Film Production Books

New and Published Books

1. The Sound Handbook

   By Tim Crook

   Series: Media Practice

   'Tim Crook has written an important and much-needed book, and its arrival on our shelves has come at a highly appropriate time.' Professor Seán Street, Bournemouth University The Sound Handbook maps theoretical and practical connections between the creation and study of sound across the multi-media...

   Published November 20th 2011 by Routledge
2. Neoliberalism and Global Cinema

   Capital, Culture, and Marxist Critique

   Edited by Jyotsna Kapur, Keith Wagner

   Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies

   In cinema studies today, rarely do we find a direct investigation into the culture of capitalism and how it has been refracted and fabricated in global cinema production under neoliberalism. However, the current economic crisis and the subsequent Wall Street bailout in 2008 have brought about a...

   Published April 10th 2011 by Routledge
3. The International Film Business

   A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood

   By Angus Finney

   The International Film Business considers the independent film sector as a business, and the specific skills and knowledge that it requires. It describes both the present state of the independent film industry and the significant technological developments that have begun to take place,...

   Published May 18th 2010 by Routledge
4. Global Media Ecologies

   Networked Production in Film and Television

   By Doris Baltruschat

   Series: Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies

   In this study, Baltruschat calls attention to dramatic changes in worldwide media production. Her work provides new insights into industry re-organization, digital media, and audience interactivity as pivotal relationships are redrawn along the entire value chain of production, distribution, and...

   Published May 16th 2010 by Routledge
5. The Documentary Handbook

   By Peter Lee-Wright

   Series: Media Practice

   'The Documentary Handbook is mandatory reading for those who want a critical understanding of the place of factual formats in today’s exploding television and media industry, as well as expert guidance in complex craft skills in order to fully participate. The practical advice and wisdom here is...

   Published December 1st 2009 by Routledge
6. Production Studies

   Cultural Studies of Media Industries

   Edited by Vicki Mayer, Miranda J. Banks, John T Caldwell

   "Behind-the-scenes" stories of ranting directors, stingy producers, temperamental actors, and the like have fascinated us since the beginnings of film and television. Today, magazines, websites, television programs, and DVDs are devoted to telling tales of trade lore—from on-set antics to labor...

   Published May 26th 2009 by Routledge
7. Video Production Techniques

   Theory and Practice From Concept to Screen

   By Donald L. Diefenbach

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Video Production Techniques begins with the basic skills of video production, so students experience writing, shooting and editing right away. It then moves to short-form projects and in-depth explorations of lighting and sound, concluding with an exploration of documentaries, news, and other...

   Published September 24th 2007 by Routledge
8. Color, The Film Reader

   Edited by Angela Dalle Vacche, Brian Price

   Series: In Focus: Routledge Film Readers

   This is the first anthology devoted exclusively to the subject of colour in film and its history, production and technology. Set out in thematic sections, the book addresses key issues in the field including: the development of colour technology how visual stule was affected by the shift from...

   Published June 22nd 2006 by Routledge
9. Making Video Dance

   A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dance for the Screen

   By Katrina McPherson

   Since the advent of digital video technology, ’dance on camera’ has become an increasingly popular, and important genre of dance. This is the first ever ’how-to’ manual for choreographers, dancers and students who want to make dance films. Specifically written from a personal experience of a...

   Published May 3rd 2006 by Routledge
10. The Language of Cinema

    Edited by Kevin Jackson

    Published June 11th 1998 by Routledge