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Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation
Автор: Glebas Francis Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2008 Страниц: 360 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20132012-03-29
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Francis Glebas, a top Disney storyboard artist, shows how to reach the ultimate goal of animation and movie making by showing how to provide audiences with an emotionally satisfying experience. Directing the Story offers a structural approach to clearly and dramatically presenting visual stories. With Francis' help you'll discover the professional storytelling techniques which have swept away generations of movie goers and kept them coming back for more. You'll also learn to spot potential problems before they cost you time or money and offers creative solutions to solve them. Best of all, it practices what it preaches, using a graphic novel format to demonstrate the professional visual storytelling techniques you need to know. This title uses the classic story of '1001 Arabian Nights' to show how to storyboard stories that will engage an audiences attention and emotions. It features 1001 drawings in graphic novel format plus teaching concepts and commentary. All of the storyboarding examples have a real project context rather to engage a very visual audience on their own terms and teaches through demonstration.
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The Filmmaker's Eye
Автор: Mercado Gustavo Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2010 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20122014-03-18
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This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the technical know-how to achieve them. Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, Composing the Shot is a focused, easy-to-reference guide that shows you how to become a strong visual storyteller through smart, effective choices for your shots. After a short introduction to basic principles, a variety of shots are deconstructed in the following format: Why it Works — an introduction to a particular type of shot; How it Works — callouts point out exactly how the shot works the way it does — the visual rules and technical aspects in action; Technical Considerations — the equipment and techniques needed to get the shot; and, Breaking the Rules — examples where the 'rules' are brilliant subverted. Make smart visual choices with this quick, focused, and visual guide to cinematic composition. It shows you how to master the rules, then break them. It includes examples and discussions from a range of international films.
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Action Analysis for Animators
Автор: Webster Chris Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2011 Страниц: 408 Дата загрузки: 26 марта 20142016-08-03
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Action Analysis is one of the fundamental princples of animation that underpins all types of animation: 2d, 3d, computer animation, stop motion, etc. This is a fundamental skill that all animators need to create polished, believable animation. An example of Action Analysis would be Shrek's swagger in the film, Shrek. The animators clearly understood (through action analysis) the type of walk achieved by a large and heavy individual (the real) and then applied their observations to the animated character of an ogre (the fantastic). It is action analysis that enabled the animation team to visually translate a real life situation into an ogre's walk, achieving such fantastic results. Key animation skills are demonstrated with in-depth illustrations, photographs and live action footage filmed with high speed cameras. Detailed Case Studies and practical assignments ground action analysis methodology with real life examples. Action Analysis for Animators is a essential guide for students, amateurs and professionals.
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After Effects and Cinema 4d Lite: 3D Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Using Cineware
Автор: Jackson Chris Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2014 Страниц: 316 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20172018-03-24
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Take your motion graphics and VFX projects to the next level by mastering the new CINEWARE feature in After Effects. CINEWARE provides you with an assortment of new 3D tools and options that are difficult or next to impossible to achieve in After Effects alone. The first section discusses how the two applications can work together in unison, illustrating how to seamlessly import and export 3D assets and compositons between each application. The second section explores modeling techniques and visual effects involved in using both applications together. The final section goes into optimization and rendering for multiple outputs and devices.
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Digital Painting Techniques
Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2009 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 сентября 20142011-10-23
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Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and animators. Compiled by the team at 3dtotal.com, Digital Painting Techniques, Volume 1 offers digital inspiration with hands-on insight and techniques from professional digital artists. More than just a gallery book — within Digital Painting Techniques each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work. Beginner and intermediate digital artists will be inspired by the gallery style collection of the finest examples of digital painting from world renowned digital artists. Start your mentorship into the world of digital painting today with some of the greatest digital artists in the world and delve into professional digital painting techiques, such as speed painting, custom brush creation and matte painting. Develop your digital painting skills beyond the variety of free online digital painting tutorials and apply the most up to date techniques to your digital canvas with Digital Painting Techniques for Animators.
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Creating Visual Effects in Maya: Fire, Water, Debris, and Destruction
Автор: Lanier Lee Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2014 Страниц: 290 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20192019-08-27
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Your one-stop guide to creating mind-blowing visual effects in Autodesk Maya. Full-color, step-by-step tutorials detail industry-staple visual effects techniques such as fur and hair growth, fire and water simulation, soft and hard body dynamics, cloth construction, and so much more. Maya guru Lee Lanier starts you off with the basics and then moves into more advanced tehcniques such as creature animation, patch modeling, effects scripting, render pass set-up, and others. The companion website features a treasure trove of project files, image sequences, texture bitmaps, and model FBXs, allowing you to immediately apply the techniques learned in the book.
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Elemental Magic: The Art of Special Effects Animation
Автор: Gilland Joseph Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2009 Страниц: 328 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20132013-03-16
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Create amazing animated effects such as fiery blazes, rippling water, and magical transformations. Animation guru Joseph Gilland breaks down the world of special effects animation with clear step-by-step diagrams and explanations on how to create the amazing and compelling images you see on the big screen. Elemental Magic is jam-packed with rich, original illustrations from the author himself which help explain and illuminate the technique, philosophy, and approach behind classical hand drawn animated effects and how to apply these skills to your digital projects. It helps to: create stunning animated effects such as sparkling pixie dust, roaring tidal waves, and raging fires; and, apply the theory behind effects animation to your traditional and digital animation projects. It is written by animated effects guru, Joseph Gilland, who has worked on such feature films as Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, Pochahontas, Tarzan, and Mulan.
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Elemental Magic, Volume II: The Technique of Special Effects Animation
Автор: Gilland Joseph Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2011 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 июня 20132012-06-18
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Design beautiful, professional-level animated effects with these detailed step-by-step tutorials from former Disney animator and animated effects expert Joseph Gilland. Filled with beautiful, full-color artwork, Elemental Magic, Volume II, breaks down the animated effect process from beginning to end-including booming explosions, gusting winds, magical incantations, and raging fires. He also breaks down the process of effects clean-up, as well as timing and frame rates. The companion website includes real-time footage of the author lecturing as he animates the drawings from the book. In these videos, he elucidates the entire process from blank page to final animation. See it all come to life like never before. Throughout the book, Joseph refers to and includes examples from his own professional work from feature films such as Lilo & Stitch and Tarzan.
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The Animator's Eye: Adding Life to Animation with Timing, Layout, Design, Color and Sound
Автор: Glebas Francis Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2005 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 13 августа 20092006-12-26
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Enhance your animated features and shorts with this polished guide to channeling your vision and imagination from a former Disney animator and director. Learn how to become a strong visual storyteller through better use of color, volume, shape, shadow, and light — as well as discover how to tap into your imagination and refine your own personal vision. Francis Glebas, the director of Piglet's Big Day, guides you through the animation design process in a way that only years of expertise can provide. Discover how to create unique worlds and compelling characters as well as the difference between real-world and cartoon physics as Francis breaks down animated scenes to show you how and why to layout your animation. This title helps to find your own personal vision for your animated shorts and feature films with the help of Disney animator and director Francis Glebas — by using color, shape, line quality, and the other elements of the visual structure. Inspirational recipe book helps you generate ideas for stories, style, approaches — harness the power of your imagination by using visual elements to convey your story without words. It is filled with scene breakdowns, practical tips, and how-to guidance to create professional quality animation and includes a companion website with real video examples from a man that helped bring Aladdin, The Lion King, and Pochahontas to life.
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Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
Автор: Sullivan Karen Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2012 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20152015-09-02
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From demo reel creation to festival shorts, students and professionals alike are creating animated shorts that are dynamic and eye catching but the time constraints of these shorts are challenging in their own right. The unique format of the animated short of two to five minutes in length presents a practical and aesthetic challenge that is rarely addressed in the classroom. Ideas for the Animated Short is a comprehensive and practical blueprint for creative and unique animated short creation with a focus on the strength of a compelling story. A comprehensive guide to the animated short, this title is an invaluable asset for aspiring animation professionals, students and independent filmmakers. Explore the process of developing a short from conception to final delivery and adapt the industry's best practices in your own workflow. Written by four leading animators, artists and professors, Ideas for the Animated Short is written from the unique perspective of a professional animator adapting creative stories into incredible animated shorts. Follow from start to finish the creation of an animated short from the pre-production thought process to story development and character design. Explore the best practices and avoid the common pitfalls of creating two to five minute shorts. Watch a specially created animated short, demonstrating the core techniques and principles at the companion website! Packed with illustrated examples of idea generation, character and story development, acting, dialogue and storyboarding practice this is your conceptual toolkit proven to meet the challenges of this unique art form. The companion website includes in-depth interviews with industry insiders, short animations (many with accompanying animatics, character designs and environment designs) and an acting workshop to get your animated short off to a flying start! With all NEW content on script writing, acting, sound design and visual storytelling that further enhance your animated shorts and apply the industry best practices to your own projects.
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Understanding Sustainable Development
Автор: Blewitt John Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2014 Страниц: 394 Дата загрузки: 9 февраля 20162019-08-14
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This new and expanded edition builds upon the first edition's powerful multi-perspective approach and breath of coverage. A truly comprehensive introduction to sustainable development, it is designed specifically to allow access to the topic from a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds and to develop understanding of a diversity of approaches and traditions at different levels. This second edition includes: — a complete update of the text, with increased coverage of major topics including ecosystems; — production and consumption; — business; — urban sustainability; — governance; — new media technologies; — conservation; — leadership; — globalization and global crises; — sustainability literacy and learning; — more examples from the Global South and North America, while retaining its unique coverage of first world countries; — chapter aims at the start and summaries at the end of each chapter; — glossary of key terms; — a new chapter on Conservation with a focus on behaviour change and values; — a brand new website which includes discussion of how projects are done on the ground, additional exercises and online cases, test questions and recommended readings and films. Offering boxed examples from the local to the global, Understanding Sustainable Development is the most complete guide to the subject for course leaders, undergraduates and postgraduates.
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Introduction to Statistical Physics: Second Edition
Автор: Huang Kerson Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2009 Страниц: 333 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 20112010-12-23
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Moving from basic to more advanced topics, this popular core text has been revised and expanded to reflect recent advances. While giving readers the tools needed to understand and work with random processes, it places greater focus on thermodynamics, especially the kinetics of phase transitions. The chapter on Bose-Einstein condensation has been revised to reflect improvements in the field. The edition also covers stochastic processes in greater depth, with a more detailed treatment of the Langevin equation. It provides new exercises and a complete solutions manual for qualifying instructors.
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Force: Animal Drawing. Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators
Автор: Mattesi Mike Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2011 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20142012-12-30
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Many artists are unsure how to bridge the gap between the many basic 'how to draw' books and the more advanced ones dealing with the esoteric details of composition, perspective and anatomy. Force: Animal Drawing is the comprehensive guide to developing artistic animals that are creative, dynamic and anatomical, bridging the gap between foundational art and advanced techniques. Artists and animators alike all find animal inspiration when animating characters — be they human or inhuman. For a unique 'larger than life' character, readers will learn to apply the unique facets of animal movement, locomotion, expressions, facial features, physical build and personality to their traditional and digital art. Readers will also adapt key industry tricks and techniques to personify animal animations with key characteristics of a human's face. Explore the practical application of force theories and learn from today's leading character designers with the included artist interviews and an extended video tutorial via www.drawingforce.com.
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Intergroup Relations: Key Readings
Автор: Hogg M.A. Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2001 Страниц: 454 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20092003-05-24
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A collection of classic and contemporary readings that help define the social and psychological study of intergroup relations.
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The Greek World, 479-323 B: C
Автор: Hornblower Simon Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2002 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20092003-12-30
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The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively rewritten and revised his original text, bringing it up to date for a new generation of readers. The extensive changes made include the addition of two important new chapters — on Argos, and the Peloponnesian War — and the incorporation of further primary sources. Also new are more than thirty illustrations, the insertion of user-friendly subheadings, and a completely updated bibliography. With valuable coverage of the broader Mediterranean world in which Greek culture flourished, as well as close examination of Athens, Sparta, and the other great city-states of Greece itself, this third edition of a classic work is a more essential read than ever.
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France and 1848: The End of Monarchy
Автор: Fortescue William Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2005 Страниц: 228 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20092007-07-04
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An extensive and authoritative study that examines the economic, social and political crises of France during the revolution of 1848. Using analysis of original sources and recent research, Fortescue here offers new interpretations of events leading up to and after the second republic was declared. Looking at Louis Philippe's overthrow, the proclamation of manhood suffrage and the unexpected success of the right-wing in the subsequent elections, this book evaluates the political history of France in 1848 and the French political culture of the time. This should be read by all students of nineteenth century history, political scientists and all those with an interest in the historical development of French political culture.
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History of Western Philosophy
Автор: Russell Bertrand Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2004 Страниц: 792 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20092008-03-29
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First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, Russell's History of Western Philosophy offered a cogent precis of its subject. Of course this cannot be the only reason it ended up the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. Russell's book was long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism, as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its scholarship, that has made Russell's History of Western Philosophy one of the most important philosophical works of all time.
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Economic Geography
Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2006 Страниц: 284 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20092009-09-17
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The impact of economic geography both within and beyond the wider field of geography has been constrained in the past by its own limitations. Drawing together the work of several eminent geographers this superb collection assesses the current state of knowledge in the sub discipline and its future direction. In doing so, the contributor's show how economic geographers have offered explanations that affect places and lives in the broader context of the global economy. Offering a discussion of theoretical constructs and methodologies with the purpose to show the need to combine different approaches in understanding spatial (inter) dependencies, contributors also demonstrate the need to engage with multiple audiences, and within this context they proceed to examine how geographers have interfaced with businesses and policy. This excellent collection moves economic geography from a preoccupation with theory towards more rigorous empirical research with greater relevance for public policy. With excellent breadth of coverage, it provides an outstanding introduction to research topics and approaches.
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The Art of the Storyboard: A Filmmaker's Introduction
Автор: Hart John Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2007 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20092011-03-29
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Communicate your vision, tell your story and plan major scenes with simple, effective storyboarding techniques. Using sketches of shots from classic films, from silents to the present day, John Hart leads you through the history and evolution of this craft to help you get to grips with translating your vision onto paper, from the rough sketch to the finished storyboard. More than 150 illustrations from the author's and other storyboard artists' work illuminate the text throughout to help you master the essential components of storyboarding, such as framing, placement of figures, and camera angles. Plan effectively, communicate clearly and budget accurately with strong storyboards. See how it's done — with more than 150 detailed sketches and storyboards illustrating every point. If you are just starting your filmmaking career and want to get to grips with this vital preproduction tool — let John Hart show you how!
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Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies
Автор: Bonnie S. Brennen Жанр: Taylor and Francis Год: 2012 Страниц: 248 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20142014-05-24
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This book introduces the essential qualitative methods used in media research, with an emphasis on integrating theory with practice. Each method is introduced through step-by-step instruction on conducting research and interpreting research findings, alongside in-depth discussions of the historical, cultural, and theoretical context of the particular method and case studies drawn from published scholarship. This text is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to qualitative methods, ideal for media and mass communication research courses.
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