American Film Institute Desk Reference: The Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know about the Movies
by Melinda Corey, George Ochoa
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Author: George Ochoa, Melinda CoreyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-01
ISBN: 0789489341
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: DK ADULT
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Book Review: Film Buff's Bible
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone who appreciates every aspect and every fibre on the history of the Hollywood film system, this is a great guide to keep by your bedside.
Not only are you given a timeline that follows over a hundred years worth of events and headlines, but the book also covers the technical side of todays modern day film making, and also the language used by todays truly acclaimed filmakers.
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The only source of movie history any fan will want to read. Presented by the American Film Institute, the nation's preeminent organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of the moving image, the American Film Institute Desk Reference is the most comprehensive reference book on filmmaking ever published. Providing detailed information on the world of film, its history and its personalities, this single volume is loaded with enough facts and trivia to satisfy any movie buff. Highlighting filmmakers and costume designers, financiers and actors, this complete guide is packed with more than 500 photographs and illustrations, a year by year chronology of film, and many special annotated lists, including the AFI's celebrated list of the 100 Best Films of the Past 100 Years.General Books
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