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The

Bookshelf

by George L. George
The 1986 edition of The Producer's

Masterguide is an exhaustive store of
production data covering the motion pic¬
television, commercials, cable and
videotape industries in the USA, Canada
ture,

and the United

Kingdom. Compiled by
publisher Shmuel Bension, this hefty
manual,

an

invaluable reference

source

for industry professionals, provides de¬
tailed and accurate information on every
facet of production ( Producer's Mas¬

terguide,

661 Broadway,

NYC,

$69.95 + $4.95 shipping).
In Motion Picture Camera

Techniques (2nd edition), David W.
Samuelson offers cinematographers
practical guidance in a wide variety of
areas. Succinctly written entries carry
essential information for dealing with
common problems, and some unusual
ones as well, that confront professional
cameramen, from packing equipment for
transit to process photography [Focal
Press, Stone ham, MA, $16.50).
A definitive book about a de¬

manding job, Pat J. Miller's Script Su¬
pervising and Film Continuity
outlines functions vital

to a

successful

production. Basically a record-keeping
process, script supervisors' notes, made
during shooting, register hundreds of
minute details essential for insuring the
smooth flow of the picture's dialogue
and action (Focal Press, Stoneham,
MA, $16.95).
Evolution in the

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trayal of distinct socio-economic groups
is analyzed in two well-researched stud¬
ies: Michael Hilger's The American
Indian in Film, and Kathy Merlock
Jackson's Images of Children in
American Film. Covering some 1000
movies, these surveys show the move¬
ment from stereotypical characteriza¬
tions to a subtler understanding of the
subject, reflecting advances in public
attitudes during the post-World War II
period [Scarecrow, Metuchen, NJ,
$78.50 and $22.50).
Sponsored by the Interna¬
tional

Federation of Film Archives

j
January 1987

(FIAF), two volumes, edited by Michael
Moulds, purvey valuable research data.
International Index to Film Periodi¬
cals 1984 and International Index to
Television Periodicals 1979-80
include annotated entries of articles, in¬

terviews, reviews, etc. appearing in
specialized publications in 140 and 130
countries

respectively. Entries are exten¬
sively cross-indexed by subject, film or
program, biography, director, and author
(<5Y James Press, Chicago, $67.50,
$57.50 for standing orders, and $45,
$38.25 for standing orders).
Compiled by Andrew A. Aros,
A Title Guide to the Talkies includes
3500 sound films released between
1975 and 1984. This useful reference
work lists the film's title, producer, di¬
rector, writer, literary origin and year of
production [Scarecrow, Metuchen,

NJ,

$27.50).
In

an

extensive guide to film-

scripts and plays published in an¬
thologies and periodicals. The Drama
Scholar's Index to Plays and Filmscripts (Vol. 3), editor Gordon Samples
assembles a knowledgeably selective
list of significant works from the world
literary scene [Scarecrow, Metuchen,
NJ, $35).
In Human Rights Film
Guide, an imposing array of films and
tapes dealing with contemporary prob¬
lems and issues is compiled by Anne
Gelman and Milos Stehlik. International
in scope, it lists and describes some
400 documentaries and fictionalized

productions exposing repression, tor¬
political killings and other severe
violations of human rights [NY
Zoetrope, NYC, $6.95).
ture,

Gerald Mast's classical work,
Short History of the Movies,
chronicles the development of cinema in
A

engrossing, amply illustrated text.
Now in its 4th revised edition, it pre¬
sents an educated assessment of cin¬
ema's major styles, periods and genres,
singling out personalities and events
an
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