Hart, Christopher. Drawing crime noir for comics & graphic novels. New York : Watson-Guptill Pub., 2006.
Detailed instructions and step-by-step illustrations explain how to draw crime noir for comic books and graphic novels.

Shaner, Pete. Digital filmmaking for teens. Boston : Thomson/Course Technology, c2005.
Presents a guide to making Hollywood-style movies on a teen-affordable budget with digital video equipment, discussing how to develop a story, plan for production, and shoot, edit, and release the movie, and including a DVD with clips and tips.

Adaptations : from short story to big screen : 35 great stories that have inspired great films. 1st ed. New York : Three Rivers Press, c2005.
Contains a collection of thirty-five short stories that were adapted to film, arranged by genre, and includes an examination of the process of turning a short piece of fiction into a screenplay. Features stories by Harvey Pekar, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, and Jean Shepherd.

Aesthetics of film. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2004], c1992.
A collection of essays in which leading experts examine classical and contemporary film theory, covering topics such as semiotics, narratology, psychoanalysis in film theory, and the theory of spectatorship.

Culhane, John. Walt Disney's Fantasia. New York : Abradale Press/H.N. Abrams, 1987.
Follows the creation of Fantasia from character sketches to animation frames to the finished Disney film.

Hammen, Scott. John Huston. Boston : Twayne, 1985.
Includes bibliography, filmography and index. Focuses on the film career and achievements of the actor and director.

Levy, Frederick. Short films 101 : how to make a short film and launch your filmmking career. Perigree trade pbk. ed. New York : Perigee, 2004.
Presents a guide to shooting, promoting, and selling a short film, examining topics such as how to tell a memorable story, raise money, get affordable equipment, hire a cast and crew, and obtain locations.

Friedland, Ronald, 1937-. American film directors : the world as they see it. New York : F. Watts, 1976.
Examines the work of six major American film directors and, more briefly, several newer directors.

Lommel, Cookie. African Americans in film and television. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2003.
Traces the history of African-Americans in film, radio, and television, looking at how the lingering images of minstrel shows and subservience have influenced the types of roles and the amount of money offered to African-American actors and actresses.

Lommel, Cookie. Black filmmakers. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2002.
Traces the history of African-American filmmaking, from the "race movies" of the early twentieth century to the work of such directors as Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Gina Prince-Bythewood in the 1990s and beyond.

McAlpine, Margaret. Working in film and television. U.S. ed. Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2005.
Introduces preteens to seven careers in the film and television industry, including camera operator, actor, and special effects artist, each with a description, outlines of basic responsibilities and qualifications, and a look at a typical day on the job.

Shary, Timothy, 1967-. Teen movies : American youth on screen. London ; : Wallflower, 2005.
Examines the history and development of teen movies and their impact on the film industry and society.

Sklar, Robert. Movie-made America : a cultural history of American movies. Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
A cultural history of American movies, examining the invention of motion-picture technology, the evolution of film audiences, the organizations and business tactics of the movie trade, the design and economics of theaters, the social and professional lives of movie workers, government policies, censorship groups, and the cultural influence of movies at home and overseas.

Stoller, Bryan Michael. Filmmaking for dummies. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2003.
An introduction to filmmaking that provides information on developing a project, pitching it, obtaining financing, hiring a cast and crew, shooting and editing, and distribution.

Conversations with the great moviemakers of Hollywood's golden age : at the American Film Institute. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2006.
A collection of interviews in which influential directors, producers, cinematographers, and writers influenced the early days of filmmaking and shaped the modern moviemaking industry.

Dunkleberger, Amy. So you want to be a film or TV director? 1st ed. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008.
Explores the career of a television and movie director; providing descriptions of different responsibilities, in-depth analyses of the directing in "Citizen Kane" and "The Sixth Sense," and advice on finding a job in the field.

Richards, Andrea. Girl director : a how-to guide for the first-time flat-broke film and video maker. Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, c2005.
Contains a guide to making films for girls, presenting the history of women behind the camera, describing the technical side of directing, defining jargon and terminology, and profiling several well-known female film directors.

Careers in focus. New York : Ferguson, c2006.
Actors -- Animators -- Art directors -- Audio recording engineers -- Camera operators -- Cinematographers and directors of photography -- Composers and arrangers -- Costume designers -- Film directors -- Film editors -- Film writers -- Lighting technicians -- Producers -- Production assistants -- Public relations specialists -- Screenwriters -- Special effects technicians -- Stunt performers -- Talent agents and scouts. Profiles careers in the film industry, discussing the nature of the work, educational and training requirements, employment opportunities, salary figures, and sources of additional information.

American history/American film : interpreting the Hollywood image. New York : Ungar, c1979.
 

Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Cold War, cool medium : television, McCarthyism, and American culture. New York : Columbia University Press, c2003.
Explores how television helped Americans become more tolerant people during the Cold War, discussing how the television became one of the most powerful cultural forces of the twentieth century.

Murphy, Brenda, 1950-. Congressional theatre : dramatizing McCarthyism on stage, film, and television. Cambridge, UK ; : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Identifies and examines the plays, films, and teleplays that responded to the actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities during the "Show Business hearings" that it held between 1947 and 1960.

Seed, David. American science fiction and the Cold War : literature and film. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, c1999.
Examines science fiction literature and film produced in the United States from 1945 to the 1980s in an effort to discern the parallels between the genre and the Cold War.

Jacobs, David, 1939-. Chaplin, the movies, & Charlie. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, c1975.
A biography of one of the most famous film comedians of the twentieth century who contributed greatly to the art of filmmaking both as a performer and as a director.

Spoto, Donald, 1941-. The dark side of genius : the life of Alfred Hitchcock. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1983.
Chronicles the film producing career and personal life of Alfred Hitchcock.

Walker, Alice, 1944-. The same river twice : honoring the difficult : a meditation on life, spirit, art, and the making of the film, The color purple, ten years later. New York : Scribner, c1996.
Reflections by the author on the period of time in her life when she went from being a reclusive writer to a public figure due to the filming of her book, The Color Purple.

Discovering careers for your future. New York : Ferguson, c2005.
Actors -- Audio recording engineers -- Camera operators -- Cartoonists and animators -- Cinematographers and directors of photography -- Composers -- Costume designers -- Dancers and choreographers -- Film directors -- Film editors -- Film producers -- Lighting technicians -- Media planners and buyers -- Musical directors and conductors -- Production assistants -- Production designers -- Screenwriters -- Special-effects technicians -- Stunt performers -- Talent agents and scouts. Discusses the career possibilities in the area of films and entertainment and provides information on cinematographers and directors, screenwriters and special-effects technicians, film editors and producers, camera operators, cartoonists, dancers, and choreography.

Version currently being used at UHS in Course 2320 - TV/Film Production is Avid Xpress Pro 5.7 HD Academic (installed 7/2007)
Please check with your teacher for additional training materials. This listing represents a small selection of tutorials available on the "Web".

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