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Composition (Photography) Digital media Study and teaching Journalism Motion pictures Motion pictures Appreciation Motion pictures Production and direction Motion pictures Production and direction Vocational guidance United States Popular culture History and criticism Publishing Sound Recording and reproducingGervais, Rod.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson Course Technology 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3893 GERScott, Jonathan
Summary: The story of recorded sound - the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society - from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl. While Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, it...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.389 SCOSummary: Two 1980s' feature films about Eddie Wilson, whose car took a dive off a Jersey bridge with the troubled rock idol at the wheel. His body was never found.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EDDRosenbluth, Vera
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hartley & Marks 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 ROSSummary: Ryan Electrics buys and renovates Taskerlands, a brooding gothic mansion, for use as a research and and development center to work on new recording media. The scientists soon discover that the renovation work is only skin-deep, and that something ancient and malevolent lies hidden beneath the stonework of the building.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sinister Cinema 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV STOSummary: "Takes you on an exclusive and rarely seen journey into the process behind creating a duets recording. Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett teams up with the biggest names in contemporary music, all live in the studio recording side by side with Bennett and his superb jazz quartet. This "behind the scenes" musical diary, complete with exclusive "in the moment" interviews, was shot completely in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD TONSummary: A far cry from his origins in advertising, the feature films of Adrian Lyne are designed to impact viewers on a primal level. This program spotlights the director in an earnest discussion of his work, revealing what it was like to make Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 weeks, Unfaithful, and other visually innovative, sexually charged movies. Lyne emphasizes his need for a solid story premise,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program studies the art that underlies the craft of filmmaking-a painstaking process that culminates in the take, that shared moment of concentration when everything comes together. Twelfth Night director Tim Supple and his first assistant director, production designer, director of photography, costume designer, stunt coordinator, and others offer their insights into set design, the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Uninterested in movies as a child, Barry Sonnenfeld aspired to a photography career. Fortunately for fans of Get Shorty, the Men in Black series, and early Coen Brothers films, Sonnenfeld's penchant for visual storytelling led him to NYU film school-and eventual renown as both a cinematographer and director. This program presents a conversation with the filmmaker highlighting his background,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program provides additional high-quality stock footage, ranging from scenes of Cairo, Damascus, Krakow, and the Galapagos Islands; to fish, monkeys, birds, butterflies, lizards, seals, and donkeys; to droughts, wildfires, and public transportation crashes; to people working, swimming, lifting weights, shopping, playing pool, dancing, and getting married; to rubber tree tapping, Mount Aetna...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Beginning with the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927, this program provides a detailed look inside that most distinctly American of film traditions, the musical comedy. Interviews with dancer Cyd Charisse, famous for her starring roles in MGM musicals, and Hermes Pan, renowned choreographer and collaborator with Fred Astaire, help to illuminate the advent and evolution of the genre. Excerpts...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this lively, far-ranging Bill Moyers interview, students receive a firsthand look at the creative mind and collaboration that gave birth to All in the Family, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and other groundbreaking TV comedies. Moyers talks with producer Norman Lear about inspiration, writing, working with actors, and the ratings-driven interests with which any network television creator...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In this program, pollution and reclamation both share the spotlight. Compelling footage of ecological damage includes smoking factories and power stations, a tap pouring out brown water, exhaust emissions, a slag heap, a chemical dump, barrels of radioactive waste, acid rain damage, hillside erosion, a forest fire, burning oil wells, black rain, oil-coated waterfowl, littered waterways, melting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Beginning with the Suez crisis and ending with the fighting in Chechnya, this program presents a broad sampling of the events that have shaped the post-World War II historical landscape. Clips from the Vietnam War, Bloody Sunday, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, the Somalia relief effort, the Ciskei massacre, and the attempted Soviet coup in Moscow are included. Personalities such as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Although the foreground subject in a moving image is, by definition, the focus of attention, the importance of the background elements can't be overstated. This program provides detailed lighting demonstrations that reveal the importance of background illumination and how to manipulate it. From low-key scenes shot in a living room to the flashy environment of a broadcast newsroom, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Computers are changing everything, including filmmaking. This program illustrates the digital postproduction process through numerous editing examples taken from Twelfth Night. Key crew members-a film editor, sound designer, sound recording engineer, digital effects artist, and others-share their expertise with setting the film's pace and rhythm, constructing sequences with different types of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Being part of a team that produces film, TV, or digital content-it's one of the most satisfying jobs in the world. But it also requires hard work, long hours, and a fine-tuned ability to communicate and collaborate. Taking an overview approach, this program explores the challenges and rewards of working in the media industry. Viewers learn about the skill sets of a wide range of creative and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Zoom
Summary: Four-track audio recording for music, film, podcasting, and more. Capable of recording in stereo mode, 4CH mode, or MTR (multitrack) mode. Supports WAV and MP3 formats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zoom Corporation
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1 available in Sight and Sound Equipment, Call number: DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER KIT #1Summary: "We asked musiciains to cut a 78 record of an old song using one microphone, one blank lacquer disc and one 1930s PRESTO disc recorder... anywhere they chose... in one take.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SEVSummary: Garnering a reputation as an actor's director, Barry Levinson has built a career around character-driven films-which, despite their complex themes and quirky premises, often attract Hollywood's biggest stars. This program profiles the creative force behind Diner, The Natural, Good Morning Vietnam, and other projects, exploring his views on directing actors, creating the specific look of a film,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In spite of competition by other media, movies have remained a perennial favorite of American viewing audiences. But what is it like to make them? This program analyzes the film industry from a variety of technical, financial, legal, and business perspectives. Topics explored include marketing and merchandising, financial influences on content, special effects and Hollywood action movies, the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: No matter how photogenic the subject, a close-up shot must be properly lit if it's going to launch a thousand ships. This program presents a comprehensive look at the art and science of lighting people. It teaches viewers the importance of adjusting the size, distance, and position of a light source; how to control contrast by manipulating hard and soft light; and how to make use of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: For his first feature, Australian-born Roger Donaldson tried to cast Jack Nicholson. The star was unavailable, but the fledgling director's attempt signified his commitment to the project and his passion for making movies. In this program, Donaldson revisits many of his behind-the-scenes experiences, focusing on The Bounty, Thirteen Days, The Recruit, and other blockbusters. He explains what...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010