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Jackie Mason has built his Tony Award-winning career out of the culture and language of Jewish people, so who better to instruct the unindoctrinated in the joys of Yiddish? How to Talk Jewish, a guide to 100 Yiddish words, phrases, and expressions, includes pronunciations, definitions, and examples of usage, along with Jackie's incomparable wit. Is your blind date haimish? Uh oh. A zhlub, worse. A doctor? The naches are almost inexpressible! Jackie Mason brings all the vivacity, spunk, and chutzpah of Yiddish to the tongues of the less fortunate. Don't be a meshugenner, buy it already!
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Jackie Mason helps you learn to talk Jewish the Yiddish way.......2007-02-06
I wanted to learn some common Yiddish sayings. So I bought Jackie Masons' book titled: "How to Talk Jewish". It is an enjoyable book complete with Yiddish sayings and a taste of Jewish life as only Jackie Mason can tell it.
How to Talk Jewish.......2006-03-03
Not as good as I had hoped. He explains a lot of Yiddish phrases that are not commonly used. The commonly used expressions were not defined as well as I could have defined them myself.
Can we talk????.......2003-04-09
Quintessential Jackie! Hilarious! A must-have in a Jewish humor library. May I also recommend a nifty, gezunta book I received as a gift and fell in love with? "A Little joy, A Little Oy" -- if Jackie's a main course Joy, Oy is one amazing antipasto.
Lillian & Joe Moses
OY A KLUG!.......2002-02-06
Only a meshuggener would not find this book entertaining and informative. Then again, probably only meshuggeners would want to READ shtick like this. Too bad Jackie didn't record this for the blind and the goyim; LISTENING to his spiel would just make this so much more of a mecheieha. If only that gantseh macher Webster had had Jackie as his editor -- oy!
Lexicography that is witty and wise.......2001-02-04
This is a smart little book of 93 Yiddish words and expressions that are defined, illuminated, and used-in-a-sentence by comic and philosopher Mason. In his Introduction, a thoughtful essay on Yiddish, he asserts that although he born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1934, he grew up in a one hundred percent Yiddish-speaking world ("I didn't know that anybody in this country spoke English until I was old enough to go to the movies.") His family moved back to New York before he was five.
This little book contains a wealth of Masonisms. Jackie Mason used to have run-ins with censors and others. He reserves the right to be both self-deprecating and insulting. Jews, gentiles, politics, marriage, family, ethnicity, money, power, and God himself - all are up for grabs. There are a lot of funny stories. In addition, he has an understanding of the Yiddish language that he is happy to share. (Harry Truman was haimish - accessible, natural - FDR was not. Colorful explanation is provided.) He offers a theory of chicken soup that links it -successfully - to most of the world's cuisines. He is never dull. Mason: "It seems that in English that you have to prove that you're not emotional in order to have class." He posits his sociolinguistic theory (which you've heard if you've seen or heard his stage show) that the more emotional the speech - content and structure - the more "low class" the speaker. He defends emotionality. He loves Yiddish, and in fact the language (black English, specifically) of any people engaged in a battle of wits to survive.
A funny and endearing book.
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If you call yourself a computer graphics professional but aren't sure of the meaning of cukaloris, Lambertian reflection, or umbra, you might want to pick up a copy of Visual Effects in a Digital World: A Comprehensive Glossary of over 7,000 Visual Effects Terms. Educational, fun, and historically fascinating, this is one of those books that every pixel monkey should have on his or her shelf.
If you've ever wondered what, exactly, rotoscope means (it has three different meanings) or what to eat with a "metaball," this book is for you. Chock full of interesting tidbits and a 32-page color gallery of examples, this is probably one of the more interesting technical dictionaries you'll ever have the pleasure of looking through.
Perhaps you know the difference between an array and an Arri, but the producer you're trying to explain it to is clueless. The clear, concise definitions listed here can help elucidate these terms and others so that even the most dense suit will, if not understand, at least feel like you must know what you're talking about.
It's one thing to be able to know what buttons to push, but something else entirely to be able to stump your friends with the meaning of arcane terms like Lindenmayer System or octrees. Everyone knows you're a geek. Now you can prove it. --Mike Caputo
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As the visual effects industry has diversified, so too have the books written to serve the needs of this industry. Today there are hundreds of highly specialized titles focusing on particular aspects of film and broadcast animation, computer graphics, stage photography, miniature photography, color theory, and many others.
Visual Effects in a Digital World offers a much-needed reconsolidation of this knowledge. All of the industry's workers frequently need to understand concepts from other specialties, and this book-the only one of its kind-lets them look up and grasp the basics of any visual effects concept in a matter of seconds. It's a great way for everyone, regardless of experience, to find their way through the jargon and learn what they need to know.
* Authoritative coverage from a winner visual effects expert-winner of a British Academy Award and two Emmys.
* Cover topics such as computer graphics, digital compositing, live action, stage, and miniature photography, and a wide range of computer and Internet concepts.
* Offers job descriptions for positions found throughout the industry.
* Demystifies the jargon used by practitioners in every subspecialty.
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Good as a dictionary, no in-depth technical.......2002-01-31
A thorough coverage of industry terminology, in an industry where terms are relentless being colored, reinvented and made anachronisms. However don't expect in-depth coverage of the mechanics of a given technique - there is simply no room for detail with this many terms to cover.
A great, extremely comprehensive reference.......2001-09-18
I've watched Karen put this book together over the course of the last year or so (even had a chance to give my 2cents on a couple of terms) and so I can hardly be called an Unbiased Reviewer. But now that it's done, I'd have to say that just about anybody who is involved with visual effects (which these days means just about any aspect of filmmaking in general) will find this book well worth owning. And even if you HAVE been in the industry for a long time, I guarantee that you'll be able to learn a few new things (or re-learn a few old things) after thumbing through this book.
Exactly what I wanted.......2001-08-26
Karen E. Goulekas has saved me quite some time with this book by providing a complete description for over 7,000 visual effects terms often referred to within the industry. In the past, I often had to search the net for certain terms and descriptions that had me baffled...but no more. For those of you who are considering buying this book, know that it isn't a book full of pictures (Although it does contain 32 pages of colour stills); It isn't a book detailing visual effects work in particular films; It is what is says - 'A comprehensive glossary of over 7,000 visual effects terms'. If this is what you're looking for, this book is for you.
Dictionary of Visual Effects.......2001-08-20
From the publisher of 'Art &Science of Digital Compositing'
First of all, This book is not a case by case study book. This is A-Z Dictionary about Visual Effects. I was disappointed by first impression. but it contains huge contents. including 16 pages color pics. May be very helpful students,people who in effects industry.
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For more than twenty years Frank Eugene Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms has been a standard reference for the study of films and filmmaking. This updated, expanded edition includes descriptions of the latest developments in such areas as animation, special effects, and sound aesthetics and includes numerous stills from classic and contemporary films. A trusted, practical handbook, Dictionary of Film Terms clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, appreciation, and production, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking. Extensive cross-referencing among individual definitions ensures easy access to specific terms, and a comprehensive topical index relates to larger concepts of film art by grouping them under such wide-ranging categories as editing, cinematography, composition, and lighting. Dictionary of Film Terms is a valuable compendium of definitions of aesthetic techniques (ambient sound, camera angle, process shot), theoretical concepts (auteur criticism, film acting), styles (Hitchcockian, naturalist, neorealist), and genres (film noir, screwball comedy) that together comprise the language of motion-picture expression. Students of film and weekend movie buffs will find it a useful companion for better understanding the art of film.
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Richard K. Ferncase
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Filmmakers and videographers must know and understand hundreds of terms to survive in the competitive world of motion picture and television production. This invaluable reference clearly defines and illustrates more than 1000 of the most commonly used terms and phrases.
Explained are instruments and accessories such as the C-stand, brute, silver bullet, and bazooka; techniques such as the 'right-hand rule' and the blue-screen process; technical concepts such as the inverse square law and light colour temperature;
colourful phrases such as 'beach it', 'shake 'em up', and 'martini shot'; and other popular neologisms often devised by bored grips waiting for the next shot - terms such as sputnik, quacker, branchaloris, and flying moon. Various lighting fixtures and accessories are featured in 70 photographs and illustrations. Far more accessible and readable than most technical books devoted to lighting, Lighting Terms and Concepts contains all of the terms that cinematographers, lighting directors, camera operators and assistants, gaffers, electricians, and grips may encounter during a typical day on the set.
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Film Finance & Distribution.......2005-09-26
I received the book quickly and I got it for a really cheap price, but the book itself was pretty beat up, it had a coffee cup ring on the front cover. But, after I cleaned it off everything was great!!!
What it is these people in the credits really do.......2000-07-10
This book really breaks it all down in terms of what the job responsibilites for film crew members are. You've seen all those titles in the head and tail credits and even if you're a seasoned professional, sometimes it's not clear what these people are actually doing. I love the way this book lays it all out there in great detail and how short and to the point it is. The introduction is a bit short and there's not much else in this book other than job descriptions. It's short on case studies ... but as for a dictionary of terms I think this book has it all, says it all, and should be a bible on every producer's shelf. I bought a copy for my producer - mainly because this is one book she needed and I wasn't prepared to part with.
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to work in the movie industry? Do you watch the credits for a film and wonder what a grip or a gaffer is or what they do? Do you want to learn the behind-the-scenes lingo used by the cast and crew?
With the A to Z Guide to Film Terms, you're sure to be talking like Steven Spielberg in a hurry.
Learn strange sounding terms and phrases such as:
"Gaffer" (the person in charge of the lighting and electrics crew)
"Honeywagons" (the washroom trailers)
"Jack Lord" (50mm lens)
"Magic Hour" (that golden time just before the sun sets)
"Martini Shot" (the last shot of the day)
The A to Z Guide to Film Terms is a comprehensive pocket-sized dictionary that contains photographs, illustrations and over 700 definitions of current terms and phrases used in film theory and filmmaking. Written by a film industry veteran of more than 15 years, the book has sold over 14,000 copies to film students, movie buffs and film industry professionals world-wide. This book explains terms actually in use by film crews, and contains many colorful real-life examples of being on-set, written from an insider's perspective. There are also icons that link each definition to its department, allowing you to see at a glance which aspect of filmmaking it relates to.
Stand by, picture's up! Cameras are rolling. Scene 24, take 2, A and B camera common mark…Speed! And…Action!
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sound like a pro!.......2005-01-15
How many of us have heard terms used in reference to the film industry and not known what the person was talking about? It is like the industry has their very own foreign language, and if you aren't a part of it, you'll never be able to fathom it (and you thought Greek was difficult!). Thankfully, Tim thought to put together a handy and totally comprehensive guide for the uninitiated. There are numerous phrases, slang expressions, titles, job position references and more explained in this pocket- sized tome.
Whether you are a hopeful actor, a movie buff, or it is your very first day on the set, this it the book for you! In it all will be explained, including some of the walkie-talkie code that set people speak in, and some of the signs that can be seen on sets. Not stopping with the witty descriptions, Tim's even included some pictures to help illustrate some of the terms. A whole new world is lying in wait between the covers, and it is in fairly high demand - the copy I received from Tim is a third edition printing.
An aquarium or fishbowl is actually the control booth or mixing room in a recording studio, named for its large window that looks into the recording room. BFL is a technical acronym for Big F#%*ing Light. A Burned Location turns out to be any location that will not allow filming due to previous problems with film crews. There are many reasons that this can come about, apparently.
There are also terms named for real people. The Mae West Shot is a shot that frames an actor from the top of their head to just below their chest. The Abby Singer Shot is the second to last shot of the day, named after the first assistant director who would always say it was the last shot when it wasn't really. (The last shot is known as the Window Shot or the Martini Shot). A Groucho is when a cameraman asks an actor to crouch as he walks, and was inspired by the late Groucho Marx.
There are terms for food, make-up, lighting, costuming, location, and a zillion other things involved with filming. This book is just brimming over with helpful terminology and should be found on any movie buff or actor's shelf. Get to know a little more about the film industry and sound like a pro!
Pocket Pal.......2004-11-12
I have the chance to be on set on occassion and take this book with me. I find behind-the-scene activity facinating and can keep up with the terminology without having to ask people as they work. Then if I do get to chat with the camera man, I am already up on the lingo.
Nice reference.......2004-10-26
I'm a fiend for reference books, especially anything to do with words and language. This book is very nicely done, and I find it handy for when I'm watching extended features on DVDs and the like.
Wanna be in TV?.......2004-10-26
Are you new to the industry? If so, this guide is an excellent resource. It can help you get through your first day on the job on a television set!
Outstanding resource book for students of film.......2004-10-25
I love this book. It is very clear that Tim has a great grasp of the film industry and his knowledge is transformed into what should be a standard text for all students of film.
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This book contains over 400 definitions and 100 illustrations that show the terms and concepts every camera operator and assistant need to know to function on a set. Not only are terms from the camera department defined, but so are terms from closely
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The Computer Animation Dictionary: Including Related Terms Used in Computer Graphics, Film and Video, Production, and Desktop Publishing
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