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by Tara Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Collected from a truly expansive exploration of television’s most creative minds, Showrunners is an insider’s guide to creating and maintaining a hit show in today’s golden age of television. The official companion to the documentary Showrunners, this highly informative book features exclusive...
After Uniqueness
A History of Film and Video Art in Circulation
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Images have never been as freely circulated as they are today. They have also never been so tightly controlled. As with the birth of photography, digital reproduction has created new possibilities for the duplication and consumption of images, offering greater dissemination and access. But digital...
The Digital Filmmaking Handbook
Sixth Edition (Digital)
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2017
Filmmaking involves much more than just buying a camera and a computer and The Digital Filmmaking Handbook covers everything you need to know, whether you’re making a feature-length movie, a series of webisodes, a VR project, or even your first short film. This one-stop digital filmmaking resource...
Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know (Revised)
Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Filmmakers and cinema fans can turn to this visual encyclopedia for an array of creative camera setups and moves. More than 200 storyboards with simple descriptions show how to achieve many effects, images, and compositions.
Stage Design
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
In Stage Design - A Practical Guide Gary Thorne, a freelance theatre set and costume designer, introduces the concept of art and design for performance, drawing on his considerable experience in a wide variety of theatres. The book begins from first principles, and assumes no prior knowledge of the...
David Fincher
Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
David Fincher (b. 1962) did not go to film school and hates being defined as an auteur. He prefers to see himself as a craftsman, dutifully going about the art and business of making film. Trouble is, it's hard to be self-effacing when you are the director responsible for Se7en, Fight Club, and The...
by Richard Harrington
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Master the graphic design and production skills required of today's video editors and motion graphic professionals with this comprehensive guide to the video tools in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Every page is filled with techniques to help the video professional make graphics for use in television, video,...
After Effects @ Work
DV Expert Series
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Real-World commercial projects presented in full color feature the work of renowned artists, Chris and Trish Meyer, Jayse Hansen, Mark Coleran, Ken Locsmandi and others. The tutorials are commercial projects that the artists created for a client budget of $10,000 or less, using only the plug-ins that...
Broadcast Graphics On the Spot
Timesaving Techniques Using Photoshop and After Effects for Broadcast and Post Production
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2005
Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know - on the spot. If you create graphics for television, this book is for you.
'Broadcast Graphics on the Spot' show you how to produce more compelling TV graphics. From gathering images for use in broadcast graphics...
by Richard Harrington, Abba Shapiro, Robbie Carman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Packed with more than 500 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. It is suited to editors of all experience levels, whether you are:
* Migrating from another NLE
* Upgrading to Final Cut Studio 2
* Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency
No need...
The Cinema of Naruse Mikio
Women and Japanese Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2008
One of the most prolific and respected directors of Japanese cinema, Naruse Mikio (1905–69) made eighty-nine films between 1930 and 1967. Little, however, has been written about Naruse in English, and much of the writing about him in Japanese has not been translated into English. With The Cinema...
by Jay Rose
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
New to this edition:
* Learn how many Hollywood techniques--previously impractical on video--can help solve problems on smaller productions
* Expanded cookbook recipes section
* Technically updated throughout
Make your soundtracks as good as your pictures with this compendium of professional...
by Karl Bardosh
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Join the digital revolution.
With the availability and affordability of digital movie-making equipment, it's now easier than ever for aspiring filmmakers to create the great movie they've always wanted to make. From information on creating mini-films on a PDA to making low-budget, full-length...
Color Correction for Video
Using Desktop Tools to Perfect Your Image
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Use color to improve your storytelling, deliver critical emotional cues, and add impact to you videos. This book shows you how to analyze color correction problems and solve them- whatever NLE or plugin you use.
Experienced editors and colorists in their own right, the authors also include...