Arts, Film & Performing Arts

Shop art, film, animation, theater, music, and design textbooks for college art programs, film schools, and creative practitioners.

What you'll find

Animation, 3D modeling, and game art textbooks
Film direction, screenwriting, and cinematography
Theater, drama, acting, and stage design
Graphic design, typography, and visual communication
Music theory, performance, and music production
Photography, photojournalism, and documentary practice

Who it's for

Art and design students, animation and game-design majors, film and theater school students, photography programs, music students, and working creatives.

Essays on 20th Century Latin American Art by Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig

Major Label Mastering Professional Mastering Process by Evren Göknar

Writing the Short Film by Patricia Cooper

The Spivak Reader Selected Works of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games by Kaitlin Tremblay

User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices Driving Toward Safe, Effective, and Satisfying Products by Specification by Michael Wiklund

The Fundamentals of C/C++ Game Programming Using Target-based Development on SBC's by Brian Beuken

The Color Management Handbook for Visual Effects Artists Digital Color Principles, Color Management Fundamentals & ACES Workflows by Víctor Perez

Latinx Actor Training by Cynthia Santos DeCure

Dinosaurs and Dioramas Creating Natural History Exhibitions by Sarah J Chicone

Contemporary Art and Digital Culture by Melissa Gronlund

Directing Actors A Practical Aesthetics Approach by Lee Michael Cohn

Using Open Scenes to Act Successfully on Stage and Screen by Dan Carter

A Filmmaker's Guide to Sound Design Bridging the Gap Between Filmmakers and Technicians to Realize the Storytelling Power of Sound by Matthew Polis

Designer's Guide to Lab Practice by Assia Crawford

An Introduction to Book History by David Finkelstein

Advanced Modern Chinese 高级汉语读本 Learning Through Contemporary Film 当代中国电影赏析 by Yujia Ye

Creating Games with Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, & Maya Models, Textures, Animation, & Blueprint by Kassandra Arevalo

Mix Smart Pro Audio Tips for Your Multitrack Mix by Alexander U. Case

Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design Sound Design and Audio Implementation for Interactive and Immersive Media by Jean-Luc Sinclair

Photography in China Science, Commerce and Communication by Oliver J. Moore

Ryan Murphy's Queer America by Brenda R. Weber

German National Cinema by Sabine Hake

Dak'Art The Biennale of Dakar and the Making of Contemporary African Art by Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi