(Part 2) Best film & video art books according to redditors
We found 151 Reddit comments discussing the best film & video art books. We ranked the 51 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
That's actually a really sad story. That orca was taken from it's birth family, kept in dark, barely large enough tanks for years, and "conditioned" for SeaWorld shows it's whole life. While captive it was documented showing violent and aggressive behavior towards other orcas and trainers, but was often ignored by management.
After the incident with the trainer, investigations were opened (at the behest of SeaWorld), and psychologists claimed the orca showed signs of mental disease, similar to PTSD and Psychosis in humans.
My point is that this incident is NOT indicative of Orca behavior, in or out of captivity.
Humans kidnapped and beat down an intelligent organism, and it snapped.
Oh, and fuck SeaWorld.
Sources:
Confessions of a Wildlife Filmmaker: The Challenges of Staying Honest in an Industry Where Ratings Are King https://www.amazon.com/dp/1938954076/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_gmkzCbQXPMYB9
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/blackfish/documentary-killer-whales-seaworld/
For Dishonored 1, there's a Kindle/eReader version of the Dunwall Archives which is exactly what you're after -- all of the notes/books from the game presented in an in-world style with a bunch of art and stuff.
I don't think there's a similar book for Dishonored 2, but the Art Book (also available as an ebook) has a little bit of lore/background and may whet your appetite a bit.
There are great recommendations in here, here's a few more, mostly focused on European cult films.
Immoral Tales is a great overview of Euro cult films with chapters dedicated to the films of Jesse Franco, Jean Rollin, Walerian Borowczyk, Jose Larraz, and Alain Robbe-Grilette, as well as chapters that cover a wider territory that feature directors who aren't as well known. It was a pretty eye-opening book and great resource when it first came out (1995) and I re-read it recently and it didn't seem outdated at all. You'll discover a lot of great films to watch flipping through it. It's currently out of print but you can probably find a copy on Ebay for pretty cheap.
For a more in-depth look into specific Euro cult directors, the works of Jess Franco are covered very well by Stephen Thrower. His book Murderous Passions is great but currently out of print and going for dumb money, hopefully they'll do a re-print soon. He has a follow up Flowers of Perversion that is coming out in a couple of months. Stephen has also done great books on Lucio Fulci Beyond Terror and on American cult films Nightmare USA.
Fascination: The Celluloid Dreams Of Jean Rollin and Lost Girls are both pretty great books covering the cinema of Jean Rollin, one of my favorite Euro cult directors. There is another book on Rollin called Psychedelic Sex Vampires, but it's a bust.
Dario Argento: The Man, the Myths & the Magic is very good. There's another good Argento book called Art of Darkness but it is out of print and expensive, but if you are a fan, it is worth it if you can find a relatively cheaper used copy somewhere.
If you like giallo, the So Deadly, So Perverse books Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are awesome.
If you are in the mood for less reading and more art, Nicolas Winding Refn did a cool book titled The Act of Seeing which has photos of his cult & exploitation film poster collection. It's rad. The publisher of The Act of Seeing, FAB Press, has done so many fantastic books, covering cult films from all over the world.
For magazines, Cinema Sewer is a pretty great current magazine, and you can't go wrong with old back issues of the now sadly defunct Video Watchdog that was run by Tim Lucas, who you might know from his multiple audio commentaries and liner notes.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Star-Wars-Jedi-Fallen/dp/1506715559
Here ya go.
> On-Sale Date Subject to Game Release Date
> From Respawn Entertainment comes a brand-new action adventure game which tells an original Star Wars(TM) story around a surviving Padawan set shortly after the events of Star Wars(TM): Revenge of the Sith(TM).
> Publisher: Dark Horse Books
> ISBN-10 1506715559
Dark Horse Books does a lot of the Art of books, they aren't Dark Horse comics, before anyone gets too excited about that bit. Source of listing
I think the most famous one is Saul Bass who designed posters for Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese and Wilder. I found his work fascinating. He also have made some unforgettable title sequences for Vertigo and North by Northwest. This is the end of my knowledge on the topic because I'm more into movies than graphic design.
This [book] (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Modern-Movie-Poster-International/dp/0811861716) probably is the best read for you.
A friend gave me this for my birthday a few years ago:
http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Animation-Studios-Archive-Series/dp/1423107233
We love it. Lots of storyboard detailing lots of classic animated features. Plus the colors go with our guest bedroom, where we also have some Disney storyboard art hanging ;)
Eames: Beautiful Details
Knoll Design
The thing about TV is that you have sometimes hundreds of episodes to look at to find the structure. Unlike movies where various gurus try to fit varying movies into their preferred structure, in TV, while each show is different, episode to episode they do tend to actually follow a formula, often consciously.
So find a show similar to yours, look at a couple of scripts and break down as many episodes as you can and the formulas should present themselves.
Also, there's TV writing from the inside out which is pretty good.
Here you go! They also have advanced editing, if you're unto using resolve for editing.
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-DaVinci-Resolve-15-ebook/
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I enjoyed It Never Ends by Andy Phelps:
>All was well in 1998. Sixteen-year-old Michigan native Andy Phelps was loving life—he captained his hockey team, rode a Harley-Davidson, juggled knives, and had an extraordinary gift for woodworking. But everything changed in an instant when Andy almost lost his life in a car wreck that left him paralyzed. Fifteen years later, Andy has recorded the unique adventures he has encountered while living with paralysis—from the awkwardness of adolescence, to getting as good as made by a television gangster. Andy's witty and irreverent personality shines through in this funny, sad, and most of all honest memoir.
yeah its from the movie trilogy, https://www.amazon.com/BERSERK-Film-Artbook-Characters-Japanese-ebook/dp/B00IAEDAY6
Klavan deserves to be more prominent than all of them, imo. And that is saying something, since they are all great. Klavan is the most powerful writer and best speaker among them, and he is the main one driving home the truth that conservatives need to engage in the fight in the arts, and not just cede the arts to the left, since it is the arts that primarily shape the culture.
https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Arts-Culture-Conservatives-Begin-ebook/dp/B00IAVGV0E
Here's a couple I found on Amazon:
I got it from Amazon for $37, but other sellers have it for $28. Expensive, i know, but it really is a beautiful, thick book full of glorious pics and great text by Sebastian Mitton. There is also a kindle version for $16 if that helps.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506702295/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah, it's a masterpiece. I am on the 4th playthrough (and planning a 5th) and I am still in awe, it's a feast for the eyes and often times it feels like walking around in a beautiful 19th century painting.
As other have said the lights, architecture, animations, overall design and the maniacal level for minor details, it all contributes to an amazing atmosphere. I am a sucker for these kind of games but unfortunately there aren't that many, like Dishonored.
I would highly recommend "The art of Dishonored 2" if you want to dive even more in the artistic side of the game.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Dishonored-2-Bethesda-Studios/dp/1506702295
The concentration of artistic talents in this game is second to none, imho.
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Disney movies are so hard for me to pick because each hold a special place in my heart, one way or another.
1.) I will have to go with Bedknobs & Broomsticks because that movie is SO HARD to explain to someone whom has never seen it. It's also one of those rarer movies that I just could watch over and over and never get sick. The music is so good, the characters are brilliant and well designed. It also has a magical, child-like feel when I watch it.
2.) Honestly this beautiful book would be my suggestion. Walt Disney related, with tons of storyboards and drawings.
3.) See ya real soon!
4.) Eyelash curler!
From The Avengers to Infinity War: Go Behind the Scenes with Our Interviews: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C4HJLKZ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_5EL0AbVY28DJA
Not according to Amazon or Wikipedia:
https://www.amazon.com/History-Ghosts-S%C3%A9ances-Mediums-Ghostbusters-ebook/dp/B0039RHVOY
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol is my favorite book. Not too exciting for the non-drinker, but it really made things better for me (I've recommended it soooo many times since then). The Dudes Abide: The Making of the Big Lebowski
This is the limited one posted
It's up for pre-order on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506714854/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The writer for 'Quick Gun Murugun' did a coffee table book called 'The Art of Bollywood'. It is an elaborate book that took many years to research and make. Highly recommended to anyone who likes the set of images above.