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Electronics For Dummies

For Dummies, 2005

Begin having fun with electronics projects right away

Explore the basic concepts of electronics, build your electronics workbench, and create cool projects

Wish you could fix that faulty doorbell, hook up a motion detector, or maybe build your very own robot? This book will really get you charged up! It won't make...

Digital Storytelling: The Narrative Power of Visual Effects in Film

MIT Press, 2008

Computer-generated effects are often blamed for bad Hollywood movies. Yet when a critic complains that "technology swamps storytelling" (in a review of Van Helsing, calling it "an example of everything that is wrong with Hollywood computer-generated effects movies"), it says more about the weakness of the story than the...

Film Production Theory (The Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video)

University of New York, 2000

To all appearances, the business of cinema goes on as usual. Yes, movies are being made. The production lines in the studios keep churning out their images. The digital effects specialists stay up late at night to meet endless deadlines. Films open in Berlin or Cannes. Critics write their reviews. People talk about the latest releases at work or...

Never Threaten to Eat Your Co-Workers: Best of Blogs

Apress, 2004

Do you occasionally wonder,

What kind of person works at a porn video store?
Do public defenders believe in their clients?
What does a reporter feel when he visits war-torn Iraq?
What happens after a child star falls into obscurity?

Thanks to Web logs, or...

Performance Tuning for Linux(R) Servers

IBM Press, 2005

Proven techniques for optimizing web, file, print, database, and application servers Practical introductions to open source performance management tools Easy-to-understand examples based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerAn indispensable guide to maximizing Linux system and application performanceFrom Wall...

24P: Make Your Digital Movies Look Like Hollywood

Course Technology PTR, 2005

The digital video mode 24p captures imagery more nearly the way motion picture cameras do. It opens up a world of possibilities for digital filmmakers. But aspiring to 'film-look video' involves more than just flipping a switch on your camera. The authors share the secrets of Hollywood-style production so you can give your movie a truly polished,...

Hollywood Speaks Out: Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.

Explores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the...

Forensic Science

Salem Press, 2008

This is a comprehensive reference source on the theory, techniques, and application of the various forensic sciences.The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in the application of scientific techniques to investigations of crime. Television audiences have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for shows such as CSI: Crime Scene...

Foundation Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight

Friends of Ed, 2008

In this book, you'll:

Learn the Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008 development environments
Create designs using Blend 2's unique tools
Use XAML and C# to add interactivity to your designs
Publish your Rich Media Applications to the Web using Silverlight

The only real tool available...

Maya Studio Projects: Dynamics

Sybex, 2009

The only hands-on book devoted to mastering Maya's dynamics tools for water, wind, and fire

In the world of animation, the ability to create realistic water, wind, and fire effects is key. Autodesk Maya software includes powerful dynamics tools that have been used to design breathtaking effects for movies, games, commercials, and short...

Digital Character Animation 2, Volume II: Advanced Techniques (Digital Character Animation)

Waite Group Press, 2001

At last, George Maestri’s advanced-techniques volume of his groundbreaking [digital] Character Animation book. Completely new: No updated material from the first volume (covering Essential Techniques) or from the first edition (published in 1996 and now out of print). If you are into 3D animation at all—learning, practicing (or managing...

Adobe Photoshop CS Type Effects

Course Technology PTR, 2004

Through twenty stunning, full-color artistic projects and clear step-by-step explanations how to complete them, "Adobe Photoshop CS Type Effects" will help you master the advanced type effect techniques of Photoshop CS. Use Photoshop CS to apply a variety of effects to your text, including a spiral effect for a CD, a tiled mosaic effect,...

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