Títulos em Entretenimento e Artes Cênicas

Em maio de 2012 o autor best-seller Neil Gaiman subiu ao palco da University of the Arts na Filadélfia para fazer um discurso de formatura. Durante dezenove minutos ele dividiu com os formandos suas ideias sobre criatividade, bravura e força, encorajando os novos pintores, músicos, escritores e sonhadores a quebrar as regras, pensar de forma inovadora e, acima de tudo, a fazer boa arte.

Reinventing Fashion: The Journey from Eco-Conscious Brands to Sustainable Consumer Choices explores how the global fashion industry is transforming to meet environmental challenges, ethical demands, and responsible consumer behavior. From innovative sustainable materials to transparent supply chains and conscious purchasing decisions, this book reveals how fashion can become a force for positive change.

Adored by battalions of devotees and maligned by others for melodramatic twists and turns, soap operas have had an outsized impact on American culture, prefiguring the rise of today's reality television and character-driven prestige dramas. In Love in the Afternoon, and Evening, cultural critics Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen salute the stories and talent that have sustained the industry since its radio days. Featured are smart yet dishy interviews with soap icons like Susan Lucci (All My Children's Erica Kane) and Erika Slezak (One Life to Live's Victoria Lord)…

Making Your Story Better is the subject of this original audio workshop. Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler, two superstar screenwriting teachers, conduct a point/counterpoint discussion of what makes a great story tick, presenting their unique approaches to story structure, character arc, and how to give your story greater commercial appeal.

Growing up is hard to do, but the kids on Gossip Girl sure made it look easy—and sexy, to boot. Set in the always-alluring penthouses and exclusive clubs of New York City, Gossip Girl followed, as its intro said, the “scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite,” through the eyes of an omniscient narrator that had her eyes, ears, and hands in everything. Gossip Girl was enticing in a “lifestyles of the rich and famous” sort of way, but when you added on the fact that these pretty people had pretty problems and someone watching their every move, it was almost too good to resist.

As we approach the 50th anniversaries of Alex Haley's novel Roots (1976) and its landmark television adaptation (1977), journalist and storyteller Lucas L. Johnson II reflects on the enduring legacy of Haley's work through the voices of those it continues to move, including scholars, artists, genealogists, students, and original cast members like LeVar Burton and Ben Vereen. With vivid personal anecdotes, emotional tributes, and probing reflections, Remembering Roots shows how Haley's vision gave birth to a genealogy movement and inspired generations to reclaim their identities.

From the publisher who brought you Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason comes an all-new retrospective on one of the greatest horror franchises of all time! Join author Lowell Greenblatt for a nostalgic trip back to Elm Street to revisit the original Nightmare and its sequels. Featuring original story analyses and new production info, Nightmare Autopsis is a must-listen for Freddy fans. The book notably features exclusive new interviews and reflections by cast and crew from every entry.

Godfrey’s comedy special offers a masterclass in observation. Expect brilliant storytelling, razor-sharp wit, and a fearless embrace of universal experiences… And of course, hilarious impersonations.

Step right up and write your best screenplay. Here's your step-by-step guide to writing AND selling to the movies and TV. SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD offers the highlights of Michael Hauge's acclaimed two-day, intensive screenwriting seminar. Finalist in AudioWorld's Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio.

Conocer de qué modo ganó su primer dinero Morante de la Puebla, que Roca Rey ha ejercido de monosabio; saber de la íntima amistad de Espartaco con el astro del balón Diego Armando Maradona o la historia del «anti» que se hizo taurino por amor, nos sirve para completar el indescifrable cuadro de una realidad tan rica y compleja como la de la tauromaquia. La anécdota es como el retrato instantáneo que se toma sin que los protagonistas se den cuenta, revelando un documento que habría permanecido ignorado.

James Cameron is a “Practitioner” in the magic of filmmaking. On March 23, 1998, at the 70th Academy Awards presentation in Hollywood, “Titanic” swept the Oscars, breaking records and winning an unprecedented 11 awards, tying “Ben-Hur” (1959) for the most number of wins of any motion picture.

Welcome to Kitchen Doings: What Every Actor Should Know How to Do, an essential guide for actors who want to bring authenticity and depth to their performances, especially in scenes set within the kitchen. This book is a carefully crafted resource that bridges the gap between culinary ritual and acting craft, emphasizing how the kitchen is not merely a backdrop but a character in its own right—full of stories, emotions, and human truths waiting to be uncovered.

On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles held his hands up for radio silence in the CBS studio in New York City while millions of people ran out into the night screaming, grabbed shotguns, drove off in cars, and hid in basements, attics, or anywhere they could find to get away from Martians intent on exterminating the human race.

This bloody tale is often considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. Rick Pender provides a kaleidoscopic view and interweaves a wealth of archival materials and insights, starting with the show's 19th-century gruesome literary origins and Christopher Bond's 1970 stage adaptation that inspired Sondheim to transform it into a Broadway musical. Pender extensively explores the show's development and its Tony Award-winning original 1979 production, focusing on Sondheim's majestic score and the show's masterfully written and intricately plotted book by Hugh Wheeler.

From the oral tradition of campfire tales to today's immersive, serialized audio dramas, the horror genre has found a natural home in the podcasting form. With its ability to tap into the listener's imagination and provoke visceral responses, podcasting has reinvigorated horror storytelling. This book traces the lineage of sound-based horror, examining the rise of hit shows like Welcome to Night Vale, The Black Tapes Podcast, A Scottish Podcast, and One by One, which adopt the serialized format popularized by true crime podcasting post-2014.

L'Avare est sans doute la pièce la plus célèbre de Molière. C'est l'un de ses chefs-d'œuvre les plus joués, qui s'est imposé comme l'un des piliers du répertoire de la Comédie-Française. Ce coffret propose en complément : L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps (inspirée de la commedia dell'arte) et Le Dépit amoureux (une étude des sentiments et des malentendus mondains).

The Principles of Comedy Improv is an authoritative handbook for beginners and experts alike. More than just entertainment, improv’s tenets enable you to change every moment of your life. Your guide is Tom Blank, who crystallizes two decades of experience to convey improv in unparalleled scope, depth, and fun.

Les séries TV pleines de symboles cachés ! Un décryptage inédit des séries à succès Symboles, religions, références mythiques révélées Une nouvelle façon d'apprécier vos séries TV préférées Passionné d'histoire et d'ésotérisme, Christian Doumergue vous dévoile tous les secrets de vos séries TV et films préférés : True Detective , Avatar , Indiana Jones , Ready Player One , Da Vinci Code , Game of Thrones , X Files , Walking Dead , Alien , Buffy , Lost ...

Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform – and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Dancer and scholar Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York.

The art of telling stories has been around as long as humans. And in today's noisy, techy, automated world, storytelling is not only prevalent―it's vital. Whether you're interested in enlivening verbal communication, building your business brand, making presentations, sharing family wisdom, or performing on stage, Story Power shows you how to make use of a good story.