Performing Arts : Video

The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice. This new edition has been updated to include the latest advances in digital video and nonlinear editing and explores the new trend of documentary as mainstream entertainment, using films such as ''Farenheit 9/11'' and ''The Fog of War'' as examples. more...

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TV Technical Operations is an introduction for new entrants to the broadcast industry and is designed to prepare them for working in mainstream television by discussing essential techniques, technologies and work attitudes. The author explores: * the need to develop a professional approach * the occupational skills needed to meet deadlines, work under pressure and within budget * the importance of understanding the potential of broadcast equipment in program making * the need to keep up to date with the technique and technology * the responsibility to ensure continuity of experience and training in all craft skills that technical operators are required to work with * the need to maintain a critical appraisal of what and who influences working practices and how these influences affect production and viewers * an introduction to the basic skills needed to work as a multi-skilling technical operator in television * an introduction to broadcast equipment in general production use more...

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In it's first edition, this book was the first of it's kind to help professionals navigate the convergent technologies in video systems and new IT-based environments. Covering the broadcast, A/V, and multimedia indutries, the book continues to be the onl more...

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In time for Oscar season, Hollywood’s top stars talk about the movies that move them. Everyone has a favorite movie—even movie stars themselves. In You Gotta See This, veteran entertainment reporter Cindy Pearlman gets the scoop on the top movie picks of Hollywood’s entertainment elite. Through over one hundred interviews with actors, writers, and directors, Pearlman discovers the eclectic—and sometimes surprising—tastes of the people who make the movies we love:. • Jet Li discusses the “Buddhist themes” that made him a lifelong Star Wars fan. • Johnny Depp talks about how The Wizard of Oz gave him hope of escaping his bleak childhood in rural Florida. • Jennifer Lopez recalls the inspiration of seeing “proof that my people could sing, dance, and act” in West Side Story. • Vin Deisel explains why he considers Gone With the Wind “the ultimate action movie”. From Bruce Willis on Dr. Strangelove to Jim Carrey on Network, You Gotta See This is a compulsively readable, star-studded tribute to the movies. more...

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