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Science Fiction Film, Television, and Adaptation: Across the Screens
ISBN: 9780415887199 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributors to this volume consider intermedia adaptation, using science fiction television programs and films as their starting point.
The contributors to this volume consider intermedia adaptation, using science fiction television programs and films as their starting point.
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489,77 |
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Violence on Television: Congressional Inquiry, Public Criticism and Industry Response--A Policy Analysis
ISBN: 9780761804772 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congressional scrutiny and public criticism of violent television have spanned nearly four decades with little change in the emphasis of those protests. Despite the intensive spotlight cast on broadcasters, few in Congress have really tried to affect any real changes in the amount and nature of violence in television programming. Although there have been many studies conducted on the effects of television, few authors have explored the political, cultural and societal influences in the battles over television violence. This book explores the complexities of Congressional and public scrutiny...
Congressional scrutiny and public criticism of violent television have spanned nearly four decades with little change in the emphasis of those protest...
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269,38 |
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Television Everywhere: How Hollywood Can Take Back the Internet and Turn Digital Dimes Into Dollars
ISBN: 9781450260053 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was partly born of frustration - personal frustration with how complicated the simple act of trying to watch TV can be, and the professional frustration of being around almost twenty years of television-, advertising-, and technology-industry floundering with how to better reach TV audiences. The internet, we argue, is finally ready to change all that. Not in the way most people think and experts talk about incessantly - Jetsons-like visions of TV everywhere anytime. While it can do that, the internet can also do something much more powerful for viewers, programmers, and advertisers...
This book was partly born of frustration - personal frustration with how complicated the simple act of trying to watch TV can be, and the professional...
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103,86 |
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House and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated
ISBN: 9780470945551 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An irresistible look within the mind and behind the hit TV drama, House
While House is a smart medical drama and Gregory House faces countless ethical quandaries as a doctor, what makes the show unique is that it's much more deeply rooted in psychology than in medicine. At its core, House is a show about the mind and human behavior. Gregory House is a medical genius and a Sherlock Holmesian figure, but he's also a deeply troubled misanthrope. What's going on inside the brain of this beloved, arrogant, cane-waving curmudgeon that is so appealing? House and... An irresistible look within the mind and behind the hit TV drama, House
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69,17 |
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Französische Fernsehnachrichten ALS Kultureller Text
ISBN: 9783484522442 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur romanische Philologie, founded by Gustav Grober in 1905, is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied Romance languages. The editors welcome submissions of high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism. The publication languages of the series are French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian as well as German and... The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur romanische Philologie, founded by Gustav Grober in 1905, is among the most renowned publicati... |
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467,22 |
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Michelangelo Red Antonioni Blue: Eight Reflections on Cinema
ISBN: 9780520266865 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Michelangelo Antonioni, who died in 2007, was one of cinema s greatest modernist filmmakers. The films in his black and white trilogy of the early 1960sL avventura, La Notte, Leclisseare justly celebrated for their influential, gorgeously austere style. But in this book, Murray Pomerance demonstrates why the color films that followed are, in fact, Antonioni s greatest works. Writing in an accessible style that evokes Antonioni s expansive use of space, Pomerance discusses The Red Desert, Blow-Up, Professione: Reporter (The Passenger), Zabriskie Point, Identification of a Woman, The...
Michelangelo Antonioni, who died in 2007, was one of cinema s greatest modernist filmmakers. The films in his black and white trilogy of the early 196...
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154,67 |
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Cameras Into the Wild: A History of Early Wildlife and Expedition Filmmaking, 1895-1928
ISBN: 9780786461660 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Cameras into the Wild' looks at early wildlife and expedition filmmaking between 1895 and 1928.
'Cameras into the Wild' looks at early wildlife and expedition filmmaking between 1895 and 1928.
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221,82 |
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Elizabeth I in Film and Television: A Study of the Major Portrayals
ISBN: 9780786437184 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience's perception of Elizabeth based upon these portrayals, examines key representations of the Tudor monarch in various motion pictures from the Silent era on and in television miniseries. Actresses who have portrayed Elizabeth include Bette Davis, Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Helen Mirren; Quentin Crisp appeared as the Queen in Orlando (1992). The text focuses on the historical context of the period in which each film or miniseries was made and1the extent of the...
This analysis of how filmmakers have portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), and the audience's perception of Elizabeth based upon these po...
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195,12 |
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Spongebob Squarepants and Philosophy: Soaking Up Secrets Under the Sea!
ISBN: 9780812697308 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy is designed to introduce fans of SpongeBob SquarePants to some of the great thinkers and questions in philosophy. The essays can be shared by young and old alike, kindling new interest in philosophy and life's big questions. What keeps SpongeBob "reeling in" major audiences on a daily basis is that underneath the lighthearted and whimsical exterior are the seeds of long-standing and important philosophical discussions about identity and the self, our obligations toward others, benefits and tensions of the individual in community,...
SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy is designed to introduce fans of SpongeBob SquarePants to some of the great thinkers and questions ...
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57,61 |
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Genre in Asian Film and Television: New Approaches
ISBN: 9780230272170 / Angielski / Twarda / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Genre in Asian Film and Television takes a dynamic approach to the study of Asian screen media previously under-represented in academic writing. It combines historical overviews of developments within national contexts with detailed case studies on the use of generic conventions and genre hybridity in contemporary films and television programmes.
Genre in Asian Film and Television takes a dynamic approach to the study of Asian screen media previously under-represented in academic writing. It co...
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201,24 |
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Tele-Advising: Therapeutic Discourse in American Television
ISBN: 9780807843901 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on feminist, postmodern, and psychoanalytic theories, White traces the impact of television's therapeutic and confessional discourses on family construction and consumer culture. In a comprehensive analysis of cable, network, and syndicated programming and both daytime and prime-time shows, she reveals how the therapeutic and confessional mode functions on television, relating it to broader questions of social identity and power.
Originally published 1992. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make... Drawing on feminist, postmodern, and psychoanalytic theories, White traces the impact of television's therapeutic and confessional discourses on famil...
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195,91 |
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Black Social Dance in Television Advertising: An Analytical History
ISBN: 9780786459445 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The influence of dance upon consumers has long been understood by advertisers. This historical work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black social dance in television advertising. Covering the 1950s through the 2010s in the United States, each decade is explored in detail as dance is shown to provide value to brands, thus effecting consumption experiences. An interdisciplinary work drawing upon anthropological, phenomenological and cultural theoretical approaches, the text provides a theory of dance for a culture that has consistently drawn upon African-American arts to sell...
The influence of dance upon consumers has long been understood by advertisers. This historical work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black ...
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167,87 |
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Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting: Designs, Systems and Operation
ISBN: 9783540639183 / Angielski / Twarda / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This practical reference book is concerned mainly with the technology of digital terrestrial television broadcasting. The author describes the latest developments in digital television, the status of analog technology, and the basics of digital technology and its specifications. The operating and measurement procedure is given especially extensive treatment. Technical future scenarios are also discussed. The book thus gives a self-contained account of this topical theme which will be useful for trainee engineers as well as media experts and broadcasting professionals.
This practical reference book is concerned mainly with the technology of digital terrestrial television broadcasting. The author describes the latest ...
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480,69 |
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Hugh Laurie - the Biography
ISBN: 9781843583646 / Angielski / Miękka / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 'Blackadder' to 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie', 'Jeeves and Wooster' to 'House', Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a career spanning three decades. This biography will appeal to fans young and old.
From 'Blackadder' to 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie', 'Jeeves and Wooster' to 'House', Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a career spanning three decad...
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60,38 |
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The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays on Children's Science Fiction Film and Television
ISBN: 9780786458752 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through spaceships, aliens, ray guns and other familiar trappings, science fiction uses the future (and sometimes the past) to comment on current social, cultural and political ideologies; the same is true of science fiction in children's film and television. This collection of essays analyzes the confluences of science fiction and children's visual media, handling such cultural icons as Flash Gordon, the Jetsons and Star Wars, as well as more contemporary fare like the films Wall-E, Monsters vs. Aliens and Toy Story. Collectively, the essays discover, applaud and critique the hidden--and...
Through spaceships, aliens, ray guns and other familiar trappings, science fiction uses the future (and sometimes the past) to comment on current soci...
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167,87 |
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The Philosophy of Joss Whedon
ISBN: 9780813134192 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every generation produces a counterculture icon. Joss Whedon, creater of the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is famed for his subversive wit, rich characters, and extraordinary plotlines. His renown has only grown with subsequent creations, including Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and the innovative online series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Through premises as unusual as a supernatural detective agency run by a vampire and a Western set in outer space, Whedon weaves stories about characters forced to make commonplace moral decisions under the most bizarre of...
Every generation produces a counterculture icon. Joss Whedon, creater of the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is famed for his...
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156,72 |
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To Have or Have Not: Essays on Commerce and Capital in Modernist Theatre
ISBN: 9780786447176 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a rapidly changing world, the ways in which economic forces affect both personal and global change can be difficult to track, particularly in the arts. This collection of twenty new essays explores both obscure and famous plays dealing with economic issues. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, the text moves from Marx's theories to Wall Street speculation, nineteenth century immigration issues, the excesses of the Gilded Age and the 1920s, the Great Depression, WWII and millennial economic challenges.
In a rapidly changing world, the ways in which economic forces affect both personal and global change can be difficult to track, particularly in the a...
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303,02 |
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Self and Space in the Theater of Susan Glaspell
ISBN: 9780786463947 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Founding member of the Provincetown Players, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, best-selling novelist and short story writer Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) was a great contributor to American literature. An exploration of eleven plays written between the years 1915 and 1943, this critical study focuses on one of Glaspell's central themes, the interplay between place and identity. This study examines the means Glaspell employs to engage her characters in proxemical and verbal dialectics with the forces of place that turn them into victims of location. Of particular interest are her characters'...
Founding member of the Provincetown Players, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, best-selling novelist and short story writer Susan Glaspell (1876-1948...
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275,77 |
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Personality Presenters: Television's Intermediaries with Viewers
ISBN: 9780754676546 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Television presenters are key to the sociability of the medium, speaking directly to viewers as intermediaries between audiences and those who are interviewed, perform or compete on screen. As targets of both great affection and derision from viewers and the subjects of radio, internet, magazine and newspaper coverage, many have careers that have lasted almost as long as post-war television itself. Nevertheless, as a profession, television presenting has received little scholarly attention. Personality Presenters explores the role of the television presenter, analysing the distinct skills...
Television presenters are key to the sociability of the medium, speaking directly to viewers as intermediaries between audiences and those who are int...
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832,62 |
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Fess Parker: TV's Frontier Hero
ISBN: 9781593932107 / Angielski / Twarda / 446 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FESS PARKER GREW UP IN TEXAS, SERVED IN WORLD WAR II, AND LATER BECAME TV'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR "DAVY CROCKETT" AND "DANIEL BOONE." AFTER HIS FILM AND TV CAREER, PARKER BECAME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN, HOTEL BUILDER, AND VINTNER. WILLIAM R. CHEMERKA'S AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY IS A RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE TO AN AMAZING MANTHAT FEATURESTHOUGHTFUL RECOLLECTIONS FROM PARKER'S FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-STARS, AND FANS, AND INCLUDES A NUMBER OF NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS.
FESS PARKER GREW UP IN TEXAS, SERVED IN WORLD WAR II, AND LATER BECAME TV'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR "DAVY CROCKETT" AND "DANIEL BOONE." AFTER HIS FILM AND ...
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194,22 |