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  • Before the Crash

    Early Video Game History

    by Mark J. P. Wolf ...
    Series series Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media
    Contributors examine the early days of video game history before the industry crash of 1983 that ended the medium's golden age.Following the first appearance of arcade video games in 1971 and home video game systems in 1972, the commercial video game market was exuberant with fast-paced innovation and profit. New games, gaming systems, and technologies flooded into the market until around 1983, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Seven Stones

    by Mark J. P. Wolf ...
    This is a magisterial work of rivalry and romance, loyalty and treachery, friendship and malice, quiet heroism and subhuman vileness. Wolf weaves a luminous tapestry, intimating without reproducing themes of Homer's Odyssey, Marlowe's Dr. Faustus and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The trials and transformation of common dwarves into hardened heroes, the corrupting lust for power, and the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Calculated Imagery

    A History of Computer Graphics in Hollywood Cinema

    by Mark J.P. Wolf ...
    Series series ACM Books
    This is a comprehensive history of computer graphics in Hollywood cinema. As the first such work of its kind, it is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of cinema, visual effects, or computer graphics, and the industries of which they are a part.The book begins with a look at the history behind the calculation of images, from weaving to screen imaging, and the faux computer ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Building Imaginary Worlds

    The Theory and History of Subcreation

    by Mark J.P. Wolf ...
    Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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  • Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen

    Visualizing from Concept to Screen

    by Steven Katz ...
    A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the movies since 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storyboard form. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The New Analog

    Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World

    by Damon Krukowski ...
    An NPR Best Book of the Year: "A pointedly passionate look at what's been lost in the digital era." — Los Angeles TimesA longtime musician and former member of the indie band Galaxie 500 who has also taught at Harvard, Damon Krukowski has watched cultural life lurch from analog to digital. And as an artist who has weathered that transition, he has challenging, urgent questions for both creators ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Biography of the Pixel

    by Alvy Ray Smith ...
    Series series Leonardo
    The pixel as the organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story.The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel--a particular packaging of bits--conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Sound Design for Filmmakers

    Film School Sound

    by Murray Stiller ...
    Series series Film School Sound
    Is the sound for your film all it can be? Need practical advice?This free book is filled with how-to techniques and coaching from someone who has taught Film Sound for almost 20 years.Get this invaluable resource today. ... Read more

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  • From Word to Image-2nd edition

    Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process

    by Marcie Begleiter ...
    Updated edition of best selling book on storyboarding ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Art of the Storyboard

    A filmmaker's introduction

    by John Hart ...
    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 ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Professional Storyboarding

    Rules of Thumb

    by Sergio Paez, Anson Jew ...
    Storyboarding is a very tough business, and a new storyboarder really needs to have their wits about them and have professional savvy to survive in this competitive field. Storyboarding: Rules of Thumb offers highly illustrative examples of basic storyboarding concepts, as well as sound, career-oriented advice for the new artist. This book also features a number of veteran storyboard artists ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Video Production 101

    Delivering the Message

    by Antonio Manriquez, Thomas McCluskey ...
    The need for students and young professionals to be effective communicators and media creators has never been so essential as it is today. Crafting multimedia messages across a variety of platforms is the key growth skill of the 21st century, and strong visual and verbal communication skills, media literacy, and technical proficiency all play a critical role. Video Production 101: Delivering the ... Read more

    $47.69 USD