1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459860603321

Autore

Cardullo Bert

Titolo

Screen writings . Volume 2 Genres, classics, and aesthetics / / Bert Cardullo [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-37766-7

9786613377661

1-84331-388-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem media and film studies

Disciplina

791.43/75

Soggetti

Motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Table Of Contents; List Of Illustrations; Introduction; Part I: Film Genres, Film Classics, and Film Aesthetics; 1. Shooting the City: The Gangster, Manhattanites, and the Movies; 2. Back to the Future, or the Vanguard Meets the Rearguard; 3. Flags and Letters, Men and War; 4. Farce, Dreams, and Desire: Some Like It Hot Re-viewed; Interlude; 5. Switching Genres, or Playing to the Camera, Playing to the House: Stage vs. Screen Acting; 6. On the Road Again: The Road Film and the Two Coppolas

7. The Coming-of-Age Film à la Fellini: The Case of I vitelloniPart II. Classification, Re-classification, and Assessment; 8. Early vs. Later Bergman: Winter Light and Autumn Sonata Revisited; 9. "Everyone Has His Reasons": Words, Images, and La grande illusion in the Cinema of Jean Renoir; 10. A Passage to Tokyo: The Art of Ozu, Remembered; 11. Through the Looking Glass: The American Art Cinema in an Age of Social Change; End Matter; Bibliography of Related Criticism; Index:Screen Writings,Volume 2

Sommario/riassunto

'Screen Writings: Genres, Classics, and Aesthetics' offers close readings of genre films and acknowledged film classics in an attempt to explore both the aesthetics of genre and the definition of  'classic' - as well as the changing perception of so-called classic movies over time.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830200403321

Autore

Venkataraman Ray R

Titolo

Cost and value management in projects [[electronic resource] /] / Ray R. Venkataraman and Jeffrey K. Pinto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-118-17418-6

1-282-77373-9

9786612773730

0-470-26103-X

0-470-92410-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Classificazione

QP 360

QP 834

Altri autori (Persone)

PintoJeffrey K

Disciplina

658.1552

658.4/04

Soggetti

Project management

Cost control

Value analysis (Cost control)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cost and Value Management; Contents; 1 Introduction to the Challenge of Cost and Value Management in Projects; 2 Project Needs Assessment, Concept Development, and Planning; 3 Cost Estimation; 4 Project Budgeting; 5 Project Cost Control; 6 Cash Flow Management; 7 Financial Management in Projects; 8 Value Management; 9 Change Control and Configuration Management; 10 Supply Chain Management; 11 Quality Management in Projects; 12 Integrating Cost and Value in Projects; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cost and Value Management in Projects provides practicing managers with a thorough understanding of the various dimensions of cost and value in projects, along with the factors that impact them, and the managerial approaches that would be most effective for achieving cost efficiency and value optimization. This book addresses cost from a strategic perspective, offering thorough coverage of the various



elements of value management such as value planning, value engineering and value analysis from the perspective of projects.