the reader in the art of collaboration and all its essentials for a true creative process. Using both his experiences & his intuition, the writer takes us on an eye-opening expedition into the realms of cinematic cooperation, coordination & collaboration to produce the best possible film & get the most from our fellow-film crew members. How to work WITH the screenwriter, the producer(s), the director, the cinematographer, the creative team, the actors, the editor & the crew, blending all the diverse visions of the filmed story into a cohesive one.
An informative, exceptionally written and insightful work........1997-11-26
In all my years of reviewing text as well as fictional literature this book will take its place with the other top ten books I have in my collection. I have recommended it to both my family, my friends and co-workers. Direct and comprehensive for the novice as well as the professional. Dr. Dan Canterbury
Book Description
This standard text, now in paperback for the first time-- the companion volume to Foreign Dialects-- American Dialects offers representative dialects of every major section of the United States. In each case, a general description and history of the dialect is given, followed by an analysis of vowel and consonant peculiarities, of its individual lilt and rhythm, and of its grammar variations. There are also lists of the idioms and idiomatic expressions that distinguish each dialect and exercises using them. American Dialects also includes musical inflection charts and diagrams showing the placement of lips, tongue, and breath.
Customer Reviews:
a book of many voices.......2005-08-18
As a novelist struggling to learn how to give each character his own voice, this book was a gift from God. Perhaps the most important lesson it taught me was to trust my inner ear. It explained beautifully that dialects, even ones that sound ungrammatical, have their own rules of grammar. It helped me to isolate the particular dialect I was striving to recreate on the page and gave me the courage to use it without apology or explanation. A wonderful source for writers.
A wonderful, accurate book.......1999-11-01
This book is a remarkably accurate and knowledgeable way to learn the many American dialects. It is very clear and concise, and would be a great help with the theatre. I spent a lot of time perfecting my New York City accent,and even though a don't do alot of acting it was fun to fool people, & with the help of this book, it worked. An amazing compilation that is clear and focused, it offers an invaluable lesson for anyone that has the time to sit and study it. Wonderful.
What a great tool for actors!.......1999-03-28
An essential tool for any actor who wants to be able to master the regional American accents. Using the international phonetic, this book will guide you through various areas of the USA and allow you to nail down the subtleties of their accent. With this book you'll fool the natives.
Book Description
Most actors and directors have struggled with the problem of imitating foreign dialects. The art of achieving an authentic dialect can be both taught and mastered with much study and practice. Marguerite and Lewis Herman have created an essential tool for actors, directors, and writers aiming towards the most authentic performances possible.
Foreign Dialects
contains an extensive repertoire of dialects which will assist the actor in the preparation for the most difficult foreign roles. Now in paperback, this classic text offers the director or producer a quick, convenient aid for correcting actors and evaluating applicants for authenticity and dialect ability. In addition, it will give writers a sourcebook to guide them in the writing of fiction as well as radio, movie and television scripts.
Thirty of the principal foreign dialects of the various national groups are provided, with character studies, speech peculiarities, and examples of the dialects in easy-to-read phonetic monologues. Among the dialects included are Cockney, British, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Greek, and Yiddish.
Included are musical inflection graphs--an important aid to accuracy--which show the pace and pitch of delivery for various dialects, and a simplified visual phonetic system which graphically reproduces speech patterns.
Customer Reviews:
VER Y good book.......2005-07-09
I bought this book to help me build and polish a cockney accent for my first acting role as an adult. I was cast as Alfred Doolittle in a local dinner theatre's production of My Fair Lady. My accent got the most favorable comments from the audience and fellow actors alike, many of whom asked me for pointers on pronunciation. This book is great, and speaking cockney has become so easy and natural to me that I find myself slipping into it without realizing it immediately. The pronunciation tips and examples were excellent. I cannot praise this book enough.
Pretty useful for some, less for others.......2003-09-24
This book is proof that some information is eternal. I found the sections on European dialects fairly useful. However, I did not find the Asian dialects to be all that accurate and found the background information given on them to be of a rather politically incorrect (not to mention rather inaccurate) nature. But considering that the book was compiled in the 1940's (so says the first printing date in the version I have), that isn't all that shocking. The main reason why I have a hard time giving this book anything higher than three stars is that, like stated earlier, it does not use IPA, which is a far more accurate than the awkward system they used in the book. The system they use still has me boggled as to whether I am pronouncing the words correctly.
Lahv it, gahv-nah!!.......2003-04-19
As you maybe can tell from the title, I'm reading the first chapter on Cockney accent and driving everyone around me bloomin' bonkers. It's a well written, detailed book. The hints on dialects are so insightful...I've always liked to do accents but the fine-tuning ideas make you go, "Oh, yeah! That's right!" when you try them. There are almost too many details...the authors give you so many tidbits on doing certain dialects that you would be unintelligible if you tried them all. They warn you about this, though. The authors not only cover vowel and consonant changes but also lilt, grammar, and common slang. I only wish it came with a companion CD; I learn well by listening and imitating.
I definitely recommend this book and am planning on also purchasing "American Dialects".
practically useless if you've learned IPA.......2003-04-02
If you haven't learned dialect basics using the International Phonetic Alphabet, then you might find this book useful. The author discounts the use of IPA by saying that to learn it to be practical in this book would require the reader learning the equivalent of 3 other alphabets. I disagree; most useful IPA characters comprise about 36 different figures, most of which are similar or identical to the english alphabet. And the authors' use of very confusing diphthong combinations and upper and lowercase letters, without a solid basis of understanding their pronounciation, left me stumbling over the examples listed. I got more from trying to piece together their drawn-out descriptions of each sound than their "simplified" symbols.
If you're at all familiar with IPA, which is pretty much a standard for any dialect work you may learn, or any voice or articulation work, for that matter, you'd do better to avoid this book. The confusion is not worth the smattering of dialects (often bordering on the stereotypical) contained within.
GREAT, Easy to follow.......2002-01-19
This book helped me learn some of the hard accents, the easy way. It's really well organised and helped me out alot. It's easy to follow, and it'll make you happy.
Average customer rating:
- Excellent resource for anyone working in performing arts
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Book Description
"This jam-packed little volume is worth its price many times over if you work in theatre and want to keep every dollar you legally can from the IRS. Not only does Hanlon tell you all the deductions that are available to show business people, but best of all he tells you how to organize your records, what to keep, even what to do it you are audited." - Educational Theatre News
Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource for anyone working in performing arts.......1998-02-05
Written in a breezy, easy-to-understand style, this book is a must for anyone--actor or otherwise--who works in the performing arts field. The author understands the unique nature of their jobs and how it relates to taxes, deductions, etc. It will save you money in the long run. The only problem I have is that it only comes out every two years.
Book Description
Now You Have a Friend in the Industry!
So you want to get into show business? In Hollywood, it's not what you know, but who you know that counts. Whether your dream is to become a Hollywood writer or find the perfect producer to buy your script, at your fingertips are the insider hints and secrets you need to get discovered and succeed in this ultracompetitive industry. Hollywood guru and screenwriter Skip Press introduces you to hundreds of producers, directors, and agents and tells you how to reach them—by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail. You'll learn how to:
·Market screenplays, novels, or short stories to the right people
·Tailor your proposal to the preferences of each producer, director, or agent
·Understand the real Hollywood and everything show business
·Find the best agent or manager
"Thoughtfully written, clearly laid out, and of great value to beginners and old-timers alike. This book combines fearless opinions and invaluable hard facts—both of which are hard to find in Hollywood."
—Gareth Wigan, co-vice chairman, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
"An entertaining and valuable tool for anyone interested in show business."
—Paul Mason Sr., vice president of production, Viacom
"An invaluable resource for breaking into the movie and television business."
—Barbara Anne Hiser, Emmy-winning cable and network television producer
"An insightful guide to the intricate Hollywood network."
—Oliver Eberle, founder and CEO, ShowBIZData.com
"The bonus for readers of this book is that Skip Press is a good writer—accessible, clear, persuasive, motivating, and easy to understand."
—Jerry B. Jenkins, coauthor, the Left Behind series
Customer Reviews:
Should be better.......2004-04-29
There is some decent info, but the worst part is how outdated the numbers and addresses are! You go to call a company and they're gone! Same with addresses--I had many queries returned to me because the company was no longer there. So then, what's the point of the book if you can't get ahold of the people?
More "advice" from someone with no record........2003-10-19
The truth is that if you want to make it in Hollywood, you have to come to Hollywood. You can't phone it in, and producers don't have the time or the inclination to track down scripts... they are sent 100 a week to choose from. This book is worse advice than you would get in one night of hanging out at any bar in LA that real, credited writers go to. I mean, look at the other credits this writer has... "your modeling career"... what the heck sort of background does this give so that the writer can speak to script writing, being that he has no script sales (verified by using Studio System, the entertainment industry database) or movies to his credit? The advice in here is plain, common sense, not insightful... and what the other poster said about telling Black writers where to get the best fried chicken in LA is just the sort of stuff you get. He spends three pages detailing how many brads to bind scripts with... and if you actaully talk to any agent, the truth is they don't care. In short, this book is worthless, written by someone with no experience in the subject.
much ado about nothing.......2002-10-20
This book is mostly hype and little delivery. The "inside" information can largely be found on the net and/or in better-written books by screenwriters of prominence. The agent and producer listings are vague and of little help. The book tells you almost nothing about "what they want" and virtually nothing about "how to win them over." All in all, it's poorly written and verbose and could have been cut down to a third of its length. Some of it is shockingly inappropriate, such as recommending to African-American writers where they can get good fried chicken in LA. In sum, it's yet another add-water-and-stir screenwriting book by somebody long on self-aggrandizement and short on Hollywood experience. I also find it quite suspicious that twelve five-star reviews here on ... were posted within a three-day period. Yeah, right.
A terrific resource!.......2002-04-05
I love this book! Mr. Press has done a terrific job. I strongly recommend this book to anyone wanting to make a career as a screenwriter!
A Friend in the Industry.......2002-03-26
As a professional writer in South Africa on an award winning sitcom, amongst others, I have endured constant battles to even have my feature scripts read in Hollywood - to a large degree because of Tinsel Town's blinkered approach to writers who are not based in LA. It really is a business where WHO you know, far outweighs WHAT, and in this respect alone, Skip's book is an invaluable resource. Not only does it provide a wealth of interesting and useful information about the movie industry, it also includes a substantial list of contacts for those who feel they have, to the best of their abilities, mastered the craft of scriptwriting and are ready to start querying producers, agents and managers. Thanks to Skip's book, and his monthly newsletters, I am now repped by a WGA signatory agent and receive regular readings of scripts that before no-one would bother with. While I still haven't sold anything in Hollywood, my confidence has risen since purchasing this book and when I do sell, it'll be to a large degree due to Skip's assistance.
Book Description
Since 1958, the Brave New Workshop (BNW) comedy theater has written and performed more than 250 scripted sketch-comedy shows. This book gives the reader an inside look at the process and philosophies that have been used to create some of the most innovative sketch comedy in America. Its contents can be used to immediately improve your skills as a writer, performer, or director. Revealing the Brave New Workshop's eight core philosophies of improvisation, along with the detailed process of idea generation, scripting, rehearsal, and performance, this text provides "everything you need to know" for both the individual learner and the classroom instructor.
More than 46 years ago, an ex-circus performer named Dudley Riggs founded the Brave New Workshop. Today, the Brave New Workshop is the longest-running satirical comedy theater in the United States. Alumni include writer/activist Al Franken, MADtv's Mo Collins, Reba's Melissa Peterman, The Naked Gun writer Pat Proft, Analyze This writer Peter Tolan, and That 70s Show executive producer Linda Wallem. Brave New Workshop alumni have contributed to hundreds of movies and television shows, including Saturday Night Live, Scary Movie 3, Airplane!, The Gary Shandling Show, M*A*S*H, and Happy Days. This handbook shares the creative comedy process that has helped to create some of the most prolific and successful talent in stages across the globe and in Hollywood.
Also included with the book is a CD-ROM that contains sample scripts, live performances, and worksheets to aid the reader. Featuring an online instructor's guide, The Art of the Laugh is ideal for classroom instruction, individual work, and ensemble-based creations.
Book Description
Now in its 15th edition, this classic movie reference, formerly known as The Filmgoer's Companion, has informed and delighted film fans for more than thirty years. Opinionated, witty, and packed with more information per square inch than any other film guide, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies is as wonderfully unclassifiable as it is impossible to put down.
Who's Who remains a treasure trove of information on who's who and what's what in the movies. Its more than 12,000 entries illuminate the stars of yesterday and today as well as the bit players and character actors, directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, composers, and all the other talent involved in making movies. You'll find sections on movie sequels, series, and remakes; themes and genres; technical terms; studios and production companies; cinema around the world; year-by-year listings of Oscar winners and other major awards; and a brief history of the movies from Chaplin to Carrey, Garbo to Kidman, Capra to Cameron.
This updated edition features hundreds of new entries and offers scores of "quotable quotes," ranging from the revealing to the revolting; in addition to being exceedingly entertaining, they add a human dimension missing from every other guide to film facts and figures. Upholding the outstanding tradition of Leslie Halliwell, editor John Walker delivers the lively humor and keen insight that have always been the hallmarks of Halliwell's.
Customer Reviews:
Not up to date.......2007-09-11
I looked at this latest edition of Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies and was very suprised to discover that
the entry on Janet Leigh made no mention of her death. Since Janet Leigh died in October, 2004 and this edition was published in May, 2006 the expertise of the contributors is, in my opinion, very suspect.
One can only assume that the book contains many other errors or omissions.
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies.......2007-08-25
An excellent compendium of Who's Who in the movies, entertaingly edited by John Walker. A couple of names I would like to have seen in the listings are Peggy Evans, who starred with Dirk Bogarde in THE BLUE LAMP,
and Pearl Argyle, dancer/actress. Maybe in the next edition !
Halliwell's who's who in the movies.......2007-05-14
An very complete information souce on the people who are and were in the movies.
A must for everyone who needs information.
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies.......2007-01-18
Great reference, but a little unwieldy. Big and heavy for a paperback.
THE QUALITY IS IN DECLINE!.......2006-06-04
I first purchased "Halliwell'Filmgoers Companion" in 1965 and loved it right off.Mr.Leslie Halliwell write with wit and deep love of films,especially those from the "classic period",his "reviews" of Brute Force and Of Mice and Men(among others)lead me to get hooked into these two films,his writings on John Ford were insightful.Since Mr.Halliwell's death in 1989,with Mr.Walker taking over as editor the quality has steadily declined.The best part of the book are those that retained from Mr.Halliwell's writings.Over the years I have purchased Mr.Halliwell's edition every two years(or so)when a new edition was published,since his death I usually skip an edition before buying a new version.Depite its overall quality decline it is still the movie encyclopedia around.
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