The Art Direction Handbook for Film

Whether you’d like to be an art director or already are one, this book contains valuable solutions that will help you get ahead. This comprehensive, thorough professional manual details the set-up of the art department and the day-to-day job duties: scouting for locations, research, executing the design concept, constructing scenery, and surviving production. You will…

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After Effects 6 Hands-on Training

Learn about motion graphics and special effects with Lynda Weinman – best-selling author and educator. Learn basic techniques for creating motion graphics and special effects for film, video, and the web using Lynda.com’s hand-holding teaching style. Includes a CD-ROM full of exercises and QuickTime tutorials with author lead projects. Written by Lynda Weinman, one of…

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Adobe Premiere Pro Bible

Whether you’re an Adobe Premiere Pro expert or a beginner, you’ll find all the tutorials, tips, and tricks you’ll need to start producing sophisticated digital video productions using the latest features. From capturing video onto your desktop and editing several clips together to creating unforgettable special effects and outputting your movie to DVD or the…

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Final Cut Pro 4 and the Art of Filmmaking

Here is the follow-up to one of the most applauded Final Cut Pro books! Thoroughly updated for Final Cut Pro 4, this premier full-color guide emphasizes how to achieve professional quality results. It first introduces basic concepts, then leads you through a movie project from start to finish, while offering expert tips and advice from…

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Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users, Second Edition

This book is for beginning to intermediate users of Avid Xpress, Xpress DV, or Media Composer. These digital editing systems offer a tremendous number of tools that open up myriad creative possibilities for the film and videomaker, but are as a result difficult to master. The chapters guide readers through an editing project, while the…

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First Cut: Conversations With Film Editors

First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham’s interviews with twenty- three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, this is the first book to provide…

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Guide to Postproduction for TV and Film: Managing the Process, 2nd Edition

Are you an associate producer who needs to juggle projects and vendors while keeping on top of the latest trends and formats? Or an independent filmmaker who can’t afford a misstep in the crucial postproduction phase? Take a step back and get a clear overview of the process. This guide will show you how to…

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Quicktime for Filmmakers

Over the decades, distribution has remained the most elusive aspect of filmmaking, but the Web provides filmmakers with another option for distribution, exhibition and broadcast. While other media streaming technologies are available, QuickTime remains the most popular option for its versatility, excellent quality and ease of use. This book aims to show filmmakers and videographers…

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Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects: Essential and Advanced Techniques

Trish and Chris Meyer share fifteen years of real-world film and video production experience inside the critically acclaimed “Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects”. More than a step-by-step review of the features in After Effects, you will learn how the program thinks so that you can realize your own visions more quickly and efficiently. This…

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