Download or read book The Pocket Mentor for Animators written by Hollie Newsham and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to work as an Animator in the video games industry? Then this is the book for you; a friendly guide to understanding the industry, offering practical advice and guidance to prepare you for the challenge! Outlining the job application process, it also includes helpful animator-specific tips that might come in handy in those early years!
Download or read book The Pocket Mentor for Animators written by Hollie Newsham and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to work as an animator in the video games industry? Then this is the book for you. This is a friendly guide to understanding the industry that offers practical advice and guidance to prepare you for the challenge! This book covers every step of the way, from picking universities through to your first year on the job. Outlining the whole job application process, with essential dos and don’ts, it also includes helpful animator-specific tips that might come in handy in those early years! Drawing from personal experience, along with interviews with ten incredibly talented people within the industry, this book ensures you feel supported and ready to enter the industry. From lessons learned to mistakes made, tackling imposter syndrome to finding friends, this book shares plenty for the reader to take away with them – even if that is just a bunch of things they know not to do . . . A beginner’s guide to life as an animator, this book is an invaluable resource for aspiring and seasoned pros alike.
Download or read book The Pocket Mentor for Game Audio written by Greg Lester and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to work as an audio professional in the video games industry? Then this is the book is for you. It provides all the essential information and guidance you need to understand the industry and get your foot on the ladder. The book covers everything from the education you’ll need, how to look for and apply for job opportunities and what to do once you land your first job. It also includes advice on what to do once you’re in the role, with chapters covering best practices for sound designers, how to set goals for future career progression, as well as top tips from experts in the industry. It is written as a companion to the Game Audio Learning (GAL) website and invites the reader to visit GAL to access additional information that expands on the book’s contents. This book will be of great interest to all beginner and aspiring game audio professionals, as well as more experienced game audio professionals who are looking for new ways to approach their career planning.
Download or read book Character Mentor written by Tom Bancroft and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mentor in a book-author and former Disney animator Tom Bancroft shows how to pose and stage your characters to create drama, emotion, and personality.
Download or read book The History of Chinese Animation I written by Lijun Sun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has been one of the first countries to develop its own aesthetic for dynamic images and to create animation films with distinctive characteristics. In recent years, however, and subject to the influence of Western and Japanese animation, the Chinese animation industry has experienced several new stages of development, prompting the question as to where animation in China is heading in the future. This book describes the history, present and future of China’s animation industry. The author divides the business’s 95-year history into six periods and analyses each of these from an historical, aesthetic, and artistic perspective. In addition, the book focuses on representative works; themes; directions; artistic styles; techniques; industrial development; government support policies; business models; the nurturing of education and talent; broadcasting systems and animation. Scholars and students who are interested in the history of Chinese animation will benefit from this book and it will appeal additionally to readers interested in Chinese film studies.
Download or read book The Animator s Survival Kit written by Richard Williams and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A manual of methods, principles and formulas for classical, computer, games, stop motion and internet animators"--Cover.
Download or read book Life in the Mouse House written by Homer Brightman and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From 1935 through 1950, Homer Brightman worked for Walt Disney on such films and cartoons as Snow White, Cinderella, and the Oscar-winning Lend a paw. In his memoir, he chronicles with candor and honesty his often unhappy life in the Mouse House, portraying Walt and legendary Disney figures like Ken Anderson, Ted Sears, and Harry Tytle as the fallible, real people they were--not as the archetypes they've become."--Page [4] of cover
Download or read book White Space Is Not Your Enemy written by Kim Golombisky and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer more in-depth content on those topics. This new edition features new covering current trends in web design—Mobile-first, UI/UX design, and web typography—and how they affect a designer’s approach to a project. The entire book will receive an update using new examples and images that show a more diverse set of graphics that go beyond print and web and focus on tablet, mobile and advertising designs.
Download or read book Computer Animation written by Dale K. Myers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out Of Control written by Kevin Kelly and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
Download or read book Chasing Chopin written by Annik LaFarge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Frédéric Chopin Annik LaFarge presents here is not the melancholy, sickly, romantic figure so often portrayed. The artist she discovered is, instead, a purely independent spirit: an innovator who created a new musical language, an autodidact who became a spiritually generous, trailblazing teacher, a stalwart patriot during a time of revolution and exile. In Chasing Chopin she follows in his footsteps during the three years, 1837-1840, when he composed his iconic "Funeral March"-dum dum da dum-using its composition story to illuminate the key themes of his life: a deep attachment to his Polish homeland; his complex relationship with writer George Sand; their harrowing but consequential sojourn on Majorca; the rapidly developing technology of the piano, which enabled his unique tone and voice; social and political revolution in 1830s Paris; friendship with other artists, from the famous Eugène Delacroix to the lesser known, yet notorious in his time, Marquis de Custine. Each of these threads-musical, political, social, personal-is woven through the "Funeral March" in Chopin's Opus 35 sonata, a melody so famous it's known around the world even to people who know nothing about classical music. But it is not, as LaFarge discovered, the piece of music we think we know. As part of her research into Chopin's world, then and now, LaFarge visited piano makers, monuments, churches, and archives; she talked to scholars, jazz musicians, video game makers, software developers, music teachers, theater directors, and of course dozens of pianists. The result is extraordinary: an engrossing, page-turning work of musical discovery and an artful portrayal of a man whose work and life continue to inspire artists and cultural innovators in astonishing ways"--
Download or read book Game Usability written by Katherine Isbister and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-13 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the basics in game usability and overall game UX mindset and techniques, as well as looking at current industry best practices and trends. Fully updated for its second edition, it includes practical advice on how to include usability in already tight development timelines, and how to advocate for UX and communicate results to higher-ups effectively. The book begins with an introduction to UX strategy considerations for games, and to UX design, before moving on to cover core user research and usability techniques as well as how to fit UX practices into the business process. It provides considerations of player differences and offers strategies for inclusion as well as chapters that give platform and context specific advice. With a wealth of new interviews with industry leaders and contributions from the very best in game UX, the book also includes brand new chapters on: Accessibility Mobile Game Usability Data Science Virtual and Augmented Reality Esports This book will be vital reading for all professional game developers and game UX advocates, as well as those students aspiring to work in game development and game UX.
Download or read book The Animation Business Handbook written by Karen Raugust and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Animation Business Handbook is written for animators and the executives who support them. It is for creators who need to know about the business side of their craft in order to succeed; for the independent animators who want to gain a better understanding of how the industry works; and for new and experienced practitioners of all types looking for fresh ideas to create a healthy and growing business."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Willpower Instinct written by Kelly McGonigal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course "The Science of Willpower," The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. For example, readers will learn: • Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep. • Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. • Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, but the brain can be trained for greater willpower • Guilt and shame over your setbacks lead to giving in again, but self-forgiveness and self-compassion boost self-control. • Giving up control is sometimes the only way to gain self-control. • Willpower failures are contagious—you can catch the desire to overspend or overeat from your friends—but you can also catch self-control from the right role models. In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from losing weight to more patient parenting, less procrastination, better health, and greater productivity at work.
Download or read book Marc Davis written by Disney Book Group and published by Disney Editions. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walt Disney once said of Marc Davis, "Marc can do story, he can do character, he can animate, he can design shows for me. All I have to do is tell him what I want and it's there! He's my Renaissance man." As such, Davis touched nearly every aspect of The Walt Disney Company during his tenure. He began as an animator, whose supporting work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi inspired Walt to promote him to full animator. In the ensuing years, Davis breathed life into a bevy of iconic Disney characters, including Cinderella, Alice (in Wonderland), Tinker Bell, Maleficent, and Cruella De Vil. Then, in 1962, Walt Disney transferred the versatile Davis to the Imagineering department to help plan and design attractions for Disneyland and the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. While at Imagineering, Davis conceived of designs for such classic attractions as Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Haunted Mansion. As Davis had so many talents and hats, it is only fitting that this tribute be composed by a multitude of talented writers. Experts in fine art, animation, Imagineering, and filmmaking have come together to honor Davis's contributions to their realms. Each chapter is accompanied by a wealth of artwork, much of which was offered up by Alice Davis exclusively for this book. This volume is both the biography and the portfolio of a man who was, on any given day, animator, Imagineer, world traveler, philanthropist, husband, and teacher.
Download or read book The Legend of Korra The Art of the Animated Series Book Four Balance written by Michael Dante DiMartino and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final season of The Legend of Korra animated TV series--created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko--the smash hit sequel to their blockbuster show Avatar: The Last Airbender, is revealed! Go behind the scenes and uncover the phenomenal never-before-seen artwork that went into creating this beloved series' final season! Creator captions will give you an exclusive look at every aspect of the show; it's like having your own backstage pass to The Legend of Korra Book Four: Balance!
Download or read book How Not to Make a Short Film written by Roberta Marie Munroe and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker in her own right. So she knows a thing or two about how not to make a short film. From the first draft of your script to casting, production, editing, and distribution, this is your one-stop primer for breaking into the business. Featuring interviews with many of today's most talented writers, producers, and directors, as well as revealing stories (e.g., what to do when the skinhead crack addict next door begins screaming obscenities as soon as you call "action") from the sets of her own short films, Roberta walks you through the minefield of mistakes that an aspiring filmmaker can make--so that you don't have to make them yourself.
