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Written by senior compositor, technical director, and master trainer Steve Wright, this book condenses years of production experience into an easy-to-read and highly informative guide suitable for both working and aspiring visual effects artists. This updated edition of Digital Compositing for Film and Video addresses the problems and difficult choices that professional compositors face daily with an elegant blend of theory, practical production techniques, and workflows. It is written to be software-agnostic, so it applies to any brand of software. It features many step-by-step workflows, powerful new keying techniques, and updates on the latest tech in the visual effects industry with all-new content on artificial intelligence (AI) for visual effects (VFX), Universal Scene Description (USD), Virtual Production, and Cryptomattes. A companion website offers images from the examples discussed in the book allowing readers to experiment with the material first-hand. This edition also adds Nuke workflows to the companion website for the first time.

If every day feels like a jumbo-coffee day, then this candle is for you! This hand-poured candle featuring the iconic logo of Luke’s Diner will transport you to Stars Hollow with its inviting scent of fresh-brewed coffee. QUALITY INGREDIENTS: A double wick and the finest ingredients of soy and coco wax provide an even, clean, 23-hour burn and enhanced aromatherapy experience. THE PERFECT GIFT: Packaged in a beautiful ready-to-go gift box, this candle makes a thoughtful gift for fans of the show and for anyone who feels, like Lorelai, that everything in their life has something to do with coffee.ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION: Add more great stationery products inspired by the Gilmore Girls to your collection with Gilmore Girls Hardcover Journal, Gilmore Girls: The Official Advent Calendar, and more from Insight Editions.

The official behind-the-scenes companion to the Emmy, WGA, SAG, Golden Globe, and BAFTA–Award nominated Disney+ series. New York Times bestseller!The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) gives readers an exclusive inside look at the production art, visual development, concept art, creature designs and FX, graphics, props, and more that went into creating the Tony Gilroy-helmed Disney+ series.Through extensive interviews with Gilroy, star Diego Luna, and the talented Lucasfilm visualists, author Phil Szostak documents every step of Andor’s production from discussions following the initial release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story up through post-production on the final episodes of season two.With deep dives into the locations that defined the series, including Kenari, Ferrix, Aldhani, Narkina 5, Mina-Rau, Ghorman, and Yavin 4, among many others, this essential volume celebrates the legacy of all twenty-four critically acclaimed episodes and the hurdles the filmmakers, cast, and crew had to overcome to bring their vision to life.Every facet and detail of the Rebellion and Empire’s inner workings and the day-to-day existence within the world of Star Wars that Andor lovingly depicted are explored in great detail along with reflections on the series overall and its espionage roots and political relevance. The lived-in, battered costumes, ships, and locales that are so crucial to the DNA of Star Wars are on full display in this volume alongside the elegant formalism of the Galactic Senate and Coruscant.Every piece of concept art—from ISB uniforms to Ferrix workwear to sleek speeders to the sterile prison cells of Narkina 5—has a tactility that leaps off the page. Cassian Andor’s journey from thief to spy to rebel to martyr, and the stories of his allies, uneasy partnerships, Imperial schemes, and galactic revolution took audiences on an emotionally resonant adventure and The Art of Star Wars: Andor spotlights the exceptional work that made it all possible.

Lift the bonnet on 20 years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour - from the mysterious man behind the camera . . .The perfect gift for fans of fast cars, big laughs and full-throttle TV adventures!--Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights. It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and buddy movie antics proving irresistible to a vast global audience. With these three at the helm, Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.Then, a short while later, it was all gone.How did a thoroughly sensible little consumer advice programme on cars turn into a global phenomenon in the first place, though? How did it all go wrong? And how did they rise from the ashes as The Grand Tour, and go on to scale even greater heights?One man has all the answers.There from the beginning, Top Gear and The Grand Tour co-creator, and Jeremy’s oldest friend, Andy Wilman, opens the bonnet on over twenty years of motoring mayhem. In Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure, the mysterious man in the shadows tells the inside story of your favourite TV shows for the first time.Irreverent, joyful and as laugh-out-loud funny as the shows themselves, it’s the best book about Top Gear and The Grand Tour . . . in the world.

Netflix’s BoJack Horseman has quickly become one of the most critically acclaimed animated comedy series in recent memory. Set in an off-kilter, cynically spun rendering of modern-day Hollywood, the show follows washed-up horse actor BoJack Horseman (voiced by Will Arnett) as he attempts to turn his life around. BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse is the official behind-the-scenes companion to this cult-hit series. Part oral history sourced from original interviews with the show’s cast and crew, part art book—including sketches, storyboards, and background art—this book will trace the series from conception to post-production. Beginning with the initial development of creator/ showrunner Raphael Bob-Waksberg and production designer Lisa Hanawalt’s inimitable aesthetic vision, The Art Before the Horse goes on to reveal all of the moving parts—direction, writing, casting, animation, and music—that come together to form this uniquely bleak, emotionally potent, very funny show.Also Available: BoJack Horseman 2019 Wall Calendar (ISBN: 978-1-4197-3177-8)

With fifteen Emmy Awards won for Seasons 1 and 2, and high anticipation for Season 3, The White Lotus has successfully captured the essence of luxury and exotic allure through a world of opulent fashion, sophisticated design, and tantalizing flavors. In this official cocktail guide, savor the sophistication and elegance with each drink filled with a hint of tropical paradise and fantasy. Sunset in Paradise promises more than just refreshment – it's a vacation in every glass. From the delicate floral notes of the Jasmine Lychee Martini while relaxing poolside to the serenity of the Basil Oasis while watching the sun set, each cocktail is an invitation to escape. Picture yourself sunning out on the veranda with a Butterfly Lemonade or reviving after a dip with the invigorating Mango Sunrise. Brunch with friends becomes an exquisite affair with the Pineapple Sunset Mimosa, while a sun-drenched lunch is a thirst-quenching delight with the mocktail, Coconut Refresher. The choice is yours as you craft each cocktail with The White Lotus flair. Expect only the best while elevating your cocktail game with The White Lotus Official Cocktail Collection: Sunset in Paradise, where every sip is a lavish voyage into the extraordinary.

Not just your typical Italian cookbook, this volume aims to make it easy to cook ziti as good as Carmela's and satisfy your hunger and your Sopranos cravings in one go. Get behind the scenes and into the kitchen with dishes that Livia learned from her grandmother and traditional meals that Paulie Walnuts' mother raised him on. The book features 100 fantastic recipes created with the characters in mind, pictures of the prepared dishes and colour photos of Tony, his family and all the wiseguys eating and cooking big, beautiful Italian meals.

***The INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!***From the New York Times bestselling author and breakout star of The Traitors comes the first memoir from beloved actress, Housewife, and pop culture icon, Lisa Rinna. From her career, to her personal life, she's spilling ALL the tea! If she’s experienced it... you better believe she’s gonna talk about it!“This mouth has gotten me in so much trouble.” —Lisa RinnaFor decades, Lisa Rinna has been captivating audiences—whether as a soap opera icon, reality TV powerhouse, fearless social media provocateur or slaying in haute couture down the catwalks of Paris. But even though she’s always said it like she means it, there’s still so much more to the woman whose lips launched a thousand memes.In You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, Lisa peels back the curtain on her rollercoaster career and her unapologetic approach to life, dishing on the highs, the lows, and the “did-she-really-just-say-that?” moments that made her a household name. Yes, she’s spilling all the tea from the soundstages of Days of Our Lives to the drama of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but she’s also opening up about what it means to grow older in an industry obsessed with youth, the lessons she’s learned about reinvention, parenting a daughter with a chronic illness, keeping her well-documented marriage alive and healthy, and being forced to grieve in public after the loss of her mother and beloved Beverly Hills fan favorite, Lois.Bold, brash, refreshingly honest, and told with her signature wit and candor, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It is the story of a woman who understands that you go the furthest by playing by your own rules. It’s the story of a woman who realizes aging is just a chance at a new chapter. It’s the story of a Hollywood icon who refuses to let the world script her story for her. And she’s owning every bit of it, baby!

A intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word - including never-before-shared stories and photos from behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives.

THE PERFECT QUIZ BOOK FOR FANS OF THE HIT TV SHOW!'Such a great quiz book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Just like the show!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hours of fun!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The brand new quiz book for everyone, where an 8-year-old has as much chance of winning as an 80-year-old!From the team behind the hit TV show, The 1% Club Official Quiz Book 2 is the new book packed full of brand new quiz questions. The must-have follow-up to the first bestselling book from the show.Are you in the top 50% of the country?The top 10%? Or even the top 1%?This is your chance to find out with BRAND NEW QUESTIONSTo win, you need to be able to correctly answer a set of fifteen questions that get progressively harder with each round, starting with a question that 90% of the country can get right down to a question that only 1% of the country can answer.Do you have what it takes to join The 1% Club?

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe official behind-the-scenes companion to all five seasons of Stranger Things, straight from the team who made it.Go behind the curiosity door with the creators, cast, and crew in this definitive, deluxe guide. With never-before-seen content from the show’s inception and beyond to its thrilling conclusion, this is the director’s cut in book form, taking you on a visual ride through each heart-warming moment, spine-tingling adventure, and roll of the dice.Immerse yourself with:THE DUFFER BROTHERS’ COMMENTARYEXCLUSIVE CAST INTERVIEWSCREATURE CONCEPT ARTIN-WORLD EPHEMERAMAPS AND BLUEPRINTSCOSTUME PHOTOGRAPHYSCRIPT AND STORYBOARD SNIPPETSA SECRET CODE LEADING TO A WEBSITE WITH BONUS CONTENT

Despite their status as intellectual giants of the twentieth century, John Berger and Susan Sontag's artistic collaboration - and intense friendship - remains virtually unknown.Published for the first time, To Tell a Story offers a glimpse into their shared history that spanned nearly a quarter-century. From sources such as their eponymous film broadcast, rare personal letters and archival recordings, the composite fragments build a portrait of a relationship that was often lively and challenging, sometimes trivial and always affectionate.Berger and Sontag's voices echo throughout these pages, riffing off the other as they grapple with their respective concerns. Above all, their conversations reveal a deep reciprocal admiration and an exchange of ideas about storytelling, the self and society that informed their own work.

Hold thrilling adventures in the palm of your hand with this pocket-sized tribute to incredible Star Wars women! Featuring quotes from Leia Organa, Rey Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Fennec Shand, Bo-Katan Kryze, Rose Tico, Doctor Aphra, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, and more, this tiny book includes beloved characters from movies, television shows, video games, comics, and novels. The perfect gift for any Star Wars fan, this tiny book is a fun homage to the indelible women of the Star Wars galaxy.

Detta är en berättelse som tar avstamp på fredsdagen 1945 och följer sedan det svenska folkhemmets utveckling. Boken är kopplad till SVT:s stora dramasatsning som visas i SVT med start oktober 2017.Restaurang Djurgårdskällaren drivs av familjen Löwanders som slåss om makten för verksamheten. Man har tagit dåtidens maträtter och lagat dem för dagens smaklökar med tillgång på råvaror och modern teknik. Recepten är inspirerade av sin tid och varsamt uppdaterade. En del nya rätter har fötts under resan, men skulle lika gärna kunna ha funnits då. Lika viktig som maten är i boken, är också de fördjupande texter med koppling till människorna, tiden och maten i tv-serien, tex- Maträtter - hur klassikerna fick sina namn.- Ransonering och svarta börsen.- Myter bakom maträtter.Utöver dessa fakta inslag så innehåller boken ca 60 recept.

*THE PERFECT GIFT FOR FATHER'S DAY*The fully authorised book celebrating the Emmy award-winning HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, as told by Larry David and the show's creators, cast, crew, and celebrity guests.The official companion book from the team behind the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm reveals all the magic, mayhem, and creative genius that went into making one of the most influential and funniest shows in television comedy history.Running a record 12 seasons, 24 years, 120 episodes and drawing millions of die-hard fans, Curb has established itself in the entertainment pantheon as nothing less than a culture touchstone. Its iconic lines, comedic bits, and famously awkward scenarios live on in our collective consciousness long after the finale, as does our undying affection for the phenomenal cast, including Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, J.B. Smoove, Cheryl Hines, Ted Danson, the late Richard Lewis, and Bob Einstein, and the dozens of guest stars that lit up our screens with each much-anticipated season.No Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm covers it all through first-person interviews with the principal cast and crew, as well as select guest stars, episode guides, never-before-seen and behind-the-scenes photographs, archival material including annotated scripts, storyboards and sketches, Larry David's legendary outlines written on legal pads, and much, much more. Additional special features include:- A glossary of Larry David-isms including stop-and-chat, chat-and-cut, pants tent, pig parker, and more- Leon Black's Guide to Romance- Map of LA featuring key locations both real and fictional- Sartorial stylings of Susie Greene- Memorable cameos

*THE SIDE-SPLITTING NEW COMIC SHORT FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED WRITERS, NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES*______________________________ 'It is as honest and multi-faceted an examination and appreciation of marriage as you could hope to find' The Guardian on Hornby's script adaptationEach week, Tom and Louise meet for a quick drink in the pub before they go to meet their marriage counsellor. Married for years and with two children, a recent incident has exposed the fault lines in their relationship in a way that Tom, for one, does not wish to think about.In the ten minutes in the pub they talk about the agenda for the session, what they talked about last week, what they will definitely not talk about with the counsellor, and how much better off they are than the couple whose counselling slot immediately precedes their own. Over the ten weeks that follow Tom and Louise begin to wonder: what if marriage is like a computer? When you take it apart to see how it works you might just be left with a million pieces you can't put back together . . .

From Jerry's kitchen to Monk's café, food is central to many of Seinfeld's most memorable moments, and this official cookbook teaches fans to prepare favorite dishes from the show right in their own homes!Stash the takeout menus and cancel reservations at Mendy's, it's time to stay in for a taste of New York City as only Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook can deliver in this collection of more than 60 recipes inspired by the hit '90s sitcom.For a show about "nothing" one constant throughout Seinfeld's nine seasons is food! Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, George, and the whole gang are always talking about food, shopping for food, or grabbing a bite in Monk's coffee shop! There are contemplations on the black and white cookie, the Big Salad, proper (or improper) shrimp cocktail etiquette, an irresistible soup stand, lobster revenge omelets, the proper ranking of babka varieties, mouthwatering mackinaw peaches, and so much more. Now these culinary comedy classics are celebrated with a variety of recipes that will help any Seinfeld fan relive their favorite moments.Seinfeld: The Official Cookbook offers a variety of recipes for chefs of all levels. From appetizers to main courses and from drinks to desserts, each chapter includes delicious show-focused food that will have diners raving, "It's like a circus in your mouth!"

A candid and brilliantly funny memoir......of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed comedy legend.En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-wracking first public appearance at St Peter’s Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as a teacher who knew nothing about the subjects he was expected to teach; his hamster-owning days at Cambridge; and his first encounter with the man who would be his writing partner for over two decades, Graham Chapman.And so on to his dizzying ascent via scriptwriting for Peter Sellers, David Frost, Marty Feldman and others to the heights of Monty Python.Punctuated from time to time with John Cleese’s thoughts on topics as diverse as the nature of comedy, the relative merits of cricket and waterskiing, and the importance of knowing the dates of all the kings and queens of England, this is a masterly performance by a former schoolmaster.

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At last, here is the ultimate celebration of the nation's beloved sitcom from its legendary creator, John Cleese. Enjoy the behind-the-scenes magic, with stunning on-set photographs from the archives ... and a laugh a page!⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A joy and an education to read. So many memories flooding back. Great stuff.' Goodreads review⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Amazing detail ... a superb book on my favourite comedy series' Goodreads review⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'So special and had me laughing ... a fantastic book' Goodreads review⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Wonderful book with lots of insight' Goodreads reviewDuck surprise. The car that wouldn't start. The psychiatrists. Those builders... Readers say Fawlts and All is 'guaranteed to make you smile' and 'a must for all fans'!Fifty years ago Fawlty Towers hit British TV screens for the first time, becoming an instant classic. Now for the first time John Cleese tells his stories from behind the scenes of his favourite moments. From writing scripts that were so carefully planned they were double the length of similar shows', to casting, lighting, how the show was almost cancelled before it started, and other production shenanigans, these are your favourite moments from Fawlty Towers as you've never seen them before. Exploring the how and why of creating classic comedy, there is a laugh on every page, and a dose of nostalgia for vintage TV fans. With gorgeous commissioned illustration and archival imagery, the book revisits such iconic scenes as Basil thrashing his car, a rat appearing in a box of cheese biscuits, and Basil goose-stepping across the dining room to an audience of horrified guests.Written by and starring Cleese and his then-wife Connie Booth, the first series of Fawlty Towers aired in 1975, with a second series broadcast in 1979. It featured Cleese as the irascible hotel manager Basil Fawlty, Prunella Scales as his sybaritic wife Sybil, Andrew Sachs as the hapless waiter Manuel, and Booth as Polly, an efficient waitress and art student. It won three BAFTAS and, despite having only 12 episodes in total, continues to be regularly voted the best sit-com in British history.Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All was a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in Hardback Non-Fiction, weeks ending 8th and 15th November 2025.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Without her alter-ego Erika Jayne, Erika Girardi says she’d just be “another rich bitch with a plane”—so get ready for the dishy, tell-all memoir from show-stopping performer, model, singer, and beloved star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Erika Jayne.Erika Jayne didn’t make it this far by holding back. Now, in her first-ever memoir, the fan favorite star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills bares her heart, mind, and soul. In Pretty Mess, Erika spills on every aspect of her life: from her rise to fame as a daring and fiery pop/dance performer and singer; to her decision to accept a role on reality television; to the ups and downs of family life (including her marriage to famed lawyer Tom Girardi, thirty-three years her senior). There’s much more to Erika Jayne than fans see on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Pretty Mess is her opportunity to dig deep and tell her many-layered, unique, and inspiring life story. As fun and fearless as its author, this fascinating memoir proves once and for all why Erika Jayne is so beloved: she’s strong, confident, genuine, and here to tell all!