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A critical survey of theatrical performances inside prisons in nine countries with an examination of the ways in which incarcerated people use theatre to build skills and accomplish goals beyond those achieved in performance.

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Spanning the range of the "Working in the Theatre" seminars, a series that features the greatest names in theatre, this book focuses on the shows and stars, the information, anecdotes, gossip, heartaches and triumphs. It shows what a career in the theatre is really about; how actors prepare; and, what actors have found to be the best techniques.

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An insider's perspective on the production practices of Chinese reality shows, offering an in-depth understanding of the working culture of Chinese television.

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Documentary filmmaker Fadiman chronicles her more than 30 years of experience searching out practical approaches to get her productions funded, finished, and seen, balancing inspiration and commitment with financing, shooting, editing, and promotion.

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Production Managers are responsible for all the organisational aspects of a TV or film production such as scheduling and budgeting. Linda Stradling is a highly experienced production manager and trainer. Her book is based on her training handouts and notes and offers a complete professional 'manual' to the role.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A directory of over 500 African American performers and theater people who have made a significant contribution to the American stage from the second decade of the 19th century to the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

(Hardback)

Focuses on the development of television within the cultural context that surrounds it. Drawing on quiz shows, comedy hours, the Kennedy assassination, and more, this book reveals television's impact on characteristics of American life. It considers the future of the medium in the light of the proliferation of programming options.

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By tracing the production history, contemporary audience response, and lasting cultural influence of each picture, Phillips offers a unique new approach to thinking about the popular attraction to horror films, and the ways in which they reflect both cultural and individual fears.

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By tracing the production history, contemporary audience response, and lasting cultural influence of each picture, Phillips offers a unique new approach to thinking about the popular attraction to horror films, and the ways in which they reflect both cultural and individual fears.

(Hardback)

Projecting 9/11 looks at how the themes of race, gender, and citizenship are treated in more than 20 recent movies. The book highlights racial and gender stereotypes and shows how characters are portrayed as un-American or other. The book illustrates how films both reflect social realities in America and also help create them.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This provocative book reveals how Hollywood films reflect our deepest fears and anxieties as a country, often recording our political beliefs and cultural conditions while underscoring the darker side of the American way of life.

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A study of one scene in one movie: the shower scene from "Psycho". It shows how it may be the most significant and influential scene of all and substantiates this claim by providing chapters on the evolution of the scene in Hitchcock's career, with particular focus on his methods for creating suspense and terror in the audience.

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"Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film"--

(Hardback)

"Psychoanalytic Film Theory and The Rules of the Game offers a concise introduction to psychoanalytic film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Jean Renoir's classic film"--

(Hardback)

In this examination of the psychology of terror, Iaccino uses Jungian archetypes to analyze significant works in the horror film genre.

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Examines the background and current operation of public access television in the United States.

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Examines the background and current operation of public access television in the United States.

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The book explores the full catalogue of the films produced by the Empire Marketing Board, General Post Office and Crown Film Units between 1930 and 1952. It identifies themes which both reflect the sponsors demands and the anxieties of the time as well as providing the foundations for the post-war Public Information Film.

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This history of public television over the last twenty years shows how powerful political actors and the budget process in the United States have severely restricted the strategic behavior and programming of public TV.

(Hardback)

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Explores how film spectatorship is understood as a model for ethical attention that engages the audience in an affective relationship with characters and their values.

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