The Film Encyclopedia 7th Edition: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry

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Ephraim Katz Ronald Dean Nolen

The Film Encyclopedia 7th Edition

The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry

Ephraim Katz, Ronald Dean Nolen

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Collins Reference
30 May 2012

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Reference works; Cinema industry

Regarded as the undisputed Bible of the movie industry, Ephraim Katz’s The Film Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia on film available. This all new seventh edition includes up-to-date additions, and features more than 8,000 A-Z entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of moviemaking, including:

• Directors, producers, stars, screenwriters, and cinematographers • Styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking • Motion picture studios and film centers • Film-related organizations and events • Industry jargon and technical terms • Inventions, inventors, and equipment • Plus, an index of Academy Award winning films and artists, top grossing films, and much, much more.

The editors have updated every single page, giving more thorough coverage to independent films, and adding new entries for all the latest stars and trends, from Sofia Coppola (director, Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides) to Johnny Depp (Oscar nomination for Pirates of the Caribbean) to The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Return of the King won a record-tying eleven Oscars).

With the abundance of movies available through standard and electronic channels, this is the essential sourcebook every film buff, student, aspiring artist, and armchair movie lover needs.

By: Ephraim Katz, Ronald Dean Nolen
Imprint: Collins Reference
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 7th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 66mm
Weight: 1.907kg
ISBN: 9780062026156
ISBN 10: 0062026151
Pages: 1584
Publication Date: 30 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ephraim Katz was a writer, journalist and filmmaker who devoted his life to gathering the information in the Film Encyclopedia, and was working on the second edition at the time of his death in 1992. Ronald Dean Nolen is an actor-writer-producer and the former editor of Centerstage, a monthly trade publication of the Society for Theatrical Artists' Guidance and Enhancement (STAGE) in Dallas, Texas.

Reviews for The Film Encyclopedia 7th Edition: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry

"""Wow! What a book!"" -- Katharine Hepburn ""Recommended for any reference collection in need of a world view of film."" -- Booklist ""The best movie reference book, hands down."" -- Newsweek"