motion pictures

"This is a compilation of interviews with motion picture crew members who worked during Hollywood's Independent Age of film and television production. A celebratory insiders' look at the Tinseltown machine, the project utilizes individual interviews, with rare crew photographs to provide the back story of production challenges and solutions for some of the world's most recognized movies"--Provided by publisher.

While watching a science fiction film, Penny the pig spots someone unusual in the movie theater.

Examines the history of film in the United States, discussing well known movies, actors, directors, and more.

The reader's decisions determine what happens to a girl who struggles to "do the right thing" when she helps her friend make a film for a school contest.

Dylan plans to make a zombie movie during his town's October scarecrow festival as a project for his media class, but when zombie scarecrows start frightening people he must figure what is going on before he gets the blame.

A collection of top ten lists that spotlight record breakers and history makers in the world of TV and movies.

Text and color photographs explore sound effect artists who work on movies and television shows.

Maisy and her pals discover the magic of the big screen as they go to a movie theater for the first time.

Gay teen Jude Rothesay, nicknamed Judy by his classmates because of his penchant for wearing his mother's dresses and makeup, faces constant bullying and deals with it by viewing life as a movie. Jude and his friend Angela also skip school, drink, do drugs, and cut themselves to cope. Just when Jude decides to leave town for good, tragedy strikes.

Draws from interviews with more than one hundred independent filmmakers to examine common pitfalls, snares, and roadblocks they have faced, such as equipment problems, postproduction myths, and theatrical distribution deal breakers.