production and direction

Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.

"Fred, a scrappy and lovable dog, gets cast as a stand-in for the lead role in Dog Squad, a show about crime-fighting dogs, and he soon finds out the action doesn't always stop on screen"--Provided by publisher.

"[An illustrated history of filmmaking that covers] everything from set design to costumes to the development of the camera itself"--Back cover.

"When a famous Holo-Wood director asks Lance to star in his latest movie, the knight is ready for his close-up! Lance even invites his Nexo Knights friends to be in the movie, too. But when the cameras start rolling, Lance doesn't want to share the spotlight. will Lance's ego ruin the movie ... and his friendships?"--Back of container.

Discusses various aspects of directing including selecting and analyzing a play, conducting tryouts, and setting up rehearsal schedules.

". . . this comprehensive, in-world guide follows the making of [the 2019 'Little Women'] film . . . Readers will see the character sketches and costumes that brought these . . . characters to life, the real-life locations that were transformed into iconic sets for the film, how storyboards took key scenes from page to screen, and more!"--Provided by publisher.

Now a major canine movie star, Ghengis Khan, also known as Duz, finds himself in serious competition for the Oscar in the category of best male actor.

A teddy bear named Spark, together with a league of toy allies, stages a rescue mission after a human child is kidnapped by an interdimensional monster.

When a Hollywood director starts filming a blockbuster action film on the otherwise sleepy island of Martha's Vineyard, thirteen-year-old Gayle and her friends set out to make their own film and solve an island mystery.

Russ's friendship with Andrew disintegrates when Russ gets a girlfriend, leaving the video they are making without an ending, but a close encounter with the legendary Jersey Devil brings them back together.