How Hollywood has shaped acting, from vaudeville to CGI  Meer

Reveals & redefines the screenwriter's role in the art, business & history of Hollywood filmmaking  Meer

Most filmgoers think of editing and special effects as distinct components of the filmmaking process. Yet film editors and visual effects artists have worked hand-in-hand from the dawn of cinema to the present day.  Meer

How directors have shaped Hollywood's history  Meer

Demonstrating the transformative power of sound in film  Meer

Of all the job titles in the screen credits, 'producer' is the most amorphous, partly because these people are uniquely involved in several aspects of a movie project at once, partly because there are so many different kinds: businesswomen and businessmen producers, writer, director, film star producers & executive producers.  Meer

The contribution of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers to the filmmaking process has received little scholarly or public recognition - even when their artistry has inspired worldwide fashion trends.  Meer

The contribution of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers to the filmmaking process has received little scholarly or public recognition - even when their artistry has inspired worldwide fashion trends.  Meer

Cinematography is the first of the 'Behind the Silver Screen' series of ten volumes, which will together cover for the first time the full art, craft, business and history of filmmaking from inception to reality.  Meer