motion pictures

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motion pictures

How movies are made

1989
Explores the process of film production from first script to distribution, covering such aspects as set, directors, actors, make-up, hairdressing, lighting, and editing.

The magic lantern

how movies got to move
1978
Discusses the development of the techniques involved in taking motion pictures.

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Making the Team
2013
A mysterious private school has opened in town and Nick, Carter, and Angelo join forces with their rivals Angie, Tiffany, and Dana to uncover the mystery behind the school's inhumanly good football team.

The accidental genius of Weasel High

2011
Larkin Pace, a film-obsessed high school freshman, chronicles his experiences as he tries to raise money for a new camcorder and get a date with the girl who has been his best friend since third grade.

Dani noir

2009
Thirteen-year-old Dani Callanzano finds the summer before her eighth grade year going from boring to full of excitement when a mystery involving the town's movie theater and a girl with polka dot tights begins to unfold.

How to get suspended and influence people

a novel
2006
Gifted eighth-grader Leon Harris becomes an instant celebrity when the film he makes for a class project sends him to in-school suspension.

Movies

2001
Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the movie making process, providing information on the people involved, the neccessary skills needed, and what happens during filming.

Film

technology, people, process
2004
Describes film production from idea to final product, and profiles various jobs in film, including scriptwriter, producer, composer, and stills photographer.

Hollywood at war

the motion picture industry and World War II
1995
A history of Hollywood and filmmaking during World War II.

Walt Disney

a biography
1989
Follows the life and career of the man who fulfilled his creative dreams by founding a motion picture empire.

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