9780582892392 - science fiction film source book (5 resultados)
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Librería: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, Reino UnidoSell Books
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hardcover. Condición: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that… encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.
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Librería: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Reino UnidoPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hard cover, with clipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. General shelf and handling to cover; light rubbing, minor creasing and tanning to edges and small bumps to rear cover. Boards are very clean, content within unmarked. CN. Used.
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Librería: Crappy Old Books, Barry, Reino UnidoCrappy Old Books
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Hardback. Condición: Good. Film science fiction has given humanity journeys through time, invasions from Mars, intelligent machines, radioactive monsters and several opportunities to discover that the impressive new research facility should never have been switched on. The Science Fiction Film Source Book attempts to bring this…unruly cinematic universe into one reference volume, thereby undertaking a task only slightly less ambitious than constructing a working time machine. Edited by David Wingrove, the book provides an extensive guide to science-fiction cinema from the silent era to the mid-1980s. It ranges from recognised classics and large-scale studio productions to low-budget films in which alien worlds were represented by a quarry, a smoke machine and three performers sharing one monster costume. The main reference section supplies individual film entries containing plot summaries and production information, including directors and producers. This makes the book useful both for locating half-remembered films and for confirming that the bewildering story one recalls from late-night television was not produced by a fever. The summaries cover the familiar subjects of science-fiction cinema: space travel, robots, alien invasion, nuclear catastrophe, time travel, scientific experiments, dystopian societies and monsters enlarged through radiation or optimistic special-effects budgets. Mad scientists are especially well represented, having contributed enormously to film history while maintaining disappointing laboratory safety standards. Early cinema established many of the genre?s enduring images before filmmakers possessed sound, colour or computers. Rockets reached the Moon, mechanical beings appeared and futuristic cities rose from studio floors. The technology was primitive by modern standards, but imagination has always enjoyed working considerably beyond the equipment supplied. The atomic age gave science-fiction cinema a fresh supply of anxieties. Radiation created giant insects, resurrected prehistoric creatures and encouraged ordinary animals to develop an immediate hostility towards major population centres. Governments responded with soldiers, scientists and the persistent belief that firing conventional weapons at a fifty-foot monster would eventually improve matters. The Cold War brought alien infiltrators, flying saucers and visions of civilisation destroyed by technology or political conformity. Sometimes the invaders arrived openly in enormous machines; sometimes they looked exactly like the neighbours. The second possibility was cheaper to film and produced a useful atmosphere of national suspicion. Space exploration widened the scenery, while films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey treated the genre with visual grandeur and philosophical seriousness. Other productions continued to feature rubber creatures pursuing astronauts through corridors. Science fiction is a generous form capable of accommodating cosmic transcendence and an alien whose zip is visible from behind. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, films such as Star Wars , Alien and Blade Runner had demonstrated very different possibilities for the genre. Space adventure could become spectacular popular entertainment; extraterrestrial life could become an employment hazard; and futuristic cities could combine technological brilliance with rain, overcrowding and inadequate street cleaning. Wingrove?s judgements are informative but not worshipful. Some films receive admiration, others brisk dismissal, and questionable productions are not rescued merely because their spaceships have acquired nostalgic charm. The entries offer plenty for readers to agree with, dispute or denounce while standing beside the science-fiction shelf. The book also explores the people who created the genre, recognising that films do not emerge fully formed from mysterious studio machinery. Directors, writers, producers, designers and special-effects artists all contributed to the development of science-fiction cinema. Their collective challenge was to make the impossible visible before the budget department noticed what had been promised. Adaptations from science-fiction literature receive attention, allowing readers to compare novels with the films derived from them. Cinema has always treated source material with respect, provided respect does not interfere with running time, casting, explosions or the opportunity to give the story an entirely different ending. Additional reference material includes a chronology of significant films, information about the creators of science-fiction cinema, adaptations arranged by literary author and contemporary rental figures. These sections offer a broader picture of the genre?s development and commercial history. Artistic reputation is one measurement of success; persuading large numbers of people to purchase tickets remains the one favoured by studios. Published in 1985, the book naturally ends before digital effects transformed screen science fiction. Its universe contains models, matte paintings, puppets, optical printing and large physical sets built by people who could not correct everything later on a computer. This historical boundary now adds to its appeal, capturing the genre at the end of the great pre-digital age. It is also a useful period piece in criticism. Films that are now established classics were then recent releases, while others once considered important have drifted quietly into obscurity. The future changes, but reputations are even less stable and require no special-effects department at all. This is an excellent book for film enthusiasts, science-fiction collectors and anyone attempting to identify an obscure picture involving a desert, an alien probe and an actor who later denied participating. It works as a reference guide but is equally suited to aimless browsing, which may produce an urgent list of films one now needs to watch. This copy is in Good condition , showing ordinary signs of previous ownershi.
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Librería: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, Reino UnidoLazy Letters Books
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. A crisp and clean, very tight copy.
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Librería: Glenbower Books, Dublin, IrlandaGlenbower Books
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. generally very good copy, unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
