Average customer rating:
|
Steven Spielberg: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Kathi Jackson
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 Entertainers
| Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Movie Directors
| Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Spielberg, Steven
| ( S )
| People, A-Z
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Direction & Production
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Music
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Entertainment Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
Steven Spielberg: A Biography
ASIN: 0313337969 |
Book Description
Steven Spielberg is hailed as one of the most influential and commercially successful film directors in motion picture history. Through his role in developing, directing, and driving the special effects of many of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, includingJaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Minority Report, Spielberg changed the way movies are made and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This biography traces his rise from shooting films as a shy young boy with the family's 8 mm camera to his first unpaid job at Universal Studios, to the rise of DreamWorks, the studio Spielberg founded and quickly turned into a filmmaking powerhouse. While Spielberg's best work may lie ahead, this biography puts his legendary career and work to date into perspective by offering analysis and commentary from fans and critics alike. Whether about an alien lost in suburbia or the battles of World War II, Spielberg has directed and produced many of the most talked about movies of the past 30 years. Students interested in the history of film and the filmmaking industry will find this biography endlessly fascinating. A timeline of significant events, a bibliography of print and electronic resources, and photographs round out this biography.
Average customer rating:
- Amazingly average book
- superficial, innacurate, boring... bad.
- Superficial at best
|
Steven Spielberg: Close Up: The Making of His Movies (Close-Up Series)
Perry
Manufacturer: Thunder's Mouth Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
History & Criticism
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
| Criticism
| General
| Regional
| Themes
| Women in Art
Stagecraft
| Theater
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Spielberg, Steven
| ( S )
| People, A-Z
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Direction & Production
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Foreign Languages
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Entertainment Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Reference Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
Francis Ford Coppola: Close Up: The Making of His Movies (Close-Up Series)
ASIN: 1560251956 |
Customer Reviews:
Amazingly average book.......2005-06-17
With enough books chronicling the life and works of Steven Spielberg, this brief and sketchy tome hardly qualifies as one of the best. But I'm a hardcore Spielberg fan and have almost all the books written about him. Regardless, this is simply to fill a niggling itch, not necessarily for a good read. If you're looking for quality and sincere Spielberg books, Neil Sinyard and Ian Freer's excellent bios are great reading.
superficial, innacurate, boring... bad........2004-05-24
If you've read a Profile on Mr. Spielberg in any magazine or seen one of the very bleak "behind the scenes" documentaries in one of his DVDs... you're more than qualified to write a better book than this one.
The back cover refers to the "book" as a "fascinating behind-the-scenes account of how Steven Spielberg really makes movies"... an utter LIE!! The chapter on "Jaws" for example, is only 4 pages long. I mean, the movie took forever to shoot, was plaged with trouble and was the first ever blockbuster... you could easily write a whole book with the creative process involved, not 4 pages.
I see that there's an used book priced at $ 0.93 it is expensive, don't buy it.
Superficial at best.......2000-01-15
If you know nothing at all about Steven Spielberg, this book might be a good summary of his career. But if you are looking for personal insights, new depth or detailed film analysis, invest your book-buying money elsewhere. I was also put off by the fairly frequent denigrating remarks about various actors, screen writers and directors many of whom have careers that would seem worthy of some degree of respect.
Book Description
Although the blockbuster is the most popular and commercially successful type of filmmaking, it has yet to be studied seriously from a formalist standpoint. This is in opposition to classical Hollywood cinema and International Art cinema, whose form has been analyzed and deconstructed in great detail. Directed By Steven Spielberg fills this gap by examining the distinctive form of the blockbuster. The book focuses on Spielberg's blockbusters, because he is the most consistent and successful director of this type of film - he defines the standard by which other Hollywood blockbusters are judged and compared. But how did Spielberg attain this position? Film critics and scholars generally agree that Spielberg's blockbusters have a unique look and use visual storytelling techniques to their utmost effectiveness. In this book, Warren Buckland examines Spielberg's distinct manipulation of film form, and his singular use of stylistic and narrative techniques. The book demonstrates the aesthetic options available to Spielberg, and particularly the choices he makes in structuring his blockbusters. Buckland emphasizes the director's activity in making a film (particularly such a powerful director as Spielberg), including: visualizing the scene on paper via storyboards; staging and blocking the scene; selecting camera placement and movement; determining the progression or flow of the film from shot to shot; and deciding how to narrate the story to the spectator.
Directed By Steven Spielberg combines film studies scholarship with the approach taken by many filmmaking manuals. The unique value of the book lies in its grounding of formal film analysis in filmmaking.
Customer Reviews:
An excellent read for Spielberg fans and others.......2006-12-28
Steven Spielberg: Interviews is a great book on many levels. It's probably one of the only books about Spielberg that shows his more personal side and manner of speaking. The interviews give us a different different perspective of the man and show that he is not what everyone (or me at least) envisioned him to be.
Interesting, information, and with its own of sense of humor, this is definitely a must-read for Spielberg fans, filmmakers, and people period.
A BRILLIANT FILMMAKER; A BRILLIANT BOOK!.......2005-12-21
Steven Spielberg is undoubtedly the greatest movie director of our times. ALL his movies have been box-office hits. He is brilliant and dedicated to his craft! And people adore him! He's way cool ...
That's why it's so exciting to read a book by him, describing the last 25 years of his life. Awesome material!
Can't wait to see more of his movies! Many reviewers are saying that my TOONIES book would make a great movie ... a la Spielberg. I should be so lucky, but was lucky enough to meet and pose with Clint Eastwood many moons ago, so perhaps I'll get lucky again. Hint! Hint!
With all his fame and fortune and he still remains a very "nice, dear, down-to-earth" man. More of the actors should emulate his example.
Go, Steven!
Good stuff.......2001-10-04
There's a lot of really good stuff in here.
First, the interviews span some 25 years, so you get a sense how he's matured and yet how he's stayed the same.
Second, Spielberg is very candid, so interviews with him tend to reveal more than many others.
Third, there's just a lot of good stuff in here, some of which you may have heard and some not. For instance, I had never heard the story of how, as an awkward 12 year old, he and a mentally retarded boy were dead last in a school race and their peers cheered the retarded boy to beat young Spielberg. Spielberg describes how he knew he had to let the boy with without him realizing it and did just that. And then he describes how after the race, after the others carried the retarded boy on their shoulders, Spielberg was both devastatingly happy and sad.
Or there's the anecdote about his encounter with Stanley Kubrick -- how the master was not as stand-offish as one might think, and yet how he sized up Spielberg with "his probing, questioning eyes, always looking at you to see if you're true or falso. To see what you're made of, to see what you have upstairs. His chess player's eyes. Real surgeon's eyes."
There's lots of other examples I can bring but if you have any interest in Spielberg or movies just go out and get the book. It's a great read about a fascinating man whose own character arc and maturity as a movie-maker is the stuff great stories are made of.
An insightful, entertaining read........2000-10-05
I've been waiting a long time for a book like this. Populist filmmakers like Steven Spielberg are too often ignored by publishers who would rather print in-depth literature on the likes of Coppola or Scorsese, so it's nice to see a meaty tome such as this on the bookshelves. Spielberg lets rip on all the stuff you often wondered about whilst watching his films, and proves himself to be rather adept at delivering hilarious anecdotes. Unlike the George Lucas Interviews book, Spielberg isn't shy when it comes to discussing his private life. All in all, an enlightening read. Jolly good.
Average customer rating:
|
Inventors and Creators - Steven Speilberg (Inventors and Creators)
Adam Woog
Manufacturer: KidHaven Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book
General
| Biographies
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Performing Arts
| Biographies
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Science & Technology
| Biographies
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Multilingual
| People & Places
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Film
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Music
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Music
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Ages 9-12
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Spielberg, Steven
| ( S )
| People, A-Z
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0737714182 |
Book Description
Steven Spielberg is the most successful film director in the world, one who creates enormously popular movies that also succeed as works of art. He has evolved from movie-obsessed teen to king of the blockbusters to a mature artist who balances "popcorn movies" with more thoughtful, issue-oriented films.
Average customer rating:
- An excellent guide to the master of cinema
- excellent text, well researched, and fun to read
- The films of Steven Spielberg
|
The Films Of Steven Spielberg
Douglas Brode
Manufacturer: Citadel
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Biographies
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
| Actors & Actresses
| Directors
Direction & Production
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
Guides & Reviews
| Movies
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Foreign Languages
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Performing Arts
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Entertainment Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0806519517 |
Customer Reviews:
An excellent guide to the master of cinema.......2005-10-20
If you want a good read about cinema's most amazing director, then this is the book for you. It contains lots of really great insight not just on shooting the movie, but how it even started. Though author Douglas Brode tends to get a little too political, it is a really good book that I keep coming back to. Read at all costs.
excellent text, well researched, and fun to read.......2003-05-04
This book is a great read for the major films of Spielberg. It is done with a great deal of research by the author, who puts together a very good story line of the producer/director and how he and his films progressed over time. The author also provides excellent background information on the films, from both a technical point of view and also the creative story line. The text layout, photos, and great front and back cover photos are there to flesh out the films. It is also a fun book to read. All put together, this is a very good book to understand Spielberg, his movies, his life, and his impact on very successful creative and commercial 20th century movies.
The films of Steven Spielberg.......2002-05-07
Douglas Brode's biography of the films of Steven Spielberg is an informative and interesting book that covers the life and films of Hollywood's most commercially successful film director. From his early T.V films to Saving Private Ryan, this book covers all the facets of Spielberg's work including unknown facts about the production of his films and supplementary information. With rare color production photos and stills, this book is a must- have for any Spielberg or film enthusiast.
Book Description
The Films of Steven Spielberg provides for the first time a collection of critical writings by professional film critics about the director and his films, bringing together many articles and reviews scattered in often inaccessible specialist publications and professional journals. The opinions vary from complimentary to critical, but they definitely provide a well-rounded view of the films and the director. Twelve of Spielberg's major box office sellers are represented in essays that vary complexity ranging from the heavily theoretical to the more general. For both film students and professionals in the film industry.
Book Description
"My name is Marion Morrison…I'm happy people call me "Duke"…if you were my size, wore cowboy boots and a big hat, out rode, outfought and out shot all the bad men in the West… how would you like to climb down off a horse, throw your saddle over the corral rail and then walk off-camera to a chair labeled, Marion"? This updated and revised third edition of John Wayne, A Giant Shadow, provides a unusual look at Hollywood's most enduring icon and is full of surprising details. If you thought you knew John Wayne… think again.
Customer Reviews:
A strongly commended biography .......2004-08-09
Marion Morris is better known to his millions of enthusiastic fans around the world by his theatrical name, John Wayne -- and to his friends and colleagues as "Duke". In John Wayne: A Giant Shadow, Hollywood historian C. McGivern presents those fans with a 465-page biography that provides an informed and informative biographical history of one of the most popular actors to ever sit a horse, or hold a pistol, or ride off into the sunset. Now now in a substantially updated and expanded third edition, John Wayne: A Giant Shadow is a strongly commended biography that does full and complete justice to an American icon. Also highly recommended as "must reading" for John Wayne buffs is McGivern's earlier title: The Lost Films Of John Wayne 0954003136, $29.95) which although published overseas by Sammon Publishing is now readily available in the United States through Seven Locks Press
Customer Reviews:
Excellent look at the Twilight Zone disaster.......1999-08-17
This book not only delves into the Twilight Zone disaster but also examines the history of stunts-gone-wrong in Hollywood. It also examines the background of John Landis which reveals much about his motivations.
Average customer rating:
|
Musique du son, musique du verbe (L'Esprit et les formes)
Marcel Beaufils
Manufacturer: Klincksieck
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
General
| Music
| Entertainment
| Subjects
| Books
French
| Foreign Language Nonfiction
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Entertainment
| French
| Foreign Language Books
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Nonfiction
| French
| Foreign Language Books
| Specialty Stores
| Books
All French Books
| French
| Foreign Language Books
| Specialty Stores
| Books
ASIN: 2252029803 |
Book Description
Summon the power inside
• In-depth walkthroughs for all acts and miniquests
• Every weapon and combat move detailed
• Learn the "Language of the Gods" – capture the power of every summon
• Detailed maps reveal every exotic locale
• Powerful skill-point strategies for your custom characters
• Easy-reference info on all enemies, potions, shops, and scrolls
Customer Reviews:
I finished the game..........2004-07-12
...only because of the help from this guide. I got stuck on more that one level in this game, and the well written guide was the only thing that kept me moving forward. The author definitely played through the game and it results in a very good guide.
the "pretty helpful " guide.......2003-04-24
Overall the summoner 2 strategy guide is not a bad guide, but doesnt cover everything. When I buy a stategy guide I want it to have everything not just most of it.In this book there are no strategies for fighting bosses, no strategies for certain areas, and I have found several errors (10+). But the quest guides are extremely helpful ( most of the time).It doesnt even tell you how to build up your characters either (which to me is the most important part of the game!!).
Book Description
Translated into 16 languages! The reader-friendly, icon-rich Briefcase Books series is must reading for all managers at every level.
All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well-established in the organizational hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their organizations.
For both managers and employees, performance reviews are too often viewed as negative and disciplinary. The Manager's Guide to Performance Reviewshelps managers instead make reviews both positive and proactive. It provides a step-by-step process for administering an effective performance review, one that will meet the organization's needs for employee appraisal while giving employees an honest sense of how they are performing and where they could improve. Also examined are various approaches to performance reviews, different forms and techniques, and more.
Download Description
"Translated into 16 languages! The reader-friendly, icon-rich Briefcase Books series is must reading for all managers at every level. All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well-established in the organizational hierarchy, can use a little ""brushing up"" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their organizations. For both managers and employees, performance reviews are too often viewed as negative and disciplinary. The Manager's Guide to Performance Reviewshelps managers instead make reviews both positive and proactive. It provides a step-by-step process for administering an effective performance review, one that will meet the organization's needs for employee appraisal while giving employees an honest sense of how they are performing and where they could improve. Also examined are various approaches to performance reviews, different forms and techniques, and more. "
Average customer rating:
|
The Manager's Guide to Effective, Legal Performance Reviews
Jessica Fagerhaugh
Manufacturer: National Institute of Business Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Human Resources & Personnel Management
| Industries & Professions
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Management
| Management & Leadership
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 1880024187 |
Book Description
Make your performance appraisals work for you—not against you!
How you conduct an employee's performance review can have a major impact on how that employee behaves. Many books offer general suggestions for improving performance, but few discuss specific ways to make reviews more effective. Effective, Legal Performance Reviews shows you how to conduct appraisals with clearly established expectations and no misinterpretation.
Average customer rating:
|
Creating High-Performance Government Organizations: A Practical Guide for Public Managers.(Review): An article from: Government Finance Review
Greg C. Gaskins
Manufacturer: Government Finance Officers Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
| Automotive
| Books on CD
| Books on Cassette
| Crime & Criminals
| Current Events
| Economics
| Education
| Foreign Language Nonfiction
| Government
| Holidays
| Law
| Philosophy
| Politics
| Social Sciences
| Transportation
| True Accounts
| Urban Planning & Development
| Women's Studies
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: B00098LCUA
Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on December 1, 1998. The length of the article is 446 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Creating High-Performance Government Organizations: A Practical Guide for Public Managers.(Review)
Author: Greg C. Gaskins
Publication:
Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1998
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Page: 60(1)
Article Type: Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 756 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Measuring Up: Governing's Guide to Performance Measurement for Geniuses (and Other Public Managers). (Book Reviews).(Brief Article) (book review)
Author: W. Anderson Williams
Publication:
Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Page: 54(2)
Article Type: Brief Article, Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Books:
- Teach Science With Science Fiction Films: A Guide For Teachers And Library Media Specialists (Managing the 21st Century Library Media Center)
- Television Technology Demystified: A Non-technical Guide
- The Complete Films of Alfred Hitchcock (Film Books)
- The Complete Spielberg
- The Crucible: A Screenplay
- The Dark Shadows Movie Book: Producer/Director Dan Curtis' Original Shooting Scripts from House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows
- The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television
- The Frankenstein Scrapbook: The Complete Movie Guide to the World's Most Famous Monster
- The Ghastly One: The Sex-Gore Netherworld of Filmmaker Andy Milligan
- The Hollywood Curriculum: Teachers in the Movies (Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.), V. 256.)
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees Within World Markets
- What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition
- Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music
- Strategic Brand Management, Second Edition
- Switching to VoIP
- Twisted Roots
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
- Production and Cost Functions: Specification, Measurement and Applications
- The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy
- The Man Who Invented Florida
