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Nonfictionality
‘A New History of Documentary Film’ firmly establishes itself as the most thorough overview of the evolution, achievement and future of the documentary film to date.
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Make My Holiday: Eastwood Book Leads Annual Garland of Gifts
The new sampling of books showcased in our annual holiday gift guide represents just a handful of intriguing film-related titles published in 2012.
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Navigating the Z-Axis: Adventures in Stereography
Ray Zone has left for us the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of how stereoscopic film attracts us.
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Filmmaking’s Quiet Heroes
Gabriella Oldham has made it her mission to interview picture editors and create a history.
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Audio Gets Its Starring Role
‘Sound for Digital Video’ provides a valuable overview for those planning to enter the audio-for-video production business.
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A Fantasy of Editing Reality
The very title of this book makes its basic premise dubious.
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Lost in Transition
It’s not at uncommon, for transitions to be the editor’s focus, Jeffrey Michael Bays tries to remedy that.
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Blurring the Line Between VFX and Animation
What’s fascinating about ‘The CG Story’, therefore, is the realization that live action has become more like animation and vice-versa.
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The Magic of Cinema Sound
The many people who create sound,are likewise invisible to the public — even as their contributions are central to making onscreen worlds. They too are part of the occult magic of cinema.
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Learn the Craft, But Don’t Overlook the Art
It’s not that ‘Grammar of the Edit’ is wrong. It is just incomplete.
