motion pictures

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Frights! camera! action!

2005
When a movie director wants to make a horror film at Ghostville Elementary, the school's ghosts decide that they would like to help, but the results could prove disastrous.

Movie magic

a star is born
1999
Follows a girl as she auditions for a part in a science fiction movie, spends a day filming at a movie studio, meets all the people involved in the making of a film, and attends the gala opening to see the results.

Walt Disney

2009
Offers a brief profile of the life of Academy Award-winning film producer and animation innovator Walt Disney.

Cat Girl's day off

2012
High schooler Natalie Ng has always kept secret her talent for talking with cats, but when she learns--from a cat--that a celebrity has been replaced by an imposter, she and her friends investigate by becoming movie extras.

Wolf storm

2011
Three young actors shooting a movie in the snow-covered Carpathian Mountains are separated from base camp by a terrible blizzard and come face-to-face with a pack of hungry wolves.

Movie stunt worker

2011
Describes what it is like to be a movie stunt worker, exploring the responsibilities of the job and the dangers associated with it.

Movies and video

2010
This book looks at how movies and videos are made and how they have changed over the years. It outlines how movies are made not only to entertain, but also to persuade through skillfully hidden messages. This book also describes the techniques filmmakers use and how the rapidly changing technology might affect the movies and videos of the future.

Writing, producing, and directing movies

2007
Describes what screenwriters, movie directors, and movie producers do, presenting an overview of the filmmaking process and briefly profiling famous filmmakers.

Movie soundtracks and sound effects

2007
Explains how movie scores, soundtracks, and sound effects are developed and discusses the movement of Broadway musicals to the big screen.

Coming distractions

questioning movies
2007
Explores aspects of the making and marketing of movies and discusses why and how to think critically about their messages.

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