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The very best TV commercials are masterpieces of the art, 30- or 60-second films that make us think, and rethink our attitudes towards a certain brand, product or service. Whether it’s selling the latest Nike sneaker or raising awareness about the danger of speeding, a commercial must communicate its message in under a minute, and only the sharpest creative minds achieve the perfect balance of novelty, entertainment, information and emotional impact. This book-and-DVD package gathers many of the world's best commercials of recent years, in chapters are organized by subject, such as food & beverage, health & beauty, social & political, technology, and transport. Also included are screenshots, descriptions of each spot, and a credit list.

Over 80 commercials featured in the book are included on the accompanying DVD

The most lavishly produced and profusely illustrated volume on Akira Kurosawa ever published, timed for the centennial of his birth. Akira Kurosawa is arguably the greatest of all Japanese film directors and is respected around the world as one of the masters of the art form. This is the first illustrated book to pay tribute to his unmistakable style—with more than two hundred images, many never before published.

The filmmaker is also famous for his attention to detail, and fans will delight in seeing annotated script pages, sketches, and storyboards that reveal the meticulous craft behind Kurosawa’s genius. Peter Cowie examines how Kurosawa took the samurai genre to its apogee in such films as Yojimbo and Seven Samurai; his literary influences in such films as Throne of Blood [Macbeth] and Ran [King Lear]; and in his take on our relationship to the modern world in such films as High and Low and Dreams. "Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest directors ever to work in the cinema.

His films meant an enormous amount to me when I was starting my own career, and it’s fitting that in the year of his centennial this book by Peter Cowie should pay tribute to him."—Francis Ford Coppola

Ідеальна паніка. Зблизька та захоплююче з Альфредом Гічкоком

Знайомтесь з винахідником сучасного фільму жахів. Цей повний путівник по канону Гічкока – мрія кіномана: від його дебюту 1925 року «Сад насолод» до лебединої пісні 1976 року «Сімейна змова» ми простежуємо все життя та кар'єру режисера. З детальним описом кожного з 53 фільмів Гічкока, ця книга в тканинній палітурці поєднує проникливі тексти, фотографії та ілюстрований список усіх епізодичних ролей майстра.

Ім'я Альфреда Гічкока є синонімом саспенсу – тобто майстерного, моторошного, захопливого, шокуючого, болісного, приголомшливого саспенсу. З такими тріумфами, як «Ребекка», «Запаморочення», «Вікно у двір» та «Психо», Гічкок (1899–1980) створив новий рівень кінематографічної інтриги та страху завдяки ретельному темпу, тонкості та сугестивності.

Цей повний путівник простежує життя та кар'єру Гічкока від його найперших німих фільмів аж до останньої роботи 1976 року, «Сімейна змова». Оновлена ​​новими зображеннями, книга поєднує детальні записи про кожен з 53 фільмів Гічкока, проникливе есе, яке проливає світло на його страхітливі прийоми, фотографії майстра за роботою та ілюстрований список усіх його епізодичних ролей, а також додає мрії кіномана.

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Пол Дункан — історик кіно, серед книг якого TASCHEN є The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, та Horror Cinema,, а також публікації про кінорежисерів, кіножанри, кінозірок та кіноафіші.

120-та річниця з дня його народження, життя та шедеври Альфреда Гічкока, британського режисера, майстра саспенсу та генія кіно.

«Якщо ви змусите бомбу вибухнути, глядачі зазнають шоку, який триває 10 секунд, але якщо ви просто скажете їм, що є бомба, саспенс затягується, і глядачі тримаються в напрузі протягом п'яти хвилин» (Альфред Гічкок).

Вищий представник «сьомого мистецтва», режисер шедеврів, віха світового кіно, протягом своєї довгої кар'єри Альфред Гічкок (1899–1980) зняв понад 50 фільмів, від свого дебюту в німому кіно до фільмів 1970-х років, які тероризували цілі покоління.

Захопливі сюжети, оригінальний монтаж, блискучість, майстерне вміння створювати постійну напругу, кадр за кадром: ось складові, які зробили Гічкока справжньою іконою історії кіно, якій поклоняються та шанують незліченну кількість шанувальників, які й сьогодні наслідують та вивчають його інноваційні техніки.

Завдяки величезній добірці фотографій та оригінального контенту, взятих із серії шедеврів, таких як «Психо» (1960), «Вікно у двір» (1954), «Птахи» (1963), «Запаморочення» (1958), «На північ через північний захід» (1959), «Набери «М» для вбивства» (1954), читачі потрапляють за лаштунки, щоб дізнатися цікаві деталі та краще зрозуміти життя цього майстра саспенсу.

Before there was Marilyn, there was Norma Jeane. The photos and secret memoirs of Marilyn Monroe's first photographer and lifelong friend

Fashion photographer Andre de Dienes’s life was changed forever one day in 1945 when he met a lovely young aspiring model named Norma Jeane Dougherty. He instantly fell in love with her innocence and charm and the two were briefly engaged. They took many adventurous road trips together in those early years, de Dienes shooting Norma Jeane in every possible natural setting in his original, inspired style. He soon built up a huge portfolio of stunning photographs of the smiling brunette which helped to launch her model career and, a few years later, a film career that was to make her a legend.

His entire relationship with the star, including many private moments, shared only between the two, is detailed in de Dienes’s secret memoirs, which were discovered when Monroe fans ravaged his home after his death in 1988.

The memoirs tell a beautiful story of love and friendship from the point of view of someone who knew Marilyn intimately; describing the transformation from Norma Jeane to Marilyn Monroe — the evolution of a sensitive, ambitious girl into a deeply troubled megastar — from an inside perspective, they shed light on a little-known side of Marilyn. From their trip to see Norma Jeane’s mother in a mental hospital to Marilyn’s visit to his home a few days before her death, de Dienes recounts all of the emotional moments they shared. The combination of de Dienes’s memoirs and an extensive selection of his Monroe photographs (which numbered in the thousands) makes for an unprecedented, personal exploration into the psychology, history, and iconography of the world’s favourite movie star.

Andrey Tarkovsky was the most important Russian filmmaker of the post-war era, and one of the world’s most renowned cinematic geniuses.

Tarkovsky’s films are characterized by metaphysical themes, extended takes, an absence of conventional dramatic structure and plot, and a dream-like, visionary style of cinematography. They achieve a spiritual intensity and transcendent beauty that many consider to be without parallel.

He directed the first five of his seven films – Ivan’s Childhood, Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror and Stalker – in the Soviet Union, but in 1982 defected to Italy, where he made Nostalgia. His final film, The Sacrifice, was produced in Sweden in 1985.

This book presents extended sequences of stills from each of the films alongside synopses and cast and crew listings. It includes reflections on Tarkovsky’s work from fellow artists and writers including Jean-Paul Sartre and Ingmar Bergman, for whom Tarkovsky was ‘the greatest, the one who invented a new language.’

Extracts from Tarkovsky’s own writings and diaries offer a wealth of insights into his poetic and philosophical views on cinematography, which he described as ‘sculpting in time’. The book also reproduces many personal Polaroid photographs that confirm the extraordinary poetic vision of a great artist who died aged only 54, but who remains a potent influence on artists and filmmakers today.

Swiss animated film is currently in one of its most productive, ambitious and successful historical periods. Never before have so many films been made and never before have these films enjoyed such international success. At the centre of animation.ch are conversations with 20 film-makers who represent the variety and uniqueness of Swiss animated film - from short author films to children's productions, from television series to feature film projects, not to mention art and commercial productions. animation.ch explores the development of Swiss animated film over the last 20 years, examines current trends and looks at what's to come in the future.

Contents:

- Preface by Prof. Dr. Gabriela Christen
- Introduction by Christian Gasser
- Soaring and Morphing!: Developments in and Prospects of the Swiss Animated Film
- Conversations: Georges Schwizgebel, Jonas Raeber, Yves Netzhammer, Ted Sieger and Sam & Fred Guillaume
- Lucerne Inbetweens by Prof. Jochen Ehmann
- Portraits: Anne Baillod, Claude Barras, François Chalet, Isabelle Favez, Adrian Flückiger, Maja Gehrig, Claudius Gentinetta, Zoltán Horváth, Jadwiga Kowalska, Claude Luyet, Dustin Rees, Izabela Rieben, Marina Rosset, Rafael Sommerhalder and Basil Vogt
- Assiduous Money Men and Hidden Wolves by Chritstian Gasser
- Applied and Commissioned Animated Film in Switzerland
- Glossary
- Bibliography

Debate over cinema’s credibility as an art form is as old as the medium itself, and largely defined in terms of formal, psychological, ideological, social, or auteurist theories. To explore how artists are also using the medium to investigate a wider range of aesthetic issues that are generally related to modern and contemporary art practices, this book is broken down into 10 subgenres, including abstraction, collage, appropriation, post-surrealism, structuralism, duration, parody, and expanded cinema.

The history of each subgenre is illustrated by over 300 films and filmmakers, from past masters such as Hans Richter, Man Ray, and Stan Brakhage to contemporary artists Stan Douglas, Pipilotti Rist, and Doug Aitken; from art-house legends David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard, and Luis Buñuel to underground icons and contemporary artists Kenneth Anger, Matthew Barney, Bruce Conner, Michael Snow, Owen Land, and Paul McCarthy.

Since its inception in the second decade of the 20th century, the Bombay-based Indian film industry - Bollywood - has developed a unique visual language, articulated by the vivid hand-painted movie posters that have since become highly-desirable collectors' items. While Bollywood poster artists produced a staggering number of these hand-painted images, their ephemeral work has traditionally been presented unevenly, with shoddy reprints and re-release posters. The Art of Bollywood digs deeper into the tradition, presenting the original art in its true glory - from seldom-seen posters to rare images of street publicity and cinema displays. The text provides a detailed discussion of the works of key artists, in this comprehensive overview of a previously neglected and underrated artistic genre.

Critically authoritative, visually stunning, and physically massive, Art of the Modern Movie Poster is the first and last word on post-WWII film poster design. Showcasing fascinating examples from 15 nations, this collection of more than 1,500 exemplary designs is a must-have for film buffs, design and poster aficionados alike. The posters are organized by country of origin, offering an intriguing glimpse into each region's unique visual sensibility and sometimes unexpected takes on familiar films. Gathered from the renowned collection of the Posteritati Gallery in New Yorkone of the largest holdings of international film posters in the worldthis volume is the definitive survey of both film and popular graphic art in the modern era.

Our Fair Lady. A photographic love affair

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone." - Audrey Hepburn

In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby took iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but remains unequivocal about his favourite subject: Audrey Kathleen Ruston, later Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, best known as Audrey Hepburn. Willoughby was called in to shoot the new starlet one morning shortly after she arrived in Hollywood in 1953. It was a humdrum commission for the portraitist often credited with having perfected the photojournalistic movie still, but when he met the Belgian-born beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She took my hand like...well a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men's hearts," he recalled.

As Hepburn's career soared following her Oscar-winning US debut in Roman Holiday, Willoughby became a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist, tender photographs seek out the many facets of Hepburn's beauty and elegance, as she progresses from her debut to her career-high of My Fair Lady in 1963. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting with actors and directors, and returning to her private life, comprise one of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties.

The photographer:

Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) took his first photo at the age of twelve. By 1954 his exhibitions of photographs of jazz musicians and dancers led to a contract with Globe Photos, followed by work at Harper's Bazaar. After shooting Judy Garland during the filming of A Star is Born he became the first "unit photographer"— hired specifically by movie studios to take on-set promotional "stills". The author of numerous books on photography, he lived his last years in Vence, France.

Audrey Hepburn epitomised elegance and style and her beauty, fragility and grace set her apart in Hollywood, but her story makes her even more special. From poverty and humble beginnings in WW2 to Gigi on Broadway and thence one of the most beloved of all screen actresses, Hepburn's life is illustrated by the likes of Slim Aarons and Richard Avedon, Bert Hardy, Leonard McCombe and Ralph Morse.

Audrey Hepburn was an Academy Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon and humanitarian. In 1999, she was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. She also served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work. This book charts the extraordinary life of this Hollywood legend from her early life right through her illustrious career with fabulous rare and classic photographs.

More than a mere fashion idol, Audrey Hepburn evinced a natural intelligence and almost artificial appeal that changed the face of women and the way women face the world for all generations to come. This biography is dedicated to her sense of dressing and the people who surrounded her. It captures the essence of her style and explains the Hepburn phenomenon.