Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
River of Shadows River of Shadows Rebecca Solnit An original telling of the story of Eadweard Muybridge, who in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographically, thus making movies possible. Solnit uses the story of Muybridge as a len… OL12444W
Conversations with cinematographers Conversations with cinematographers David A. Ellis This book contains interviews with cinematographers (directors of photography) and camera oprators. They include Jack Cardiff (African Queen) Douglas Slocombe (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Anthony Do… OL15981228W
The inventor and the tycoon The inventor and the tycoon Edward Ball From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, this book is the riveting true story of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who buil… OL16664530W
Straight from the horse's mouth Straight from the horse's mouth Ronald Neame,Barbara Roisman Cooper,Michael Caine "Straight from the Horse's Mouth provides a fascinating, firsthand account of the life and times of Ronald Neame, who began his career as assistant cameraman on Hitchcock's first talkie, Blackmail, a… OL16722758W
Cinematography Cinematography Mike Goodridge,Tim Grierson As chief collaborators with the directors on a film, cinematographers are artistic masters in their own right. In Cinematography sixteen of the world's greatest directors of photography share their i… OL17140575W
The retrospective The retrospective Abraham B. Yehoshua Unsettled during a retrospective of his early work, aging film director Yair Moses attempts to reconcile with the difficult but brilliant screenwriter from whom he is estranged, but the price that Tr… OL19963203W
Muybridge and the riddle of locomotion Muybridge and the riddle of locomotion Marta Braun This book tells of Eadweard Muybridge's invention of very fast photography and his discovery of how animals and people run. OL19974919W
Under the Mexican sky Under the Mexican sky Gabriel Figueroa Featuring color images and stills, Under the Mexican Sky provides a comprehensive view of the enduring Mexican iconography that Figueroa crafted throughout his career as a cinematographer, working on… OL19991919W
CINE CUBANO A CONTRALUZ, EL CINE CUBANO A CONTRALUZ, EL Luciano Castillo 173 p. : 21 cm OL31328145W
Savage Nights Savage Nights Cyril Collard Depicts the tumultuous life of an HIV+ bisexual Parisian cinematographer, his 17 year old girlfriend (Laura) and the various men he connects and forms relationships with. OL3407221W
Pictures of motion and pictures that move Pictures of motion and pictures that move Stephen Manes A biography of the photographer and motion-picture pioneer whose early efforts at photographing motion included proving that at one period of its stride, a running horse has all four feet off the gro… OL3482336W
Anus Mundi Anus Mundi Wiesław Kielar Der einzigartige Bericht aus der Hölle von Auschwitz, kraftvoll, eindringlich und zutiefst menschlich »Anus Mundi« ist mehr als die Erinnerung an unvorstellbare Qualen und Leid, mehr als ein Blick… OL4865423W
From Kansas to cannibals From Kansas to cannibals Suzanne Middendorf Arruda A biography of the female explorer Osa Johnson who, with her husband Martin, made films about the Solomon Islands and Africa between the years 1920 and 1940. OL5725178W
Life through a lens Life through a lens Osmond Borradaile "Life Through a Lens is Osmond Borradaile's account of his experiences with the movies - from his childhood encounter with an exploding nickelodeon show, to his apprenticeship as a lab technician in … OL5747995W
Kenneth Strickfaden, Dr. Frankenstein's electrician Kenneth Strickfaden, Dr. Frankenstein's electrician Harry Goldman "Kenneth Strickfaden, innovative genius of illusionary special effects from silent films to the age of television, set the standard for Hollywood's mad scientists. Strickfaden created the science fic… OL5830422W