Library Representatives: MPS Live Action and Short Film
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Journal of Short FilmPublication Date: The Library has issues from 2006 forward on DVDWhile filmmaking is being revolutionized by digital technology, film distribution is not. But what good is a revolution if it remains a secret? The Journal of Short Film promises to bring short film out of the dark and to start democratizing film. The JSF has used the literary journal model to create a sustainable model for truly independent production and distribution of short films. By providing an unprecedented venue for these films, perhaps the journal can liberate them from the narrow-minded and risk-averse film industry. ==from the publisher
Short film works a films by Jonas Mekas.Call Number: SVA Film LibraryThis compilation of short film works brings together Jonas Mekas' many forms of expression throughout his career. At times funny, subversive, provacative, ironic, and fundamentally free, this panorama also shows us the sharp eye and acerbic wit that makes Jonas Mekas more than a filmmaker: a lover of life and people that he embraces with his camera, whose montages sing of eternity.
Making It Big in Shorts by Call Number: PN1995.9.P7 A35 2009ISBN: 9781932907582Publication Date: 2009-07-01
MTIV : process, inspiration, and practice for the new media designer by Call Number: QA76.575 .C688 2002ISBN: 9780735711655Publication Date: 2002-05-31MTIV (Making the Invisible Visible) is an indispensable guide for the new age of media design. This book is about HOW to achieve the results that bring in profits and make you a better designer. This beautifully written and designed book unveils the methods behind Hillman Curtis' phenomenal success as a new media designer. In well-crafted narrative and instructional form, Hillman outlines his systematic approach for working with clients to develop clear, cogent, and creative communication - three "musts" for successful design.
Through trial and error, Hillman and his company honed a seven-step process for creating concepts, and developing and designing new media. Often overlooked or unknown by designers, the methods in this book are distilled from years of experience and enhanced by Hillman's years as a leader in the design field. Divided into three parts - "Process," "Inspiration," and "Practice"--The book offers a practical methodology for successful artistic and professional work and also offers technical advice for translating this to the web.
Short films 101 : how to make a short film and launch your filmmking career by Call Number: PN1995.9.P7 L436 2004ISBN: 0399529497Publication Date: 2004-05-04
Shorts! 15 award-winning film festival shortsCall Number: V-F C656 Sho1 DVDISBN: 097452770XPublication Date: 2003A 3 volume set with 48 short films.
A collection of 2006 Academy Award nominated short filmsCall Number: V-F A225 Sho06 DVD
The Filmmaker's Handbook 2013: a comprehensive guide for the digital age by Call Number: TR850 .P54 2012ISBN: 9780452297289Publication Date: 2012-11-27
American Cinematographer Manual Vol. I by Call Number: TR882 .A43 2013 v.1 & v.2ISBN: 9781467568319Publication Date: 2013-01-01
The Camera Assistant's Manual by Call Number: TR850 .E37 2005ISBN: 9780240805580Publication Date: 2005-01-28
The Five C's of Cinematography by Call Number: TR850 .M33 1998ISBN: 187950541XPublication Date: 1998-03-01
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook : film lighting equipment, practice, and electrical distribution by Call Number: TR891 .B68 2010ISBN: 9780240810751Publication Date: 2010-08-02
The Technique of Film Editing by Call Number: TR899 .R45 2010ISBN: 9780240521855Publication Date: 2009-09-29
Film Editing : great cuts every filmmaker and movie lover must know by Call Number: TR899 .C46 2009ISBN: 9781932907629Publication Date: 2009-10-01
The Technique of Film and Video Editing : history, theory, and practice by Call Number: TR899 .D26 2007ISBN: 9780240807652Publication Date: 2006-11-14
The Conversations : Walter Murch and the art of editing film by Call Number: TR849.M86 O53 2002ISBN: 0375413863Publication Date: 2002-09-17
In the Blink of an Eye : a perspective on film editing by Call Number: TR899 .M87 2001ISBN: 1879505622Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Nonlinear : a guide to digital film and video editing by Call Number: TR899 .R83 1995ISBN: 0937404845Publication Date: 1995-10-01
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by Call Number: TK7881.4 .Y48 2003ISBN: 0240805259Publication Date: 2003-04-07
Sound for Film and Television by Call Number: TK7881.4 .H63 2002ISBN: 0240804538Publication Date: 2001-12-13
Sound Design : the expressive power of music, voice, and sound effects in cinema / by Call Number: TR897 .S66 2001ISBN: 0941188264Publication Date: 2001-10-25
Sound-on-Film : interviews with creators of film sound by Call Number: PN1995.7 .L63 1994ISBN: 0275944433Publication Date: 1994-08-30
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Dinner Rush by Call Number: V-F G573 Din DVDISBN: 9780780640894Publication Date: 2000Dinner Rush is gourmet cinema, served with a generous helping of culinary panache. After countless commercials, music videos (including Michael Jackson's "Beat It"), and a few obscure features, director and restaurateur Bob Giraldi casts his own New York eatery as a TriBeCa hot spot where the owner (Danny Aiello) presides over a busy night of fine dining and mob entanglements. He's been a bookmaker for 25 years but he's going legit; his son (Edoardo Ballerini) is a nuovo cuisine genius, eager to inherit the business; the sous-chef (Kirk Acevedo) is deeply in debt to mafia thugs; an art-dealer snob (Mark Margolis) is antagonizing his waitress (Summer Phoenix); a charming stranger (John Corbett) harbors a climactic surprise; and a powerful food critic (Sandra Bernhard) is ready to pounce on any wrong move. In perfect control of this bustling environment, Giraldi directs like a great chef cooks: with Altmanesque delicacy, confident that every ingredient is vital to the success of his creation. It's utterly delicious. --Jeff Shannon
Weimar Cinema, 1919-1933 by Call Number: PN1993.5.G4 W358 2010ISBN: 9780870707612Publication Date: 2010-12-31
Aernout Mik by Call Number: N6953.M55 A4 2009ISBN: 9780870707421Publication Date: 2009-06-30
Positif 50 years : selections from the French film journal by Call Number: PN1995 .P6816 2002ISBN: 0870706888Publication Date: 2003-01-02
Reel plastic magic; a history of films and filmmaking in America by Call Number: PN1993.5.U6K37Publication Date: 1972
Rainer Werner Fassbinder by Call Number: PN1998.3.F37 R34 1997ISBN: 0870701096Publication Date: 1997-02-01
Illuminations : memorable movie moments by Call Number: PN1995 .P3947 2010ISBN: 9781932907780Publication Date: 2010-10-01lluminations: Memorable Movie Moments incorporates contemporaneous reviews and archival appraisals of more than 50 films over nine decades. The book investigates the clashing judgments, the irresistible attractions, and the lifelong impact of movies, their exacting moments, and individual and collective cinematic remembrances. Humorous, nostalgic, melancholy, and historic reminiscences echo the creativeness of movie-making upon the imagination, and the accumulated storehouse of memory.
The Eye Is Quicker : film editing : making a good film better by Call Number: TR899 .P465 2004ISBN: 0941188841Publication Date: 2004-03-25
Setting up Your Scenes : the inner workings of great films by Call Number: PN1997.8 .P44 2005ISBN: 1932907084Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Cadillac RecordsCall Number: V-F D3726 Cad DVDISBN: 9781435953987Publication Date: 2009
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Art and Architecture in Video is an online streaming film collection with 690 videos containing over 500 hours of documentaries and interviews illustrating the theory and practice of a variety of art forms and providing the context necessary for critical analysis.
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**Artstor is moving to the JSTOR platform on August 1, 2024** Documents artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images. Users must create a personal account.
