Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy discovers where studio practice stands in the profession today and reflects on how changing social political and economic contexts have influenced its ethos and development. This is the first UK volume devoted to studio art therapy and the writers explore what is meant by a studio approach and how they are adapting art-based practices in radical new ways and settings. It comprises three parts – Part I: Frames of reference explores how particular social cultural and political contexts have led to the discourses within practice; Part II: Models of practice gives accounts of current studio art therapy practice describing rationale for working methods and providing a resource for practitioners; Part III: Curating exhibiting and archiving considers how the display and disposal of artworks particularly relevant to studio approaches may be thought about and implemented. The book includes chapters from North American authors who illustrate a trajectory of practice that has the potential to point to future developments. The book will be essential reading for practitioners and students who are interested in taking a fresh perspective on art therapy and will be encouraged by new ways of thinking about the studio approach in today’s changing world. GBP 31.99 1
Studio Studies Operations Topologies & Displacements Consider the vast array of things around you from the building you are in the lights illuminating the interior the computational devices mediating your life the music in the background even the crockery furniture and glassware you are in the presence of. Common to all these objects is that their concrete visual and technological forms were invariably conceived modelled finished and tested in sites characterised as studios. Remarkably the studio remains a peculiar lacuna in our understanding of how cultural artefacts are brought into being and how ‘creativity’ operates as a located practice. Studio Studies is an agenda setting volume that presents a set of empirical case studies that explore and examine the studio as a key setting for aesthetic and material production. As such Studio Studies responds to three contemporary concerns in social and cultural thought: first how to account for the situated nature of creative and cultural production; second the challenge of reimagining creativity as a socio-materially distributed practice rather than the cognitive privilege of the individual; and finally to unravel the parallels contrasts and interconnections between studios and other sites of cultural-aesthetic and technoscientific production notably laboratories. By enquiring into the operations topologies and displacements that shape and format studios this volume aims to demarcate a novel and important object of analysis for empirical social and cultural research as well to develop new conceptual repertoires to unpack the multiple ways studio processes shape our everyday lives. | Studio Studies Operations Topologies & Displacements GBP 42.99 1
Studio Television Production and Directing Concepts Equipment and Procedures This updated third edition of Studio Television Production and Directing introduces readers to the basic fundamentals of studio and control room production. Accessible and focused readers of this updated third edition will learn about essential studio and control room terminology and the common technology package. This book is your back-to-the-basics guide to common technology—including principles of directing assistant directing technical directing playback audio ops basic studio lighting an introduction to set design camera ops floor directing story types (VO VO/SOT PKG) basic engineering and more. Whether an established professional or a student this book provides readers with the technical expertise to successfully coordinate live or recorded multicamera production. In this new edition author Andrew Hicks Utterback offers an expanded glossary and new material on visualization walls alternative camera mounts basic engineering and news narrative diagramming. | Studio Television Production and Directing Concepts Equipment and Procedures GBP 36.99 1
Designing Landscape Architectural Education Studio Ecologies for Unpredictable Futures No single project or endeavour is immune to the issues that the climate crisis brings. The climate crisis encompasses a broad register of symptoms – increased global temperatures and sea-level rise droughts and extreme bushfire events salinification and desertification of fertile land and the list goes on. It reveals and amplifies complex causal relationships that are inherently present and traverse scales sectors and communities divulging a range of impacts and inequalities. This publication asks designers and academic practitioners to describe their own work through an ecological lens and then to articulate design approaches for developing new practices in landscape architecture teaching. Designing Landscape Architectural Education: Studio Ecologies for Unpredictable Futures the Landscape Architecture Design Studio Companion serves as a resource for academic practitioners in the preparation and delivery of design-research studios and students seeking guidance for design methodologies as a part of their landscape architectural education. It draws on the manifold issues of the climate crisis as a set of drivers to examine the utilisation of a range of innovative design approaches to address the current and future priorities of the discipline. The landscape architecture discipline is evolving rapidly to respond to both a broadening and intensification of changes in the environmental social and political conditions. These changing conditions require innovation that extend the core competencies of landscape architects. This book addresses two fundamental questions – what are the design competencies required of landscape architects to equip them to deal with the complexities brought forth by contemporary society and as a result how could we design the future design studio? | Designing Landscape Architectural Education Studio Ecologies for Unpredictable Futures GBP 35.99 1
Recording Secrets for the Small Studio In this new edition discover how to achieve commercial-grade recordings even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world’s most successful producers. Recording Secrets for the Small Studio is based on the backroom strategies of more than 250 famous names. This thorough and down-to-earth guide leads you through a logical sequence of practical tasks to build your live-room skills progressively from the ground up with user-friendly explanations that introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis. On the way you’ll unravel the mysteries of many specialist studio tactics and gain the confidence to tackle a full range of real-world recording situations. Specifically designed for small-studio enthusiasts this book provides an intensive training course for those who want a fast track to releasing quality results while the chapter summaries assignments and extensive online resources are perfect for school and college use. Learn the fundamental principles of mic technique that you can apply in any recording scenario – and how to avoid those rookie mistakes that all too often compromise the sonics of lower-budget productions. Explore advanced techniques which help industry insiders maintain their competitive edge even under the most adverse conditions: creative phase manipulation improvised acoustics tweaks inventive monitoring workarounds and subtle psychological tricks. Find out where you don’t need to spend money as well as how to make a limited budget really count. Make the best use of limited equipment and session time especially in situations where you’re engineering and producing single-handed. Pick up tricks and tips from celebrated engineers and producers across the stylistic spectrum including Steve Albini Neal Avron Roy Thomas Baker Joe Barresi Howard Benson Tchad Blake T-Bone Burnett Geoff Emerick Brian Eno Paul Epworth Shawn Everett Humberto Gatica Imogen Heap Ross Hogarth Trevor Horn Rodney Jerkins Leslie Ann Jones Eddie Kramer Jacquire King Daniel Lanois Sylvia Massy Alan Meyerson Justin Niebank Gary Paczosa Tony Platt Jack Joseph Puig David Reitzas Bob Rock Laura Sisk Fraser T Smith Young Guru and many more. Now extensively expanded and updated with new sections on contact mics software instruments squash mics and ensemble depth distortion. GBP 38.99 1
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio Discover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers. Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio is the best-selling primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 160 famous names this entertaining and down-to-earth guide leads you step-by-step through the entire mixing process. On the way you'll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and fairy dust effects. User-friendly explanations introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis while chapter summaries and assignments are perfect for school and college use. ▪ Learn the subtle editing arrangement and monitoring tactics which give industry insiders their competitive edge and master the psychological tricks which protect you from all the biggest rookie mistakes. ▪ Find out where you don't need to spend money as well as how to make a limited budget really count. ▪ Pick up tricks and tips from leading-edge engineers working on today's multi-platinum hits including Derek MixedByAli Ali Michael Brauer Dylan 3D Dresdow Tom Elmhirst Serban Ghenea Jacquire King the Lord-Alge brothers Tony Maserati Manny Marroquin Noah 50 Shebib Mark Spike Stent DJ Swivel Phil Tan Andy Wallace Young Guru and many many more. Now extensively expanded and updated including new sections on mix-buss processing mastering and the latest advances in plug-in technology. GBP 42.99 1
Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change Architecture and the Climate Emergency Want to keep up with emerging design thinking and issues worldwide? Design Studio is a new thematic series that distils the most topical work and ideas from schools and practices globally. The first volume launches with a statement: Everything Needs to Change. Exploring architecture and the climate emergency editors Sofie Pelsmakers (author of Environmental Design Sourcebook) and Nick Newman (climate activist and Director at Studio Bark) are channelling the message of Greta Thunberg to inspire enthuse and inform the next generation of architects. Featuring articles building profiles and case studies from a range of leading voices it explores solutions to climatic environmental and social challenges. It urges readers to radically rethink what it means to be an architect in an era of climate crisis and what the role of the architect is or can be. Discover how using local materials working with nature radical design processes transformative learning and activism can help us find hope in the burning world. Together we can force change for a more sustainable and equitable tomorrow. This first volume is produced in four unique fluorescent colours – green red yellow and purple – to be your own poster for change. | Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change Architecture and the Climate Emergency GBP 32.00 1
A Studio Guide to Interior Design A Studio Guide to Interior Design leads you through the creative process of developing an interior design proposal. From reading existing buildings to presenting the final design each stage is illustrated with analytical diagrams demonstrating clearly the workflow processes and skills needed at each stage of the design process. Throughout the book there are key references to drawing digital practice author illustrated diagrams and design precedents. The book shows how to effectively read existing architecture and interiors and sets out orthographic drawing principles to be used as an integral part of conceptual design development. It also looks at the integration of technology within the design process. The book has a complementary focus towards hand drawing and digital practice and uses a case study driven diagrammatic approach so students can readily apply programmatic concepts to their own project context. Ideally suited to students at the beginning of their course the book covers everything students need to get to grips with early on in their studies and features a wealth of pedagogical features. GBP 34.99 1
Music Technology Essentials A Home Studio Guide Music Technology Essentials provides an overview of the vocabulary techniques concepts and devices used in contemporary music production and guides readers through the essential fundamentals of music technology so that they can create their own music productions at home. This highly accessible book covers sound fundamentals and theory as well as practical topics like hardware software MIDI digital audio synthesis computer notation and audio-visual applications to equip the reader with the principles they need to achieve professional-sounding results. Each chapter is accompanied by real-life examples and exercises that can be applied to any digital audio workstation software to put the lessons into practice. This book will also help readers evaluate their requirements for home music production while working within a sensible budget. Music Technology Essentials is the ideal textbook for beginners inside and outside of the classroom including those on music and music production courses who wish to enter the world of music technology but are unsure where to start or what to purchase. | Music Technology Essentials A Home Studio Guide GBP 34.99 1
The Physical Actor Contact Improvisation from Studio to Stage The Physical Actor is a comprehensive book of exercises for actors. It is carefully designed for the development of a strong and flexible physical body able to move with ease through space and interact instinctively on-stage. Annie Loui draws on her training with Etienne Decroux Carolyn Carlson and Jerzy Grotowski to bring Contact Improvisation into the theatrical sphere. She explains how it can be used to develop alert and embodied listening skills in the actor and how to apply it to working with texts on stage. This book will guide the reader through a full course of movement skills including: Partnering skills Spatial awareness for groups and individuals Fine motor control through mime Heightened co-ordination and sustained motion New for this edition are additional partnering exercises in-depth applications of contact improvisation to monologues and scenes and a chapter on devising physical theatre performances. | The Physical Actor Contact Improvisation from Studio to Stage GBP 34.99 1
Born in Tibet By Chögyam Trungpa the Eleventh Trungpa Tulku as told to Esmé Cramer Roberts This is the story of the early life and escape from the Chinese of a young tulku of Tibet an incarnate lama of high rank. The book first published in 1966 shows the quality of human life as lived in Tibet at all levels. The account of his religious education is detailed and of equal value is his description of the meditational centres and seminaries and of his tutors and spiritual teachers. | Born in Tibet By Chögyam Trungpa the Eleventh Trungpa Tulku as told to Esmé Cramer Roberts GBP 31.99 1
The Art of Record Production Creative Practice in the Studio The playback of recordings is the primary means of experiencing music in contemporary society and in recent years 'classical' musicologists and popular music theorists have begun to examine the ways in which the production of recordings affects not just the sound of the final product but also musical aesthetics more generally. Record production can indeed be treated as part of the creative process of composition. At the same time training in the use of these forms of technology has moved from an apprentice-based system into university education. Musical education and music research are thus intersecting to produce a new academic field: the history and analysis of the production of recorded music. This book is designed as a general introductory reader a text book for undergraduate degree courses studying the creative processes involved in the production of recorded music. The aim is to introduce students to the variety of approaches and methodologies that are currently being employed by scholars in this field. The book is divided into three sections covering historical approaches theoretical approaches and case studies and practice. There are also three interludes of commentary on the academic contributions from leading record producers and other industry professionals. This collection gives students and scholars a broad overview of the way in which academics from the analytical and practice-based areas of the university system can be brought together with industry professionals to explore the ways in which this new academic field should progress. | The Art of Record Production Creative Practice in the Studio GBP 42.99 1
The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers Want to become a writer in the games industry? Then this is the book is for you. Award-winning game writer Anna Megill provides all the essential information and guidance you need to understand the industry and get your foot on the ladder. The book explains in simple clear language exactly what a beginner needs to know about education requirements finding job opportunities applying for roles and acing studio interviews. Professional writers will learn how to run a writers’ room manage a team create documentation for various project phases and navigate studio politics. The Pocket Mentor is designed to be a just-the-facts companion to The Game Writing Guide: Get Your Dream Job and Keep It but it stands on its own as an invaluable go-anywhere resource for beginners and seasoned pros alike. | The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers GBP 29.99 1
François Boucher and the Art of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century France While earlier studies have focused predominantly on artist François Boucher’s artistic style and identity this book presents the first full-length interdisciplinary study of Boucher’s prolific collection of around 13 500 objects including paintings sculpture prints drawings porcelain shells minerals and other imported curios. It discusses the types of objects he collected the networks through which he acquired them and their spectacular display in his custom-designed studio at the Louvre where he lived and worked for nearly two decades. This book explores the role his collection played in the development of his art his studio his friendships and the burgeoning market for luxury goods in mid-eighteenth-century France. In doing so it sheds new light on the relationship between Boucher’s artistic and collecting practices which attracted both praise and criticism from period observers. The book will appeal to scholars working in art history museum studies and French history. | François Boucher and the Art of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century France GBP 38.99 1
Creative Practices for Visual Artists Time Space Process Contrary to popular belief the practice of art isn’t just a product of innate talent or artistic vision; artwork emerges from an intentionally constructed and maintained artistic practice. Developed from interviews with more than 75 mid-career artists Creative Practices for Visual Artists examines the methods and approaches highly successful artists use to stay creatively robust for a lifetime. Offering practical strategies and concrete solutions it also looks at the impacts of digital and social media as well as recent changes in the educational system that can hinder the formation of a strong artistic practice. Artist and educator Kenneth Steinbach addresses key issues such as: the role of embodied research and non-objective experimentation; reframing one's approach to studio time; forms of productive conflict; the positive role of anxiety; and the importance of failure for the artist. The book will be useful to students and emerging artists the instructors that teach them and established artists looking to develop stronger studio habits. The companion website www. creativepracticesbook. com provides links to artists' websites and further information. | Creative Practices for Visual Artists Time Space Process GBP 35.99 1
Theatre Studios A Political History of Ensemble Theatre-Making Theatre Studios explores the history of the studio model in England first established by Konstantin Stanislavsky Jacques Copeau and others in the early twentieth century and later developed in the UK primarily by Michel Saint-Denis George Devine Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood whose studios are the focus of this study. Cornford offers in-depth accounts of the radical collective work of these leading theatre companies of the mid-twentieth century considering the models of ensemble theatre-making that they developed and their remnants in the newly publicly-funded UK theatre establishment of the 1960s. In the process this book develops an approach to understanding the politics of artistic practices rooted in the work of John Dewey Antonio Gramsci and the standpoint feminists. It concludes by considering the legacy of the studio movement for twenty-first-century theatre partly by tracking its echoes in the work of Secret Theatre at the Lyric Hammersmith (2013–2015). Students and makers of theatre alike will find in this book a provocative and illuminating analysis of the politics of performance-making and a history of the theatre as a site for developing counterhegemonic radically democratic anti-individualist forms of cultural production. | Theatre Studios A Political History of Ensemble Theatre-Making GBP 36.99 1
Design Technology in Contemporary Architectural Practice Design Technology in Contemporary Architectural Practice lifts the curtain to unveil how eleven world-leading design studios integrate technology (such as computational design BIM and digital fabrication) as part of their day-to-day design exploration and delivery. Via first-hand accounts the book offers rare insights about how these firms apply technology to purposefully disrupt and support their creative design processes in order to then explore how technology can be integrated on an organisational level. The resulting practice stories are loosely tied to four chapters that discuss how Design Technology corresponds to studio culture collaboration and delivery protocols business opportunities knowledge sharing staff empowerment and more. The author is less interested in presenting the latest and greatest tools than in focusing on cultural and organisational challenges and opportunities. This book benefits both the professional market (such as design firms reflecting on their technology use) as well as the academic context (with its critical reflection on the interface between design process and technology support). Stories from the following design firms are included: Coop Himmelb(l)au Foster + Partners Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Zaha Hadid Architects Diller Scofidio + Renfo Heatherwick Studio Morphosis Architects SO-IL Woods Bagot Herzog & de Meuron LASSA GBP 29.99 1
The Artwork of Gerhard Richter Painting Critical Theory and Cultural Transformation By uniquely treating Gerhard Richter’s entire oeuvre as a single subject Darryn Ansted combines research into Richter’s first art career as a socialist realist with study of his subsequent decisions as a significant contemporary artist. Analysis of Richter’s East German murals early work lesser known paintings and destroyed and unfinished pieces buttress this major re-evaluation of Richter’s other well known but little understood paintings. By placing the reader in the artist’s studio and examining not only the paintings but the fraught and surprising decisions behind their production Richter’s methodology is deftly revealed here as one of profound yet troubled reflection on the shifting identity culture and ideology of his period. This rethinking of Richter’s oeuvre is informed by salient analyses of influential theorists ranging from Theodor Adorno to Slavoj Žižek as throughout meticulous visual analysis of Richter’s changing aesthetic strategies shows how he persistently attempts to retrace the border between an objective reality structured by ideology and his subjective experience as a contemporary painter in the studio. Its innovative combination of historical accuracy philosophical depth and astute visual analysis will make this an indispensible guide for both new audiences and established scholars of Richter’s painting. | The Artwork of Gerhard Richter Painting Critical Theory and Cultural Transformation GBP 39.99 1
Research for Architectural Practice This book provides a clear guide for practitioners looking to establish or already conducting research projects in a practice context and graduate students looking to support their studies and role within practice. The book is divided into three key sections. The first section across Chapters Two and Three discusses why research is relevant to practice how it benefits both practice and their clients the breadth of topics and tackles the key challenges facing research in practice and discusses how to overcome them including how to fund research in practice. Section two across Chapters Four to Seven focuses on the mechanics of a research project providing a step-by-step guide to reviewing literature and publications data collection and research methods ethics writing up and publishing. In the final section Chapter Eight presents profiles of twelve architecture practices ranging in size structure location research interest and approach followed by illustrated profiles of their design influenced research work. The practices featured here are Counterspace Studio ZCD Architects Baca Architects Tonkin Liu Pomeroy Studio Architecture Research Office Architype Gehl Architects Hayball PLP Architects White Arkitekter and Perkins&Will. With practice based examples throughout beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and accessible style this is an essential guide to conducting research that is relevant for architectural practices of all size location and expertise. | Research for Architectural Practice GBP 31.99 1
Twentieth Century Fox This is the first scholarly history of Fox from its origins in 1904 to the present. It builds upon research and histories of individual periods to describe how one company responded to a century-long evolution of the audience nationally and globally. In the beginning William Fox grabbed a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to build a business based on a genuinely new art form. This study explores the enduring legacy of F. W. Murnau Will Rogers Shirley Temple John Ford Spyros Skouras George Lucas James Cameron and many others offering discussion of those behind and in front of the camera delving deeply into the history and evolution of the studio. Key films covered include The Iron Horse The Grapes of Wrath How Green Was My Valley Forever Amber All About Eve Cleopatra The Sound of Music Planet of the Apes Star Wars Titanic and Fight Club providing an extensive look at the successes and flops that shaped not only Twentieth Century Fox but the entire Hollywood landscape. Through a chronological study the book charts the studio’s impact right up to the present day providing a framework to allow us to look to the future of moviemaking and film consumption. Lively and fresh in its approach this book is a comprehensive study of the studio for scholars students and enthusiasts of Hollywood cinema film history and media industries. GBP 36.99 1
What Painting Is In this classic text James Elkins communicates the experience of painting beyond the traditional vocabulary of art history. Alchemy provides a strange language to explore what it is a painter really does in the studio—the smells the mess the struggle to control the uncontrollable the special knowledge only painters hold of how colors will mix and how they will look. Written from the perspective of a painter-turned-art historian this anniversary edition includes a new introduction and preface by Elkins in which he further reflects on the experience of painting and its role in the study of art today. | What Painting Is GBP 36.99 1
Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation Stop motion animation is a challenging and time-consuming skill that requires patience adaptability and a close eye to detail. Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation 3rd Edition is the essential guide to help stop motion animators overcome these challenges of this highly-skilled craft. Author Susannah Shaw provides a step-by-step guide to creating successful stop motioin films. Starting with some basic exercises the reader will learn about developing a story making models creating sets and props the mechanics of movements filming postproduction and how to set about finding that first elusive job in a modern studio. Key Features Interviews with current stars step-by-step examples coverage of Rapid Prototyping and Dragonframe Software GBP 35.99 1
Design your life An architect’s guide to achieving a work/life balance Ten years ago Clare Nash was struggling with a common problem: how to be an architect and still have a life. With no job no savings and no clients in the midst of a recession Clare set up her own practice with little more than a few postcards in local shop windows and a very simple website. Determined to better combine her life and family with professional work she created an innovative practice that is flexible and forward-looking based around remote working and the possibilities offered by improving technology. Bursting with tips ideas and how-tos on all aspects of designing a working life that suits you and your business this book explains in clear and accessible language how to avoid the common pitfalls of long hours and low pay. It explores how to juggle work with family commitments how to set your own career path and design priorities and how to instil a flexible working culture within a busy lifestyle. Encompasses the full range of life-work challenges: Money fees and cashflow Playing to your personal strengths Outsourcing areas of weakness Building a happy and productive remote-working team Creating a compelling marketing strategy Juggling parenthood and work Studying and honing workplace skills Provides the inside view from innovative practices: alma-nac Gbolade Design Studio Harrison Stringfellow Architects Invisible Studio Architects Office S&M Architects POoR Collective Pride Road Architects and Transition by Design. | Design your life An architect’s guide to achieving a work/life balance GBP 30.00 1
The Early Transnational Chinese Cinema Industry Based on extensive original research including in studio archives industrial surveys official records trade journals and English and Chinese newspapers this book explores the role of the American film industry in the development of cinema in China. It examines the Chinese industry’s response to the American industry and the consequences of this response. It also considers the attitudes of Chinese film practitioners towards Hollywood and the contribution of those figures who acted as intermediaries between the two industries. Overall the book casts much new light on the early development of the film industry in China and demonstrates the huge influence Hollywood had on it. Winner of the inaugural 2021 New Zealand Asia Society Book Award second prize. | The Early Transnational Chinese Cinema Industry GBP 38.99 1
Music Technology in Live Performance Tools Techniques and Interaction Music Technology in Live Performance explores techniques to augment live musical performance and represents a comprehensive guide to best practices in music technology for live performance. This book presents a practical and accessible introduction to the theories of liveness and an array of live performance technologies and techniques. Areas covered include analogue and digital audio live sound the recording studio and electronic music revealing best professional practices and expert tips alongside an exploration of approaches to increasing the exchange of energy in live performance. Music Technology in Live Performance is an ideal introduction for students of music performance music production and music technology and a vital resource for professional musicians producers and technology developers. | Music Technology in Live Performance Tools Techniques and Interaction GBP 34.99 1