AFTRS Library New Titles. On display 6th April to 20th April 2018: New Books

A complete and in-depth look at the art of the newest Star Trek trilogy.

This book introduces Augmented Reality's core concepts and potential to newbies and experts alike. It provides a 'wide lens' perspective of the potential, challenges and impact that the widespread implementation of Augmented Reality will bring.

Alana Valentine has carved a career bringing other people's lives to the stage. Often labelled a verbatim playwright, Alana has consistently pushed the boundaries of the form to find deeper truths and create what she describes as 'close work theatre'. In Bowerbird she brings her know-how to the page combining stories from her life with observations from her experience.

The confronting, dark, sexy and tender cult bestseller, illuminated by moments of redemption, pure love and finally, hope. Davis' novel was adapted into the critically acclaimed 2006 Australian film starring Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish.

This new and updated fourth edition of Film Production Management provides a step-by-step guide on how to budget, organize, and successfully shoot a film and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are a film student or film production professional just getting started in the industry, this book is an indispensable resource for day-to-day business on the set.

Based on the stunning ABC TV series, First Footprints tells the epic story of Australia's Aboriginal people, as told through astonishing archaeological discoveries, ancient oral histories, and the largest and oldest art galleries on earth.

This volume focuses on del Toro’s creative process; including the well-defined themes that he obsessively returns to in all his films, the journals in which he logs his ideas, and the vast and inspiring collection of art and pop culture ephemera that he has amassed.

Lapham's Quarterly embodies the belief that history is the root of all education, scientific and literary as well as political and economic. Each issue addresses a topic of current interest and concern - war, religion, money, medicine, nature, crime, fear - by bringing up to the microphone of the present the advice and counsel of the past.

One of the most fascinating phenomena of 1960s film culture is the emergence of American sexploitation films - salacious indies made on the margins of Hollywood. In Lewd Looks, Elena Gorfinkel examines the social and legal developments that made sexploitation films possible: their aesthetics, their regulation, and their audiences.

This volume charts the evolution of manga from its roots in late 19th-century Japan through the many and varied forms of comics, cartoons and animation created throughout Asia for more than 100 years.

In early 2010, Jennifer and Andrew, along with their two young daughters, washed up -- literally -- on the tiny island of Mogmog in Micronesia. Fortunately for the Barrie family, Mogmog is inhabited by a bunch of very friendly locals...or at least that's what they initially thought! This is the true story of a modern-day Swiss Family Robinson who lived to tell the tale of surviving a shipwreck and months stranded on one of the world's most remote islands. In Marooned on Mogmog, you'll see that paradise isn't always what it seems.

The Secret History of Twin Peaks enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained phenomena that unfolded there into a vastly layered, wide-ranging history, beginning with the journals of Lewis and Clark and ending with the shocking events that closed the finale. The perfect way to get in the mood for the upcoming Showtime series.

With unprecedented access to the Lee family and new interviews with collaborators including Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Rosie Perez, Adrien Brody and John Turturro, film critic Kaleem Aftab chronicles the cinematic story of the preeminent director Spike Lee, whose pioneering films include Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Bamboozled and The Inside Man.

First there is an opportunity, then there is a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him, of course: Spud, Sick Boy, and Frank Begbie. But they are not alone.

François Truffaut (1932-1984) ranks among the greatest film directors and has had a worldwide impact on filmmaking as a screenwriter, producer, film critic, and founding member of the French New Wave. A Truffaut Notebook examines topics such as Truffaut's mentors, the autobiographical nature of his films, his place in the film tradition, his film criticism, his reputation, his relationships with other directors, and the formal and thematic coherence of his body of work.

The return of Twin Peaks is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television. The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this novel bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.