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Special issue serial		AMERICAN VIDEOGRAPHER September 1998. Call No: JOURNAL SHELVES. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER SPECIAL ISSUES PubDate: September 1998 Subject: VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS; EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY More info
Special issue serial		AMERICAN VIDEOGRAPHER April 1999. Call No: JOURNAL SHELVES. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER SPECIAL ISSUES PubDate: April 1999 Subject: VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS; EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY More info
Special issue serial		AMERICAN VIDEOGRAPHER April 1998. Call No: JOURNAL SHELVES. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER SPECIAL ISSUES PubDate: April 1998 Subject: VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS; EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY More info
book		Development of the film : an interpretive history / Alan Casty New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Call No: 70 CAS Author: Casty, Alan Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich PubDate: 1973 PhysDes: 425 p. ; 23 cm Subject: EDITING; HISTORICAL FILMS; HISTORY AND THE CINEMA; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; GENRES; SOCIAL HISTORY AND THE CINEMA; BOGART, HUMPHREY; BRECHT, BERTOLT; BUNUEL, LUIS; CAPRA, FRANK; CARNE, MARCEL; CHAPLIN, CHARLES; CLAIR, RENE; COOPER, GARY; CURTIZ, MICHAEL; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; DE SICA, VITTORIO; DIETRICH, MARLENE; DOVZENKO, ALEKSANDR; DREYER, CARL TH.; DUVIVIER, JULIEN; Fellini, Federico; FLAHERTY, ROBERT; FORD, JOHN; GARBO, GRETA; GODARD, JEAN-LUC; GRIFFITH, DAVID WARK; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED; HUSTON, JOHN; HAWKS, HOWARD; KINGSLEY, STANLEY; KAZAN, ELIA; LANG, FRITZ; Lean, David; LEROY, MERVYN; LUBITSCH, ERNST; MCCREA, JOEL; MAMOULIAN, ROUBEN; MARX BROTHERS; MILESTONE, LEWIS; MURNAU, FRIEDRICH WILHELM; NEWMAN, PAUL; PABST, GEORG WILHELM; Pasolini, Pier Paolo; Peckinpah, Sam; PUDOVKIN, VSEVELOD; REED, CAROL; RENOIR, JEAN; ROSSELLINI, ROBERTO; ROSSEN, ROBERT; Stewart, James; TOLAND, GREGG; TRUFFAUT, FRANCOIS; VIGO, JEAN; VISCONTI, LUCHINO; VON STERNBERG, JOSEF; VON STROHEIM, ERICH; WAYNE, JOHN; WELLES, ORSON; WELLMAN, WILLIAM; WILDER, BILLY; WISE, ROBERT; WYLER, WILLIAM; ZOLA, EMILE; BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915); GRANDE ILLUSION, LA (FR, Jean Renoir, 1937); INTOLERANCE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1916); REGLE DU JEU, LA (FR, Jean Renoir, 1939); STRAW DOGS (UK, Sam Peckinpah, 1971) Summary: The development of the cinemictic styles and genres in films worldwide and the important professical within the film industry. ISBN: 0155176226 More info
journal article		Filming "We Are None of Us Perfect" in Melbourne Film Bulletin (1968) iss.2 p.11-13 Author: Ginnane, Tony PhysDes: Article; Stills Credits Subject: GINNANE, TONY; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; CITIES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; CITIES IN FILMS; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA IN FILMS; DIRECTORS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Australian filmmaker Anthony Ginnane comments on the making of his film "We Are None of Us Perfect", on location in Melbourne in 1968. More info
book		Gollum: the lord of the rings : how we made movie magic / Andy Serkis [with contributions by Gary Russel] London [England]: HarperCollins, c2003. Call No: 236GOL SER Author: Serkis, Andy Source: UK Place: London [England] Publisher: HarperCollins PubDate: c2003 PhysDes: 119 p. : ill (col). ; 25 cm Subject: SPECIAL EFFECTS; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; MAKE-UP; SOUND EFFECTS; SERKIS, ANDREW; LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2002); LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE (US, Peter Jackson, 2003) Notes: " A behind- the- scenes guide to the epic New Line Cinema trilogy [cover at head of title Lord of the Rings] Filmed in New Zealand. Film tie-in ISBN: 0007170572 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 Contents: -- introduction : to begin at the beginning -- chapter 1: 'It's mine. My own. It came to me!' -- chapter 2 : welcome to planet middle-earth -- chapter 3 : another world -- chapter 4 : motion capture -- chapter 5 : muttering and gurgling -- chapter 6 : the taming of Smeagol -- chapter 7 : 'Give us that, Deagol, my love' -- chapter 8 : morgul vale -- chapter 9 : escape from middle-earth -- chapter 10 : the changing face of Gollum -- chapter 11 : 'Nobody likes you...' -- chapter 12 : 'the two towers -- chapter 13 : the return of the king -- epilogue : the good, the bad... and the precious -- More info
Interim book		Hands on : A practical guide to production and technology in film, TV and new media / Marcus Gillezeau Sydney: Currency Press, 2004. Call No: 222(94) GIL Author: Marcus Gillezeau Place: Sydney Publisher: Currency Press PubDate: 2004 PhysDes: 340 p ; 21 cm Subject: PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COSTS; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION, TV. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; FINANCING. AUSTRALIA; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; PRE-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA Summary: Written specifically for the Australian industry, Hands On is an essential guide to the latest film, video and new-media technology. Hands On defines a cyclical production model that empowers the film-maker and saves time and money. From conception to financing, choosing a screen ratio, a camera or a lawyer, delivering over the web, TV or the cinema, Hands On helps emerging and established practitioners to make informed decisions. This book features budgets, illustrations, charts and a glossary. It also inludes a comprehensive list of industry associations and government bodies with their full contact details. [Taken from back cover]. ISBN: 0868196827 More info
subject clippings file		PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY More info
book		Special effects : creating movie magic / by Christopher Finch New York: Abbeville Press, c1984. Call No: 236 FIN Author: Finch, Christopher Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Abbeville Press PubDate: c1984 PhysDes: 252 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm Subject: COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTERS AND THE CINEMA; COMPUTERIZED ANIMATION AND SPECIAL EFFECTS; COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY; COSTUME DESIGNING; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MOTION CONTROL; MAKE UP; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; SPECIAL EFFECTS; CINEMATOGRAPHY; SET DESIGNING; KING KONG (US, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933); BLADE RUNNER (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); BLADE RUNNER: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (US, Ridley Scott, 1982); TRON (US, Steven Lisberger, 1982) Summary: "Special effects is an art that sets itself the task of putting on screen anything a filmmaker can imagine, however strange or fantastic. From King Kong to Star Wars, this book details the secrets behind the magic that has thrilled and delighted generations of movie-goers." -- BOOK BLURB Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 244 ISBN: 0896594521 Contents: -- acknowledgements -- prologue -- part 1: the art of deception -- 1: tricks and treats -- 2: masks and mirrors -- 3: silent magic -- 4: the coming of sound -- 5: king kong -- 6: invisible effects -- 7: new aspects -- 8: monsters and myths -- part II: odysseys -- 9: new beginnings -- 10: the making of 2001 -- 11: back to earth -- 12: pitching -- 13: star wars -- 14: close encounters -- 15: phone home -- 16: innovations -- 17: blade runner -- 18:state of the art -- part III: sons of hal -- 19: coordinates -- 20: the making of tron -- 21: simulation -- 22: the future -- bibliography -- glossary -- index -- More info

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