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Independent Filmmaking in South East Asia - Conversations with Filmmakers on Building and Sustaining a Creative Career... Independent Filmmaking in South East Asia - Conversations with Filmmakers on Building and Sustaining a Creative Career (Hardcover)
Nico Meissner
R4,484 Discovery Miles 44 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Featuring interviews with 27 award-winning and emerging filmmakers, this book is the first comprehensive look at independent filmmaking careers in South East Asia with never-before published insights into the lives and careers of some of the most influential filmmakers in one of the world's most exciting screen production regions. Celebrating filmmaking in South East Asia, the interviews offer unique perspectives that highlight the various paths filmmakers have taken to establish and develop their independent filmmaking careers. Presenting filmmakers whose films span narrative, documentary and experimental genres, and from all ten South East Asian nations, the filmmakers in this collection include: Camera d'Or winner Anthony Chen Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee Mouly Surya NETPAC Award Winner Sheron Dayoc Brunei's first female director, Siti Kamaluddin Directors of the Wathann Festival, Thaiddhi and Thu Thu Shein Lao's only female and first horror film director, Mattie Do Aimed at aspiring filmmakers with a focus on career building outside of global production hubs, Meissner has curated a collection of interviews that reflects the diversity and ambition of filmmaking in South East Asia. The book is accompanied by a companion website (www.southeastasianfilmcareers.com) that includes 27 micro-documentaries on the included filmmakers.

Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader (Paperback): John Keefe, Simon Murray Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader (Paperback)
John Keefe, Simon Murray
R1,284 Discovery Miles 12 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader is an invaluable resource for students of physically orientated theatre and performance. This book aims to trace the roots and development of physicality in theatre by combining practical experience of the field with a strong historical and theoretical underpinning. In exploring the histories, cross-overs and intersections of physical theatres, this critical Reader provides: six new, specially commissioned essays, covering each of the book's main themes, from technical traditions to contemporary practises discussion of issues such as the foregrounding of the body, training and performance processes, and the origins of theatre in both play and human cognition a focus on the relationship and tensions between the verbal and the physical in theatre contributions from Augusto Boal, Stephen Berkoff, Etienne Decroux, Bertolt Brecht, David George, J-J. Rousseau, Ana Sanchez Colberg, Michael Chekhov, Jeff Nuttall, Jacques Lecoq, Yoshi Oida, Mike Pearson, and Aristotle.

Virtual Reality Cinema - Narrative Tips and Techniques (Hardcover): Carrie Love, Matt Love, Eric Williams Virtual Reality Cinema - Narrative Tips and Techniques (Hardcover)
Carrie Love, Matt Love, Eric Williams
R4,496 Discovery Miles 44 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Award-winning cine-maVRicks Eric R. Williams, Carrie Love and Matt Love introduce virtual reality cinema (also known as 360 Degrees video or cine-VR) in this comprehensive guide filled with insider tips and tested techniques for writing, directing and producing effectively in the new medium. Join these veteran cine-VR storytellers as they break down fundamental concepts from traditional media to demonstrate how cine-VR can connect with audiences in new ways. Examples from their professional work are provided to illustrate basic, intermediate and advanced approaches to crafting modern story in this unique narrative space where there's no screen to contain an image and no specific stage upon which to perform. Virtual Reality Cinema will prepare you to approach your own cine-VR projects via: Tips and techniques for writing, directing and producing bleeding-edge narrative cine-VR projects; More than a hundred photos and illustrations to explain complex concepts; Access to more than two hours of on-line cine-VR examples that you can download to watch on your own HMD; New techniques developed at Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, including how to work with actors to embrace Gravity and avoid the Persona Gap, how to develop stories with the Story Engagement Matrix and how to balance directorial control and audience agency in this new medium. This book is an absolute must read for any student of filmmaking, media production, transmedia storytelling and game design, as well as anyone already working in these industries that wants to understand the new challenges and opportunities of virtual reality cinema.

This our Caesar - A study of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra (Hardcover, Reprint 2018): Gordon W Couchman This our Caesar - A study of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra (Hardcover, Reprint 2018)
Gordon W Couchman
R3,334 R2,924 Discovery Miles 29 240 Save R410 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Business of Film - A Practical Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Paul A Landry, Stephen R. Greenwald, Stephen Greenwald The Business of Film - A Practical Introduction (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Paul A Landry, Stephen R. Greenwald, Stephen Greenwald
R1,463 Discovery Miles 14 630 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This updated third edition introduces readers to the business of film at every stage of the filmmaking lifecycle, from planning and production to financing, marketing, and distribution. Celebrated authors Stephen R. Greenwald and Paula Landry offer a practical, hands-on guide to the business aspects of this evolving industry, exploring streaming, development, financing trends, regional/global/online distribution, shifting business models, exhibition, multi-platform delivery, marketing, VR/AR, virtual production, accounting, and more.

The book is illustrated throughout with sample financing scenarios and charts/graphics, and includes detailed case studies from projects of different budgets and markets. This new and expanded edition has been updated to reflect the new challenges facing the industry due to Covid-19 and how to navigate the new landscape of film financing and distribution. Other updates include coverage of new indie films and distributors, virtual production, the recent impact of global markets including the biggest streamers like Netflix, Apple and Amazon are how they are shaping the future of the business.

This is essential reading for students looking for foundational knowledge of the film industry and guidance on how to successfully adapt to constant changes in the entertainment business.

Extensive online support material accompanies the book including downloadable forms and templates, PowerPoint slides, quizzes and test banks, and other additional resources.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FILM INDUSTRY

Movie Industry Themes

A Brief Business History Of Film

Convergence And Disruption

Fast Forward To Present Day

CHAPTER 2: A BUSINESS OVERVIEW OF FILM

Key Characteristics Of The Industry

Structure Of The Industry

New Media Players And Their Impact

Case Study: Norman and Me by Stephen Greenwald

Case Study: European Film Industry, An Overview by Michael Kalb

CHAPTER 3: MOVIE DEVELOPMENT

Where Films Come From

Process

Studio Versus Indie

DIY Filmmaking

Case Study: Relying on Genre: 2017 Horror Movie, Stephen King’s It

Case Study: The Nature of Copyright: European Author’s Rights Versus American Copyright by Michael Kalb

CHAPTER 4: MOVIE FINANCING

Corporate Financing

Picture Financing

Crowdfunding, Production Incentives, Soft Money, Blockchain

The Future

Case Study: How to Make $250 Million and Lose it, in a Year: The Story of the Film Business by Stephen Greenwald

Case Study: Adventures in Oz by Stephen Greenwald

CHAPTER 5: MOVIE PRODUCTION

Preproduction—Planning

Production

Postproduction

Impact Of Mobile, VR/AR And IMAX

Case Study: Cell Phone Feature Film Tangerine

CHAPTER 6: MOVIE DISTRIBUTION

Distribution Details

The Distribution Agreement

Changes In Distribution: OTT, Convergence, Disruptors

The Major Distribution Companies

Impact Of The Internet And Mobile Technology

Direct And Hybrid Models

Global Influences On Distribution

Case Study: Comic Book Movies Take Over the World: Wonder Woman

CHAPTER 7: MOVIE MARKETING

Marketing: Creating Awareness For A Film

Social Media

Trends In Promotion And Marketing

Film Festivals And Markets

Case Study: Million Dollar Mystery by Stephen Greenwald

Case Study: Marketing Moonlight

CHAPTER 8: FILM EXHIBITION, RETAIL & CONSUMPTION

Exploitation: Creating Availability Of A Film

Theatrical

Rethinking The Theatrical Experience

Streaming & New Business Models

From Video/DVD To VOD/PPV

Online And Mobile Platforms

Cable/Free-TV/Cutting The Cord

Impact Of Global Markets

Ancillary Rights

Case Study: Netflix in Movie Theaters -Okja

CHAPTER 9: MOVIE ACCOUNTING

GAAP Versus Contractual Accounting

GAAP—Corporate Accounting

APPENDIX

A. Option and Literary Purchase Agreement

B. Release For Submission Of Materials To Studio Or Production Company

C. Writer Theatrical Short-Form Agreement – Work For Hire

D. Life Story Rights Agreement

E. Directing Agreement

F. Actor Services Agreement

G. Product Placement Release

H. Script Readers Coverage Report Content and Format

I. Acceptable Genre Classifications

J. Film Festivals

K. Online Film Distribution Platforms

L. Popular Movie Industry Trade Magazines

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Arts of Perception - The Epistemological Mentality of the Spanish Baroque, 1580-1720 (Hardcover): Jeremy Robbins Arts of Perception - The Epistemological Mentality of the Spanish Baroque, 1580-1720 (Hardcover)
Jeremy Robbins
R5,479 Discovery Miles 54 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Arts of Perception offers a new account of a key period in Spanish history and culture and a fundamental reassessment of its major writers and intellectuals, including Gracian, Quevedo, Calderon, Saavedra Fajardo, Lopez de Vega, and Sor Juana. Reading these figures in the context of European thought and the new science, and philosophy, the study considers how they developed various 'arts of perception' - complex perceptual strategies designed to overcome and exploit epistemic problems to enable an individual to act effectively in the moral, political, social or religious sphere. The study takes as its subject the distinctive epistemological mentality behind such 'arts of perception'. This mentality was fostered by the creative interaction of scepticism and Stoicism, and found expression in the key concepts ser/parecer and engano/desengano. The work traces the emergence, development, and impact of these concepts on Spanish thought and culture. As well as offering new interpretations of specific major figures, Arts of Perception offers an interpretation of the mentality of an entire culture as it made the fraught transition to intellectual modernity. As such it ranges over numerous discourses and formative contexts and provides a wealth of new material which will be of use to all those seeking to understand and interpret the literature, culture and thought of Golden Age Spain. This book was previously published as a special issue of The Bulletin of Spanish Studies.

The Politics of New Media Theatre - Life (R) (TM) (Hardcover): Gabriella Giannachi The Politics of New Media Theatre - Life (R) (TM) (Hardcover)
Gabriella Giannachi
R3,080 Discovery Miles 30 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first book in the field to explore the links between theories of globalization and surveillance, bipower and biopolitics, performance and theatre, computer arts and politics, "The Politics of New Media Theatre" is an investigation into the political role played by the new media theatre. Gabriella Giannachi explores how new media arts constitute themselves as a radical political movement, and presents an analysis of both the role of virtuality in radical performance and politics in virtual and mixed reality practices. This outstanding new work offers an analysis of leading political, philosophical and artistic texts and artworks, and represents a milestone for anyone interested in new technologies, theatre and politics.

The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded (Hardcover): Wanda Strauven The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded (Hardcover)
Wanda Strauven
R1,477 Discovery Miles 14 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Twenty years ago, noted film scholars Tom Gunning and Andre Gaudreault introduced the phrase "cinema of attractions" to describe the essential qualities of films made in the medium's earliest days, those produced between 1895 and 1906. Now, "The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded" critically examines the term and its subsequent wide-ranging use in film studies.
The collection opens with a history of the term, tracing the collaboration between Gaudreault and Gunning, the genesis of the term in their attempts to explain the spectacular effects of motion that lay at the heart of early cinema, and the pair's debts to Sergei Eisenstein and others. This reconstruction is followed by a look at applications of the term to more recent film productions, from the works of the Wachowski brothers to virtual reality and video games.
With essays by an impressive collection of international film scholars--and featuring contributions by Gunning and Gaudreault as well--"The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded" will be necessary reading for all scholars of early film and its continuing influence.

Children's Reading of Film and Visual Literacy in the Primary Curriculum - A Progression Framework Model (Hardcover, 1st... Children's Reading of Film and Visual Literacy in the Primary Curriculum - A Progression Framework Model (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Jeannie Hill Bulman
R3,663 Discovery Miles 36 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book draws on a longitudinal study which highlights the beneficial impact of film in the primary curriculum. It provides detailed accounts of both the reading process as understood within the field of literacy education, and of film theory as it relates to issues such as narration, genre and audience. The book focuses on a small cohort of children to explore how progression in reading film develops throughout a child's time in Key Stage 2; it also examines how the skills and understanding required to read film can support the reading of print, and vice versa, in an 'asset model' approach. Since children's progression in reading film is found to be not necessarily age-related, but rather built on a period of experience and opportunity to read and/or create moving image media, Bulman clearly illustrates the importance of the inclusion of film in the primary curriculum. The book provides an accessible study to a large audience of primary teachers and practitioners, and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of education, English and media studies.

The Harpsichord and Clavichord - An Encyclopedia (Hardcover): Igor Kipnis The Harpsichord and Clavichord - An Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
Igor Kipnis
R6,801 Discovery Miles 68 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Harpsichord and Clavichord, An Encyclopedia includes articles on this family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instruments builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. It completes the three-volume Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments.

Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 18 - Jewish Women in Eastern Europe (Paperback, Annotated Ed): Antony Polonsky Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 18 - Jewish Women in Eastern Europe (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Antony Polonsky
R1,105 Discovery Miles 11 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Jewish women's exclusion from the public domains of religious and civil life has been reflected in their near absence in the master narratives of the East European Jewish past. As a result, the study of Jewish women in eastern Europe is still in its infancy. The fundamental task of historians to construct women as historical subjects, 'as a focus of inquiry, a subject of the story, an agent of the narrative', has only recently begun. This volume is the first collection of essays devoted to the study of Jewish women's experiences in Eastern Europe. The volume is edited by Paula Hyman of Yale University, a leading figure in Jewish women's history in the United States, and by ChaeRan Freeze of Brandeis University, author of a prize-winning study on Jewish divorce in nineteenth-century Russia. Their Introduction provides a much-needed historiographic survey that summarizes the major work in the field and highlights the lacunae. Their contributors, following this lead, have attempted to go beyond mere description of what women experienced to explore how gender constructed distinct experiences, identities, and meanings. In seeking to recover lost achievements and voices and place them into a broader analytical framework, this volume is an important first step in the rethinking of east European Jewish history with the aid of new insights gleaned from the research on gender. As in earlier volumes of Polin, substantial space is given, in 'New Views', to recent research in other areas of Polish-Jewish studies, and there is a book review section.

Performing Disability in Early Modern English Drama (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Leslie C. Dunn Performing Disability in Early Modern English Drama (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Leslie C. Dunn
R3,670 Discovery Miles 36 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Performing Disability in Early Modern English Drama investigates the cultural work done by early modern theatrical performances of disability. Proffering an expansive view of early modern disability in performance, the contributors suggest methodologies for finding and interpreting it in unexpected contexts. The volume also includes essays on disabled actors whose performances are changing the meanings of disability in Shakespeare for present-day audiences. By combining these two areas of scholarship, this text makes a unique intervention in early modern studies and disability studies alike. Ultimately, the volume generates a conversation that locates and theorizes the staging of particular disabilities within their historical and literary contexts while considering continuity and change in the performance of disability between the early modern period and our own.

Judson Dance Theater - Performative Traces (Hardcover): Ramsay Burt Judson Dance Theater - Performative Traces (Hardcover)
Ramsay Burt
R4,499 Discovery Miles 44 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Judson Dance Theatre "explores the work and legacy of one of the most influential of all dance companies, which first performed at the Judson Memorial Church in downtown Manhattan in the early 1960s. There, a group of choreographers and dancers--including future well-known artists Twyla Tharp, Carolee Schneemann, Robert Morris, Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainier, and others--created what came to be known as" postmodern dance." Taking their cues from the experiments of Merce Cunningham, they took movements from everyday life--walking, running, gymnastics--to create dances that influenced not only future dance work but also minimalism in music and art, as well as the wedding of dance and speech in solo performance pieces.
Judson's legacy has been explored primarily in the work of dance critic Sally Banes, in a book published in the 1980s. Although the dancers from the so-called "Judson School" continue to perform and create new works--and their influence continues to grow from the US to Europe and beyond--there has not been a book-length study in the last two decades that discusses this work in a broader context of cultural trends. Burt is a highly respected dance critic and historian who brings a unique new vision to his study of the Judson dancers and their work which will undoubtedly influence the discussion of these seminal figures for decades to come
"Performative Traces: Judson" "Dance Theatre and Its Legacy "combines history, performance analysis, theory, and criticism to give a fresh view of the work of this seminal group of dancers. It will appeal to students of dance history, theory, and practice, as well as all interested in the avant-grade arts and performance practicein the 20th century.

Diasporas and Interculturalism in Asian Performing Arts - Translating Traditions (Paperback): Hae-Kyung Um Diasporas and Interculturalism in Asian Performing Arts - Translating Traditions (Paperback)
Hae-Kyung Um
R1,779 Discovery Miles 17 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In an age of globalization, performance is increasingly drawn from intercultural creativity and located in multicultural settings. This volume is the first to focus on the performing arts of Asian diasporas in the context of modernity and multiculturalism. The essays locate the contemporary performing arts as a discursive field in which the boundaries between tradition and translation, and authenticity and hybridity are redefined and negotiated to create a multitude of meaning and aesthetics in global and local contexts.
With contributions from scholars of Asian studies, theatre studies, anthropology, cultural studies, dance ethnology and musicology, this truly interdisciplinary work covers every aspect of the sociology of performance of the Asian diasporas.

Performers and Their Arts - Folk, Popular and Classical Genres in a Changing India (Hardcover): Simon Charsley, Laxmi N. Kadekar Performers and Their Arts - Folk, Popular and Classical Genres in a Changing India (Hardcover)
Simon Charsley, Laxmi N. Kadekar
R4,496 Discovery Miles 44 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Introduction Part I: Caste, Community and performance A ritual performance of Kerala, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai The Patuas of Bengal, Makbul Islam Bards and goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati, Anand Akundy Explorations in the art forms of the Cindu madigas in Andhra, Y A Sudhakar Reddy and R R Harischandra Caste identity and performance in a fisher-village of Assam, Kishore Bhattacharjee Part II: Performance Beyond Caste Telugu pady natakam in Andhra: Performance dynamics, P Subbachary Modernising tradition: The yaksagana in Karnataka, Guru Rao Bapat Kalarippayatt as aesthetics and the politics of invisibility in Kerala, P K Sasidharan India People's Theatre Association in colonial Andhra, V Ramakrishna Gaddar and the politics and pain of singing, D Venkat Rao Reviving moghal tamsa in Orissa, Sachi Mohanty Part III: Classical Dance and its Successors New directions in Indian dance, Sunil Kothari Transpositions in kuchipudi dance, Aruna Bhikshu The impact of commercialization in dance, K Subadra Murthy Art addressing social problems, Ananda Shankar Jayant

Dance Movement Therapy - Theory, Research and Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition): Helen Payne Dance Movement Therapy - Theory, Research and Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Helen Payne
R1,298 Discovery Miles 12 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What can dance movement contribute to psychotherapy?
This thoroughly updated edition of "Dance Movement Therapy "echoes the increased world-wide interest in dance movement therapy and makes a strong contribution to the emerging awareness of the nature of embodiment in psychotherapy. Recent research is incorporated, along with developments in theory and practice, to provide a comprehensive overview of this fast-growing field.
Helen Payne brings together contributions from experts in the field to offer the reader a valuable insight into the theory and practice of Dance Movement Therapy. The contributions reflect the breadth of developing approaches, covering subjects including:
- Dance movement therapy with people with dementia
- Group work with people with enduring mental health difficulties
- Transcultural competence in dance movement therapy
- Freudian thought applied to authentic movement
- Embodiment in dance movement therapy training and practice
- Personal development through dance movement therapy
"Dance Movement Therapy" will be a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to learn more about the therapeutic use of creative movement and dance. It will be welcomed by students and practitioners in the arts therapies, psychotherapy, counseling and other health and social care professions.

Dialects for the Stage (Paperback, 2nd edition): Evangeline MacHlin Dialects for the Stage (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Evangeline MacHlin
R1,473 R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Save R206 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dialect work is one of the actor's most challenging tasks. Need to know a Russian accent? Playing a German countess or a Midwestern farmhand? These and more accents a " from Yiddish to French Canadian a " are clearly explained in Evangeline Machlin's classic work.

Now available in a book-and-CD format, Evangeline Machlin's Dialects for the Stage is based on a method of dialect acquisition she developed during her years working with students at Boston University's Division of Theatre. During her long career, Evangeline Machlin trained such actors as Steve McQueen, Lee Grant, Suzanne Pleshette, Joanne Woodward, and Faye Dunaway.

William Shakespeare's Macbeth - A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook (Hardcover, annotated edition): Alexander Leggatt William Shakespeare's Macbeth - A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Alexander Leggatt
R2,781 Discovery Miles 27 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (c.1606) is a timeless tale of love, greed and power, which has given rise to heated debates around such issues as the representation of gender roles, political violence and the dramatisation of evil.
Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare's play offers:
- extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to the present
- annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself
- cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature," this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of "Macbeth "and seeking not only a guide to the play, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Shakespeare's text.

Harry Potter: Slytherin House Pride: The Official Coloring Book - (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books)... Harry Potter: Slytherin House Pride: The Official Coloring Book - (Gifts Books for Harry Potter Fans, Adult Coloring Books) (Paperback)
Insight Editions
R312 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R16 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Bursting with beautiful illustrations to color, Harry Potter: Slytherin: The Official Coloring Book is a must-have coloring book for ambitious members of this house and fans of the magical film series. Grab your colored pencils--it's time for coloring wizardry! Show your house pride with intricate, all-new artwork of characters, iconic objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Slytherin. Featuring important house moments from the Sorting Ceremony, Yule Ball, feasts, and so much more, this coloring book is jam-packed with special designs and scenes every cunning Slytherin will love. GORGEOUSLY INTRICATE: 64 pages of intricate designs, perfect for hours of coloring relaxation and creativity BELOVED CHARACTERS: Includes all-new artwork of iconic Slytherins, including Draco Malfoy, Professor Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, and more COLLECT ALL HOGWARTS HOUSES: Collect all four official Harry Potter Coloring Books: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff OFFICIAL WIZARDING WORLD COLORING BOOK: Created in collaboration with the studio behind the Harry Potter films 20th ANNIVERSARY: Released to coincide with the 20th anniversary celebration of the first Harry Potter film.

Art and Ventriloquism (Hardcover): David Goldblatt Art and Ventriloquism (Hardcover)
David Goldblatt; Foreword by Garry Hagberg; Series edited by Saul Ostrow
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In his intriguing new book, David Goldblatt examines what he calls "the complex logic of ventriloquism" and its relationship with art, philosophy and the artistic process. In the conversational exchange between ventriloquist and dummy, Goldblatt recognizes a speaking in other voices, illusion without deception, talking to oneself, effacing oneself as speaker, being beside oneself - the ancient Greek notion of Ecstasisi - and the animation of inanimate objects as an unabashed anthropomorphism.
Like ventriloqual dummies, artworks take on personalities, characters of their own, often saying what the artist herself would or could not say in voices distinct from her (our) daily modes of expression. Goldblatt uses ventriloquism as an apt metaphor to help understand a variety of artworld phenomena - how the vocal vacillation between ventriloquist and dummy work is mimicked in the relationship of artist, artwork and audience, including the ways in which artworks are interpreted. Moreover, Goldblatt uses the concept of ventriloquism to generate insights into many of our important philosophers' writings on the arts, discussing the work of Nietzsche, Foucault, Derrida, Cavell, Wittgenstein, among others.
Featuring a critical commentary by Garry L. Hagberg and preface by series editor, Saul Ostrow.

Dancing Identity - Metaphysics In Motion (Paperback): Sondra Horton Fraleigh Dancing Identity - Metaphysics In Motion (Paperback)
Sondra Horton Fraleigh
R1,485 Discovery Miles 14 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Combining critical analysis with personal history and poetry, "Dancing Identity" presents a series of interconnected essays composed over a period of fifteen years. Taken as a whole, these meditative reflections on memory and on the ways we perceive and construct our lives represent Sondra Fraleigh's journey toward self-definition as informed by art, ritual, feminism, phenomenology, poetry, autobiography, and-always-dance.

Fraleigh's brilliantly inventive fusions of philosophy and movement clarify often complex philosophical issues and apply them to dance history and aesthetics. She illustrates her discussions with photographs, dance descriptions, and stories from her own past in order to bridge dance with everyday movement. Seeking to recombine the fractured and bifurcated conceptions of the body and of the senses that dominate much Western discourse, she reveals how metaphysical concepts are embodied and presented in dance, both on stage and in therapeutic settings.

Examining the role of movement in personal and political experiences, Fraleigh reflects on her major influences, including Moshe Feldenkrais, Kazuo Ohno, and Twyla Tharp. She draws on such varied sources as philosophers Simone de Beauvoir and Martin Heidegger, the German expressionist dancer Mary Wigman, Japanese Butoh founder Tatsumi Hijikata, Hitler, the Bomb, Miss America, Balanchine, and the goddess figure of ancient cultures. "Dancing Identity" offers new insights into modern life and its reconfigurations in postmodern dance.

Circus Bodies - Cultural Identity in Aerial Performance (Hardcover, New): Peta Tait Circus Bodies - Cultural Identity in Aerial Performance (Hardcover, New)
Peta Tait
R4,491 Discovery Miles 44 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This pioneering study is one of the major publications in the increasingly popular and largely undocumented area of circus studies. Through photographs and illustrations, Peta Tait presents an extraordinary survey of 140 years of trapeze acts and the socially changing ideas of muscular action in relation to our understanding of gender and sexuality. She questions how spectators see and enjoy aerial actions, and what cultural identities are presented by bodies in fast, physical aerial movement. Adeptly locating aerial performance within the wider cultural history of bodies and their identities, Circus Bodies explores this subject through a range of films such as Trapeze (1956) and Wings of Desire (1987) and Tait also examines live performances including: * the first trapeze performers: Leotard and the Hanlon Brothers * female celebrities; Azella, Sanyeah, black French aerialist LaLa, the infamous Leona Dare, and the female human cannonballs * twentieth-century gender benders; Barbette and Luisita Leers * the Codonas, Concellos, Gaonas, Vazquez and Pages troupes * imaginative aerial acts in Cirque de Soleil and Circus Oz productions. This book will prove an invaluable resource for all students and scholars interested in this fascinating field.

Circus Bodies - Cultural Identity in Aerial Performance (Paperback, New Ed): Peta Tait Circus Bodies - Cultural Identity in Aerial Performance (Paperback, New Ed)
Peta Tait
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This pioneering study is one of the major publications in the increasingly popular and largely undocumented area of circus studies. Through photographs and illustrations, Peta Tait presents an extraordinary survey of 140 years of trapeze acts and the socially changing ideas of muscular action in relation to our understanding of gender and sexuality. She questions how spectators see and enjoy aerial actions, and what cultural identities are presented by bodies in fast, physical aerial movement. Adeptly locating aerial performance within the wider cultural history of bodies and their identities, Circus Bodies explores this subject through a range of films such as Trapeze (1956) and Wings of Desire (1987) and Tait also examines live performances including: * the first trapeze performers: Leotard and the Hanlon Brothers * female celebrities; Azella, Sanyeah, black French aerialist LaLa, the infamous Leona Dare, and the female human cannonballs * twentieth-century gender benders; Barbette and Luisita Leers * the Codonas, Concellos, Gaonas, Vazquez and Pages troupes * imaginative aerial acts in Cirque de Soleil and Circus Oz productions. This book will prove an invaluable resource for all students and scholars interested in this fascinating field.

RPRS 14.2 (Hardcover): Various Authors RPRS 14.2 (Hardcover)
Various Authors
R3,780 Discovery Miles 37 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

16mm and 8mm Filmmaking - An Essential Guide to Shooting on Celluloid (Hardcover): Jacob Dodd 16mm and 8mm Filmmaking - An Essential Guide to Shooting on Celluloid (Hardcover)
Jacob Dodd
R4,498 Discovery Miles 44 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an essential guide to making traditional 16mm and 8mm films, from production to post, using both analog and digital tools. Focusing on low-budget equipment and innovative techniques, this text will provide you with the steps to begin your journey in making lasting work in the legacy medium of great filmmakers from Georges Melies to Steven Spielberg. The discipline of 16mm or 8mm film can initially seem challenging, but through the chapters in this book, you'll learn strategies and insight to develop your craft. You'll discover the right camera for your needs, how to light for film, and the options in planning your digital post-production workflow. The book includes numerous hand-drawn diagrams and illustrations for ease of understanding, as well as recommended films and filmmaking activities to help you build your knowledge of film history, technical and creative skills within each chapter theme. By applying the suggested approaches to production planning, you will see how celluloid filmmaking can be both visually stunning and cost effective. This is an essential book for students and filmmakers who want to produce professional quality 16mm and 8mm films.

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