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Studio Photography: Essential Skills

Studio Photography: Essential Skills

Studio photography is a common career path for aspiring photographers and students but the professional and commercial nature of the field makes it a challenging area to break into. Whilst other introductory books on the subject are often bogged down with too much technical detail or too many 'show-off' shots Studio Photography: Essential Skills offers a practical and accessible guide to the fundamental techniques for successful studio photography. Whether photographing a person or a product you need control over the light mood and look to arrive at the perfect result for a particular assignment. This book takes a commercial and creative approach and considers the important elements of lighting exposure capture art direction and the studio setting to ensure a successful shoot. With a clearly structured learning approach and a wide variety of activities and assignments to inspire and engage you this is an informative stimulating guide to the basics. Broaden your skills and increase your earning potential with Studio Photography: Essential Skills!

GBP 175.00
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Professional Manga Digital Storytelling with Manga Studio EX

Professional Manga Digital Storytelling with Manga Studio EX

Combine high-end manga storytelling theory and advice with the tools for digital creation in Manga Studio guided by expert professional manga-ka. You'll discover manga storytelling techniques from speed lines to technology from toning to big sound effects. Steve Horton and Jeong Mo Yang then show you how best to accomplish these techniques using the leading manga art creation program Manga Studio EX. Every ounce of theory is backed up with step-by-step manga illustrations and Manga Studio screenshots that show how these illustrations were created. See the techniques in action in The Other Side of the Tracks a new manga short story in the book centerfold which demonstrates at least one example from every technique described. You can also follow the continuing story as a webmanga available at comicspace. com. And there's more! The downloadable resources include trial version of Manga Studio EX along with high-resolution image files from the book. Smith Micro has also included a coupon for $100 off the full version of Manga Studio EX. | Professional Manga Digital Storytelling with Manga Studio EX

GBP 175.00
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Recording Studio Design

Recording Studio Design

Recording Studio Design Fourth Edition explains the key principles of successful studio design and construction using straightforward language and the use of practical examples appreciated by readers of previous editions. Updated to reflect new industry standards this fourth edition addresses improvements in cinema sound with specific attention paid to B-chain electroacoustic response and calibration. Using over 50 years’ experience author Philip Newell provides detail on the practical aspects of recording in various environments not only exploring the complex issues relating to the acoustics but also providing real-world solutions. While the book contains detailed discussions about performing rooms control rooms and mobile studios concepts of the infrastructures are also discussed because no studio can perform optimally unless the technical and human requirements are adequately provided for. In this new edition sound for cinema provides a platform for highlighting many wider electroacoustic topics in a way that is relatively easy to visualise. The way in which sound and vision interact is an important aspect of many modern multimedia formats. The new edition includes: A new Chapter 22 that will thoroughly reflect recently published SMPTE investigations which will drastically impact standards for cinema sound; The inclusion of new academic research and its practical applications; An entire new illustrated chapter on room construction principles; and The consolidation of ideas which were only emerging when the earlier editions were published.

GBP 105.00
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Final Cut Pro Workflows The Independent Studio Handbook

Final Cut Pro Workflows The Independent Studio Handbook

Today's digital production tools empower the small team to produce multimedia projects that formerly required large teams. Orchestrating a production requires more than proficiency with the postproduction tools. Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook offers a cookbook of postproduction workflows that teams can follow to deliver an array of products to their clients. It describes appropriate postproduction workflows team roles and responsibilities and required equipment for some of the most common media productions. Combining the wisdom of traditional roles and responsibilities with an understanding of how FCP facilitates a new flexibility where these roles/responsibilities can be redistributed this book sheds light on workflow processes and responsibilities and includes 7 real-world workflows from a diverse range of projects: Money-Saving Digital Video Archive Long-Form Documentary with Mixed Sources Web-Based Viewing and Ordering System 30-Second Spot for Broadcast Multi-Part TV Series with Multiple Editors DVD Educational Supplement Music Video with Multi-Cam Editing and Multiple OutputsWritten with a unique iconography to better convey key points and applicable to all levels of FCP users Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook is a vital reference tool for every postproduction house. The DVD files are also available at http://www. taylorandfrancis. com/cw/osder-9780240810058/. | Final Cut Pro Workflows The Independent Studio Handbook

GBP 175.00
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Sound FX Unlocking the Creative Potential of Recording Studio Effects

Sound FX Unlocking the Creative Potential of Recording Studio Effects

Every session every gig every day recording engineers strive to make the most of their audio signal processing devices. EQ Compression Delay Distortion Reverb and all those other FX are the well-worn tools of the audio trade. Recording and mixing live and in the studio engineers must thoroughly master these devices to stay competitive sonically. Its not enough to just know what each effect is supposed to do. Sound FX explains the basic and advanced signal processing techniques used in professional music production describing real world techniques used by experienced engineers and referencing popular music examples released internationally. The reader learns not just how to but also what if so they can better achieve what they already hear in the productions they admire and chase what they only hear in their imaginative minds ear. Sound FX will immediately help you make more thorough more musical use of your sound FX. The accompanying website www. soundfx-companion. com includes audio exaples of FX featured in the book. Features: A chapter dedicated to each key effect: DistortionCompression & LimitingExpansion & GatingReverbEqualizationDelayPitch ShiftVolumeMore than 100 line drawings and illustrations. Accompanying website featuring examples of all FX covered in the book. Discography of FX at the end of each relevant chapter. From the Sound FX Intro: The most important music of our time is recorded music. The recording studio is its principle musical instrument. The recording engineers and music producers who create the music we love know how to use signal processing equipment to capture the work of artists preserving realism or alte | Sound FX Unlocking the Creative Potential of Recording Studio Effects

GBP 175.00
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Digital Audio Editing Correcting and Enhancing Audio in Pro Tools Logic Pro Cubase and Studio One

Digital Audio Editing Correcting and Enhancing Audio in Pro Tools Logic Pro Cubase and Studio One

Whether you‘re comping a vocal track restoring an old recording working with dialogue or sound effects for film or imposing your own vision with mash-ups or remixes audio editing is a key skill to successful sound production. Digital Audio Editing gives you the techniques from the simplest corrective editing like cutting copying and pasting to more complex creative editing such as beat mapping and time-stretching. You‘ll be able to avoid unnatural-sounding pitch correction and understand the potential pitfalls you face when restoring classic tracks. Author Simon Langford invites you to see editing with his wide-angle view putting this skill into a broad context that will inform your choices even as you more skillfully manipulate sound. Focusing on techniques applicable to any digital audio workstation it includes break-outs giving specific keystrokes and instruction in Avids Pro Tools Apple‘s Logic Pro Steinberg‘s Cubase and PreSonus‘s Studio One. The companion websites includes tutorials in all four software packages to help you immediately apply the broad skills from the book. | Digital Audio Editing Correcting and Enhancing Audio in Pro Tools Logic Pro Cubase and Studio One

GBP 175.00
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iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

Just as computer software changed the face of performing and recording over the past decades Apple's iPad tablet has the power to change how you produce music today. Author Mark Jenkins summarizes the iPad tablet's massive potential for music creation explaining in detail how all iPad models can connect to musically oriented accessories and reviewing the vast range of audio inputs microphones MIDI interfaces music keyboards drum controllers and even DJ and karaoke equipment now available. Keyboard players guitarists drummers vocalists DJs karaoke singers and experimental musicians whether experienced or just starting out can all benefit from expanding the amazing built-in abilities of the iPad using carefully chosen musical add-ons and accessories. Mark Jenkins explains and reviews the musical potential of iPad-oriented music equipment from dozens of manufacturers including Akai Alesis IK Multimedia Korg Line 6 M-Audio Novation Roland TASCAM and many others. The potential of Android tablets for music creation is also examined. Appendices list in detail the specifications for the iPad interface sockets and include links to Apple's schemes for software and hardware developers. | iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

GBP 175.00
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The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The indie game developer‘s complete guide to running a studio. The climate for the games industry has never been hotter and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets consoles and phones grow. Seemingly every day there is a story of how a successful app or game has earned thousands of downloads and revenue. As the market size increases so does the number of people developing and looking to develop their own app or game to publish. The Indie Game Developer Handbook covers every aspect of running a game development studio from the initial creation of the game through to completion release and beyond. Accessible and complete guide to many aspects of running a game development studio from funding and development through QA publishing marketing and more. Provides a useful knowledge base and help to support the learning process of running an indie development studio in an honest approachable and easy to understand way. Case studies interviews from other studies and industry professionals grant an first-hand look into the world of indie game development

GBP 175.00
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Animate to Harmony The Independent Animator's Guide to Toon Boom

Animate to Harmony The Independent Animator's Guide to Toon Boom

Want to create studio-quality work and get noticed? Just coming off Flash and looking for a Toon Boom intro? Are you a traditional pencil-and-paper animator? From scene setup to the final render learn how to navigate the Toon Boom interface to create animation that can be published on a variety of platforms and formats. Animate to Harmony guides you through Toon Boom‘s Animate Animate Pro and Harmony programs teaching you how to create high-quality 2D animation of all complexities. The main text focuses onfeatures that are common across all three programs while Advanced Techniques boxes throughout the book elaborate on Pro and Harmony features appealing to all levels of experience with any of the three main Toon Boom products. | Animate to Harmony The Independent Animator's Guide to Toon Boom

GBP 175.00
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The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics On Trauma

The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics On Trauma

Focusing on the aesthetic representation of trauma George Smith outlines the nexus points between poetics and hermeneutics and shows how a particular kind of thinker the artist-philosopher practices interpretation in an entirely different way from traditional hermeneutics. Taking a transhistorical and global view Smith engages artists writers and thinkers from Western and non-Western periods regions and cultures. Thus we see that poetic hermeneutics reconstitutes philosophy and art as hybridizations of art and science the artist and the philosopher subject and object. In turn the artist-philosopher's poetic-hermeneutic reconstitution of philosophy and art is meant to transform human consciousness. This book will be of interest to artists and scholars working in studio practice art history aesthetics philosophy cultural studies history of ideas history of consciousness psychoanalytic studies myth studies literary studies and creative writing. | The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics On Trauma

GBP 130.00
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The Beatles and Vocal Expression

The Beatles and Vocal Expression

The Beatles and Vocal Expression examines popular song through the topic of paralanguage – a sub-category of nonverbal communication that addresses characteristics of speech that modify meaning and convey emotion. It responds to the general consensus regarding the limitations of Western art music notation to analyse popular song assesses paralinguistic voice qualities giving rise to expressive tropes within and across songs and lastly addresses gaps in existing Beatles scholarship. Taking The Beatles’ UK studio albums (1963–1970) paralinguistic voice qualities are examined in relation to concepts characteristics metaphors and functions of paralanguage in vocal performance. Tropes such as rising and falling intonation on words of woe have historical connections to performative and conversational techniques. This interdisciplinary analysis is achieved through musicology sound studies applied linguistics and cultural history. The new methodology locates paralinguistic voice qualities in recordings identifies features shows functions and draws aural threads within and across popular songs.

GBP 130.00
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Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York

Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York

Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s placing the dominant discourse of urban decline in dialogue with marginal perspectives that reimagine the city along alternative paths as a resilient adaptive and endlessly inspiring place. Drawing on mainstream independent documentary and experimental films the book offers a multifaceted account of the power of film to imagine the city’s decline and reimagine its potential. The book analyzes how filmmakers mobilized derelict space and various articulations of “nature” as settings and signifiers that decenter traditional understandings of the city to represent New York alternately as a desolate wasteland a hostile wilderness a refuge and playground for outcasts a home to resilient and resourceful communities a studio for artistic experimentation an arcadia conducive to alternative social arrangements and a complex ecosystem. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of film studies media studies urban cinema urban studies and eco-cinema.

GBP 130.00
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Art Labour Text and Radical Care

Art Labour Text and Radical Care

Through developing an ethical-methodological approach of ‘radical care' this book explores how critical artistic practice might contribute to the materialisation of more equal more collectively fulfilling possibilities of being. The chapters trace a set of interweaving lineages perpetuating inequalities: through labour the body and onto-epistemology. Art’s all too frequent a-criticality cooption or even complicity amidst these lineages is observed and radical care and the disruptive arttext are developed as twin aspects of an alternative resistant framework. The book contributes to the critical understanding of inequitable abstracting processes’ growing determination of increasing parts of our world and foregrounds art’s position amidst these. It also functions as an interface both extending the fertile current discourse around care to a contemporary art focus and at the same time exploring how radical art practices might contribute to a politics rooted in an ethics of care. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history studio art philosophy and politics. | Art Labour Text and Radical Care

GBP 130.00
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The Visual Effects Arsenal VFX Solutions for the Independent Filmmaker

The Visual Effects Arsenal VFX Solutions for the Independent Filmmaker

Build your VFX arsenal with quick-access step-by-step instruction on how to create today's hottest digital VFX shots. This essential toolkit provides techniques for creating effects seen in movies such as 300 Spiderman 3 Predator and others with lessons on how-to:* splatter blood or digitally lop someone's arm off* create a scene with actors running from an explosion* create the twin effect (same actor same location 2 performances)* produce space-ship dog fightsOrganized in a 'cookbook' style this allows you to reference a certain effect in the index and immediately access concise instructions to create that effect. Techniques are demonstrated in each of the most popular software tools- After Effects Final Cut Studio Photoshop and Combustion are all covered. Brilliant 4-color presentation provides inspiration and stimulating visual guidance to the lessons presented while the downloadable resources contain project media files enabling you to put concepts learned into immediate practice. | The Visual Effects Arsenal VFX Solutions for the Independent Filmmaker

GBP 140.00
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Compositing Visual Effects in After Effects Essential Techniques

Compositing Visual Effects in After Effects Essential Techniques

Create vibrant visual effects with Adobe After Effects. Gain the tips tricks and applied knowledge you need to carry out essential visual effects tasks and bring your digital compositing to the next level. In Compositing Visual Effects in After Effects industry veteran Lee Lanier covers all the common After Effects techniques any serious visual effects artist needs to know combining the latest professionally-vetted studio practices and workflows with multi-chapter projects and hands-on lessons. Engaging full-color tutorials cover: Altering resolutions and frame rates Channel and color space manipulation Rotoscoping and masking Matchmoving and motion tracking Keying green screen Working in the 3D environment and integrating 3D render passes Particle simulation Color grading and distressing Expressions and project management The companion website (www. focalpress. com/cw/lanier) features video image sequences 3D renders matte paintings and other tutorial materials allowing you to immediately apply the techniques taught in the book. | Compositing Visual Effects in After Effects Essential Techniques

GBP 145.00
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Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research Education and Testing

Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research Education and Testing

AAP Prose Award Finalist 2018/19 Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research Education and Testing Second Edition is the extensively expanded revision of the popular Management of Laboratory Animal Care and Use Programs book published earlier this century. Following in the footsteps of the first edition this revision serves as a first line management resource providing for strong advocacy for advancing quality animal welfare and science worldwide and continues as a valuable seminal reference for those engaged in all types of programs involving animal care and use. The new edition has more than doubled the number of chapters in the original volume to present a more comprehensive overview of the current breadth and depth of the field with applicability to an international audience. Readers are provided with the latest information and resource and reference material from authors who are noted experts in their field. The book: - Emphasizes the importance of developing a collaborative culture of care within an animal care and use program and provides information about how behavioral management through animal training can play an integral role in a veterinary health program - Provides a new section on Environment and Housing containing chapters that focus on management considerations of housing and enrichment delineated by species - Expands coverage of regulatory oversight and compliance assessment and assurance issues and processes including a greater discussion of globalization and harmonizing cultural and regulatory issues - Includes more in-depth treatment throughout the book of critical topics in program management physical plant animal health and husbandry. Biomedical research using animals requires administrators and managers who are knowledgeable and highly skilled. They must adapt to the complexity of rapidly-changing technologies balance research goals with a thorough understanding of regulatory requirements and guidelines and know how to work with a multi-generational multi-cultural workforce. This book is the ideal resource for these professionals. It also serves as an indispensable resource text for certification exams and credentialing boards for a multitude of professional societies Co-publishers on the second edition are: ACLAM (American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine); ECLAM (European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine); IACLAM (International Colleges of Laboratory Animal Medicine); JCLAM (Japanese College of Laboratory Animal Medicine); KCLAM (Korean College of Laboratory Animal Medicine); CALAS (Canadian Association of Laboratory Animal Medicine); LAMA (Laboratory Animal Management Association); and IAT (Institute of Animal Technology).

GBP 89.99
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Radio Production

Radio Production

Radio Production is for professionals and students interested in understanding the radio industry in today’s ever-changing world. This book features up-to-date coverage of the purpose and use of radio with detailed coverage of current production techniques in the studio and on location. In addition there is exploration of technological advances including handheld digital recording devices the use of digital analogue and virtual mixing desks and current methods of music storage and playback. Within a global context the sixth edition also explores American radio by providing an overview of the rules regulations and purpose of the Federal Communications Commission. The sixth edition includes: Updated material on new digital recording methods and the development of outside broadcast techniques including Smartphone use. The use of social media as news sources and an expansion of the station’s presence. Global government regulation and journalistic codes of practice. Comprehensive advice on interviewing phone-ins news radio drama music and scheduling. This edition is further enhanced by a companion website featuring examples exercises and resources: www. focalpress. com/cw/mcleish.

GBP 130.00
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Pro Tools 9 Music Production Recording Editing and Mixing

Pro Tools 9 Music Production Recording Editing and Mixing

Prepare yourself to be a great producer when using Pro Tools in your studio. Pro Tools 9 for Music Production is the definitive guide to the software for new and professional users providing you with all the vital skills you need to know. Covering both the Pro Tools HD and LE this book is extensively illustrated in color and packed with time saving hints and tips it is a great reference to keep on hand as a constant source of information. Detailed chapters on the user interface the MIDI and scoring features recording editing signal processing and mixing blend essential knowledge with tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings. New and updated materials include:*Pro Tools 9 software described in detail*Details of the new functions and features of PT9 *Full color screen shots and equipment photos Pro Tools 9 for Music Production is a vital source of reference for the working professional or serious hobbyist looking for professional results. | Pro Tools 9 Music Production Recording Editing and Mixing

GBP 145.00
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Producing Videos A complete guide

Producing Videos A complete guide

Producing Videos has been called the 'bible' of video making. A bestseller over many years it offers a comprehensive and user friendly guide to all aspects of video production - from the first chapter on using a camera (if it doesn't go in easily don't force it) to the chapter on distribution (no matter what happens always hold onto your master). All the elements of video production are covered: camera operation; scriptwriting; composition; budgeting; preproduction planning; lighting and sound recording; interview techniques; field production and studio shoots; digital editing; digital postproduction techniques; video streaming and other forms of online distribution. This edition has been fully revised and updated to cover developments in technology promotion and distribution. It includes tips from over 120 experienced video teachers from around the world and is illustrated with over 600 photographs and 200 diagrams. Producing Videos is the best handbook available for learning the basics of video making. It is an ideal guide for students and for anyone who has a flip camera burning a hole in their pocket and aspirations to become the next hot new director. | Producing Videos A complete guide

GBP 130.00
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The Medium Format Advantage

The Medium Format Advantage

Learn the advantages and capabilities of medium-format cameras and examine all aspects of medium-format operations including SLR twin lens panoramic rangefinder wide angle press and view cameras. Also explained and illustrated are lenses and their accessories motor drives films flashes filters slides and slide projectors and more. Includes black and white and color photographs and drawings to illustrate proper use of equipment and various techniques effects and possibilities that produce successful photographs with the best possible image quality. The medium format is truly the format in the middle. It combines many of the benefits of 35 mm photography with those of the large format making a medium format system an excellent choice for almost all types of photography from candid action with a hand-held camera to critical studio work from a tripod. Special chapters are devoted to these different applications and the type of equipment that most likely meets your photography needs. This book explains clearly the medium format's benefits advantages and disadvantages and provides a comparison of the medium format to other formats so you can decide whether it is right for you and your photography. | The Medium Format Advantage

GBP 175.00
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Digital Nature Photography The Art and the Science

Digital Nature Photography The Art and the Science

Identifying a beautiful image in nature is easy but capturing it is often challenging. To truly seize the essence of a photograph shot out of the studio and in the world requires an artistic eye and impeccable set of photographic techniques. John and Barbara Gerlach have been teaching photographers how to master the craft of photographing nature and the outdoors through their workshops and best-selling books for more than twenty years. Now equipped with brand new images to share and skills to teach this celebrated photo team is sharing their latest lessons in the second edition of Digital Nature Photography. Notable revisions in this new edition include introducing the concepts of focus stacking and HDR as well as expanded discussions of multiple exposure wireless flash RGB histograms live view shutter priority with auto ISO hand-held shooting techniques and the author’s equipment selections. The inspiring imagery in this book covers a broader range of subjects than before including ghost towns the night sky animals and sports in addition to the classic nature photographs we expect from this very talented author team. This book is a comprehensive guide to one of the broadest subjects in photography explained and dymystified by two respected masters. | Digital Nature Photography The Art and the Science

GBP 145.00
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Producing Great Sound for Film and Video Expert Tips from Preproduction to Final Mix

Producing Great Sound for Film and Video Expert Tips from Preproduction to Final Mix

In Producing Great Sound for Film and Video Fourth Edition audio guru Jay Rose revises his popular text for a new generation of filmmakers. You‘ll learn practical time-saving ways to get better recordings solve problems with existing audio create compelling tracks and boost your filmmaking to the next level! Here you‘ll find real-world advice and practical guidelines for every aspect of your soundtrack: planning and budgeting field and studio recording editing sound effects and music audio repair processing and mixing. Rose‘s combination of solid technical information and a clear step-by-step approach has made this the go-to book for producers and film students for over a decade. New in this edition: Insights and from-the-trenches tips from top professionals Instructions for getting the best results from new DSLRs and digital recorders What you need to know about new regulations for wireless mics and broadcast loudness An expanded How Do I Fix This? section to help you solve problems quickly Whether you‘re an aspiring filmmaker who wants better tracks or an experienced professional looking for a reference Producing Great Sound for Film and Video Fourth Edition has the information you need. | Producing Great Sound for Film and Video Expert Tips from Preproduction to Final Mix

GBP 170.00
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Expanding the Frontiers of Design Critical Perspectives

Expanding the Frontiers of Design Critical Perspectives

Design Thinking a method widely used in design business and management has changed the landscape of contemporary design. Whereas in the past non-designers were called upon to serve as external consultants ad-hoc in an effort to promote creativity and innovation most design teams now consist of a mix of designers and other professionals. The impact of this development on the design landscape in recent years is so far without thorough investigation and analysis of its various influences. This book comprises an edited collection of selected papers from the 13th Design Thinking Research Symposium (DTRS13) which offers an exploration of Design Thinking from theoretical practical and pedagogical perspectives as well as critical analysis of the design process. The book is arranged in five parts as follows: Part 1: Thinking about design Part 2: Design thinking in the studio Part 3: Design thinking in practice and professional training Part 4: Design teams of diverse backgrounds Interdisciplinary projects Part 5: Design and nature; visual representation Providing a comprehensive source for new perspectives on design and Design Thinking Expanding the Frontiers of Design is ideal for designers and design academics of all disciplines wishing to strengthen and innovate their practice as well as industry leaders who seek to consolidate their business strategies and evolve their work. | Expanding the Frontiers of Design Critical Perspectives

GBP 100.00
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Essential Skills in Character Rigging

Essential Skills in Character Rigging

Character rigging is the method with which you create a system for animating a character. A rig is represented by two primary mechanics: the skeleton consisting of hierarchical rotations to drive the motions and a skin or method of deforming the geometry that makes up the character model. Essential Skills in Character Rigging is a beginner‘s guide to learning and understanding the essential aspects of character setup evaluation skeletal construction and deformation. Borrowing from the author‘s extensive experience in the field it presents the primary theories constructs and objectives for constructing a basic rig from the ground up just as it would be done in a professional studio. The book explains the basic elements of hierarchies skeletons kinematics deformation skinning and creating relationships between nodes. It gives hands-on experience with taking a completed character model and setting it up with a skeleton with kinematics and soft-skin deformation. It also gives specific instructions on using inverse kinematics systems and how to set up the essential mechanics of a human rig with these systems. All of these lessons are conducted using a simplistic conversational style that keeps technical and mathematical jargon to a minimum. The book also includes video tutorials corresponding to specific modules. Essential Skills in Character Rigging takes aspiring character artists through the vital components in the process of taking a 3D character model and turning it into an animatable rig that is ready for production in film or games. It identifies the universal fundamentals at work behind character rigging and the practical complexities of the process are broken down into simple steps that are easy to comprehend and execute.

GBP 175.00
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