Author: Stephen Keane
Publisher: Wallflower Pre
Keywords: short, cuts, catastrophe, cinema, movies, disaster
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1905674031
ISBN-13: 9781905674039

Stephen Keane’s history of the disaster genre offers a detailed analysis of films such as The Towering Inferno, Independence Day, Titanic, and The Day After Tomorrow. He looks at the ways in which disaster movies can be read in relation to both contextual considerations and the increasing commercial demands of contemporary Hollywood. In this second edition, he adds new material regarding cinematic representations of disaster in the wake of 9/11 and an analysis of disaster movies in light of recent natural disasters. Keane continually reworks this previously unexplored genre.

Author: Paul Well
Publisher: Wallflower Pre
Keywords: cuts, short, authorship, genre, animation
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2002-02-15
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1903364205
ISBN-13: 9781903364208

Animation: Genre and Authorship is an overview of the distinctive language of animation, its production processes, and the particular questions about who makes it, under what conditions and with what purpose. Arguably, animation provides the greatest opportunity for distinctive models of "auteurism" and revises generic categories. This is the first study to look specifically at these issues, and to challenge the prominence of live action movie-making as the first form of contemporary cinema and visual culture. Including extensive analysis of individual animators and their operation within stud

Author: Sean Redmond
Publisher: Wallflower Pre
Keywords: film, reader, fiction, science, metal, liquid
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2004-11-30
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1903364876
ISBN-13: 9781903364871

Liquid Metal brings together ’seminal’ essays that have opened up the study of science fiction to serious critical interrogation. Eight distinct sections cover such topics as the cyborg in science fiction; the science fiction city; time travel and the primal scene; science fiction fandom; and the 1950s invasion narratives. Important writings by Susan Sontag, Vivian Sobchack, Steve Neale, J.P. Telotte, Peter Biskind and Constance Penley are included.

Author: Richard Porto
Publisher: Wallflower Pre
Keywords: festivals, film, dekalog
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1906660069
ISBN-13: 9781906660062

In an increasingly "event-driven" cultural environment, film festivals have become indispensable venues for exposure and promotion. Yet are Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto being sabotaged by their own success? Do these festivals truly serve the needs of cinephiles, as well as the larger public? This multifaceted collection of essays, memoirs, and impassioned polemics explores the decades-long debate over these controversial questions. Featuring a distinguished array of critics and programmers, the anthology begins with the first appearance in English of André Bazin’s 1955 essay "The Festi

Author: Leon Hunt
Publisher: Wallflower Pre
Keywords: masters, cult, kung
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2003-07-15
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1903364639
ISBN-13: 9781903364635

From the balletic intensity of Bruce Lee to the gravity-defying swordplay of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Chinese Martial Arts film has captured audiences’ imaginations around the world, while absorbing influences ranging from Beijing Opera to computer games. Its global impact can be seen in the Hollywood crossover of stars like Jackie Chan and Hong Kong-influenced films like The Matrix. In this wide-ranging study, Leon Hunt looks at the mythic allure of the Shaolin Temple, the ’Clones’ of Bruce Lee, gender-bending swordswomen, and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung,

Author: Tudor Gates
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Keywords: short, cuts, screenwriting, craft, –, scenario
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2002-04-15
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1903364264
ISBN-13: 9781903364260

The author of Barbarella and other successful screenplays analyzes the basic structures of effective screenplays, from initial plot lines to realized scripts. All the essential building blocks are discussed in depth: the need for a strong premise; the roles of protagonist and antagonist; the orchestration of plot, characters and dialogue leading to a clear resolution. This book not only instructs first-time writers on how to go about their work but also serves as a valuable check-list for established authors, and for actors, directors and teachers, in their task of deconstructing and assessing

Author: Larry Sider
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Keywords: soundscape
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-05-15
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1903364590
ISBN-13: 9781903364598

The School of Sound is a unique annual event exploring the use of sound in film, which has attracted practitioners, academics and artists from around the world. Soundscape is the first compendium of the event’s presentations that investigate the modern soundtrack and the ways sound combines with image in both art and entertainment. The many contributors include directors David Lynch and Mike Figgis; Oscar-winning sound designer Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now); composer Carter Burwell (Coen Brothers); theorists Laura Mulvey and Michel Chion; critic Peter Wollen; film-makers Mani Kaul and Pe