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This program looks at the art of writing a movie or choosing a script, the care 89 min. F1187DVD ...... $79.95 and feeding of actors, how to work successfully with each actor, why your cinematographer is your best friend and a look ahead to the future of the industry. V I S U A L E F F E C T S 47 min. F1186DVD ...... $79.95 Mask Making Series Getting Started in Tinseltown NEW The Complete Series Teaching The Art of Mold Making, Casting A fascinating compilation of some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed directors, & Painting Full Head Latex Masks based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the stars who have Taught by F/X Pros – Anthony Giordano & Omar Sfreddo worked with them. This program looks at how each director got started in the business & asks the question – “just what is a director and what do they do?” Molding & Casting Latex Masks NEW 84 min. F1185DVD ...... $79.95 Learn the secrets of how the award-winning Hollywood special effects artists Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs NEW make great looking latex masks & special effect props. Special effects artists Omar Sfreddo & Anthony Giordano team up to cover all the basic techniques The History of Western Cinema as well as many studio tricks for latex casting. Teaches: Out of a cloud of dust and across the silver screen we • Preparing clay walls • Creating the plaster mold • Building pry points • all sat enthralled as the American West came to life • Demolding • Pouring the casting • Demolding the finished mask • in the movies. From the very beginning audiences 60 min. F1195DVD ...... $99.00 came to love the "old West", even though what we saw up on the screen did not always represent the NEW "real West". Cowboys and Indians, good guys and Finishing & Painting Latex Masks bad guys entertained us. It was, and remains, one of Explore the entire process from first conceiving your masks through prepar- the most popular film genres ever, even though the ing and finishing each project. Teaches: heyday of the Western has long past. • Trimming the mask • Making repairs • Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs recounts the history of Using the air brush • Shading & Western Cinema, from the very beginning, through highlighting • Painting veining • the mid-1950’s, when television began to bring this genre into our homes on a • Teeth & eyes • Final finishes • regular weekly basis. 94 min. F1188DVD ...... $79.95 60 min. F1196DVD ...... $99.00 2 M A S S M E D I A Mass Communication Cable Television: Mass Communication How It Works NEW How Television Ratings Work NEW Excellent for use in broadcast courses. Television programming including news, sports and enter- This program shows you why and how cable tainment is driven by RATINGS. In this video, students will television was started, reviewing the Head End, Distribution discover how ratings are determined by using randomly system and House Drop while exploring some of the major selected households across America. cable operations. This program shows how sampling takes place and how homes From a “community antenna” project serving only remote are selected to participate. Using people meters, see how rat- areas in the 1940’s to the country’s largest private construc- ing companies know who is watching a particular program and tion program passing nearly one hundred million homes today, cable television how ratings drive the radio and television industry. This video will help clear up is a powerful media source. the confusion on what those television ratings really mean. 30 min. F991 ...... $89.95 F991DVD ...... $99.95 20 min. F990 ...... $89.95 F990DVD ...... $99.95 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents Journeys Below the Line Featuring primetime series and the people who create them, Journeys Below the Line captures, up close and personal, the realistic inner workings of the craft and technical jobs that are essential to the creation of successful television. Each program of the series illustrates an exciting creative career area by observing and interviewing top professionals. This Academy of Television Arts & Sciences produced series will take you deep inside the television industry where few have been privileged to visit. Incorporating exciting on-set production footage and insightful interviews with cast and crew, these powerful presentations will both enlighten and educate audiences around the country. LOST - The Cinematography Team NEW Journeys Below The Line traveled to Hawaii and the set of “LOST” to produce an up close look at the entire team of talented people responsible for the Primetime Emmy® nominated look of the hit ABC series. Introduced by Jorge Garcia (Hurley), cinematographers Michael Bonvillian and John Bartley explain the advantages of shooting alternate episodes which affords each of them prep time with the director and input on location choices and scheduling. Go along on a location Tech Scout and sit in on the Production meeting, then see the scenes being shot. “LOST” shoots with two cameras and there are inter- views with the Camera Operators, the First Assistants (focus pullers) and the Second Assistants (clappers) explaining the responsibilities of their jobs and how they fulfill them. Meet Walrus the film loader as he demonstrates what it takes to load and unload magazines in the dark room on the camera truck. Jim Grce describes his job as Gaffer, and Chuck Smallwood answers the question "what's a grip?" Dolly Grip Casey Alicino explains how he works with the operator and the focus puller, and how he hits his marks with the camera on the end of a crane. Take a tour of the special vehicles and equipment that have been developed to make shooting on a sandy beach or in a jungle doable. Cast members Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Terry O'Quinn, Jorge Garcia and Adewale Akinnouye-Agabaje express their admiration and respect for the work done by The Cinematography Team. Comes complete with Bonus Material and a CD-ROM for Students and Faculty 30 min. F1194DVD...... $79.00 ER - The PropMasters NEW ER - The PropMasters - goes behind-the-scenes of the multi-Emmy®-winning show and NBC Television hit, ER to show the technically demanding job of prop masters Rick Kerns and Rick Ladomade and their crew. See a stunt scene of the collapse of a third floor balcony loaded with party goers and learn how a plastic BBQ and rubber beer cans made it safer for the stunt people. In a scene involving the birth of a baby, see the crew, dressed in scrubs, position and operate an animatronic baby while the scene is actually being filmed. Witness the construction and evolution of the prosthetic for the “pregnant” mother. Also learn how the prop people handle ordinary medical props such as name tags and stethoscopes and everyday items such as cell phones and pizzas. Executive producer and director John Wells talks of the early days of ER and the challenges involved with building a complete emer- gency room’s worth of props. Cast members, the production designer, and heads of special effects and stunts emphasize the teamwork necessary to produce the fast-paced gritty reality of ER. Comes complete with Bonus Material and a CD-ROM for Students and Faculty • Includes suggested curriculum material for television production courses currently taught in university and college Film/TV programs. • Includes outtakes and interviews with actors and other ER principals. 30 min. F1172DVD ...... $79.00 24 - The Editing Process Aurora Award-Winning, Platinum Best In Show – Art/Culture Instruction 24 - The Editing Process - goes behind the scenes with the editors of the FOX Television hit, 24 and emphasizes the jobs contributing to the distinctive editorial look and style of the series. Follow the shooting of a 24 scene in a metro station, focusing on the script supervisor, Anne Melville, and the notes she makes that help the editor. Then follow these notes to the editor’s room where Scott Powell uses them to build the scene. As Scott works on this scene and others he discusses the various aspects of his job and how he approaches editing so that his work follows 24’s overall style. Director Jon Cassar sits with Scott and gives his input to the work in progress. Throughout the program many others who work on 24 discuss their involvement with and appreciation of the editorial process. Lead actor Kiefer Sutherland introduces the show and tells how a visit to the editing room helped him improve his acting. Other actors, including Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth, and Penny Johnson-Jerald, comment on their perceptions of the importance of editing and script supervision. Comes complete with Bonus Material and a CD-ROM for Students and Faculty • Includes suggested curriculum material for television production courses currently taught in university and college Film/TV programs. • Includes outtakes and interviews with representatives of the editors guild and the script supervisors guild. 30 min. F1152DVD...... $79.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 3 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Composing Images for Video, Film & Photography Understanding Lighting for Video, Recommended for field & studio production as well as Film and Photography photography classes Ideal for video field production, film and Every location features an infinite number of potential photography courses images and knowing how to see and frame these This fast-paced program covers the importance of light images defines the quality of a visual product. Enter a for quality images in any medium. Includes dozens of new visual environment, interpret the important visual creative tips for using natural light, existing interior components, break these components into their indi- light, standard lighting fixtures and professional lighting vidual pieces and then record the images in a way that equipment. Also covers the use of gels, reflectors, filters, best communicates a visual story. and other tools to create interesting images and programs. 15 min. F1145 ...... $149.00 20 min. F1147 ...... $149.00 V F1145DVD ...... $149.00 V F1147DVD ...... $149.00 S C R E E N W R I T I N G First presented as part of the Writer's Guild Foundation’s prestigious Words into Pictures event, each program features Hollywood's top motion picture and television writers, discussing specific aspects of the art of writing for screen & the different approaches to their craft. Get the set on DVD - FSCREENDVD 4 Program DVD Series SAVE $20 ...... ONLY $300.00 Narrative & Structure V Character V With Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty) & With Nick Kazan (Bicentennial Man, Fallen, Reversal of Fortune) Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York, Hannibal, Schindler's List) & Paul Attanasio (Sum Of All Fears, Donnie Brasco, Quiz Show) This program teaches how to get started, the main Learn the mystery of character, character dictating idea and servicing it, finding a movies spine, sources plot, character information, biographies, real characters of inspiration, outlining, characters' relationship with vs. fictional characters, writing a franchise character, structure, description, research, instinct vs. tech- rules to break and not to break. nique, writing a script vs. selling one. Subjects covered include: Who should be your Subjects covered include: How to tell a good story, protagonist? Does plot or character come first? How which stories are worth telling and which aren't, char- do you find the right characters to suit your needs? acter arcs; real and illusory, finding a movie's spine, the How do you get a character to do what you want? use of myth and theme as organizing concepts. How to you get your characters to do what they want? 90 min. F1119 . . $59.95 F1119DVD . . $79.95 90 min. F1116 . . $59.95 F1116DVD . . $79.95 Dialogue & Description V Adaptation V With Bruce Joel Rubin (Stuart Little 2, Deep Impact, Jacob's With Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, Field Of Dreams) & Robert Ladder, Ghost), Ed Solomon (The In-Laws, Charlie's Angels, Nelson Jacobs (The Shipping News, Chocolat) & Eric Roth (Ali, The Men In Black) & Dana Stevens (For Love Of The Game, & Horse Whisperer, Forrest Gump, The Postman) City Of Angels) This program teaches highlighting the good parts and trouble spots, research, This program teaches text and subtext, conveying visualizing and dramatization, non-fiction vs. fiction, emotion of the character and the situation they're in, the echo effect, online research vs. physical, changing research, rewriting dialogue, character profiling and directions, genre material, staying fresh and externaliz- specificity of vision. ing characters' thoughts. Subjects covered include: Something you write or Subjects covered include: What to include. How to something you hear. Should it be realistic? How to avoid the 200 page screenplay. How faithful should you condense a good scene. Should a movie have one be to the original? Is it easier to adapt fiction or non- "voice"? Description: minimizing dialogue. Is there fiction, trash or art? Which books, plays and stories will magic in description or should it simply be clear? How make good movies. How to rectify problems without to persuade benumbed executives to read your description. alienating a book's fans? 90 min. F1118. . . $59.95 F1118DVD . . . $79.95 90 min. F1117. . . $59.95 F1117DVD . . . $79.95 Writing For Television V Writing For Film V Four veteran television writers discuss the components of a successful Four top screen writers discuss the nuts and bolts of their craft. Topics include television script and reveal their own working methods. Topics include finding a story, research techniques, character development, dialogue, the telling a story with pictures; creating a character; generating dialogue; three act script structure, plot and subplot, formula scripts, re-writes, the collaboration and role playing; the rewrite process; adapting a novel; pitch, formula script pitfalls, how to overcome writer’s block and more. researching and developing a major miniseries. 52 min. F715 ...... $149.00 F715DVD ...... $149.00 48 min. F701 ...... $149.00 F701DVD ...... $149.00 Writing For Radio V Writing For Comedy V Four expert radio writers talk about their craft-writing radio drama. Explore This program looks at various aspects of comedy writing: the ingredients of the unlimited potential of radio as a medium of the imagination. comedy; finding the story; the three-act structure; the writing process Topics include: the characteristics of a good radio writer, how to work and writing for a character. within the limitations of time slots and tight budgets, plot development, the It features Australian scriptwriters Geoffrey Atherden and Sue Ingleton, proper use of stage directions in radio scripts, the use of music, sound US writer Carl Saulter (Moonlighting) and UK writer Alan Plater. effects, the radio audience and much more. 54 min. F995 ...... $149.00 F995DVD ...... $149.00 44 min. F731 ...... $149.00 F731DVD ...... $149.00 4 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Film School in a Box Series - How To Make a Low Budget Movie For teaching aspiring producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, writers or actors, as well as all the other crafts that go into making and marketing a feature film, this multipart DVD and CDROM program illustrates in detail how to create, deliver and bring a low budget film to market. Covering the filmmaking process from Development to Marketing, the programs are designed to guide you through each step of the process, not by Hollywood tycoons, but by real independent filmmakers who started with an idea and not much else! Not only will you hear from the cast and crew themselves, who made an award winning Hollywood caliber movie (Time And Again) for under $5,000 from start to finish, but listen as an EQUIPMENT RENTAL HOUSE manager tells you HOW TO GET FREE GEAR, or learn secrets to working with a Talent Agency to get REAL ACTORS inexpensively - even free! Learn how to get permits to shut down streets, find make-up artists and even how to work with an audio recording studio to mix the soundtrack. Features award-winning director - Jason J. Tomaric (Not available for preview) Purchase the complete Studio version, a special Directors only version, or the Producers version. The Studio Series - The Complete The Directors Series V Film School in a Box – 7 Disc Set & Workbook V For those students who are studying directing, the over 5 hour Director’s Series is the complete guide to directing a Hollywood caliber feature film. Disc 1: Time and Again - Feature Film Disc 1: Time and Again - Feature Film Disc 3: Production 2 Disc 2: Development & Pre-Production Disc 2: Production 1 Disc 4: Post-Production Disc 3: Production 1 Over 5 hours F1155DVD ...... $299.00 Disc 4: Production 2 Disc 5: Post-Production The Producers Series V Disc 6: Marketing For those would be Hollywood producers, The over 5 hour Producer’s Series Disc 7: Producer’s Notebook: Contains actual shooting script with notes is the complete guide to producing and marketing their own “Blockbuster”. from director Jason J. Tomaric himself and all the paperwork generated Disc 1: Time and Again - Feature Film during the making of “Time and Again.” Blank templates you can use for Disc 2: Pre-Production 1 Disc 4: Post-Production your own projects! Contains all the paper structure you need to make a Disc 3: Pre-Production 2 Disc 5: Marketing Hollywood caliber movie on a budget of next to nothing. Disc 6: Producer’s Notebook - Contains all the paper structure you need to As a SPECIAL BONUS, you will also receive the complete rough footage make a Hollywood caliber movie on a budget of next to nothing. from one of the scenes from “Time and Again” that you can load into your Over 5 hours F1156DVD ...... $299.00 computer to practice editing! Work off the actual camera logs generated on set and edit away! The Basics of Videography DVD NEW Disc 8: CD-ROM Filmmaker’s Workbook Videomaker’s Basics of Videography combines three entire programs Over 6 hours F1157DVD ...... $499.00 including: Basic Shooting, Light It Right and Sound Success. Teaches light- ing techniques, the use of quality sound microphones & techniques & much more to help students produce professional productions. Shooting the Talking Head V 90 min. F818DVD...... $69.95 For TV field production, broadcast news & studio production courses Beginning Film & Video Making: Camera & Lenses Whether shooting for video or film, the so-called talking head is one of the most Valuable both for classroom instruction & at campus libraries common subjects in the viewfinder and subsequently, on-screen. This program so students can review the material on their own covers the essentials of composition, lighting, perspective and sound for record- This program focuses on cameras and lenses, aimed ing interviews and making subjects come alive on camera. A great primer for toward the beginning film and videomaker. creators of news, documentary, institutional and dramatic programs. Featuring a “film crew” shooting at a miniature golf 15 min. F1146 ...... $149.00 course and a go cart track, this program teaches F1146DVD ...... $149.00 students each step & concept of the filmmaking process in a visual manner. Samples such as how the dolly shot and zoom shot are executed and how they Location Sound For Video with Wes Cavalier V look on camera are valuable materials for student For Students in the Field of Location Sound learning. This program teaches the basic techniques used for Comes complete with study guide. mixing and recording quality location sound for PROGRAM CONTENTS today’s digital video cameras - 8mm, Mini DV and • The film camera gate: claw, aperture, aperture plate, pressure plate • The DVcam. Learn the techniques and equipment you will film transport mechanism • Methods of setting focus: zooming & physically use to get quality sound for your video production. measuring the distance • Focussing the diopter • Prime lenses & zoom lenses PROGRAM CONTENTS • Focal length (wide, normal, telephoto) • Depth of field • Camera/subject • Using handheld dynamic mics • Using shotgun mics distance influence on depth of field • Perspective • Choice of focal & boom poles • Lavalier & Wireless Mics • Audio Mixer length/camera to subject distance • Space • Techniques of zooming & & Mixing Multiple mics • Troubleshooting handheld dollying • Techniques of crane, booming & tilting • Techniques of panning mics • Troubleshooting Shotgun mics • Troubleshooting Lavalier & wireless & tracking • Aperture & iris opening • F/stops mics • Troubleshooting Audio Mixer & Multiple Mic Mixing 14 min. F1142 ...... $99.00 30 min. F1158DVD ...... $49.00 F1142DVD ...... $99.00

Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 5 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Basic Field Production Series “Entertaining and very informative.” - Fran Stoddard, Champlain College These programs follow a small crew through a location interview shoot, as they plan their strategy and solve dozens of typical field production problems. Clear dramatizations, humor and 3D animation make each point vivid and memorable.

Basic Field Production: Lighting Basic Field Production: Sound Recording This program follows the cinematog- This program follows the sound rapher through an interview shoot as recordist step-by-step through he demonstrates a variety of options advance planning, evaluating the for creating a distinctive look with location, choosing the right equipment limited equipment. This is lighting you for the session, mixing strategies, test can do from the back of a van. recording and session procedure. 24 min. F778 ...... $149.00 32 min. F777 ...... $149.00 F778DVD ...... $159.00 F777DVD ...... $159.00

2 Program Series F806 ...... $298.00 ONLY $249.00 2 Program DVD Series F806DVD . . . .$318.00 . .ONLY $268.00 V Video Production Principles and Terms Basics in Audio: Part I Basics in Lighting: Part I Most people interested in video focus on the visual This program was created for students in introductory part of the production and creation, rather than the and intermediate video courses and focuses on the audio components. Terms like Television & Video properties of light and how to avoid potential lighting Production, emphasize the visual part and assume problems. audio is along for the ride. This is a big mistake. If 19 min. F1131. . $79.95 F1131DVD . . . $99.95 you have poor video reception but the audio is OK, you can still understand it. If you have poor audio and good video, it is very hard to understand and Basics in Lighting: Part II continue to watch the program. Winner: Communicator Award of Distinction 35 min. F1129 ...... $79.95 F1129DVD ...... $99.95 Created for students in introductory and intermediate video courses, this program focuses on building on the information from Lighting I and focuses Basics in Audio: Part II V on lighting instruments and technique. 17 min. F1133 ...... $79.95 F1133DVD ...... $99.95 There are three types of sound: Voice, Sound Effects and Music. This program focuses on recording the voice. Other components which video students need to review are music and sound effects. It includes an interview with the owner V of an audio post production house who discusses his work with the Discovery Basics of Editing Channel. Examples of good and poor audio use within video programs help U.S. International Film and Video Festival Creative Excellence students understand how important audio is to their video production. Award Winner 29 min. F1130 ...... $79.95 F1130DVD ...... $99.95 An introduction to basic linear editing concepts for students. This video provides a general understanding of how to create a story, avoid jump cuts Camera Operation and edit like a pro. Winner: 2003 Videographer Award of 28 min. F1132 ...... $79.95 F1132DVD ...... $99.95 Distinction This introductory-level program focuses on camera How To Make Your Own Great Videos components, white balance, zoom, focus, depth-of-field With Just A Camcorder V along with the dos & don’ts of basic camera operation. Awards Portfolio Winner 28 min. F1128. . . $79.95 F1128DVD. . . $99.95 - Media & Methods Magazine “This outstanding tape should be in any Make Your Own school library or classroom where the Instructional Video Productions basics of video production are taught.” “Students listen to my shop clean-up - The Book Report instructions more when they see me on the screen than they do when I say it live!” With the right guidance, the video camcorder can be a powerful learning tool, encouraging teamwork, - Ron Smith, UC Santa Barbara creativity and discipline. In this 25 minute videotape, Help avoid endless repetition by making your own award-winning instructor Stu McGowan leads viewers successful “do-it-yourself” videos for theatre (and all through all the steps necessary to make great videos. kinds of) instruction. This program includes numer- Viewers are taught the basic steps of organizing, ous useful examples of “how-to” footage used in: producing and shooting a short video program using a camcorder. This student recruiting, inventory documentation, talking instructional video is perfect for introducing classroom video projects where head reports, facility tours, CLEAN-UP procedures, scenes of a student workshop are shown and where students are observed important safety guidelines and many more. planning and videotaping a short program. 6 45 min. F1109 ...... $119.00 25 min. F985 ...... $99.00 F985DVD ...... $119.00 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Multicamera Direction Planning V The Video Toolbox: In this program, we sit in on the planning and production of a multicamera How To Make A Video Program V video shoot. Steps along the way The indispensable A to Z of video production. include the first read through, the design meeting, setup of the “This excellent program offers full coverage rehearsal space, rehearsals, plan- of professional video production - a ning of camera coverage, final monumental accomplishment.” - Booklist. camera scripting, the production A fast moving, imaginative and humorous introduc- meeting, the technical run- tion to the video production process. Two detailed, through and the shoot day. We fictionalized case studies are followed from follow the roles played by the conception to completion and interwoven with director and assistant director, explanatory graphics, animation, practical advice and production designer, lighting director and the technical director. At the end of technical tips. This 90-minute program is divided into the program, we see the finished dramatic scene. eight segments, each of which could be used as the 30 min. F704 ...... $149.00 F704DVD ...... $149.00 basis for a class. Practical follow-up activities are also V suggested at the end of each major segment. Location Sound Recording 90 min. F801 ...... $179.00 F801DVD ...... $179.00 Veteran recordist Bill Linton uses animation and demonstrations to illustrate the various microphone 8 MAJOR SECTIONS INCLUDE: types and pickup patterns. • The Concept • The Director's Role • The Story • Screen Language Included are examples of microphone selection • Writing • The Shoot • Editing • Budget • Schedule and operating techniques for dozens of location situations, from press conferences to strolling PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS interviews; from parties to phone booths; from • 20 minutes of rushes are included to allow you to edit your own version noisy streets to pastoral settings. of the example scene from the “road movie.” You can edit from the point The special problems of lavaliere and radio of view of any of the three major characters and for edit choices to microphones are covered in separate sections. dramatically affect the meaning and mood of the scene. 37 min. F708 . . $149.00 F708DVD . . $149.00 Chroma Key Techniques V Introduction To Floor Managing V These days anyone with two video cameras & a “Certificate of Special Recognition for Educational Television.” switcher can add chroma key techniques to their This program dramatizes the duties of the floor manager in a multicamera repertoire, opening up limitless possibilities. This studio interview including such topics as, the role of the floor manager in fascinating program shows a wide range of chroma establishing mood on the set, cueing and time signals plus communication key techniques. Each example is broken down into with the director. The second half of the program demonstrates the floor its component parts so that you can see exactly manager’s duties in a simple dramatic situation through several rehearsals how it was achieved. Features a dramatic sequence to the final take. including interiors, exteriors and the transitions 25 min. F705 ...... $149.00 F705DVD ...... $149.00 between them, constructed entirely from chroma keyed foregrounds and backgrounds. Techniques AD: Organizing The Filmset V shown include such refinements as the casting of With a low budget and tight schedule plus setbacks and disasters ranging shadows and reflections onto chroma keyed sets. from the arrest of the caterer on day one of production to sudden schedule 30 min. F743 . .$149.00 F743DVD . .$149.00 changes, actor illnesses and almost constant rain, this is the role of the AD in real-world production. Script To Screen V 50 min. F324 ...... $149.95 F324DVD ...... $149.95 Follow director Brian Bell as he prepares a stage play for television. How To Use A C-Stand V Discover how information and emotions communicated on the stage The “century stand” is probably the single most useful accessory on the set. In through lengthy dialogue can be communicated on the screen through just six minutes this entertaining program demonstrates over one hundred visual means. tips for the safe and efficient use of this versatile tool. 30 min. F702 ...... $149.95 F702DVD ...... $159.95 6 min. F634 ...... $49.95 F634DVD ...... $49.95 Creating Digital Movies V Screening “Middlemarch”: A Study In TV Production Ideal for Students, Teachers, Professionals This lavish and comprehensive package from the and For Classroom Study BBC provides a unique opportunity to look at a production from every angle (the 1994 BBC/WGBH This documentary goes behind the scenes to show adaptation of George Eliot’s Middlemarch). The the making of a low budget digital video short, writer, director, production designer, DP and other “Wrestler and the Babe.” Designed as an educa- members of the team lead students through every tional experiment, follow filmmaker Nick Kypros, step of the process, from conceptualization and cinematographer Addi Thorisson and a student production to packaging and distribution. crew as they discover the challenges of shooting The program includes detailed analysis of five video, film style. complete scenes from the Masterpiece Theater 60 min. VHS F1102 ...... $119.00 Series, using each scene to explore a whole set of DVD F1102DVD ...... $149.00 issues, from conceptualization to packaging. Comes complete with Study Guide. 90 min. F909 . .$179.00 F909DVD . .$179.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 7 F I L M , V I D E O & T V P R O D U C T I O N Digital Video Production NEW Editing with Final Cut Pro NEW “Everything you need to know about Winner of an International Telly Award. making a “digital” movie. Over 6 Designed as part of an introductory hours of technical tips and tricks, series on the technical and aesthetic explained as simply as you’re gonna aspects of video production and post- get it.” - Lorenzo Semple Jr., production, these programs have been Screenwriter classroom tested! This collection will not only get you Geared toward the novice editor, this program started with Premiere Pro, it’ll get you introduces editing practices using Apple’s Final finished! Cut Pro editing software. 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F996 ...... $69.95 The Advertising And The TV Commercial Series V This series of five training videos examines how television commercials are made and who they affect. Each video is accompanied by comprehensive study notes.

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Host Michael Lamirand, Interactively explore the world of theatrical lighting technology in this CD Theater Director at Ball State University, examines that teaches all about the basics and more! common types of lighting units, reviews light Learn at your own pace about the physics of boards and accessories, provides basic principles of light, how electricity works, how different electricity and shows how to lay out and read a lighting instruments are used to manipulate light plot. Tricks and techniques are divulged which light, how to safely use electricity and even are used to achieve extremely difficult effects how to troubleshoot problems in your lighting while maximizing the number of takes each day. system. 95 min. 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Examples range from manual and an evaluation of the advantages and correction alternatives for scenes combining his near-documentary work on Philip Noyce’s disadvantages of each system. For classroom use, interior and exterior lighting. “Backroads” to the elaborate musical numbers of the program is divided into 27 segments. 20 min. F757 ...... $149.00 Gillian Armstrong’s “Starstruck.” 195 min. (2 tapes)F719 ...... $299.00 F757DVD ...... $149.00 56 min. F718 . .$149.00 F718DVD . .$149.00 The Virtual Bolex™ 2.0 16mm Camera Tutorial An Interactive Guide For Beginning Film Students & For Those New To The Bolex Produced By Robert F. Arnold, Associate Professor Of Film, Boston University. The Virtual Bolex is an interactive tutorial & reference guide for the 16mm Bolex reflex movie camera, commonly used in beginning filmmaking classes at many universities. The tutorial is designed to permit students to get virtual hands-on practice with the camera and camera anatomy, to become familiar with the film loading procedure, controls for setting frame-rate, exposure, lenses & filters, focus, before and in-between the limited time they may have access to the camera for actual shooting. The reference material supplements the limited Bolex camera manual. Additional information includes using the Variable Shutter to control exposure, in-cam- era special effects, prime and zoom lenses, filters for color and black and white film and more. According to Sam Kauffmann, fllm professor at Boston University and author of the most popular book on Avid editing, “The Virtual Bolex is like having the camera and the instructor right there in front of you.” For Mac, OSX and Windows. CDROM F1105 ...... $69.95

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Peter James shot Amour; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Alive!, Rich in Love and Driving Miss Daisy. Both Lover, Prospero’s Books) are given the same were given the same script and set constraints. script and set. Daviau creates a series of The beautiful images they created reflect their intricate setups, clearly explaining each different backgrounds and philosophies on the problem he encounters and the solutions he art and business of filmmaking. finds by using filters, lights and F-stop changes. Muller creates a moody and impressionistic feel Vierny experiments with a simple and elegant that is characteristic of his approach. James on camera move that encompasses much of the the other hand neatly sidesteps the problems action but presents him with a new challenge: caused by a cyc too close to the set and creates hiding the dolly track. Computer graphics of a wider view of the windswept dusty cafe. Both the lighting setups as well as side-by-side men prove to be generous teachers, sharing comparisons of the finished scenes help you to many creative and technical insights that come better understand the techniques and appreciate the results. from years behind the camera. The video culminates with a split screen 55 min. F802 / F802DVD ...... $89.95 comparisons of each cinematographer’s finished piece. 55 min. F803 / F803DVD ...... $89.95 Shooting For Fantasy With Sacha Vierny & Denis Lenoir Shooting For Black & White French cinematographers Denis Lenoir (Monsieur Hire, Paris Awakes, Shuttlecock With Allen Daviau & Denis Lenoir Zone) and Sacha Vierny (Hiroshima mon Allen Daviau (The Falcon and the Snowman, Amour, Prospero’s Books, Stavisky) explore Avalon, Bugsy, Twilight Zone, The Color Purple) the world of cinematic fantasy and magic. takes students back to the golden age of Vierny generously shares one of his special cinematography - the 1920’s. He painstakingly secrets, showing how to create a magical recreates the shooting style by employing the beam of light without the usual need for a filtration, vignetting, aspect ratios and shot smoked filled room. The effect is electric. coverage of the period. In doing so he evokes Lenoir takes you through each step of his the spirit and dynamic of the B&W silent screen masterpieces. Denis Lenoir lighting design and also gives invaluable (Monsieur information about the use of fluorescent Hire, Daddy Nostalgie/Thesecreates Foolish an intriguing Things, lights. Paris Awakes, Shuttlecock) This program explores the techniques that comparison to the work of Daviau by using make magic on the screen, but more importantly the cinematographer’s modern cinematic techniques featuring a creative thought process behind the magic. moving camera. He shoots with both color and B&W stock to make the comparison complete. 55 min. F804 / F804DVD ...... $89.95 55 min. 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Geoff shows how to work from “Wolves”, using an exact replica of the with the limitations of location space and teepee set. The workshop footage was shot design (in this case three rooms of a cramped anamorphic, using a Panavision camera and a crane. apartment) rather than against them. He 29 min. F785 / F785DVD ...... $89.95 demonstrates how fast stocks and fast work can be critical to success. 10 29 min. F788 / F788DVD ...... $89.95 L I G H T I N G & C A M E R A Lighting Dead Poets Society With John Seale Studio Lighting: A Comparative Workshop With ”Spectacular!” - Jack Watson, Donald McAlpine & Denis Lenoir Movie Maker Magazine Two internationally renowned cinematographers light the same shots from John Seale (Rainman, Gorillas in the Mist, the same dramatic script in this back-to-back workshop. Don McAlpine Witness) conducts an intensive and inspira- (Patriot Games, Breaker Morant and My Brilliant Career) and Denis Lenoir tional lighting workshop in the studios of the (Monsieur Hire, Clear and Present Danger and Mrs. Doubtfire) vividly Australian Film, Radio and Television School. demonstrate how differences in creative style and approach affect the The dormitory set from “Dead Poets Society” impact and tone of the scene. This program is packed with technical infor- was painstakingly reconstructed for this mation, demonstrations & insights into the cinematographer. workshop. Even more important than the 59 min. F787 / F787DVD ...... $89.95 technical knowledge it contains is the insight this program gives into Seale’s Light It Right NEW V working philosophy. The Essential Guide to Lighting for 28 min. F786 / F786DVD ...... $89.95 Video PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Join the experts as they examine the lighting techniques that will help turn your ideas into • Will guide you through the lighting setups for summer, for winter, for top quality, professional productions. Teaches: night and for day. light theory, tools and terms of lighting, studio • Tricks and techniques to achieve extremely difficult effects while lighting, indoor/daytime light, outdoor/night- maximizing the number of takes each day. timelight. 30 min. F814DVD ...... $39.95 KODAK Training Workshops The Ideal Programs To Lead You To Film School. A series of interactive, multimedia, educational CD-ROMS from KODAK. Color & Light In Motion Imaging The Nature Of Film "Color and Light in Motion Imaging" provides a fundamental knowledge "The Nature of Film" describes the art and science of color and light and describes how color images are captured in chemical of motion picture film including the basics of and electronic imaging systems while describing the image capture, processing and sensitometry. This factors that play a role in controlling exposure. program teaches film backing, film anatomy, pro- Discover how light is captured in film, light sources cessing, spectral sensitivity curves, grain size and and video, basic systems for producing light, color film speed and more. systems for film and video application, camera speed, depth of speed and more. Subjects Covered Include: Subjects Covered Include: • What is film? • How Film Works. • What is Light? • Primary Colors. • Color Wheel. • Color Film. • Sensitometry. • Capturing Light. • Controlling Exposure. • Attributes of Film. • Motion Picture Film. • F-Stop. • Shutter Speed. • Film Speed. Comes Complete with Student Workbook. Comes Complete with Student Workbook. 45 min. F1122CDROM ...... $79.99 45 min. F1123CDROM ...... $79.99 What Is Cinematography The Art Of Lighting For Film "What is Cinematography" provides a detailed "The Art of Lighting For Film" provides a fundamental knowledge of description of the cinematographer’s tools and their motion picture lighting types, principles, techniques and applications used application in the art of filmmaking. Discover how to to produce a desired “look”. It teaches soft and hard lighting sources, how create different time periods, color compensating, to control light by positioning, light direction, filters, light accessories, light balancing, color temperature conversion, plan- ratio, exposure and more. ning lighting, positioning the camera, composing the shots and movement of the camera. Plus alternative Subjects Covered Include: processing techniques that a cinematographer can use to achieve a desired look including push process, • Lighting. • The Quality of Light. pull process, silver retention and cross-process. • Controlling Light. Comes Complete with Student Workbook. • Controlling Light Accessories. 45 min. F1124CDROM ...... $79.99 • Lighting Ratios. • Lighting The Scene. • Exposure. Motion Picture Business Comes Complete with Student Workbook. Provides an overview of the filmmaking process, and explains the roles and 45 min. 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Post Synchronization: The Editor’s Role V Music For Film V This program shows the shooting of a period British composer Ron Goodwin scene on a noisy location. Follow three demonstrates film music possible dialogue replacement procedures production procedures with an including the original method in which the emphasis on timing and film and guide track are cut into short synchronization. He shows how loops, the “rock and roll” procedure using syn- timings for a scene are taken chronous rollback, and the modern Automatic by a music editor and then Dialogue Replacement or ADR method. transformed onto a score by the For each procedure we see exactly how guide composer. He demonstrates the tracks are prepared, how the recording use of click tracks and discusses session is executed, and finally how the new their pros and cons. tracks are integrated with sound effects and Goodwin illustrates his presenta- music to create a polished final track. tion with excerpts from his scores for “The Trap” and “Where Eagles 28 min. F765 .$49.95 F765DVD .$49.95 Dare” and shows how a basic theme can be developed and used in a wide range of ways throughout a film. Acrylic Heads And Hands 55 min. F762 ...... $149.95 F762DVD ...... $149.95 Features step-by-step demonstrations on the technique for making sophisticated acrylic heads and hands for special effects sequences. 12 min. F764 ...... $49.95 Off-Line Editing: An Introduction V This program covers the mechanics and strategies of the off-line edit The Role of the Script Supervisor V session, from raw footage to the final cut. Topics include linear and non- A detailed examination of the duties of the script supervisor and the linear editing, control track and time code, blacking, window dubbing, complex issues of continuity. logging, assembly and insert editing, straight cuts, split edits and multi- 28 min. F717 ...... $49.95 F717DVD ...... $59.95 generation editing technique. 38 min. F780 ...... $149.95 F780DVD ...... $149.95

The Role of the Assistant Editor V The Film Score V All the basic procedures of the film editing room are covered including log- Renowned American film composer Miles ging & edge numbers, syncing dailies, shot breakdown and preparation of Goodman (La Bamba, Little Shop Of Horrors) works a cut work print. with an engineer and symphony orchestra to 45 min. F720 ...... $49.95 F720DVD ...... $59.95 record the score of a feature film. The director, composer, composer’s assistant and engineer all give their perspective as the creative work Animation Games V proceeds. This award-winning programs gives you an overview of animation 24 min. F759 ...... $49.95 technique as well as segments on puppet animation, cutout animation F759DVD ...... $59.95 and pixelation. 51 min. F745 ...... $49.95 F745DVD ...... $59.95 14 F I L M V I D E O & P O S T P R O D U C T I O N

The Hold-Up – An Editing Exercise – with Roger Ebert V This is the most widely used training film for editing students in use today! “A classic profile of how to use camera angles, sound and effects to create effective tension-filled drama.” - Professor Robert Johnson, Jr., Framingham State College “I am very pleased. Exactly what I needed for the course.” - Warren Carter, TV Production, Golden West College

Nationally syndicated film critic Roger Ebert takes students from rushes to the final cut of a dramatic band robbery scene. Mr. Ebert’s commentary provides insights into basic editing techniques such as matching action, parallel editing and continuity, as well as, the effects of camera angles, point of view and reaction shots. The film concludes with two edited versions, illustrating the widely different approaches an editor might take in assembling the sequence. Unedited, slated rushes are available in various video and film formats, providing students with an opportunity to edit their own version of the scene. The sequence is designed so that it can be edited as a silent film or with single or double system sound. 20 min. VHS F623A . .$119.00 F623J CDROM: 480x360 (No Audio) “mov” & “avi” ...... $119.00 17 min. VHS Rushes F623B . .$119.00 F623K CDROM: 320x240 (Non-Synced Audio Clips) “aif” & “wav”$149.00

THE HOLD-UP The Hold-Up DVD NEW Note: DVD,VHS, CDROM, Rushes Are All Available For Purchase Individually. For Computer Based Editing Systems The new DVD version of The Holdup includes the instructional film (with the Roger Ebert commentary). Rushes DVD includes separate files of video clips and sound files so that students can sync up audio & video themselves. The files are formated for both Macintosh (“aif”) & Windows (“wav”) standard fileformats. There are no Ebert comments, just the raw footage. F623DVD ...... $149.00 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS F623DVD Rushes ...... $149.00 • Matching action • Parallel editing • Camera angles • Reaction shots

Non-Linear Editing Using The Avid® V Avid Xpress DV & Avid Xpress One of the best training videos of its kind! Pro Basic Editing Training DVD V Each step of non-linear editing using an AVID® is “I highly recommend the GeniusDV, Avid examined in this comprehensive training package. Xpress DV - Pro Training Basic Editing. Instructor and experienced editor Jason Ballantine John Lynn presents the material in a way takes viewers through basic Macintosh® concepts, that is easy to understand.” - Taylor Bush AVID® system and file management, basic and advanced editing techniques, menus, project set up, logging, digitizing, syncing, trim mode func- The Avid Xpress DV and Avid Xpress Pro training DVD tions, audio tracks, picture and audio dissolves, EDL is an incredible training tool for those who need to output, video mastering and file backup. learn the software quickly. This training DVD covers Invaluable for both film or video based projects all the basics of editing, including: drag-drop edit- this program takes you through each step with ing, how to capture, timeline editing, trimming, recaps, handy hints and informative graphics in a three-point editing, audio mixing, effects and transitions, multiple video clear and direct manner, making this program one tracks, the Avid title tool and how to output. of the best training videos of its kind. This program features interactive 60 min. F1144DVD (2 Disc Set) ...... $179.00 exercises and a 77 page guide book with course notes. FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM 60 min. F968 ...... $179.00 F968DVD ...... $179.00 • The Avid training DVD is divided into 10 modules - approx. 1 hour in length. Video Post Production V • MAC & PC compatible. On camera visuals from certified Avid Instructor “A good overview of off-line editing, ‘John Lynn’. on-line editing and sound mixing... highly • Includes an additional CD-Data disc that contains the raw material for a recommended.” - Video Librarian Magazine broadcast quality commercial. This program presents an entertaining overview of video post-production basics. Topics include pre-production planning, the efficient use of time Editing Techniques: Reducing Time code and user bits, structuring the off-line edit to Learn the various ways in which an editor can manipulate time by using cut- make the on-line edit fast and economical, digi- ins, cut-aways, parallel action & other useful time-reducing techniques. Film tal effects, audio sweetening, digital audio and making almost always involves the compression of time. Discover the pros and mixed format film/tape procedures. This state-of- cons of basic time reduction techniques including camera movement, jump the-art presentation serves as its own example, cuts, exits, entrances, cut-aways, parallel action and visual effects. Complete making elaborate use of digital effects and rushes for the sequence are provided so that students can create their own graphics. A clear introduction to the sometimes edited version. Includes rushes bewildering world of video post which is as 10 min. VHS F779 ...... $149.00 useful to communications specialists as it is to students. 3/4“ F779Q ...... $199.00 28 min. F714 ...... $149.00 F714DVD ...... $159.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 15 B R O A D C A S T / J O U R N A L I S M

Crisis On Campus Available On DVD! Crisis On Campus is an exciting new editing exercise from the producers of “The Hold Up.” It is specifically designed for broadcast journalism students, but will be useful for all students of editing technique. This realistic simulation of a major breaking news story is played out by the students, faculty and staff of the University Of New Orleans, SWAT Team and professional crews from two local TV stations. The core of “Crisis On Campus” is 40 minutes of rushes, available in VHS or 3/4,” which students can use to edit their own version of the story. The footage includes complete coverage by the two news teams, aerial footage from the helicopter and “shaky-cam” coverage from the home video camera. Interviews include the University Chancellor, the Director of Campus Police, the SWAT Team coordinator and Public Information Officer, friends and relatives of the perpetrator and the hostages and students caught in the crossfire. Voice-over and stand-ups by reporter Noel Osigian are also provided. To make the exercise most meaningful and realistic, it is recommended that each student editing “Crises On Campus” create and record his or her own story and stand-ups. Editing possibilities are virtually limitless and will depend heavily and realistically on the “time slot” allotted to the story by the instructor. The “Crises On Campus” package also includes a 12-minute introductory video hosted by former ABC foreign correspondent and anchor Richard Anderson, that presents the basic situation and uses the “Crises On Campus” material to demonstrate the best use of video coverage, sound bites, reaction shots, stand-ups and natural sound. 40 min. VHS F916 ...... $149.00 F916DVD ...... $159.00 40 min. 3/4” F916Q ...... $189.00 FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Presents two ways the rushes could be edited: • Brilliant but unbalanced physics major Jimmy Jerrold, his body wired with explosives, is holding two • As a breaking story for the six o’clock news, hostages on the roof of the University Performing Arts Center. As a helicopter and a SWAT Team with featuring live coverage from the scene. armored personnel carrier converge on the spot, Jerrold panics and opens fire on students in the quad • As a wrap-up on the eleven o’clock news after the below. Two news teams and a passerby with a home video camera capture the chaos and the tense crises has been resolved. negotiations that finally lead to Jerrold’s surrender and the safe release of the hostages.

Media On Trial: Story Of The Storytellers A View From Behind The Viewfinder: V First Place 1999 Broadcast Education A Day In The Life Of An Association Documentary Competition ENG Camera Person This program documents media coverage of the Spend a day with each of three photojournalists at Oklahoma City Bombing Trials. It analyzes many of KPNX Phoenix, from a morning staff meeting to the media practices that draw intense criticism, the rush to edit the day’s stories for broadcast. including the differences between tabloid and Experience the pressures of the photojournalist’s mainstream coverage; impacts of judicial coopera- many roles and witness the teamwork that’s vital tion; reporter objectivity; journalist emotions, to getting the story. These photojournalists must sources and spin; victim and jury treatment; the hustle while carrying 50 pounds of equipment, media swarm; legal analysis; competitive pressures; use their street smarts and communication skills organizational versus individual motivations for to conduct interviews and understand the styles of coverage; print and broadcast cooperation; reporter’s perspective enough to grab the shots coverage ground rules; technology impacts; public needed to tie the story together. and governmental reactions to efforts to improve the media image and more. 45 min. F940 . . $149.00 F940DVD . . $149.00 56 min. F987 ...... $149.00 F987DVD ...... $149.00 VR-Reporter - CDROM The VR-Reporter is an electronic news gathering and news reporting simu- lation for college students in broadcasting programs. Students use this Get Real, Get Paid: Work For A Newspaper V interactive simulation to maneuver around a 360° crime scene to interview Telly Awards, Silver Statue. individuals and to capture B-roll footage. During the investigation, they A fast paced, overview of career opportunities in the newspaper business. take notes and make follow-up phone calls. After completing the investiga- News, sports and entertainment reporters reveal what they love about their tion, notes and a timecode tape log of interview responses and B-roll jobs: the freedom (the pace is dictated by what’s going on, not by footage are saved to disk. Students re-write the story, record voice-overs a timeclock), variety and excitment (you could be at a political demon- and edit their news package. CDROM Available For Windows or Macintosh. stration or next to a burning building), importance (sometimes it’s your F307D MAC & F307D PC ...... One year license ...... $149.00 job to right a wrong) and the chance to meet all kinds of people (from F307F MAC & F307F PC ...... Unlimited time license .$349.00 local athletes to Larry Bird). Interviews with a photographer, graphic artist, cartoonist and others Covering The Big Story: The O.J. Simpson Verdict highlight that there are many additional roles involved in producing a This program was shot in Los Angeles on the day of the O.J. Simpson trial paper - from designing and selling ads to running the presses. The advice verdict as reporters, photographers, engineers, editors, producers and from these professionals is to be true to your interests. Education and bureau chiefs scrambled for coverage, negotiated for precious satellite experience are important, but the passion to do the job is what makes you time, struggled with logistics in the middle of a mob scene and tried to find successful. the angle that would give their story the edge. 12 min. F938 ...... $119.00 F938DVD ...... $119.00 The program includes interviews with producers and reporters from ABC News and A Current Affair as well as local stations from around the country. 28 min. F937 ...... $149.00 F937DVD ...... $149.00 16 B R O A D C A S T / J O U R N A L I S M Broadcast Reporting: How Do You Feel? V Creating an Effective Television Story V An enlightening view ideal for classes in reporting, producing Whether producing audio-visual stories for news, documentary or corpo- and media ethics. rate genres, the process includes targeting an idea, collecting the audio and visual ingredients, understanding how to structure those ingredients, The media seem to be obsessed with broadcasting or printing grief, and the writing a script to maximize audio-visual effectiveness, and finally editing question, “how do you feel” is one that all reporters have to ask, but often the story into a finished package. This program outlines effective tech- hate to ask. Because they are the ones assigned to seek the reactions of niques for simplifying each step in the process so that even beginners can grieving friends and family members in stories related to victims of tragedy, instantly understand the difference between good and bad—and quickly reporters are often mocked and criticized. This program turns the tables turn that understanding into quality storytelling. and asks reporters how THEY feel about having to ask “the question”. 20 min. F1149 ...... $119.00 20 min. F1150 ...... $119.00 F1149DVD ...... $119.00 F1150DVD ...... $119.00

Interview Techniques V Techniques Of TV Interviewing V Part I demonstrates techniques for conducting a Respected television journalist Mike Minehan successful TV news interview, from putting the highlights the ingredients of a dynamic and subject at ease to getting all the coverage you need successful television interview, using well chosen for the edit. The development of an actual interview excerpts that include examples of great technique, is analyzed and the segment concludes with the as well as, of the pitfalls that await the unwary final edited version. A second section covers the interviewer. This program is full of role models and somewhat different approach required for a current cautionary tales, a great discussion starter. affairs interview. Here the emphasis is on advance One classic excerpt, in which Margaret Thatcher research and questions that probe for conflict turns the tables on an ill-prepared journalist, is between interviewees and the record, their critics or worth the price of admission all by itself! their previous statements. Many of the interview 20 min. F740 . . $149.00 F740DVD . . $149.00 techniques shown in this program will apply well to documentary, informational & promotional films. 25 min. F781 . .$149.00 F781DVD . .$149.00 How To Do A Television News Stand Up V Speak For Yourself: A Dynamic Vocal Workout A terrific, quick paced primer for reporters on how Anyone who needs to make a good impression on an to do effective, on-camera stand-ups. Greg Luft audience quickly becomes aware of how important shares the techniques he’s honed over twelve years it is to properly warm up before speaking. In this of reporting and shows dozens of clips from real program voice expert Susan Leigh offers an stories he has covered. Sections covered include invaluable series of voice and body warm-ups as camera angles, the setting, personal appearance, useful to the businessman addressing a meeting motivation using visual elements plus using appro- or camera, or to radio hosts and guests, as to actors priate “show and tell” techniques to connect the performing for film, video or theater. reporter to the story and to the audience, taking “Speak For Yourself” helps build a strong voice, advantage of sights and sounds to use TV’s full establishes focus and concentration while speaking potential. and greatly expands vocal capacity and skills. This program gives students the confidence to This program is divided into four series of exercises develop their own personal reporting style and the to be performed along with the video. These courage to surprise, shock or amuse the audience, segments include relaxation & stretching, face getting them more involved in the story. It also provides numerous preparation, pitch & resonance exercises & finally a segment using tongue examples of each technique showing you how to enhance the clarity and twisters to develop clarity & control. appeal of any story. 25 min. F603 ...... $79.00 20 min. F683 ...... $149.00 F683DVD ...... $149.00

TV Newsroom: News Gathering V TV Newsroom: News Production V “Helps students understand more of the “Excellent quality. Very Informative.” TV news process.” - Bob Conrad, Orange Coast College. - Pat Hastings, University of Wisconsin. The director, technical director, floor manager and Follow the interlocking roles performed by the assistant director work under intense time pressure WHDH assignment editor, producers, news directors, with tape editors, camera operators, audio mixers reporters, writers and photographers as they shape and engineers to bring in an evening newscast on decisions on what stories to cover and how to time and to length. cover them. See investigative, political and medical Experience the creation of graphics, production of reporters, a sports producer and the meteorologist a live remote, the use of robot cameras and color all push for time for their breaking stories as the keying on the set. Stories are added, changed and executive producer balances shifting priorities dropped during the course of the newscast to meet throughout the day. shifting conditions. 12 min. F630 . . $119.00 F630DVD . . $119.00 10 min. F631 . . $119.00 F631DVD . . $119.00

Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 17 M A S S M E D I A The Hollywood Inside Out Series Available On DVD! V These programs reveal the intricate innerworkings of the entertainment industry. Each includes interviews & behind the scenes coverage of top professionals engaged in the day-to-day creative process. An excellent resource for the next generation of television & music makers. Hollywood Inside Out: Hollywood Inside Out: The Television Industry The Music Industry A fast-paced, comprehensive look at how network The business and creative aspects of the music sitcoms and dramatic series are made. Shot on the industry are fully examined in this detailed set and behind-the-scenes, this video features instructional video. Includes interviews with top many of television’s top producers, writers and songwriters, artists and record company executives craftspeople, sharing their insights on the creative sharing their experiences on the hit making process. process. All phases of the production process are This program also explores the issues of covered, from concept and casting to shooting and artist development, packaging, marketing and final post-production. distribution. 40 min. F965 ...... $149.00 40 min. F967 ...... $149.00 F965DVD ...... $159.00 F967DVD ...... $159.00

Media Literacy: Creating Media Most students have little experience creating media Media Literacy: The Audience and assume creating media is an easy process. For Most people think of “audience” as those who watch newspapers, you collect some information, write a television, listen to the radio, read a magazine or news- story, type it out and lay it out. With a computer, paper or surf the web but “media are businesses.“ In how hard can that be? Part of the intrigue of media the same way a hardware store sells nuts and bolts, the creation is it looks so easy. This program takes stu- media sell product - YOU – the audience. Guaranteeing dents on location to a behind-the-scenes look at a an audience to advertisers is what the media do and it radio station, television news show, a regional news- has to be the “right” audience - those with money to paper and a national on-line newspaper to see how spend on the advertised product or products. This media is created in a top media market. program examines the concepts of demographics, 16 min. F1136 ...... $79.95 F1136DVD ...... $99.95 psychographics, how ratings affect media, targeting and on-line advertising. 24 min. F1135 ...... $79.95 F1135DVD ...... $99.95 Media Literacy: Ethics This program focuses on those who work as media professionals whether they are public relations spe- Women’s Representation In The Media cialists, journalists, photojournalists, advertising exec- Winner: Gracie Award, 2006. utives, newspaper editors or camera operators. In the Davey Award, 2006. media it’s not just about what we say but what we Communicator Crystal Award show and how we show it. Visuals, whether they are video, photos, or how we put together photos and Winner of a 2005 Telly Award words, often have more impact and more credibility - Open than words alone. This program includes interviews “A first rate examination of the with journalists from the Washington Post and USA Today.com who talk history of women in the Media, about ethical standards at both print and on-line newspapers. from print to television to 31 min. F1134 ...... $79.95 F1134DVD ...... $99.95 motion pictures and their impact on American culture. It’s Mass Communication The Electronic Darkroom: about time someone put this The Future Of Photography formidable curriculum on DVD!” A terrific video for an introduction to – Lynda Obst (Film Producer, mass media courses as well as traditional Sleepless in Seattle, The Fisher King, photography and computer courses. How to Lose a Guy in 10 days) Photography has merged with the computer. This program will show students the future of photog- “Women and Media” by Dr. Cindy Lont is a fast moving program with raphy. Trends in photography show that computers visuals of past and present media and interviews with Dr. Maurine Beasley, are not only replacing the darkroom but film itself. Sheila Gibbons and Junior Bridge, all foundational scholars in the field of Dr. Sam Winch walks you through the process of women and media. The program focuses on four areas: the reclaimed photo image to print. Discover how a typical history of women who created media, the media portrayal of women, college newspaper uses the new technology. women’s inclusion in the media workforce and how men perceive media differently than women which affects what we read, see and hear from the Discover how a digital camera captures an image & media. “Women and Media” is a perfect introduction to Women, Minorities how the photo can be changed to fit a newspaper and Media Courses or a section on media in a Women’s studies course. or magazine layout. The photo-editor shows 45 min. F1177DVD ...... $79.95 students how the provides images to newspapers across the country APand Leaf the Picturmanaginge Dest editor also explains the economics of such a system. Finally see how the associated press uses its network of photographers & how it makes these photos. 18 33 min. F992 ...... $89.95 V I S U A L L A N G U A G E

A Movie Lover's Guide to Film Language: Lessons In Visual Language V Silver Medallion, Television Society of Australia, Penguin Classic Scenes from Timeless Films Award for Best Closed Circuit Television Education Program, Learn How To Understand the Components of Film Educare Australian Film Awards, Special Commendation. "This program is very well done. The division into overview, Ideal for Students in Visual Communication. clip and instruction is excellent. This will help teachers This award-winning series, devised and narrated by Peter explain the technology of film in a very concrete and Thompson, deals with the fundamental language of all mov- interesting manner." - Alvernia College, PA ing images. Each program is crammed with dramatic exam- “An outstanding presentation.” - Kevin Gray, NACE ples and startling concepts guaranteed to stimulate creativity The program consists of a general introduction to film language and and provoke discussion. five "lessons" covering the major elements of cinematic language: LIGHTING, CAMERA, MISE EN SCENE, SOUND and EDITING. Order The Series on DVD For each of these lessons there is a short overview to introduce the lesson and SAVE $440! and its film clip, which consists of an "original clip" of a scene from a classic film. This is followed by an DVD Part 1: "instructional clip" that shows the same scene again Camera, Orientation, Framing, but with synchronized voice-over commentary Shot Sizes, Lenses & Perspective about the use of film language it illustrates. The 50 min. F1139DVD ...... $275.00 movie scenes come from recognized film classics such as: Carol Reed's "The Third Man" (Lighting), DVD Part 2: Buster Keaton's "The General" (Camera), Fritz Lang's Editing, Rhythm, Music, "M" (Mise en scene), Sergei Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky" (Sound), and Alfred Hitchcock's "Sabotage" Image & Screen, Third Dimension (Editing). 57 min. F1140DVD ...... $275.00 This program is interactive allowing students to go directly from the intro- V duction, to any of the five lessons, to supplementary information about the classic films or to the glossary of film terms used in the program. Framing 45 min. VHS F1137 ...... $79.95 The positioning of a camera “puts frame around the world” and divides it into 45 min. CDROM F1137CDROM ...... $79.95 off-screen and on-screen space. See how the very choice of framing can define relationships, tell a story, create or release tension. Learn how we can 45 min. DVD F1137DVD ...... $119.00 convey information about off-screen space: the world in front of, behind and “all around that world” defined by the frame itself. 10 min. F747 ...... $99.00 Image And Screen Editing Rhythm Discover the sensory qualities of the filmed This episode explores the ways in which editing is This program begins by exploring the wealth of image, including luminosity, definition and used to reconstruct, rearrange or fragment physical natural and mechanical rhythms in the world grain. Thompson shows how it is possible to space and sequences of events. This program uses a around us. Thompson shows that rhythm in film manipulate exposure, depth of field and other hallucinatory psychological drama involving an or video can be achieved by editing, by move- factors to enhance or undermine an illusion of estranged couple, a child and a fiery auto wreck to ment within the frame independent of editing or reality. show how editing is used to compress time, create by the use of sound. He shows how these strate- 14 min. F753 ...... $99.00 imaginary spaces and pull the viewer through gies can be combined in imaginative ways. successive layers of dream and reality. 10 min. F755 ...... $99.00 The Third Dimension 10 min. F754 ...... $99.00 Our eyes and brains use a variety of visual cues to Orientation Of The Camera Lenses And Perspective construct three dimensional space. Thompson Thompson shows how we orient ourselves in space In a series of convincing demonstrations, shows how we can use these cues to define by a combination of what we see and other phys- Thompson shows that the position of the viewer special relationships or to fool the eye. This iological cues. Moving images lack these other or of a camera, is the governing factor in the program includes a number of startling optical cues so special efforts must be made to perception of spatial relationships in the third illusions. provide the viewer with a sense of balance and dimension. He lays to rest the mistaken idea 7 min. F749 ...... $99.00 equilibrium. Learn how moving images can be that lens focal length affects the appearance used to deliberately disturb the physiological of depth. equilibrium of the viewer. Movement And Moving 9 min. F750 ...... $99.00 The Camera 11 min. F752 ...... $99.00 Thompson examines the way the human eye Music moves as it interacts with a visual scene and This program explores the wide-ranging forms Shot Sizes & Framing Faults demonstrates how movement of the camera and functions of music for the screen. A series of This program defines the basic shot types of the must accommodate but not duplicate the move- compelling dramatized scenes highlight the film and video vocabulary from wide shot to big ment of the eye. Three types of movement are evocative and emotive power of music, as closeup and discusses the most effective use of analyzed: movement within the frame, move- composer Bruce Smeaton discusses the structure each. Learn how to build up an action sequence ment of the frame and movement of the camera and purpose of the score he has created for each from a combination of framings and the psycho- itself. scene. logical impact of common framing errors. 11 min. F751 ...... $99.00 16 min. F756 ...... $99.00 9 min. 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Where Do I Start: Basic Set Construction V Play It Safe: Introduction To Theater Safety This program demonstrates basic set “These videos will be the cornerstone of construction from start to finish. our yearly safety campaign.” David Shawger, Ball State University Scene - Carey Lawless, Production Manager, Designer and Technical Director, covers building supplies and tools, the construction of flats and Columbia University, York platforms, the assembly of window and door Safety habits every theater and production worker frames, the addition of hinging, stiffeners and should learn! Save yourself the emotional and legal jacks, moldings and other finishing touches. Plus problems of an accident and make sure everyone in the transport and assembly of the completed set. your theater or production team watches this tape! The accompanying teacher’s guide includes a Play It Safe gives you hundreds of guidelines, exam- program outline, suggested plans for flats, ples and rules so that theater workers can develop windows, doors, jacks and platforms, a sample floor safer work habits. The facts are prepared in an plan, illustrated glossary and select bibliography. amusing & memorable style. This program is divided 72 min. F646 $119.00 F646DVD $149.00 F646 CDROM $149.00 into six sections: Basic OSHA regulations, general safety practices, chemical hazards & personal protection equipment, stage Fundamentals Of Scenic Painting lighting safety, costume shop safety and scene & prop safety. #### Four Stars - Highly recommended. 82 min. F698 ...... $148.00 F698DVD ...... $158.00 “Ranson is an expert on the subject. Filled Firearm Safety On Stage V with practical information.” “Had the crew of “The Crow” followed - Video Rating Guide For Libraries. the advice in Firearm Safety Onstage, This ambitious introduction to scenic painting Brandon Lee would be alive.” - Arts, examines the basic components of paint (pigments, Crafts and Theater Safety (ACTS) fillers, bases and binders), the characteristics and This program teaches actors & technicians to properly uses of various media (oil and water base paints, use guns onstage. Gun & theater special effects shellacs and varnishes, spray paints, bronzing expert Rovert Chambers demonstrates the following: powders and more) and a wide range of tools and sound considerations, history of firearms, proper application techniques (brushes, rollers, sprayers, cleaning procedures, how guns work & safety checks. sponges, dusters, stencils, rag roll, pounce wheel Contrary to popular opinion, the use of blanks for and much more). Host Ron Ranson shows specific application methods of onstage firearms scenes is not a guarantee of safety. foliage, stone, brick, planking, wall paper, architectural detailing, ageing, A must for all administrators, directors, stage man- sky textures, highlights and shadows. agers, actors and students. Strongly recommended 81 min. F612 ...... $148.00 for production groups & classes in acting, stagecraft, props, directing and stage managing plus theater faculty & EHS advisors. 45 min. F651 ...... $129.00 F651DVD ...... $149.00 How Do I Paint It? V David C. Shawger, Associate Professor, Scene Designer at Ball State University, hosts this "how Design - An Introduction V to" video illustrating scene painting techniques in Designer Dennis Gentle provides a fast paced and a step-by-step manner that will dramatically entertaining introduction to design for film and TV. improve your sets. Includes cross hatching, paint Gentle uses actual productions and examples to stamping, glazing, finishing, dry brushing, stenciling, demonstrate the process of scene design and stippling, marbling, spattering, wood graining, construction. He also examines the role of the feather dusting and brick painting. 83 min. designer in coordinating costume design and F978 ...... $119.00 F978DVD ...... $149.00 selection, props, makeup and special effects to give F978 CDROM . . . . $149.00 each production a unified style. 18 Min. F716 ...... $119.00 F716DVD ...... $119.00 The Basic Costumer V Costumer Carma Shawger covers costume research, the taking of measurements, costume acquisition The Pattern Development Video and maintenance and various approaches to pattern Four Stars - Highly Recommended. making. She uses live models and historical illustrations #### to take an in-depth look at the specific requirements of "The Pattern Development Video will be of Elizabethan, Victorian and Jazz Age costumes. interest to classes in costuming or anyone Costuming a theatrical production can be fun and involved in producing theatrical costumes." rewarding with proper organization. This video - Video Rating Guide for Libraries. highlights 3 major time periods used frequently in The cutter or draper is at the heart of a costume educational theater and shows how to costume a construction team and transfers a costume design- production efficiently and cost effectively. Covers er's sketch into fully developed patterns and organization and research, Victorian era, measure- supervises the work of the stitchers in turning that ments, Jazz era, acquisitions, patterns, Elizabethan era pattern into a finished costume. Shows how to and costume maintenance. measurement, costume sketch, develop a paper 73 min. F647 $119.00 F647DVD $149.00 F647 CDROM $149.00 pattern and fitting a design mock-up. 20 75 min. F611 ...... $129.00 M A K E - U P & S P E C I A L E F F E C T S Legends of Screen Make-Up – Produced by Scott Essman NEW V A look back on the cinematic pioneers & masters of make up of the 20th century featuring John Chambers (Planet of the Apes), Dick Smith (The Exorcist), effects master Todd Tucker (Making Wolvy) and Jack Dawn (The Wizard of Oz) Legends of Screen Make-Up DVD 90 min. F1176DVD...... $149.00 (Includes A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz, Dick Smith & John Chambers) Jack Pierce NEW V A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz NEW - The Man Behind The Monsters A special behind-the-scenes look at the One of the cinematic pioneers & masters of make-up tribute to honor the makeup genius of of the 20th century & the legendary monster-maker. Jack Dawn and his team, from the 60- This program re-creates 15 of Pierce’s characters with year-old classic film - The Wizard of Oz. makeup wizard Robert Burman. Watch as costumes Watch the authentic recreation of seven characters were created, sets constructed and the many hours of from the film, led by a dream team of make up makeup preparation. Actors were lifecasted, makeups artists. This unique celebration also features cur- were sculpted, molds were made and makeup rent creature king Rick Baker, director Ron appliances were fabricated in prosthetic materials. Underwood and Howard Smit (who applied 72 min. F1171DVD ...... $119.00 Munchkin makeups in the original film). 30 min. F1167 ...... $99.00 A Tribute to John Chambers NEW Planet of the Apes, NEW The Munsters A Tribute to Dick Smith The Exorcist, Amadeus, With very few and special excep- The Godfather tions, there is no more influential an individual in the modern world A living legend and master of of special makeup effects than special makeup effects. This pro- John Chambers. Through ground- gram features exclusive interviews breaking cinematic triumphs as of Dick with his closest protégés, pivotal as Planet of the Apes, including Rick Baker, Kevin Chambers 30-year career in Haney, and Craig Reardon. It Hollywood solidified his legacy as a technical master using plastic laminate, includes dozens of rare photos foam latex, mold-making, and prosthetic materials. Chambers left a legacy and film clips of Dick and his of excellence that continues to ripple through the work of his many peers rarest make-ups, photos and footage from his classic films, including The and proteges. Exorcist, Amadeus, and many others. 30 min. F1170 ...... $99.00 30 min. F1168 ...... $99.00

Making Wolvy NEW V The Make-Up Workshop V A must for students of A comprehensive “how to” video that covers special effects. the essential skills required for makeup. This unprecedented documentary This unique video leads several students through an features footage and behind-the- actual make-up workshop illustrating make-up scenes material from Wolvy - a preparation and application through simple step-by- six-character fantasy film. Learn step demonstrations and revision sequences. how effects master Todd Tucker Each student is consulted individually with their used a variety of methods, includ- character's design and application. Covers supplies ing facial prosthetics, puppeted and tools, corrective make-up, middle age make-up, creature suits, remote control “ani- old age make-up, special effects and more. 90 min. matronics,” special costumes, and puppeteering to realize his unique vision. F975 ...... $119.00 F975DVD ...... $149.00 24 min. F1169 ...... $99.00 F1169DVD ...... $119.00 F975CDROM ...... $149.00

TV Makeup: The Basics V Basic TV Makeup V “ Four Stars - This program will have #### Makeup artist Dawn Swayne provides some background on facial you up and running with brush in hand in 30 structure and then presents step-by-step makeup procedures. minutes.” - Videomaker Magazine 30 min. F707 ...... $49.95 F707DVD ...... $59.95 This program covers materials and equipment for a basic makeup kit with step-by-step demonstrations covering: two base application techniques, eye shad- Painting Highlights V ow, eyeliner, eyebrows, mascara, rouge, lips and pow- Drop in on a compilation of several college level painting classes featuring der. Separate sections cover makeup for men, some great ideas with bricks, dirty walls, wood graining and marble. Includes including treatments for baldness and beard line video guide, selected bibliography, sample class syllabus & two project out- and make up for dark skin, light skin, problem skin lines. High school through college level. Divided into short, easy-to-show and children. segments. 30 min. F800 . .$149.00 F800DVD . . .$149.00 45 min. F980 ...... $79.00 F980DVD...... $99.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 21 R A D I O The Basic Radio Skills Series Available On DVD! “These tapes have made my job much easier. They are very useful in tying whole concepts together.” - Donald E. Smith, Associate Professor Communications, Elizabethtown College This training series is geared for the radio beginner or for those wanting to improve their practical knowledge. Each program provides the most comprehensive introduction to both the technical and creative aspects of radio. V Announcing And Presentation The Radio Interview Radio Drama A lively montage takes us through a typical radio Mike Broadhurst interviews a number of top inter- Shaun McLaughlin, director of over 200 BBC day as six announcers on talk, news and music viewers, including at one point, himself. The basic radio plays, leads a master class at the Australian shows provide insights into the specific require- technical requirements of the audio interview are Radio, Film and Television School in the rehearsal ments of their formats and into their personal covered, with a strong emphasis on content and and production of a short radio drama. Part I approaches to gathering, organizing and present- interaction, how to prepare your questions, how to features the rehearsal and recording process ing material. Emphasis is placed on learning how get the subject to relax, how to deal with subjects with emphasis on creating the precise sonic to “be yourself” on the air rather than assuming a who take over the interview, or respond in mono- environment and ambience for each scene. Part II facade or persona. Topics include: research, syllables, or evade your questions altogether. covers the finished scene and Part III shows the scripting, scheduling, equipment operation and The participants in this program act out many of cast at work and how each ambience and effect techniques for using voice as an effective tool. these problem situations (often with humorous is achieved. 28 min. F769 . .$149.00 F769DVD . .$149.00 effect) as they discuss effective strategies for 55 min. F732 . .$149.00 F732DVD . .$149.00 handling them. The Radio Studio 20 min. F771 . .$149.00 F771DVD . .$149.00 This program introduces the radio novice to the Making A Radio Commercial Radio News operation of the hardware of the radio studio The production process of a humorous insurance Five seasoned journalists present an in-depth environment: console, microphones, telephone commercial is amusingly narrated by producers view of radio news at work. Topics include news talkback, turntables, CD players, cart players, tape Street Remley and Bob Dennis. We see them at sources, item selection and scripting, preparation recorders, cassette decks, DAT recorders and more. work with the client and with the actors as the for broadcast, presentation skills, telephone It includes procedures for cueing, labeling and recording session proceeds. The editing process is interviews, field reports and more. Procedures for cleaning machines. followed in detail along with the addition of cueing, labeling, cleaning and machine care are A must for station volunteers & trainees, whether sound effects and the final mix. At each step emphasized. A must for station volunteers and at the college or professional level. along the way, aesthetic considerations are trainees, whether at the college or professional 32 min. F993 . . $89.00 F993DVD . . $89.00 balanced against the needs of the client. level. 43 min. F733 . .$149.00 F733DVD . .$149.00 38 min. F774 . .$149.00 F774DVD . .$149.00 Radio Writing The specifics of writing for news and current The Art Of Radio Advertising Radio Talkback affairs, commercial copyrighting and radio comedy writing are covered in detail. These three distinct Two of America’s most successful radio This program explores a wide range of styles and writing skills are examined, together with the commercial producers, Bert Berdis and Alan approaches for the live call-in show. A special crafts required for each. Specialists in each area Bartzman, discuss their approach to concept and instructional segment examines phone operation, lay out the basic requirements and share tricks of development, copyrighting and directing for delay systems and call dumping. the trade. radio ads. 35 min. F773 . .$149.00 F773DVD . .$149.00 47 min. F775 . .$149.00 F775DVD . .$149.00 In the trademark style of “Bert and Bars,” the radio audience is not aggressively pitched at, Editing Radio Drama For The Classroom but rather made privy to private, sometimes A straightforward presentation of the two basic A two CD set. The first has a teachers guide with whispered conversations. In this program they audiotape editing techniques: splice editing and instructions, lesson plans and scripts. The second CD emphasize selling through humor and describe dub editing. Graphics and overlays make the is an audio CD with music and sound effects to help their team approach to the creative process. procedures clear and examples of music and produce the scripts. Includes music riffs and sound 20 min. F734 . .$119.00 F734DVD . .$119.00 voice edits are performed. effects for the 21 radio drama scripts. 16 min. F770 . .$119.00 F770DVD . .$119.00 F309CD ...... $39.00 A C T I N G & D I R E C T I N G Acting In Restoration Comedy Acting In Tragedy By Brian Cox V “Callow directs a workshop of young “...in the end, it is we actors who are on the spot... Scenes that start rehearsal as actors & subjects them to his own straight forward Shakespeare babble, assume dramatic shape.” - The Times, London rigorous & scrupulous appraisal.” 60 min. F3114DVD ...... $59.95 - Radio Times, London V Acting In Shakespearean Comedy By Janet Suzman V Callow, one of Britain’s foremost actors, shows the way to attain clarity and hilarity in some of the “Totally and incisively in charge, her unscripted preamble is a dramatic lesson in itself; with most delighfful roles ever conceived for the the- all the right places to create a dramatic effect you can cut with a knife. Her dissertation on ater. With the text as his inspiration, he shapes an the difference between tragedy and comedy is masterly.” - The London Sunday Times actor’s sensibility, coaching a performance that 60 min. F3115DVD ...... $59.95 will show full knowledge of the age. A 60-minute workshop directed by Simon Callow, using scenes Acting In High Comedy By Maria Altken V from The Relapse by Sir John Vanbrugh. “A lively session on high comedy, with examples from Coward, Wilde, Sheridan & 60 min. F3035DVD ...... $59.95 Cosgreve.” - The London Sunday Times 22 60 min. F3116DVD ...... $59.95 A C T I N G & D I R E C T I N G Speaking of Creativity Directors On Acting With Joel Asher V How To Be Creative - As Told by the Creators The relationship between Actor and Director is crucial. When it works V Hosted by Stacey Stone “Magic” can happen on the screen. When it doesn’t, careers can be ruined. This program presents five Nine extraordinary individuals who have prominent film and television directors who excelled in their fields reveal the secrets of their explain how this collaboration works. Creativity. This program teaches how sensory 60 min. F903 ...... $49.95 awareness affects the creative process, what F903DVD ...... $69.95 creativity feels like and recurring themes - personal and professional. FEATURES: FEATURES: Jane Anderson, Writer/Director The Baby Dance, If Joel Asher, Dori Atlantis, Richard Bruland, These Walls Can Talk. Fu-Ding Cheng, Gordon Hunt, Jon Lawrence Gordon Hunt, Mad About You, Frazier voiceovers. Rivera, Maria Royce, Mimi Seton, Stacey Stone & Jeremy Kagan, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal. Charlayne Woodard. Asaad Kelada, Dharma & Greg, Everybody Loves 48 min. F1174DVD ...... $69.95 Raymond. Getting The Part With Joel Asher V Casting Directors Tell It Like It Is V “An extremely valuable tool for all actors.”- Asaad Kelada, What are casting directors really looking for? Joel Asher, award winning Director, Designing Women, Night Court & Family Ties director & distinguished acting coach interviews Hollywood casting directors World-renowned acting coach Joel Asher shows you how to focus the to find out. Featuring Fern Champion, C.S.A. (Network, Naked Gun, Saturday power of the imagination, breakdown scenes and read with non-actors. Night Fever) Danny Goldman, (National/Regional Commercials) Lindsay Chag, You’ll see actors in the class “audition” in six different scenes and watch as (Robin Hood-Men In Tights, Anything But Love) Joey Paul, C.S.A. (Adam 12, Joel’s coaching remarkably transforms their performances. FBI: The Untold Stories, Great Detectives). 50 min. F902 ...... $49.95 F902DVD ...... $69.95 40 min. F984 ...... $49.95 F984DVD ...... $69.95 Agents Tell It Like It Is With Joel Asher V Auditioning For Camera V Award winning director and distinguished acting coach Joel Asher inter- Paul Awad, professional director and acting teacher, guides views top commercial film and TV agents who candidly reveal what every students through workshop exercises created to help actors make the actor should know. Subjects covered include: what agents look for in most of their audition time, bring out their unique qualities and give actors, which actors get signed, what should actors look for in agents and them a solid grasp of the auditioning process and the skills necessary to what makes a good agent. get the part. 50 min. F983 ...... $49.95 F983DVD ...... $69.95 35 min. F1121 ...... $79.00 F1121DVD ...... $99.00 More Voice Skills Voice Skills III Eric Vetro brings you to a high- Eric Vetro shares the techniques er level of vocal development. and vocal exercises he uses with The Haint V Learn to master the techniques his all-star clientele in A wonderful example of southern storytelling. that professional singers, Hollywood and on Broadway. Features the “phenomenally talented” Troy Mink speakers and actors use. This program teaches you how (Seattle Weekly) playing 13 different characters – Teaches voice strengthening to maximize your voice’s flexi- from a ghost-busting sheriff to a chain-smoking and development for com- bility and endurance, expand atheist. Comes with Study Guide. pelling performances, how to your vocal and dynamic ranges 60 min. F861 ...... $34.95 improve your speaking and to their maximum capacity and F861DVD...... $39.95 singing voice and how to cultivate healthy habits how to dazzle your audience with a captivating to protect and maintain your voice. style and beautiful voice. 47 min. F1266DVD ...... $99.00 38 min. F1267DVD ...... $99.00 Jokes and Their Relation The Drama Teacher’s Companion A Voice Of Your Own to the Unconscious CDROM By Patsy Rodenburg “Recommended.” – Library Journal A collection of lesson plans, scripts “Patsy Rodenburg engages the heart, the “One of the most inventive pieces the and warm-ups for secondary drama mind and the body.” - Richard Eyre company has produced…it’s all hilarious.” teachers. An instructional program that teaches you how – Chicago Tribune This text was written, not to teach people to teach, to balance the body, free and warm up your but rather to give teachers materials to make their voice, center the body, develop a greater range, Chicago’s Neo-Futurists, aided by fellow assassins get rid of tension, keep the voice healthy, develop Sigmund Freud and Uncle Miltie, attempt to kill teaching easier and to save them preparation time. Includes lesson plans, games, scripts and other efficient breathing, speak so that people want to comedy by explaining why it’s funny – which only listen and support your voice. makes it funnier. “An intelligent examination of materials designed for secondary drama students. 60 min. F3284 ...... $59.95 what makes people laugh and one that actually The material is written in Adobe Acrobat and can makes people laugh.” Apollo Movie Guide. be printed the way they are, or it can be copied and pasted into a word processor and edited. 83 min. F862 ...... $34.95 F308CD ...... $39.00 Comes complete with study guide. Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 23 A U D I T I O N I N G

Audition: Series With Michael Shurtleff Now On DVD! Michael Shurtleff teaches an approach to acting that helps students learn to locate their own inner strengths and bring these strengths to bear with maximum energy and force in each role and each moment on the stage. In the four programs of “Audition: The Video Series,” Michael explores the 12 guideposts with a group of work- shop students. Each guidepost is articulated by Michael, then illustrated by the presentation and analysis of brief scenes. Michael probes relentlessly to help his students find the core of each scene and to take emotional risks along the way. 4 Program VHS Series F931 ...... $359.80 ONLY $279.00 4 Program DVD Series F931DVD SAVE $30 ...... $399.80 ONLY $369.80 Audition: Part One V Audition: Part Two V Relationship: Michael demonstrates that actors must Humor: Humor is not jokes; humor arises from pain always ask “Where is the love in the scene?” even in and enables us to carry on in spite of it. Discover how a scene of conflict, to get to the deepest emotional to search out the humor in even the most tragic scene. content. Opposites: Whatever your motivation in a scene, Conflict: “What are you fighting for?“ Michael shows your performance should also include its opposites; how actors must search out the conflict in every the tension in the scene will arise from sudden alter- scene. Without conflict, there is no drama. ation between the opposites. The Moment Before: Michael and his students Discoveries: A scene, even an audition scene, can explore how to start a scene with full energy. quickly become rote. Michael shows how to keep Something must propel you onto the stage and it “making things happen for the first time” through a must be an action, not simply an idea or a mood. constant process of discovery. 30 min. F932 . . . .$89.95 F932DVD . . . .$99.95 30 min. F933 . . . .$89.95 F933DVD . . . .$99.95 Audition: Part Three V Audition: Part Four V Place: Creating a sense of place even on a bare stage. Communication and Competition: Getting beyond The emotional relationship to place is more important self- expression to true communication: a continu- than the place itself. ous cycle of messages and responses, energized by competition. Game Playing and Role Playing: Games and roles are not insincere or fantasy, they are the structures Importance: Locating the dramatic core. Even a through which we process reality and relationships. minor character must approach each scene as if their life will be destroyed if they don’t win. Mystery and Secret: Articulation of role and motive only go so far. At the core of any great Finding The Events: “What’s really happening in the performance is a core of mystery, of wonder and of play?” It’s always a change in relationship and the the inexplicable. actor must locate that change and find a way to 30 min. F935 . . .$89.95 F935DVD . . .$99.95 physicalize it. 30 min. F934 . . .$89.95 F934DVD . . .$99.95 Auditioning Now On DVD! Allan Miller has taught and directed thousands of Auditioning For The Actor actors including: Barbara Streisand, Dustin #### Four Stars - Highly Recommended! Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Judd Hirsch, University of California acting teacher William Anton Dianne Wiest, Peter Boyle, Kirstie Alley, Sigourney shows how to evaluate your own strengths as an Weaver, Ron Leibman, Bruce Davison, Rue actor and then how to select material that McClanahan, Geraldine Page and Jim Caviezel, supports those strengths. As actors provide examples and has acted in over 200 films, TV shows and of monologues, prepared scenes, cold readings and plays. Learn practical advice and techniques on semi-cold readings, Anton critiques their performance. how to achieve a successful audition in any situ- Going beyond do’s and don’ts for the audition itself he ation, whether it's a cold reading, a warm reading, explores pre-audition skills and strategies that will a prepared monologue or a call back. Miller directs help an actor to feel prepared and confident. Acting actors as they give live auditions for him. The most students at any level as well as working valuable section of this tape are Miller's sugges- professionals, can benefit from this straightforward, easily assimilated plan. tions for enduring the rigors of waiting for your name to be called and how 46 min. F613 ...... $79.00 to use the time to "tune up" and build confidence. 43 min. F911 ...... $79.00 F911DVD ...... $99.00 Audition Techniques V This video prepares students or other aspiring actors Voice Skills for successful auditions in high school theater, community theater, university theater, professional Develop your speaking and singing voice to it’s maximum theater and theme parks. Learn how to analyze and potential with this easy to use step-by-step program rehearse your monologue/song, prepare the audition, taught by acclaimed voice teacher and vocal coach Eric to vocally and physically warm up before the audition, Vetro. Discover the secrets to creating a commanding and proper and improper auditions, to select the right powerful voice. Learn superior breath control & vocal monologue or the right song, cold readings, prepare support. Develop better pitch and professional tone your resume and photographs. quality while discovering vocal power & versatility. 70 min. F977 . . . $119.00 F977DVD . . . $119.00 45 min. 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Acting One, Day One V Shurtleff On Acting Now On DVD! V With Robert Cohen An unforgettable hour with the famous cast- Best selling theater textbook author Robert Cohen ing director, author and teacher. He helped (University of California) describes and illustrates his launch the careers of Barbara Streisand, four basic principles of acting. He employs a simple Robert Redford, Lily Tomlin, Dustin exercise in which students first recite the American Hoffman, Bette Midler and many others. Pledge of Allegiance, then learn to act this text as part Join Michael Shurtleff for a dynamic series of of a dramatic situation. acting workshops. Learn how to find the core of These four points (Goal, Other People, Tactics, each scene and how to take the emotional risks Expectations) are an essential starting point for the along the way. The workshop scenes are comple- study of all acting methods and styles. mented by remarkable interviews with Shurtleff, 35 min. F981 ...... $79.00 Gene Hackman, Elliot Gould and others, unfolding the story of Michael 35 min. F981DVD ...... $99.00 Shurtleff's work with many of the luminaries of the American stage and Voice Workout For The Actor V screen. 60 min. F657 ...... $149.00 F657DVD ...... $159.00 “#### Four Stars - Highly Recommended!” - Video Rating Guide For Libraries Movement For The Actor V “An excellent 30 minute whole-body work- Learn an exciting process for developing a character! out. Unlike exercise tapes, this program is Dawn Mora and her students at Northwestern appropriately low key and relaxing, since it University present a graded series of movement exercises, is meant to prepare - not tire - the actor for from stretching and warm-ups through various types performance.” - Stage Directions of dynamic movement keyed to emotion and memory. Voice expert Susan Leigh provides the actor with a By the end of the program students learn to “score complete voice and body warm-up. The sequence a text,” interpreting character and dialogue entirely includes full-body relaxation and stretching, through movement. This program is ideal for movement teachers and workshop leaders as well followed by exercises for pitch and resonance, as for students. clarity, dynamic vocal control and tongue twisters. 20 min. F671 ...... $119.00 This popular program can be use in a group setting or by the individual and F671DVD ...... $149.00 serves as an effective preparation for classes, rehearsals and performance. F671 CDROM ...... $149.00 Use three to four times per week for maximum effectiveness. 33 min. F615 ...... $79.00 F615DVD ...... $99.00 Blocking A Scene: V Advanced Workout For The Actor V Develop improved breathing and vocal Basic Staging With Actors Five Stars! projection in this excellent follow up to ##### Voice Workout For The Actor. Michael Joyce and two student directors demonstrate the basic steps in blocking a scene. They begin with script analysis, dividing the scene into In this sequel to the popular Voice Workout For The working units, while providing practi- Actor, Susan Leigh focuses on the mechanics of cal tips for laying out and developing breathing and vocal projection. Beginning with a a floor plan. Each student director remarkably effective relaxation sequence, Susan tackles the same scene but with a dif- leads the viewer through a series of simple stretching, ferent approach while Joyce analyzes Yoga and rib awareness exercises leading gradually the blocking process and discusses up to a controlled vocal production. This tape can be alternatives. The work demonstrated used by the beginning actor to develop breath and in this video is based on a scene from projection skills or by the experienced actor as a fresh Shaw’s Candida. approach into solving old problems. 70 min. F617 ...... $148.00 F617DVD ...... $158.00 40 min. F616 ...... $79.00 F616DVD ...... $99.00 Performing Shakespeare Creative Drama & Improvisation V ##### Five Stars! “An excellent introduction to the art of improvisation and a “This video is a nuts and bolts building welcome addition to all high school and college acting classes, block to support the acting curriculum.” as well as theater groups.” - Video Rating Guide For Libraries - Video Rating Guide For Libraries Kathleen Conlin, Director of the Ohio University Host Rives Collins of Northwest school of theater, presents a unique and highly University leads a lively group of physical series of exercises that move from students through a dozen theater exploration of specific words and phrases through the games and improvisational exercises. development of complete Shakespearean scenes. This Collins emphasizes spontaneous detailed process enables actors to merge visceral, response, visualization and especially physical, vocal and imaginative work with the divergent thinking. These exercises give demands of complex text. invaluable tools for warm up, rehearsal, self-exploration & character development. 75 min. F618 ...... $148.00 110 min. F648 ...... $119.00 F648DVD ...... $119.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 25 A C T I N G & D I R E C T I N G What’s The Score? Text Analysis For The Actor Body Language Skills ##### Five Stars - Excellent! Your posture, facial expressions and how you move “Recommended for every library collection your body tell more than words can describe. Patti supporting a college, university or professional Colombo, Tony Award nominated choreographer, teaches the art of conversation without words, how to school theater curriculum.” develop eccentric characters through body movement - Video Rating Guide for Libraries and the importance of what your body is communicat- In the first section of this fascinating video Dr. Arthur ing to others. Discusses defining attitudes through Wagner (creator of The Graduate acting programs at body language and includes situational exercises. Tulane, Ohio, Temple and UC San Diego) presents a 47 min. F1268 / F1268DVD ...... $99.00 practical system for text analysis. Each action of a V script is examined in terms of immediate and overall objectives and then related to personal experience. The Auditioning For Commercials second section presents a powerful methodology for What type of commercials are there? How do you read a examining character dynamics and interactions, based on the models of trans- commercial script? What makes a successful audition? V actional analysis. Wagner illustrates his presentation with characters and scenes from “A Streetcar Named Desire” and other wellknown plays. Learn the process of auditioning for commercials and how to put your best foot forward. Through a relaxed workshop dialogue with professional What’s The Score? condenses a whole theory of character and relationships director and acting teacher Paul Awad, students discuss and work through into a concentrated 85 minute presentation. It is valuable not only for actors exercises designed to give them the techniques and skills necessary for a but for directors and writers as well. successful commercial audition. 85 min. F614 ...... $148.00 35 min. F1120 ...... $79.00 F1120DVD ...... $99.00 A Creative Partnership: The Actor & Director V The Directing Process On The Director Educare Award For Educational Films, Dale McFadden, a winner of Chicago's "Jefferson Ronald Neame began his career at the end of the Open Award For Excellence. Award" shows how to select, organize and direct silent era. He teamed with David Lean to make a theatrical production successfully. Features the “Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist” and This program traces a segment of a feature film history of directing, working with designers, how directed Alec Guinness in such classics as “Tunes from the early stages of casting through auditions, to select a play, the principles of staging, text Of Glory.” His extensive experience not only as a screen tests, character development, rehearsal analysis, blocking and picturization, successful col- producer and director but also as a writer and process and the shoot. The focus is on the develop- laboration and rehearsing the play. This program is cameraman allow him to speak with unique ment of the actor/director relationship through the not only helpful to theater students but is also a authority about the complex chemistry within a various stages of production. The dual narration by tremendous asset to first time directors. filmmaking team. director and actors provides valuable insights for people working on both sides of the camera. 90 min. F973 ...... $119.00 105 min. F602 ...... $119.00 37 min. F739 . .$149.00 F739DVD . .$149.00 Mime Over Matter V Now you can include a "mime" unit in your drama Mime class or drama club. JodiRae Lynn, performer and Following a brief history of the art of Mime, Bodonyi mime instructor, can lead one person or a full class presents a series of carefully designed solo and group through these easy to follow mime exercises and exercises. In the earliest exercises students learn to mime illusions. Subjects covered include introduction isolate and articulate each body part from hands and to mime, exaggerated action, sections of the body, feet to limbs, head and torso to combining and co- the lean, inclinations, walk 1 & 2, rotations, the sit, ordinating body motions in increasingly complex the wall, breaking down movement, the rope, ways. Also includes exercises to provide students creating a mime piece and the robot. Designed with a Mime vocabulary they can use to articulate specifically as a student participation video that will objects, environments, processes and stories. encourage creativity. 54 min. F913 ...... $149.00 101 min. F974 ...... $119.00 F974 DVD ...... $149.00 F974 CDROM ...... $149.00 Mask This program explores two fundamentals of masks as Mask Making a supplement and complement to Mime technique. This program begins with a rich overview of the use One set of exercises explores the use of “neutral of masks in a wide variety of cultures, demonstrating expression” masks to force students to learn to four basic mask-making techniques, ranging from a express emotion through posture and gesture, with- simple “plaster bandage” and papier-mâché tech- out reliance on facial expression. The remaining niques to subtle and flexible latex masks requiring exercises explore the use of masks as a way of three work sessions for completion. inhabiting alternative identities, whether animal, 54 min. F915 ...... $149.00 human or phantasmagoric. 54 min. F914 ...... $149.00 FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM • Features dozens of colorful masks in a wide range of styles, from the subtle to the outlandish. 26 A C T I N G & D I R E C T I N G Acting In Film By Michael Caine Mike Fenton’s Actors Workshop Academy Award winning actor Michael Caine, internationally acclaimed “A must see for anyone that aspires to be an actor!” - Frank for his talented performances in movies for over twenty-five years, shares Marshall: Director, Producer: Signs, The Sixth Sense. his personal insights into the art and science of film Mike Fenton, with over 35 years of casting experience acting. Mr. Caine gives you a once-in-a-lifetime and renowned casting director of titles such as The chance to rob him blind! The man who’s hypnotized Godfather II, Back to the Future I, II & III, Total Recall, the camera lenses for a quarter of a century reveals E.T., shows his expertise covering in depth, topics such as the most closely guarded secrets on script prepara- Entertainment Business Primer, Resumes, Headshots, tion, working with the director, forming a character, Video Demo Reels, Managers, Agents, Auditions and voice, sound, and movement. Pearl by pearl he lays more. Includes over 5 1/2 hours of valuable advice, ques- out the Caine wisdom on everything from set poli- tions and answers and some of the most interesting tics to set decorum, the film bureaucracy and more! stories ever told by the ultimate industry insider. 60 min. F3034DVD ...... $59.95 5 hours F1178DVD ...... $99.00 Building A Character V The Working Actor: Teachers On Acting V Truthful and realistic character development is the How do you assist natural talent to full expression? What is theme of this insightful video. getting to the heart of acting all about? How is the power of R. Scott Lank, Acting Professor at the University of the performance moved into film and television? Evansville, guides a group of students though the Three prominent teachers discuss these issues as you view scenes from their process of character development, examining the acting workshops with emphasis on specific improvisational techniques elements of: character analysis, physical work, vocal and the building of a character step-by-step. work, emotional work, combining all the elements 21 min. F736 ...... $149.00 F736DVD ...... $149.00 and rehearsal guidelines. V 86 min. F972 ...... $119.00 The Working Actor: Actors On Acting F972 DVD ...... $149.00 Four seasoned professionals talk about their craft. Their emphasis is on F972 CDROM ...... $149.00 making a character come alive and evoking authentic emotional responses on stage. They also discuss approaches to body movement, research, work with the scripts, rehearsal techniques and modes of actor/director com- munication. T H E A T R E 27 min. F735 ...... $149.00 F735DVD ...... $149.00 Wireless Microphones In The Theater The Magnificent Welles V The CD-ROM is a self-directed and interactive learning tool with five learn- “An excellent program for any theater department. ing sections that teach all aspects of wireless mic usage, including equip- Recommended for academic libraries.” – Library Journal ment selection, attachment of mics, dressing in the hair, costume modifi- This acclaimed one-man play charts the spectacular rise cations and production costs. and fall of film genius Orson Welles. Marcus Wolland Please specify PC or MAC format when ordering. deftly impersonates Welles in this performance that is 90 min. F1110CD-PC ...... $149.00 F1110CD-MAC . . . . .$149.00 both a memoir of Welles’ breathtaking career and a Making The Play chronicle of his losing power struggle over The Featuring The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars Magnificent Ambersons, the movie that followed Citizen Kane. Opening black and white footage, a great A one hour documentary that brings to life the experience of a profession- script, various camera angles, occasional special effects al theater production. Watch as the director shapes the play in rehearsal, and audience reactions add variety to the performance. the actors bring life to their roles, the set designer builds the set and dance 93 min. F1101 ...... $34.95 and lighting are blended into the final production. F1101DVD ...... $39.95 60 min. F994 ...... $79.95 Comes complete with Study Guide. Mass Murder “Recommended.” – Library Journal The Theaters Of Asia: An Introduction V “… an intense one-on-one encounter with a series of five serial This video is of special interest not only to drama murderers. – Wall Street Journal teachers but to teachers of social sciences, cultural Spend an intimate evening with the twentieth century’s most notorious seri- studies and languages. The best of Professor David al killers, including Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez (the “Night Stalker”), and George's private and unique collection of slides on Aileen Wuornos (America’s First Female Serial Killer”). Asian theater is now, for the first time, available on 86 min. F860 ...... $34.95 video. Accompanied by a commentary, which places Comes complete with Study Guide. the major forms of both Asian classical and folk theater in their cultural context, this video Straight introduces Asian theater through the roles it “Fabulously intelligent, witty… and important.” V plays in the lives of Asian people and its special – San Francisco Weekly relationship to young people. David George has Straight is a hilarious and subversive excursion into the world of conversion interviewed dancers, actors, musicians, shamans, therapy, where homosexuals are reputedly made “straight.” Join acclaimed priests, scholars, mask-makers, choreographers and writer/performer David Schmader as he plunges into the heart of this taken detailed pictures of what he has learned. dangerous territory. Comes complete with Study Guide. 50 min. F986 ...... $149.00 F986DVD ...... $149.00 100 min. F863 ...... $34.95 F863DVD...... $39.95 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 27 W R I T I N G Making A Good Script Great Series Available On DVD! Noted Hollywood script consultant, Dr. Linda Seger, analyzes the elements necessary to make a good script great. Her clients include TriStar Pictures, MGM/UA, Turner Network, ABC and CBS. "A must have for every writer, beginner or professional." - Barbara Corday, President Columbia Pictures Television 90min. "An invaluable tool for the working writer." 3 Program Good Script Great DVD Set - Richard Walter, UCLA Department of Theater, Film & TV F9791DVD ONLY $99.00 Creating Unforgetable Characters Structuring The Story Audiences remember characters - "characters that breathe," An invaluable tool for screenwriters showing what it takes "characters that are larger than life" and "characters that are to make a script both artistic, well crafted and ways to use rich, exciting and dimensional." This program teaches you how structure to support your personal vision. It will help develop to create the character's world to make it "ring true" so that your skills for telling a dramatic and compelling story, audiences understand and identify with it, create multi-dimen- articulate the skills you know intuitively and help you analyze sional and realistic characters and create strong character relationships that pull the audience and solve the problems to get your script back on track. into the action. 30 min. F969 ...... $79.95 30 min. F970 ...... $79.95 A Guide for Writing & Rewriting Expressing The Theme Includes all three programs Structuring the Ideal for producers, executives and writers, "Expressing the Theme" is a three part program Story, Creating Unforgetable Characters & Expressing that illustrates the concepts through referring to both classical and contemporary film. the Theme. Audio Series. 30 min. F971 ...... $79.95 3 cassette tapes 156 min. F9693 ...... $79.95 The Sitcom Seminars Series-Writing TV Comedy Available On DVD! Situation comedy is a very specific type of program with its own rules and structures. Three of America’s most experienced sitcom writers and producers provide an in-depth course in the theory and practice of comedy writing, various aspects of situation comedy and provide valuable insights into the writing and production process. Featuring producer/creator Norma Safford Vela (Roseanne, Designing Women) writer and lecturer John Vorhaus (The Wonder Years, Married With Children) and writer/producer Russ Woody (Murphy Brown, Slap Maxwell) as they explore every aspect of the sitcom craft. Along the way they provide a detailed guide to successful collaboration with agents, producers and the networks. WHAT IS A SITCOM? 19 min. F790 . . .$49.95 F790DVD . . .$59.95 THE SITCOM WRITER’S COMIC TOOLBOX 36 min. F791 . . .$49.95 F791DVD . . .$59.95 THE SITCOM WRITER’S CRAFT 29 min. 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Comes complete with Student 2 Program DVD Set SAVE $10.00! FSETDANROE $188.00 Workbook. Dance Class For The Actor - Two Instructed By Cathy Roe V Upon The Sacred Stage: Dance Training for the actor level two, builds on An Introduction to Sacred Dance the first program with a more advanced warm up, 30 min. F1153DVD ...... $69.00 isolation study, full stretch, flexibility exercises, strength training and center exercises found in jazz The Art of a People: and modern dance. Twenty more additional dance vocabulary steps are An Introduction to Secular Dance introduced and three “style study” routines are featured which include top- 30 min. F1154DVD ...... $69.00 hat and kick, latin and waltz. 2 Program DVD Set SAVE $10.00! 70 min. F1107 ...... $99.00 F1107DVD ...... $99.00 FSETBALI ONLY $128.00 28 D A N C E / S T A G E C O M B A T The Complete Unarmed Stage Combat Series V How to create safe, believable, exciting fights on stage, taught by two of the most prominent fight directors in the American Theatre. A practical and visual tool for students, actors and teachers alike, that will reduce the chance of injury to students and actorsand make your class or production a success! David Leong and J. Allen Suddeth have over 24 Broadway and 750 television episodes between them and are teachers at Julliard Schoo, Rutgers, VCU and NYU. With step-by-step instruction, these award-winning Fight Directors and Master Teachers show you how to “hit without hurting” in a three part series of classes. Shot on a sound stage with multiple cameras, each program teaches students the techniques in great detail, while highlighting the safety elements behind the illusions. Each DVD comes with a downloadable Teacher/Student study guide. 3 Program DVD Series FCOMBATSET SAVE $30 ONLY ...... $267.00 Unarmed Stage Combat 1: Unarmed Stage Combat 2: Unarmed Stage Combat 3: Learning the Basics NEW Perfecting the Fundamentals NEW Mastering the Techniques NEW Great for beginners, A must for perform- Great as a class cul- drama teachers, play ers and teachers! mination, or for plays directors and drama This DVD builds on the with unarmed fights. camps. training taught in the Learn advanced combi- This DVD includes first program including nations and unarmed instruction in pushes, wrist grab with break, fight sequences as well as pulls, knaps, slaps, duck, non-contact stom- choke from behind, punches and falls, plus fighting distance, eye ach punch, strangle hold, elbow strike, right hook contact tips, stance and balance. Tips are also upper cut, cresent kick and much more. It spot- block, contact stomach punch, straight kick and included for teachers plus sections on staging lights valuable lessons on acting and performing kick to the stomach. Plus the tricks of the trade and rehearsing fights. fights, combat safety, stage fright and adds sev- you need to create and maintain exciting, safe, 45 min. F1179DVD ...... $99.00 eral new techniques. unarmed stage fight. 45 min. F1180DVD ...... $99.00 45 min. F1181DVD ...... $99.00 V Video Dance & Rapier Stage & Screen V Swordsplay Theatrical Fencing The Video Dance Lectures V “I recommend this video highly.” Tim Weske is respected as one of today’s top This two program set is a must for any- – Nick Evangelista. Sword-Masters in the film and television industry. His unique sword system has one involved in filming dance. “Excellent presentation.” proven to be an effective, Join Bob Lockyer, BBC Director of Dance, in a two – Bob Anderson, exciting and most importantly week workshop with seven choreographers and Sword Master safe method, producing dra- six video directors as they experiment and For actors who wish to increase matic and unforgettable collaborate in the unique art form that creates their skills and hobbyists who results. Tim teaches the art of “choreography for the camera.” want to further their apprecia- fencing and fencing tech- The companion video dance lectures examines tion of choreographed sword niques in a way to rival the how the human eye sees dance and traces the play, this video teaches the De masters. path from a choreographer’s notation to a func- Longis’ unique style of stage Subjects covered include: tional shooting script. This program is a must for and film swordfighting in • Philosophy & Parts of anyone involved in filming dance, from ballet to short, sequential, easy-to-fol- the Weapon. rock video. low lessons. Features parries, cuts and thrusts, basic • Footwork & Body Position. 55 min. Video Dance and advanced footwork plus safety and skill. • Targeting. 24 min. Video Dance Lectures 111 min. F950 / F950DVD ...... $89.00 2 Program Series F776 ...... $249.00 • Perries & Attacking. F776DVD ...... $249.00 47 min. F1263 / F1263DVD ...... $99.00

Combat For The Stage V Stage Fight Director Broadsword For The Stage & Raoul Johnson, Associate Professor at Loyola With David Boushey Screen: The De Longis Method University, teaches the fun- ##### Five Stars This program is geared towards damentals of stage combat the intermediate to advanced through the importance of What is a Stage Fight swordsman and offers the safety and well planned chore- Director? How does this per- tools to get you performing ography. Includes safety in son work with others on the safely, comfortably and effec- the use and selection of guns creative team to produce safe tively with the Broadsword. and swords, stage falls, un- fights onstage? Follow master Teaches grip, targeting and armed and armed combat combat choreographer David distance, standard and choreography plus the review Boushey through several reverse guards, parries, foot- and break-down of a sword weeks of rehearsals for a work, distance and timing, fight performed. rousing production of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Utah ceding or yielding parries, Shakespearean Festival. Learn how he and his deflections, disarms, wounds and kills. 96 min. F976 ...... $119.00 actors turn the text into the adventure of theater. 108 min. F951 ...... $89.95 F976DVD ...... $149.00 33 min. F610 ...... $79.00 Comes complete with Study Guide. F976 CDROM ...... $149.00 Order: 1-800-262-8862 Fax: 1-310-574-0886 [email protected] www.firstlightvideo.com 29 A N I M A T I O N H O W T O O R D E R Stop Motion Animation NEW Excellent for Students & Novice Animators To Order & Payment Options: We will ship Net 30 with a School/University or company Purchase Order. 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