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Focal Press
Film and Television


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Ideas for the Animated Short with DVD: Finding and Building Stories
Ideas for the Animated Short with DVD: Finding and Building Stories
by Karen Sullivan
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Build your skills in the development of story ideas that will command an audience for your 2-5 minute animated short. Packed with illustrated examples of idea generation, character and story development, acting, dialogue and storyboarding practice this... (read more)

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Vegas Pro 8 Editing Workshop
Vegas Pro 8 Editing Workshop
by Douglas Spotted Eagle
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Master Vegas Pro 8 by learning the inside tips and techniques from an award-winning professional.... (read more)

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Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound - With CD (3RD 07 - Old Edition)
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound - With CD (3RD 07 - Old Edition)
by David Lewis Yewdall
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Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound embraces the subject of sound for films. Based on the experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople, this book provides numerous real-life examples and relevant technical data. It also is firmly grounded... (read more)

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Prepare to Board!: Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts
Prepare to Board!: Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts
by Nancy Beiman
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Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs, this book explains the methods and techniques of animation preproduction with a focus on story development and character design. Story is the most important part of an... (read more)

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Studio Television Prioduction and Directing (07 Edition)
Studio Television Prioduction and Directing (07 Edition)
by Andrew Utterback
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Learn how to direct television programs, understand complex directing tasks, and learn the fundamentals of studio production procedure in this back-to-basics guide to studio-based productions. Learn about lighting, set, camera operations, floor direction,... (read more)

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Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art
Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art
by John Purcell
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Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or... (read more)

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Voice and Vision : Creative Approach To Narrative Film and DV Production (07 - Old Edition)
Voice and Vision : Creative Approach To Narrative Film and DV Production (07 - Old Edition)
by Mick Hurbis-cherrier
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Voice & Vision is a comprehensive manual for the independent filmmakers and film students who want a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film in order to achieve their artistic vision. This book includes essential and... (read more)

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Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
by Jay Rose
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Make your film or video project sound as good as it looks with this complete training course by audio guru Jay Rose. You get hundreds of professional, real-world techniques that you can employ from preproduction through the final mix. This is a solution... (read more)

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Introduction To Writing for Electronic Media (07 Edition)
Introduction To Writing for Electronic Media (07 Edition)
by Robert B. Musberger
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This book presents a survey of the many types of electronic media one can write for, and explains how to do it. It focuses on understanding the skills needed to write for animation versus radio and TV news versus corporate training. Sample scripts are... (read more)

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Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D
Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D
by Steve Roberts
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Improve your character animation with a mastery of traditional principles and processes including weight and balance, timing, walks, birds, fish, snakes, four legged animals, acting and lip-synch. Traditional animation skills and techniques are presented... (read more)

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Producing Video Podcasts: A Guide for Media Professionals
Producing Video Podcasts: A Guide for Media Professionals
by Richard Harrington
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Put the video podcast medium to work for you and your clients with a winning formula. Know how video podcasts work and every facet of what it takes to produce a professional-quality program that will meet every criterion for success. The authors are... (read more)

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Secrets of Oscar-Winning Animation: Behind the Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations
Secrets of Oscar-Winning Animation: Behind the Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations
by Olivier Cotte
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If you love animation then you're in for a treat! Olivier Cotte has gone behind-the-scenes of 13 of the greatest short animations ever made, interviewing the directors and close collaborators who made each one, to offer us a unique guide to classic... (read more)

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The Art of Digital Video
The Art of Digital Video
by John Watkinson
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The industry "bible" is back and it's better than ever. The Art of Digital Video has served as the ultimate reference guide for those working with digital video for generations. Now this classic has been revised and re-written by international consultant... (read more)

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