Managing in the Media
by Peter Block, Tom Nicholls, Ron Southwell, and William Houseley
Managing in the Media has been devised for a broad audience. It is based upon the perceived need for a text that amalgamates cultural theories, film and television analysis, management theories and media production practice into one volume. There are many books on film and cultural studies. Similarly, there are copious numbers of texts written on management. To date little has been written that analyses the management of the audiovisual industry set against the backdrop of the cultural and eco...
How To Succeed In The Entertainment Business
by Benjamin Jimerson-Phillips
This simple and essential book about the craft of acting describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. An actor's job, the authors state...
Despite increasing corporate mergers and bottom-line thinking, the entertainment business will never function like a bank or an insurance company because it is an industry rooted in imagination. Rules are meant to be broken. The best work is often produced in an environment where plans change by the minute and nothing seems to make sense. To wit, those who choose this profession must alter preconceived notions of work itself, sometimes discovering that fantasy and horror describe both movie genr...
Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2014 (Unofficial Guide)
by Mr Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa
Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World explains how Disney World works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of trav...
Fodor's Walt Disney World 2014: With Universal, Seaworld, and the Best of Central Florida
New in Paperback! In 1935, two film production companies merged to form one of the most influential corporations in the world-Twentieth Century-Fox. Here is the story of that dynamic company and of the personalities who molded it over the past fifty years, from Darryl F. Zanuk to Barry Diller. Unlike any previous volume on a film studio, this in-depth history is told from a corporate viewpoint, covering the trends that influenced film-making, profit-making incentives, and the creative policies r...
World's Fair Midways (America in Two Centuries, an Inventory)
by Edo McCullough
An inspiring and no-nonsense guide for aspiring artists of all stripes—from “the most exciting individual in American theater” (Newsweek). In vividly anecdotal letters to the young BZ, Anna Deavere Smith addresses the full spectrum of issues that all artists starting out will face: from questions of confidence, discipline, and self-esteem, to fame, failure, and fear, to staying healthy, presenting yourself effectively, building a diverse social and professional network, and using your art to pro...
Seven Secrets To A Successful Independent Christian Music Ministry
by Nathan L Sakany
Entertainment Industry Success (00000000000000000000000000001, #1)
by N Fowler
Universal Orlando (Universal Orlando: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure)
by Kelly Monaghan
The very latest on all the new thrill rides, kiddie rides, dining, entertainment, and shopping in Universal's multi-park/resort hotel complex for the 21st century.