These shabby chic Moroccan style LED tea light holders are beautiful additions to your home If you're trying something new this year then these LED tea light glass holders can give you an alternative Middle Eastern theme Flickering candlelight inside bursts through filling your home with beautiful light shapes They also make wonderful gift ideas for your friends & family ...

These shabby chic Moroccan style LED tea light holders are beautiful additions to your home If you're trying something new this year then these LED tea light glass holders can give you an alternative Middle Eastern theme Flickering candlelight inside bursts through filling your home with beautiful light shapes They also make wonderful gift ideas for your friends & family These larger size lanterns are sure to be a key piece of your home interior ...

Made of resin this piece features a filigree design in gold & bronze tones in swirling & floral patterns with small round mirrored tiles Would make a lovely addition to any room in the house particularly a lounge dining room or study perhaps Approx. 14 cm wide x 9cm deep x 17cm high New & boxed ...

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A family crisis puts a young woman in a difficult position in this drama from Israeli filmmaker Rama Burshtein Esther (Renana Raz) is the daughter of an Orthodox Rabbi who follows her father's faith & she & her husband Yochay (Yiftach Klein) are happy to soon be welcoming their first child into the world Joy turns to sorrow when Esther dies in childbirth; Yochay is devastated & despite their own heartache her mother Rivka (Irit Sheleg) & younger sister Shira (Hadas Yaron) step forward to help the widower look after his newborn son Esther's father Rabbi Aharon (Chaim Sharir) counsels Yochay that it would be best for him & his young son if he remarried as soon as he feels capable but finding a fit mother is no simple task Rivka comes up with what she feels is a perfect solution -- an arranged marriage between Yochay & Shira who has already grown fond of the baby Yochay isn't sure he's comfortable with wedding his sister-in-law & Shira feels no better about it preferring to save herself for a virgin like herself but the demands of her family may weigh more strongly than her own desires ...

Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures & psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure & comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be Both the explosive growth of social media & the corresponding reconfiguration of the web from an information-based platform into an entertainment-based one are far more easily explained in terms of the subjective psychological experience of their users as capitalist subjects seeking 'depressive hedonia ' the book argues Filling the Void also interrogates the role of social media networks designed for private commercial gain as part of a de-facto public sphere Both the decreasing subjective importance of factual media & the ways in which the content of the timeline are quietly manipulated--often using labour in the developing world & secret algorithms--have potentially serious implications for the capacity of social media users to query or challenge the seeming reality offered by the established hegemonic order ...

Film is an art form with a language & an aesthetic all its own Since 1979 David Bordwell Kristin Thompson & now Co-Author Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling & most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods & countries the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film in any genre In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience & how they respond Film Art is generously illustrated with more than 1000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films providing concrete illustrations of key concepts Along with updated examples & expanded coverage of digital filmmaking the eleventh edition of Film Art delivers Smart Book first & only adaptive reading experience currently available designed to help students stay focused maximize study time & retain basic concepts ...

In the fall of 1957 the University of California Press expanded Arnheim's 1933 book " Film" by four essays & brought that landmark work back into print as " Film as Art" Now nearly fifty years after that re-edition this book continues to occupy an important place in the literature of film Arnheim's method provocative in this age of technological wizardry was to focus on the way art in film was derived from that medium's early limitations no sound no color & no three-dimensional depth ...

The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in film festivals with the field growing to a position of prominence within the space of a few short years Film Festivals History Theory Method Practice represents a major addition to the literature on this topic offering an authoritative & comprehensive introduction to the area With a combination of chapters specifically examining history theory method & practice it offers a clear structure & systematic approach for the study of film festivals Offering a collection of essays written by an international range of established scholars it discusses well-known film festivals in Europe North America & Asia but equally devotes attention to the diverse range of smaller andor specialized events that take place around the globe It provides essential knowledge on the origin & development of film festivals discusses the use of theory to study festivals explores the methods of ethnographic & archival research & looks closely at the professional practice of programming & film funding Each section moreover is introduced by the editors & all chapters include useful suggestions for further reading This will be an essential textbook for students studying film festivals as part of their film media & cultural studies courses as well as a strong research tool for scholars that wish to familiarize themselves with this burgeoning field ...

The rich & deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema itself Even the very first projected moving images were accompanied by music in many places as a variety of performers
- from single piano players to small orchestras
- brought images to life through musical accompaniment Film music has since become its own industry an aesthetic platform for expressing creative visions & a commercial vehicle for growing musical stars of all varieties This Very Short Introduction provides a lucid accessible & engaging overview of the subject of film music Beginning with an analysis of the music from a well-known sequence in the film Reservoir Dogs the book focuses on the most central issues in the practice of film music Expert author Kay Kalinak takes readers behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music
- what it is & how it is composed
- & also the theories that have been developed to explain why film music works This compact book not entertains with the fascinating stories of the composers & performers who have shaped film music across the globe but also gives readers a broad sense for the key questions in film music studies today ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable



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