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Based on research in two African communities, this volume presents a new methodology for examining visual media--one that suggests a phenomenology of filmmaking and an ethnography of mediated communication. Comprehensively developed and discusses, this methodology can be used for analysis of any informant-made visual communication.

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This handy pocket guide contains 100 useful things that artists and designers should know before embarking on careers in the arts.

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A complete guide to working in theatre, detailing the key roles and responsibilities and complete with interviews with many of the leading practitioners from British theatres.

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Six actors and actresses explain their philosophy concerning the theater, discuss physical action, scene analysis, costume, makeup, and mannerisms, and identify the common problems working actors must overcome.

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From the first run of Guys and Dolls in 1950 to the recent hit Rent, Broadway producer Stuart Ostrow takes us on a behind-the-scenes historical tour of the Broadway musical.

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Available again, a lyrical memoir by one of the major figures of postmodernist architecture; with drawings of architectural projects prepared especially for the book.

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Includes an index of sheet music titles.

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Part I considers the hermeneutic techniques that have been applied to Shostakovich's music, along with the various controversies surrounding his life and his relationship to Soviet politics.

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The author discusses the role of music in English society from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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This sourcebook focuses on the most prominent adherents of the three schools directly affected by Gauguin's symbolism.

This is the first comprehensive, single-volume guide and bibliography of artists in these three important French avant-garde movements.

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Extensive historical notes, old-time illustrations, and sacred music make this a most interesting and useful reference book.

An enormous amount of music was written and arranged for the popular brasswinds at the time, some of which was sacred music for the church.

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Presents a tale of the life and adventures that inspired the hit TV shows. This work gives insights into the author's "Dad's Army" and his other much loved British comedies including "It Ain't Half Hot", and "Mum and Hi-De-Hi!".

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Food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to reveal more about a setting, character, or situation. This book looks at the role of food in popular theater musicals illustrating how food relates to the broader world.

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This book contains pencil illustrations, one for each state park in the State of Texas. This book also names each state park with a description of what the park has to offer visitors.

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A brilliantly conceived biography of Joseph Paxton, horticulturist to the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth, architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and one of the greatest unsung heroes of the Victorian Age

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This book lists 365 films, one for each day of the year, organized by the date on which at least one scene in the movie occurs on that date. For example, The Longest Day, a movie about the 1944 Normandy invasion, is the entry for June 6. For some films the scene that occurred...

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In April 1974, 500 million television viewers across Europe witnessed the bizarrely thrilling sight of four garishly-dressed unknowns from Sweden storm their way to victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was 'Waterloo'. Abba had arrived.