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The Continuity Supervisor is a practical guide to the basics of continuity, designed to be of use both to the newcomer and those more experienced. Formerly titled 'The Continuity Handbook: a guide for single-camera shooting, this new edition covers the latest technological changes which affect the Continuity Supervisor. Avril Rowlands worked at the BBC for any years as a PA. She has been involved in specialised training for the television industry and major film and television colleges. Her highly acclaimed residential courses attract students from major television companies worldwide. She is also a writer and independent television producer.
When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing - the second best bed. This superb one-woman play, full of both humour and pathos, has received great critical acclaim since its premier at the Swan Theatre Worcester in 2012. The wake has finished, the mourners have all gone home, leaving Anne to remember her life with the most talented playwright the world has ever seen. Or was he? Did he write the plays? His widow would know if anybody did. Wouldn't she?
Mr. Noah sometimes wonders why God picked him to be in charge of the Ark, as problems keep cropping up and he has to handle them--the lion wants to take over, the ewe nearly gets left behind, the woodpeckers cause the Ark to start leaking, and the skunksr
Growing up with Two Languagesis aimed at the many parents and professionals who feel uncertain about the best ways to help children who are in contact with more than one language and culture to gain maximum benefit from the situation.
In 1935 it was every small boy's ambition to be an engine driver. Or was it? Tom Watkins, about to start work, isn't so sure, especially as his father, Fred, a top link driver, is something of a legend at the Acton Chalcote engine shed. For Fred, loyalty to his strict Welsh Baptist upbringing has given way to loyalty to the Great Western Railway. Forceful and dictatorial, Fred is in his element on the footplate of a steam engine, travelling at speed through the countryside at the head of a long line of chocolate and cream-coloured coaches full of passengers. 'You're king of these wonderful machines. You're in control, you nurse it, you work with it, you let it know who's boss and it responds...
This definitive handbook explains how a script is transformed into a motion picture or television program. Readers will learn the methodology and craft of the script supervisor, who ensures that the continuity of a film, its logical progression, is coherent. The book teaches all vital script supervising functions, including how to: .prepare, or "break down" a script for shooting .maintaining screen direction and progression .matching scenes and shots for editing .cuing actors .recording good takes and prints preparing time and log sheets for editing This revision of an industry classic has been updated to reflect changes in the film industry in recent years, including the use of electronic media in the script supervisor's tasks. While it is written for the novice script writer, it can serve as a valuable resource for directors, film editors, scriptwriters and cinematographers.
Written from a feminist perspective, this book is an exploration of both male and female celibacy from the ancient world through to modern times. It recounts for instance the forced castration of Italy's young male sopranos, and tells why improverished Chinese boys and men became eunuchs for the Emperor.
A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art presents a comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art. • Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Single Volume Reference in the Humanities & Social Sciences • Features contributions from top scholars in their respective fields of expertise relating to ancient Egyptian art • Provides overviews of past and present scholarship and suggests new avenues to stimulate debate and allow for critical readings of individual art works • Explores themes and topics such as methodological approaches, transmission of Egyptian art and its connections with other cultures, ancient reception, technology and interpretation, • Provides a comprehensive synthesis on a discipline that has diversified to the extent that it now incorporates subjects ranging from gender theory to ‘X-ray fluorescence’ and ‘image-based interpretations systems’
Over the past few years television has witnessed a major reshaping of the industry, and technological change on a massive scale. While the role of continuity in a single camera shooting has remained virtually unchanged, it is essential for the person doing the job to have an understanding of some of these changes, especially in the area of post production. Over the past few years television has witnessed a major reshaping of the industry, and technological change on a massive scale. While the role of continuity in a single camera shooting has remained virtually unchanged, it is essential for the person doing the job to have an understanding of some of these changes, especially in the area of...