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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"An inspiring, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way. Though they are the fastest-growing form of media, podcasts can actually be tricky to create--and even harder to sustain. Few know the secrets of successfully creating a knockout podcast better than...
Author
Publisher
Imp Works
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A gang of ambitious kids embark on the adventure of a lifetime-making a movie!"--
Lights! Camera! Action!Join a gang of fearless rebels as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime--making a movie! But this isn't any movie. It's the greatest movie of all time, The Ninjas Fight the Killer Sharks at Bikini Beach! It's going to take a lot of moxie to pull this off, but these upstarts are ready. As they go through the process of raising money, writing...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"[A] history of this singular institution that has indelibly shaped independent and documentary filmmaking, as well as its critical reception." -- Film Quarterly This is the inspiring story of The Flaherty, one of the oldest continuously running nonprofit media arts institutions in the world, which has shaped the development of independent film, video, and emerging forms in the United States for more than sixty years. Combining the words of legendary...
Author
Publisher
Beaufort Books / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Veteran motion picture, television, and Broadway producer Julian Schlossberg grew up in New York City with an early love of entertainment. As a child, he was an avid fan of radio, film, and the new art of television, and harbored ambitions of meeting his favorite stars one day. Little did he know that in the course of his career, he would not only meet many of them, but also become their producer, representative, and friend. During his nearly 60 years...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Christmas has, indeed, arrived early with this romp."-Booklist
July is a great time to celebrate Christmas! In the wild world of making a TV Christmas movie, a hot and sunny upstate New York summer becomes a winter wonderland, overnight. But as cool as the fake snow is, when the real life hero gets tangled up with the movie star, the screenwriter grapples for control of the story, and the fans become a hazard to life and limb, it'll take a Christmas...
Author
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Looking for a New England covers the period 1975 to 1986, from Slade in Flame to Absolute Beginners. A carefully researched exploration of transgressive films, the career of David Bowie, dystopias, the Joan Collins ouevre, black cinema, the origins and impact of punk music, political films, comedy, how Ireland and Scotland featured on our screens and the rise of Richard Branson and a new, commercial, mainstream. The sequel to Psychedelic Celluloid,...
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Series
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
What would middle school be like if you lived in a zoo? Just ask Ana Wright, star of the hilarious, award-nominated My Life is A Zoo series that combines first crushes, friendship fails...and pack dynamics. Surprise! Ana's long distance BFF is finally coming back to visit. But with her purple hair and new attitude, Liv is barely the girl Ana remembers. This new Liv probably thinks a birthday party at the zoo is lame. Maybe if Ana has a super-secret...
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When sparks fly between a good Amish girl and a hunky member of the Hollywood elite, even matchmaking innkeepers Esther and Lizzie know better than to fan the flames. Evelyn Schrock has dismissed the attempts of every young man in her small Amish community to court her. She's willing to wait for a suitor who shares her curiosities about life and faith. The only reason Jayce Clarkson is in Amish country hefting equipment for his famous father's movie...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
It's a bird, It's a plane--no, It's Johnny Hangtime! Jumping off the Empire State Building, fighting on the wing of a biplane, and parachuting onto the back of a horse are all in a day's work for 13-year-old Johnny Thyme, a stunt kid known in the movie business as Johnny Hangtime. But Johnny's phenomenal feats are a movie industry secret. Ricky Corvette, the superstar teen for whom Johnny doubles, wants his fans to think he does his own stunts. Johnny's...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After producing three horror movies that went mostly ignored on YouTube, Justin and his filmmaking buddies decide it's time they create something noteworthy, something epic. They're going to film the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They may not have money or a script, but they have passion. And, after a rash text message, they also have the beautiful Alicia Howtz-Justin's crush-as the lead. With only one month to complete their movie, a script that can't...
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Series
Mr. Puffball volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Mr. Puffball is through being a stunt cat -- he's ready to be a real actor! It's just too dangerous to be on fire all the time. But according to Victoria Bossypaws at Purramount Studios, Puffball and El Gato are going to lose their roles in their Hollywood buddy movie unless they can demonstrate youthful Hollywood appeal! But how? They have two weeks to film a dangerous and exciting cross-country movie reel -- starring themselves -- doing amazing...
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Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This engaging study of Alfonso Cuarón's 2004 film demonstrates why it is an essential work of twenty-first-century cinema.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is an elegant exemplar of contemporary cinematic trends, including serial storytelling, the rise of the fantasy genre, digital filmmaking, and collaborative authorship. With craft, wonder, and wit, the film captures the most engaging elements of the novel while artfully translating...
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Language
English
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When he first started working on Pet Sounds, Brian Wilson said that he was going to write "the greatest rock album ever made." That album, released in 1966, fifty years ago, changed the face of popular music.From conception and composition to arrangement and production, Pet Sounds was the work of one extraordinary man. Turning his back on the protest songs and folk rock of his contemporaries and even on the bright surf sound of his own creation, Brian...
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Series
My weirder school volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
My Weirder School weirder than ever! A hot new reality show, The Real Teachers of Ella Mentry , is filming at school. Everybody wants to win the TV show's grand prize! The weird director, Ms. Beard, tells the teachers and students to act normal. Yeah, like that's gonna happen!
15) Enjoy the View
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Series
Moose Springs Alaska volume 3
Language
English
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"A grouchy mountaineer, a Hollywood starlet And miles of untamed wilderness... What could possibly go wrong? Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River. Well, too bad: River's going to make this film...
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Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Sight and Sound Best Film Book Of 2020 For the thirtieth anniversary of its premiere comes the vivid and immersive history behind Martin Scorsese's signature film Goodfellas , hailed by critics as the greatest mob movie ever made. When Goodfellas first hit the theatres in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture, one that would inspire future filmmakers...
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Series
Mr. Puffball volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious illustrated adventure meet Mr. Puffball, a medium-size feline with a big dream! With amazing humor that appeals to both kids and adults as well as funny illustrations throughout the story, Mr. Puffball: Stunt Cat to the Stars is perfect for dreamers, movie buffs, and fans of Timmy Failure and Stick Dog. He's a hero for today. Or possibly tomorrow. He's a cat. He's awesome. And ... wait for it ... he's going to Hollywood to become...
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Series
Alien superstar volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
The out-of-this-world second book in superstar authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver's newest New York Times -bestselling middle-grade series After escaping his oppressive red dwarf planet and landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger seems destined for high-flying success. His legions of fans love his six eyes, his suction cup feet, and even his excessive need for avocados. It seems nothing can stop his rise to super-stardom -- until...
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Series
Daughters of the dynasty volume 1
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The first book in an epic and romantic YA series following the fictionalized descendants of the only officially recognized empress regent of China
Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she's living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning for bit roles that hardly cover rent. Gemma's big break comes when...
20) A Call for Kelp
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Series
Seaside café mystery volume 4
Language
English
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It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet!
Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz-Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mira has agreed to help. But when the actress turns up dead, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives...
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