Free Download Michael G. Ankerich, "The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 078646383X, 078640504X | EPUB | pages: 272 | 8.4 mb
Marion Shilling began her career as a silent film ingenue for MGM and went on to play heroines in Westerns of the 1930s. Stage actress Esther Muir made the transition from Broadway to Hollywood just as talkies became popular. Hugh Allan was a leading man in the last years of the silents only to leave the film business in 1930 because of the uncertainty surrounding his transition to sound films and his disgust with studio politics.

Free Download Emma Jean Kelly, "The Adventures of Jonathan Dennis: Bicultural Film Archiving Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0861967224 | EPUB | pages: 200 | 1.3 mb
Jonathan Dennis (1953-2002), was the creative and talented founding director of the New Zealand Film Archive. As a Pakeha (non-Maori/indigenous New Zealander) with a strong sense of social justice, Dennis became a conduit for tension and debate over the preservation and presentation of indigenous and non-indigenous film archival materials from the time the Archive opened in 1981. His work resulted in a film archive and curatorship practice which differed significantly from that of the North American and European archives he originally sought to emulate. He supported a philosophical shift in archival practice by engaging indigenous peoples in developing creative and innovative exhibitions from the 1980s until his death, recognizing that much of the expertise required to work with archival materials rested with the communities outside archival walls. This book presents new interviews gathered by the author, as well as an examination of existing interviews, films and broadcasts about and with Jonathan Dennis, to consider the narrative of a life and work in relation to film archiving.

Free Download Christian Kiening, Heinrich Adolf, "Mittelalter Im Film"
Deutsch | 2006 | ISBN: 3110183153 | PDF | pages: 472 | 45.9 mb
The series in German medieval studies includes central topics of current research debates in medieval studies and provides a place for groundbreaking research in the field. The series is intended to give international researchers/research teams the opportunity to effectively present innovative surveys and discussions to the scientific community. The series sees itself as a 'young' research forum with a high standard of quality and is therefore also open to excellent degree theses, should they enhance the series.

Free Download Chris Berry, "Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: The Genesis of China's Fifth Generation"
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0822329700, 0822329565 | PDF | pages: 242 | 3.1 mb
After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou transformed Chinese cinema with Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy tells the riveting story of this class of 1982, China's famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. It is the first insider's account of this renowned cohort to appear in English. Covering these directors' formative experiences during China's tumultuous Cultural Revolution and later at the Beijing Film Academy, Ni Zhen-who was both their screenwriter and teacher-provides unique insights into the origins of the Fifth Generation's creativity. Drawing on his personal knowledge and interviews conducted especially for this volume, Ni Zhen demonstrates the diversity of the Fifth Generation. He comments on the breadth of styles and themes explored by its members and introduces a range of male and female directors, cinematographers, and production designers famous in China but less well-known internationally. The book contains vivid descriptions of the production processes of two pioneering films-One and Eight and Yellow Earth.

Free Download Jonathan Gravells, "Dial M for Mentor: Reflections on Mentoring in Film, Television and Literature "
English | ISBN: 1617354309 | 2011 | 148 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book takes stories of learning relationships from popular films, television programmes and literature, and uses them as a catalyst for beginners and experts alike to reflect critically on their own mentoring and coaching practice. How realistic are our expectations of personal change, and to what extent is the flourishing self-help market responsible for this? What, if any, are the moral responsibilities of executive mentors and coaches, when it comes to global corporate wrongdoing? What should constitute 'truth' and 'knowledge' in a world in which ambiguity and doubt can appear more effective weapons of survival? What can Pinocchio, The Matrix, Star Wars or The Sopranos tell us about any of this? Storytelling and metaphor have become of increasing interest in research into leadership and learning. Here is a book which takes the idea of storytelling as a powerful aid to learning and change, and uses it to help practitioners and educators challenge their ideas on mentoring in an entertaining way, by asking themselves some of the difficult questions that these popular stories raise.

Free Download Amitava Nag, "Beyond Apu - 20 Favourite Film Roles of Soumitra Chatterjee"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 9350298619 | EPUB | pages: 208 | 2.1 mb
One of India's Finest Actors Talks His Most Iconic Roles

Free Download Sara Martín, "American Masculinities in Contemporary Documentary Film "
English | ISBN: 1032420529 | 2023 | 252 pages | EPUB, PDF | 691 KB + 1191 KB
Most documentaries deal with men, but what do they actually say about masculinity? In this groundbreaking volume Sara Martín analyses more than forty 21st-century documentaries to explore how they represent American men and masculinity.

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English | 116 Pages | PDF | 92.12 MB

Free Download The Gnomon Workshop – Art Direction for Film Creature Design & Development – From Photoshop to Unreal Engine 5
Ehsan Bigloo | Duration: 4:13 h | Video: HVC1 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC 48 kHz 2ch | 2,67 GB | Language: English
Ehsan Bigloo demonstrates how he designs creatures for the entertainment industry. Whether you're a character or creature designer, concept artist, digital sculptor, or simply interested in developing your storytelling skills, this workshop is a fascinating insight into Ehsan's complete workflow, from sketch to final presentation.
The workshop begins with a detailed look at a design brief and short script based on Ehsan's own sci-fi/supernatural horror character, "Quehsalien." He explains his thought process when developing words into a visual narrative, and the initial sketching begins with traditional media before jumping into Photoshop, where he then lays down a paint-over to establish the basis for the final illustration.
ZBrush is brought into the pipeline to sculpt the primary and secondary forms of the design, testing the visual appeal from a three-dimensional standpoint. ZBrush also serves as a great tool for testing the lighting and mood of the character using KeyShot and creating a simple rig for the creature model for early limb locomotion tests. Ehsan also uses ZBrush for the Polypainting process while considering what the environment of the creature would be and how it would move. The final design is then rendered with KeyShot and composited in Photoshop.

Free Download Schoolism – Characters for Animated Film
Daniel Arriaga | Duration: 10:54 h | Video: H264 854x480 | Audio: AAC 44,1 kHz 2ch | 1,61 GB | Language: English
Character designs for animated features need to be strong enough to capture the audience's imagination for two hours and dynamic enough to tell an excellent story. In this course, Daniel Arriaga, will teach you his creative process for designing an animated film cast that will spark a connection with your audience and tell a riveting story.
You will learn about shape language, developing "character", and enhancing your characters through expressive emotions, body language, and animated gesturing as well as many other principles vital to creating great characters for animated film.
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