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Stephen Book is a top Hollywood acting coach and teacher and a theatre director. His students have won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Obies, and Grammys. Th...

Every year, over 60,000 commercial roles for all ages, physical types, and ethnic backgrounds are cast by ad agencies, producers, directors, and ca...

Character Animation Crash Course! is a veritable Genie’s lamp stuffed with everything the aspiring animator could wish for! Renowned animator Eric ...

Saxophonist and composer Charles Lloyd has been a strong and important voice in the jazz world since the late 1950s. This freewheeling, fascinating...

This is an essential practical guide to how colour works in light. Written from the perspective of a theatrical lighting designer, it discusses how...

If you want to build a stand-up comedy career, this book is a must read. If you want to write comedy, this book is a must-read. If you simply enjoy...

A straightforward, often humorous workbook approach to comedy writing as creative problem-solving. In it, veteran Hollywood comedy writer John Vorh...

This is an invaluable collection of sample entertainment contracts accompanied by legalese-free discussions of their key concepts and terms. The 3r...

As entertaining as it is enlightening, Created by… presents a stellar cast of 21 show creators who candidly talk about writing and selling hit tele...

Dealmaking -- the popular, award-winning self-defence book for everyone working in the film and television industry -- is now expanded (with more t...

From Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of The Noir Style and Film Noir Graphics and editors of the seven-volume Film Noir Reader series, comes...

This is one of the most respected books on film making ever published. With the aid of hundreds of photographs and diagrams, it clearly and concise...

Visual narrative formulas for anyone involved in the film and tape industry.