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Giorgione's Tempest: The First Romantic Picture The work ... Read more

Giorgione's Tempest: The First Romantic Picture The work explores various interpretations of the meaning of the Tempest, the early sixteenth-century masterpiece of the Italian painter Giorgione (d. 1510) that hangs in the Galleria dell'Academia in Venice. The intent of the project was to explore a work of art whose exact meaning is unknown. The film attempts to evoke the mood and atmosphere of the painting, and to make the many conflicting interpretations of it accessible. Trevi The film team set out to question the relationship between the intended meaning of a work of art and the meanings that are ascribed to it over time. They also sought to create a film about how the interpretation of a public monument changs depending on the context of the viewer. As they track the changing interpretations of the Trevi Fountain, the filmmakers adopt different cinematic and editing styles to reflect shifting attitudes toward the work of art. The soundtrack includes excerpts from a memorandum written by Nicola Salvi, architect of the fountain, a passage from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun (1860) and views of contemporary tourists. A Window to Heaven Saint Neophytos (1134-1214) was a Byzantine monk who spent 55 years of his life in a set of caves near Paphos in a remonte corner of the island of Cyprus. He established a community of followers and commisioned artists to paint the cave walls with scenes depicting the lives of the saints and of Christ. The film team sought to create a project about the interplay between twelfth-century words and images, and to draw a parallel between media messages of today and the hidden messages of the hermit Neophytos on the walls of his cave dwelling. Minimize

De Artificiali Perspective or Anamorphosis In this film, a ... Read more

De Artificiali Perspective or Anamorphosis In this film, animation techniques elucidate anamorphosis, a method of depiction that uses the rules of perspective to systematiccally distort an image. When looked at from a different angleor in a curved mirror, the distorted image appears normal. Using animation of three-dimensional objects, the filmmakers demonstrate the basic effects of anamorphosis and reveal the hidden meanings that lurk within selected works of art. Architecture of Transcendence This film celebrates the Gothic cathedral in Beauvais, France, without spoken narration. The camera is constantlyy in motion, shaping perception through movement as it explores the interior and exterior and the imagery of the stained glass windows. The visual images are presented in a sequence that parallels that of the cathedra;'s construction. Aerial cinematography reveals the structural details of Beauvais' flying buttresses and situates it in the landscape. Painted Earth: The Art of the Mimbres Indians The film concentrates on an examinatino of the aesthetic aspects of the painted pottery bowls of the mimbres, a Native American people who lived in the isolated mountain valleys and deserts of southwestern New Mexico a thousand years ago. The filmmakers enlisted camera crews trained in the production of food commercials, who used special camera rigging, motorized prop tables and other tools of commercial "table-top" photography to film the pottery. A portion of the narration is provided by cultural historian Rina Swentzell, a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo tribe. Minimize

The series concludes by focusing on the only non-playing me ... Read more

The series concludes by focusing on the only non-playing member of the orchestra: the conductor. In the first of two programs about the art of conducting, Sir Georg Solti gives a crash master class on how to conduct, including how to be in and out of the music and why not to trust the conductor who never sweats. (28 minutes, color) Minimize

Gombrich Themes: Part 1, Illumination in Art and Nature Par ... Read more

Gombrich Themes: Part 1, Illumination in Art and Nature Part 2, Reflection of Art in Nature In this two-part film, British art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich discusses the natural phenomenon of light and its representation on Western art. In Part 1, he discusses the rendering of shadows and how the direction of the source of light creates different effects. In part 2, he distinguishes between the objective character of illumination and the subjective character of reflection. A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of Chia or Surface is Illusion but so is Depth Artist David Hockney guides viewers along a late seventeenth-century Chinese scroll painting, The kangxi Emperor's Southern inspection Tour, scroll seven, which was made before the introduction of Western perspective into Chinese art. He contrasts its multiple viewpoints and anecdotal spatial depictions with another scroll painted about seventy-five years later, The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, scroll four, which shows the influence of western perspective. Reference is also made to the use of perspective in Italian painting. Minimize

Leonardo's Deluge Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), the Itali ... Read more

Leonardo's Deluge Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), the Italian artist and scientist, was fascinated by the movement of water. Late in his life, he composed eleven small drawings of a deluge, drawings that probably reflect theories developed over a lifetime of observation. This video uses state-of-the-art computer animation techniquesand scenes of natural landscapes around the Arno River to underscore the symbolic significance of these drawings. Selections from Leonardo's notebooks comprise the narration, which is spoken by Anjelica Huston. A Mosque in Time Originally built by abd al-Rahman I in the eighth century, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was consecrated as a Christian church in 1236. The video uses a complex layering of images and split screensto deconstruct the architectural space and the forms of islamic and Christian ornament that intertwine two cultures that are alienated in time but bound together in this extraordinary space. Sainte-Geneviève, The Pantheon of Domes The video explores the complex and controversial Parisian church of Sainte-Genevieve, designed by Jacques Soufflot in the 1750s and known today as the Pantheon. It follows two experts in eighteenth-century architecture. Barry Bergdoll of Columbia University and Jean-Pierre mouillesaux of the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques et des Sites, as they explore the building. Their conversation considers the place of the Pantheon in architectural history. Minimize

The Fayum Portraits: Funerary Painting of Roman Egypt The ... Read more

The Fayum Portraits: Funerary Painting of Roman Egypt The film presents more thatn fifty mummy portraits painted in the Fayum region of Egypt between about A.D. 100 and 300. It is visually simple, presenting only the works of art themselves against dark backgrounds. At the same time, it is aurally complex, with multiple soundtracks that place these unfamiliar portraits in their historical setting. The soundtracks include ancient texts, interpretation by Richard Brilliant, a "tour guide" and original music. 1867 The French painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883) painted four canvases depicting the execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico in 1867. In this short dramatic film, director Ken McMullen evokes the artist's studio and the events of Maximilian's death, using a single, uninterrupted shot to present the atristic thought process though the eyes of the painter. A narration was written by the film's director in the form of an imagined inner monologue. It is presented in voice-over style in French and German (with Engish subtitles) and alludes to the narrative, historical and visual texts that Manet drew upon to form his four versions of the painting. Ma: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji The viewer is invited to experience the early sixteenth century stone garden of the Zen Buddhist monastery of Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, Japan. The garden is an embodiment of ma, a Japanse concept that conveys both time and space. Slow-moving images of the garden are intercut with poetic reflections by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, accompanied by music composed for the film by Takehisa Kosugi. Minimize

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all it ... Read more

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all it's own, and since 1979 David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's 'Film Art' has been the most repected introduction to the art and analysis of cinema. In the new sixth edition, 'Film Art' continues it's commitment to providing the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study - images throughout the book are collected from actual film frames, not from production stills or advertising photos - but the book has been extensively re-designed to improve readability and teachability. Additionally, the text can be packaged with the award-winning 'Film, Form, and Culture CD-ROM,' and is supported by an extensive Instructor's Manual and text-specific website. Minimize

Between 1987 and 1990, the Program for Art on Film commissi ... Read more

Between 1987 and 1990, the Program for Art on Film commissioned fourteen films and videos through its Production Laboratory with Joan Shigekawa as program executive. The Lab was conceived as an arena for inquiry and experimentation?a means of exploring and expanding the cinematic vocabulary of films on art. Each production was designed as an extended collaboration between a filmmaker and an art expert and was intended to explore the issues of collaboration in content-driven filmmaking, seeking new approaches that might influence future films on art. Because research for the Art on Film Database indicated that the vast majority of films on art feature twentieth-century western works, the Production Lab focused on art made before 1900. Art on Film/Film on Art presents the results of the Production Laboratory in their original context: as experiments. Film subjects range from the Japanese concept of space and time to Egypto-Roman funerary portraits, and they illustrate a broad variety of approaches and interpretations. The series was made with two audiences in mind: those individuals and organizations interested in embarking on the adventure of making a film about art; and those individuals and organizations?programmers, teachers, broadcasters?who use film to reach a wider audience. The most successful of these works have achieved a harmony between art-historical information and the film's own aesthetic imperatives. All of the collaborators have struggled with the need for a certain overlap of responsibility, sharing power and creative/editorial control. Minimize

Between 1987 and 1990, the Program for Art on Film commissi ... Read more

Between 1987 and 1990, the Program for Art on Film commissioned fourteen films and videos through its Production Laboratory with Joan Shigekawa as program executive. The Lab was conceived as an arena for inquiry and experimentation?a means of exploring and expanding the cinematic vocabulary of films on art. Each production was designed as an extended collaboration between a filmmaker and an art expert and was intended to explore the issues of collaboration in content-driven filmmaking, seeking new approaches that might influence future films on art. Because research for the Art on Film Database indicated that the vast majority of films on art feature twentieth-century western works, the Production Lab focused on art made before 1900. Art on Film/Film on Art presents the results of the Production Laboratory in their original context: as experiments. Film subjects range from the Japanese concept of space and time to Egypto-Roman funerary portraits, and they illustrate a broad variety of approaches and interpretations. The series was made with two audiences in mind: those individuals and organizations interested in embarking on the adventure of making a film about art; and those individuals and organizations?programmers, teachers, broadcasters?who use film to reach a wider audience. The most successful of these works have achieved a harmony between art-historical information and the film's own aesthetic imperatives. All of the collaborators have struggled with the need for a certain overlap of responsibility, sharing power and creative/editorial control. Minimize

Metal Wall Art Home Theater Decor Film Club Click to Enlarg ... Read more

Metal Wall Art Home Theater Decor Film Club Click to Enlarge "Film Club" Metal Art Wall Decor Another addition to your home theater room. 16 inches in diameter cut from 16 ga. steel plate Painted with a textured black enamel for durability . Crafted in the U.S.A.by Sandysink LLC. a family owned blacksmith shop in Wisconsin that has been hammering away since 1985. Please visit our eBay store! This item will ship via USPS Priority Mail and USPS Priority Mail International outside the U.S.A.We usu Minimize

Critically authoritative, visually stunning, and physically ... Read more

Critically authoritative, visually stunning, and physically massive, Art of the Modern Movie Poster is the first and last word on post-WWII film poster design. Showcasing fascinating examples from 15 nations, this collection of more than 1,500 exemplary designs is a must-have for film buffs, design and poster aficionados alike. The posters are organized by country of origin, offering an intriguing glimpse into each region's unique visual sensibility and sometimes unexpected takes on familiar films. Gathered from the renowned collection of the Posteritati Gallery in New Yorkone of the largest holdings of international film posters in the worldthis volume is the definitive survey of both film and popular graphic art in the modern era. Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : Film Art : Paperback : McGraw-Hil ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : Film Art : Paperback : McGraw-Hill Education - Europe : 9780071220576 : 0071220577 : 01 Jan 2010 : Offers an introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by a wide range of examples from various periods and countries, this title helps students develop a core set of analytical skills that can deepen their understanding of various films, in different genres. Minimize

"Art of Live": This DVD presents a collection of unique fil ... Read more

"Art of Live": This DVD presents a collection of unique film material by techno artist Eric Sneo. Incomparable is his combination of various live instrumental performances using the didgeridoo, e-accordion , e-drums and percussion along with his Djing perfromance. The high quality film sequences show Eric´s phenomenal live performance at select festivals around the globe. DVD, running time appr. 80 min. Minimize

Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of Filmma ... Read more

Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of Filmmaking. Young people everywhere are interested in "breaking in" to film production. However it is a business shrouded in mystique and it is very difficult to find out what it's all about or how to get started. In this six program series, The Crew unravels the mystery and explores the various technical positions that form a film production unit. Covering 18 different departments from Grips to Costume, Lighting to Makeup, the series vividly presents the jobs and lives of film production workers and explores the technical aspects of producing a film by talking to the people who make it happen. In each program, The Crew follows technicians from three various departments, in the milieu of a film set as they perform their jobs. The technicians talk candidly about hierarchy, job demands and the creative aspects of each position. They discuss how to get started, entry-level skills required, pay rates to expect and the personal pros and cons of working in "the business." Art Director: Reports to the production designer. The person responsible for designing and supervising the construction of all sets and scenery, overseeing the painting and dressing of all sets, and coordinating much of the logistical elements for the art department. Set Decorator: responsible for overseeing research, acquisition and allocation of items required to dress the various sets. Gaffer: The head of the lighting and electrical departments on-set. They determine electrical and power requirements and oversee all electrical aspects of the production, particularly those associated with lighting. Minimize

50 Years, 50 Films One Spectacular DVD Box Set Janus Films ... Read more

50 Years, 50 Films One Spectacular DVD Box Set Janus Films opened American viewers’ eyes to the pleasures of Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and François Truffaut at the height of their artistic powers. Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this world-renowned distribution company with Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, an expansive collectors’ box set featuring fifty classic films on DVD and a lavishly illustrated hardcover book that tells the story of Janus Films through an essay by film historian Peter Cowie, a tribute from Martin Scorsese, and notes on each of the fifty films.• Eight Academy Awards • Twenty-eight Academy Award nominations• Two Palme d’or awards Minimize

Holder,Nylon/Vinyl,X-Ray Film BoxThese bags are ideal for s ... Read more

Holder,Nylon/Vinyl,X-Ray Film BoxThese bags are ideal for shielding light sensitive X-ray films from ambient light especially those in storage boxes that have been spoiled.Safeguards X-ray film from inadvertent light exposure in boxes that may be damaged• Bag''s outer layer is black nylon with a tight weave • Inner layer is made of light-blocking vinyl• Large covering flap over bag opening is fastened by a hook-and-loop stripfor cassettes: 20 x 25cm 8“ x 10“ bag size: 30 x 36cm (12“ x 14 1/8“ ) Product photo may not exactly match the product offered for sale. Please refer to the product description. Minimize

Made in the uSA. Cotton canvas. Wood frame. A great gift fo ... Read more

Made in the uSA. Cotton canvas. Wood frame. A great gift for the movie buff, this print is perfect for a home theater or bar. All you need is the old-fashioned popcorn machine! "Feature Film" is digitally printed onto, gallery-wrapped canvas to produce a vivid and detailed reproduction.Feature Film Giclee features: Made in the USA. . . Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : Film Art : Paperback : McGraw-Hil ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : Film Art : Paperback : McGraw-Hill Education - Europe : 9780073386164 : 0073386162 : 01 Jan 2010 : Presents frame enlargements throughout the text that enable students to view images taken directly from completed films, while an optional, text-specific tutorial CD-ROM helps clarify and reinforce specific concepts covered. Minimize

FILM REEL WALL ART DESIGN BY ARTIST, KEVIN FLETCHER This el ... Read more

FILM REEL WALL ART DESIGN BY ARTIST, KEVIN FLETCHER This elaborate media room themed metal wall art will add a fun movie or theater-style touch to your home decor! Size: 22" height Color Finish: Matte Black Crafted by artisans in the USA, using laser cut metal with a unique heat transfer finishing process. Metal color variations will occur and the item may not be exactly as shown. Do not expose to direct sunlight or moisture without applying additional metal sealer (not included - please consul Minimize

The 50 films in this set have been meticulously preserved b ... Read more

The 50 films in this set have been meticulously preserved by eighteen of the nation's premiere archives, including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House, UCLA, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Featuring numerous supplements and produced by the nonprofit National Film Preservation Foundation, TREASURES FROM AMERICAN FILM ARCHIVES - ENCORE EDITIONT shows the amazing variety of films made from coast to coast over the last 100 years. With narration by Laurence Fishburne, this set is an absolute must for film collectors! Films include: Groucho Marx's home movies (1933, 2 min.), D.W. Griffith's The Lonedale Operator (1911, 17 min.), the earliest film version of Snow White (1916, 63 min.), The Fall of the House of Usher (1928, 13 min.), Negro Leagues Baseball (1946, 8 min.), The Autobiography of a Jeep (1943, 10 min.), Joseph Cornell's found footage film Rose Hobart (1936, 19 min.), Returning on the Zeppelin Hindenburg (1936, 7 min.), the early 2-color Technicolor feature The Toll of the Sea (1922, 54 min.), the William S. Hart western Hell's Hinges (1916, 64 min.), the first commercially-shown U.S. film Blacksmithing Scene (1893, 1 min.), plus silent features, documentaries and newsreels, avant-garde shorts, early animation and special effects films, home movies, and much more.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all it ... Read more

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's Film Art has been the best-selling and widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by a wide range of examples from various periods and countries, the authors strive to help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will deepen their understanding of any film, in any genre. Frame enlargements throughout the text enable students to view images taken directly from completed films, while an optional, text-specific tutorial CD-ROM helps clarify and reinforce specific concepts addressed in the text with the use of film clips. Building on these strengths, the ninth edition adds coverage of new technologies, updated examples, and references to the authors' acclaimed weblog to provide unparalleled currency and connect students with the world of cinema today. Minimize

Warm. Beautiful. Smart. Art. Hang one of Prestyl's artisti ... Read more

Warm. Beautiful. Smart. Art. Hang one of Prestyl's artistic, heating panels in a room that is hard to keep warm. The thin film, far-infrared technology heats objects in a room, such as floors, walls and furnishings, without heating the air - so you enjoy a consistent, comfortable heat. Simply plug into a regular 120 volt electrical outlet. Prestyl's heating panels are energy saving, hypo allergenic, durable, easy to install, maintenance-free and 99% recyclable. 400 watts / 120 volt Decorative Heating Panel ART 137 Eagle 2' x 2' Square Minimize

Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the gre ... Read more

Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the greatest living European film editors through his warm and perceptive interviews which offer a unique insight into the art of editing - direct from masters of the craft. In their interviews the editors relate their experience to the directors they have worked with, including:Agnes Guillemot- (Godard, Truffaut, Catherine Breillat)Roberto Perpignani- (Welles, Bertolucci, Tavianni Brothers)Sylvia Ingemarsson- (Ingmar Bergman)Michal Leszczylowski- (Andrei Tarkovsky, Lukas Moodysson)Tony Lawson (Nic Roeg, Stanley Kubrick, Neil Jordan)and many more.Foreword by Walter Murch - three-time Oscar-winning Editor of 'Apocalypse Now', 'The English Patient', 'American Graffiti', 'The Conversation' and 'The Godfather Part II and III'. · In this book Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the greatest living European film editors· Foreword by the incomparable Film Editor, Walter Murch· Living exponents reach back to reveal the radical shift in approach created by the French New Wave and trace the patterns of editing practice into this new century Minimize

Secret ThingsA Film by Jean-Claude BrisseauTwo young women ... Read more

Secret ThingsA Film by Jean-Claude BrisseauTwo young women discover the power of sex to get what they want in the male-dominated business world. Nathalie, a performance artist-stripper, instructs her new friend, the beautiful but inexperienced Sandrine, on the art of seduction. Without delay they put their skills to the test at a Parisian bank, where both rise to the top. But they meet their match in the ruthless son of the bank's president - Christophe, a vain, unbridled, power-hungry monster.Starring Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Fabrice DevilleFrench w/English subtitles"Unashamedly sexy!"- The New York Times"A taut, juicy feast of sexual and office politics. Delectably twisted!"- Variety"Deliciously fevered! Merciless and darkly funny."- Los Angeles TimesDon't Let Me Die on a SundayA Film by Didier Le PecheurOne night a morgue employee named Ben meets, under the strangest of circumstances, Teresa who has overdosed on Ecstasy at a rave. From this sensational beginning, Teresa and Ben embark on an odyssey that takes them into the world of sadomasochism, wild techno-dance parties, and orgies as they each search for new sensations that will ease their chilling sense of despair. This provocative, disturbing film will challenge your sensibilities in much the same way as Eyes Wide Shut, Crash, Breaking the Waves and Tokyo Decadence.Starring Jean-Marc Barr (Dogville) and Elodie Bouchez (AliasFrench w/English subtitles"A daring premise, the extremes of sexual thrill-seeking!"- Los Angeles Times"Startling, outrageous...a nightworld of sex, sadomasochism, and techno music. Elodie Bouchez is entrancing."- Flaunt MagazineTorremolinos 73A film by Pablo BergerSpain, circa 1973. Alfredo is a struggling door to door encyclopedia salesman. Meanwhile his wife Carmen is obsessed with becoming a mother. Alfredo's boss gives Alfredo a choice: make 'educational' sex films at home for a Scandinavian distributor, or get fired. Alfredo chooses the former, and it quickly becomes apparent that a) Alfredo has a knack for directing and b) Carmen is a fabulous actress!Starring Javier Cámara (Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her) and Candela Peña (All About My Mother)Spanish with English subtitles"A joyous celebration of sex and filmmaking!"- New York Times"An absolute riot!"- Time Out Film Guide"A smart, unpretentious comedy about passion, movies and love!"- Washington Post "Fun, kinky comedy!"- TV Guide"Bawdy, charming adult comedy!"- Los Angeles TimesHouse of the Sleeping BeautiesA film by Vadim GlownaEdmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men can spend an entire night in bed alongside beautiful, sleeping young women, who stretch, roll over and dream, but never awaken. Bedazzled by their seductive yet innocent tenderness, but distressed about the reason for their deep sleep, he delves into the mystery of the house of sleeping beauties. Based on the beautifully strange novella by Yasunari Kawabata, acclaimed writer-director-actor Vadim Glowna has crafted a mysterious thriller about loneliness, sex, eroticism and mortality.Starring Vadim Glowna, Angela Winkler and Maximilian Schell (Academy Award for Best Actor, Judgment at Nuremberg). German w/English subtitles "The psychology of eroticism is on vivid display!"- Harvey Karten, Compuserve"Creepily mesmerizing, seductively filmed... Sex, death and the endless fascination of unclothed innocence."- Jeanette Catsoulis, The New York Times Minimize