Way of Life 

One of the most captivating and provocative artists of the Sensation generation, Richard Billingham (b. 1970) came to prominence in the late 1990s with his visceral photobook Ray”s a Laugh, a slice …

British films of the 1960s are undervalued. Their search for realism has often been dismissed as drabness and their more frivolous efforts can now appear just empty-headed. Robert Murphy”s Sixties …

Ealing Revisited provides a major reappraisal of one of British cinema”s best-loved institutions, Ealing Studios. During its heyday, Ealing produced a string of classic comedies, including Kind …

Learn to style for advertisements, magazines and portfolios and take your first steps into one of fashion communication”s most dynamic and rewarding careers. With hands-on practical advice on …

The American father is constantly depicted by contemporary Hollywood as being under pressure and forever struggling, but why? By utilising an analytical psychological approach, this fascinating book …

Navigating through the challenging process of writing a comedy pilot, this book will help screenwriters to create an original script for television. Practical and accessible, the book presents a step …

Mistakes are easy to make, but often difficult to undo. The greater the knowledge and experience a filmmaker has, the fewer mistakes are made by them. This introductory-level guide to filmmaking teac …

Frank Capra has long had a reputation as being the quintessential American director – the man who perfectly captured the identity and core values of the United States with a string of classic films …

The expert contributors together trace how the arts of editingand effects have evolved in tandem, starting with the ”trick films”of the early silent era, which astounded audiences by splicingin or …

In each of the films discussed in this study – ”Le Mepris”, ”All About My Mother”, ”The Thin Red Line” – something extraordinary is proposed. Or if not proposed, then shown, visually, by …