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My Self on Camera

Author : Kiki Tianqi Yu

Publisher : Edinburgh University Press

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 42,31 MB

Release : 2018-11-14

Category : History

ISBN : 0748698221

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'My' Self on Camera is the first book to explore first person narrative documentary in China's post-Mao era. Since the emergence of the individual as an ever more important social figure in China, this mode of independent filmmaking and cultural practice has become increasingly significant. Combining the approach of cultural ethnography, interviews, and textual analysis of selected films, this study examines the motivations, key aesthetic features and ethical tensions of presenting the self on camera, as well as the socio-political, cultural and technical conditions surrounding its practice. This book problematises how the sense of self and subjectivities are understood in contemporary China, and provides illuminating new insights on the changing notion of the individual through cinema.



Joel Meyerowitz: Where I Find Myself

Author : Joel Meyerowitz

Publisher : Laurence King Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 44,86 MB

Release : 2018-03-13

Category : Photography

ISBN : 9781786271860

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Where I Find Myself is the first major single book retrospective of one of America's leading photographers. It is organized in inverse chronological order and spans the photographer's whole career to date: from Joel Meyerowitz's most recent picture all the way back to the first photograph he ever took. The book covers all of Joel Meyerowitz's great projects: his work inspired by the artist Morandi, his work on trees, his exclusive coverage of Ground Zero, his trips in the footsteps of Robert Frank across the US, his experiments comparing color and black and white pictures, and of course his iconic street photography work. Joel Meyerovitz is incredibly eloquent and candid about how photography works or doesn't, and this should be an inspiration to anyone interested in photography.



Creative Photography Lab

Author : Steve Sonheim

Publisher :

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 11,87 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Photographs

ISBN : 1592538320

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Book Description

Collects photography exercises that can be completed with any type of camera, including tutorials that focus on such topics as reflections, backlighting, tension, portraiture, and shadows.



This Book Is a Camera

Author : Kelli Anderson

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 32,13 MB

Release : 2015-11-20

Category :

ISBN : 9780997175905

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This is a working camera that pops up from the pages of a book..The book concisely explains--and actively demonstrates--how a structure as humble as a folded piece of paper can tap into the intrinsic properties of light to produce a photograph.The book includes:- a piece of paper folded into a working 4x5" camera- a lightproof bag- 5 sheets of photo-paper "film"- development instructions (from complete DIY to "outsource it")- a foil-stamped cover- a satisfying demonstration of the connection between design & science / structures & functions



Portrait of Myself

Author : Margaret Bourke-White

Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing

Page : 535 pages

File Size : 41,2 MB

Release : 2016-08-09

Category : History

ISBN : 1787200914

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This is the story of the internationally acclaimed American woman Margaret Bourke-White, who for over thirty years made photographic history: as the first photographer to see the artistic and storytelling possibilities in American industry, as the first to write social criticism with a lens, and as the most distinguished and venturesome foreign correspondent-with-a-camera to report wars, politics and social and political revolution on three continents. In this poignant autobiography, Bourke-White details her fight against Parkinson’s disease, and recounts tales of her struggles to master her art and craft, of photographing Stalin, Gandhi and many other notables, of being torpedoed off North Africa while reporting World War II, of flying combat missions, of photographing the dread murder camps of Nazi Germany, of touring Tobacco Road to produce the book You Have Seen Their Faces with Erskine Caldwell (whom she later married), of adventures—and wonderful picture-taking—in the mines of South Africa, in the frozen North, in war-torn Korea. Illustrated throughout with over 70 of Margaret Bourke-White’s fine photographs, this is the great life story of a great American, greatly yet modestly told.



In Spite of Myself

Author : Christopher Plummer

Publisher : Vintage Canada

Page : 658 pages

File Size : 25,3 MB

Release : 2009-10-06

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307373126

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Canada’s most celebrated and acclaimed actor lets loose in a magnificent memoir that will delight and enchant readers across the country. A rollicking, rich self-portrait written by one of today’s greatest living actors. The story of a “young wastrel, incurably romantic, spoiled rotten” – his privileged Montreal background, rich in Victorian gentility, included steam yachts, rare orchid farms, music lessons in Paris and Berlin – “who tore himself away from the ski slopes to break into the big, bad world of theater not from the streets up but from an Edwardian living room down.” Plummer writes of his early acting days – on radio and stage with William Shatner and other fellow Canadians; of the early days of the Stratford Festival in southern Ontario; of his Broadway debut at twenty-four in The Starcross Story, starring Eva Le Gallienne (“It opened and closed in one night, but what a night!”); of joining Peter Hall’s Royal Shakespeare Company (its other members included Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave and Peter O’Toole); of his first picture, Stage Struck, directed by Sidney Lumet; and of The Sound of Music, which he affectionately dubbed “S&M.” He writes about his legendary colleagues: Dame Judith Anderson (“the Tasmanian devil from Down Under”); Sir Tyrone Guthrie; Sir Laurence Olivier; Elia Kazan (“this chameleon of chameleons might change into you, wear your skin, steal your soul”); and “that reprobate” Jason Robards, among many others. A revelation of the wild and exuberant ride that is the actor’s – at least this actor’s – life.



Take Your Selfie Seriously

Author : Sorelle Amore

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 183 pages

File Size : 27,27 MB

Release : 2021-08-26

Category : Photography

ISBN : 139960001X

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Do you want to improve your social-media profile? Learn how to express yourself through beautiful, artistic self-portraits with Take Your Selfie Seriously: The Advanced Selfie and Self-Portrait Handbook. Existing in today's world without photos of yourself is hardly possible, existing without great photos of yourself can be crippling. Take Your Selfie Seriously walks you through the fundamentals of taking the perfect selfie - the gear, pose, facial expression, outfit choice, story, composition, lighting and more. Posting your selfie is an opportunity for you to declare visually who you are and what you aspire to be. Take it seriously and you'll unleash a whole new world of opportunity and potential in the process. From Sorelle Amore, the well-known photographer, filmmaker, influencer and savvy business person whose #Blessed Instagram and Advanced Selfie University programmes have inspired her millions followers across the globe to up their selfie game and improve their online presence!





Leads & Lynxes

Author : Rebecca Chastain

Publisher : Mind Your Muse Books

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 38,26 MB

Release : 2020-08-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0999238590

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Kylie’s good intentions may be her downfall... Once a generation, an enchanted tree blooms, gifting magic seeds to those who ask it a question. Each seed is a clue, not an answer. It guides the recipient toward the information they seek, but only if they have the patience and bravery to see it through. Kylie dreams of using her career as a journalist to make a positive, lasting impact. What better question could she pose to the enchanted tree than for the story of a lifetime? However, improving the world isn’t simple...or safe. Every new lead forces Kylie and her gargoyle companion, Quinn, deeper into a deadly maze of warped magic, bloodthirsty beasts, and deranged madmen. Kylie is determined to unlock the answer to her question, but she’s beginning to wonder: Will she survive long enough to share her findings with the world? From the USA Today bestselling author of the Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles comes an extraordinary new series filled with elemental magic, mythic creatures, and heroic gargoyles. Pick up your copy of this action-packed fantasy today! READER REVIEWS "You'll be swept up in Kylie's story and the magical world she lives in from page one." (Reading Between the Wines Book Club) "Chastain’s take on classic monsters is wonderfully original...Leads and Lynxes is a terrific first book in a new urban fantasy/paranormal romance series." (ev0ke Magazine) "I enjoy how many different weird and wonderful magical creatures we're getting to meet." (Goodreads Review) "Leads and Lynxes is a mix of mystery and fantasy, with a good dose of action and a hint of romance....I really like the world the author has created, especially the characters." (Musings of a Bookish Kitty) "there is never a dull moment" (Goodreads Review) THE NOVELS OF TERRA HAVEN READING ORDER TERRA HAVEN CHRONICLES Deadlines & Dryads (prequel) Leads & Lynxes Headlines & Hydras Muckrakers & Minotaurs GARGOYLE GUARDIAN CHRONICLES Magic of the Gargoyles Curse of the Gargoyles Secret of the Gargoyles Lured (a newsletter-exclusive novella) Flight of the Gargoyles FORMATS Available in ebook, print, and audiobook ABOUT REBECCA CHASTAIN Rebecca Chastain is the USA Today bestselling author of the Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles fantasy trilogy and the Madison Fox urban fantasy series, among other works. Inside her novels, you'll find spellbinding adventures packed with mythological creatures, elemental magic, heartwarming characters (human and otherwise), and page-turning action. Rebecca lives in Northern California with her charming husband. She has yet to encounter a baby gargoyle, but that doesn't stop her from looking. Find out more at RebeccaChastain.com.



Making a Scene in Documentary Film

Author : Maxine Trump

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 10,28 MB

Release : 2023-04-10

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1000655210

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This collection of iconic interviews helps demystify the documentary filmmaking process by deconstructing the most relevant and important scenes in some of today's most well-known documentary films. It offers concrete, real-world examples of the situations and decisions that filmmakers navigate. We go behind the scenes with the creators to learn the methodologies and approaches these directors, cinematographers, editors, and sound recordists have taken to bring these amazing documentaries to life. What makes a great scene? Why are they so important in the construction of a great film? The interviews included offer excellent insights from the directors of the award-winning The Truffle Hunters, My Octopus Teacher, Collective, Knock Down the House, Dick Johnson Is Dead, and Trapped; the cinematographer of RBG, Julia, and Fauci; the editor of Time; and sound recordist of Tiger King. Award-winning documentary filmmaker and esteemed Sundance advisor Maxine Trump goes in-depth with each filmmaker, asking about their creative process. Why did these scenes make such a deep impression on both the filmmakers and their audience? Was it the cinematic style, the dynamic dialogue, the magic of observational filmmaking, or a surprising turning point? This technical but creative and accessible resource is suitable for documentary filmmakers, aspiring directors, producers, editors, and cinematographers of non-fiction film. Each interview offers a fresh perspective to the emerging or professional filmmaker and audience alike.