Theatrical Makeup
Theatrical Makeup
Basic Application Techniques
By Sharon Sobel
© 2016 – Focal Press
142 pages
In many theatrical productions, it falls to the performers to apply their own makeup, with minimal or no instruction. Theatrical Makeup clearly and concisely explains the basics of theatrical makeup techniques to allow stage actors to put their best face forward! You will gain understanding of the physiology of the human face and, using cream based makeup, as well as commercial cosmetics, learn how to contour it to suit your character with the use of highlight and shadow. Hundreds of full color images and step-by-step instructions illustrate how to visually manipulate bone structure and apparent age, apply simple facial hair and wounds, and create glamorous and natural stage makeup. Also covered are the tools you will need to apply your own makeup, along with critical health and hygiene tips.
Audio Engineering 101: A Beginners Guide to Music Production – 2nd Edtion
Audio Engineering 101
A Beginner’s Guide to Music Production, 2nd Edition
By Tim Dittmar
Routledge
244 pages | 50 B/W Illus.
Pratical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression, mixing, mastering, and career skills. Filled with hand-on, step-by-step technique breakdowns and all-new interviews with active professionals, this updated edition includes instruction in using digital consoles, iPads for mixing, audio apps, plug-ins, home studios, and audio for podcasts. An extensive companion website features fifteen new video tutorials, audio clips, equipment lists, quizzes, and student exercises.
Sound and Music for the Theatre
Sound and Music for the Theatre
The Art & Technique of Design, 4th Edition
By Deena Kaye, James LeBrecht
Routledge
398 pages
Covering every phase of a theatrical production, this fourth edition of Sound and Music for the Theatre traces the process of sound design from initial concept through implementation in actual performances. The book discusses the early evolution of sound design and how it supports the play, from researching sources for music and effects, to negotiating a contract. It shows you how to organize the construction of the sound design elements, how the designer functions in a rehearsal, and how to set up and train an operator to run sound equipment. This instructive information is interspersed with ‘war stores’ describing real-life problems with solutions that you can apply in your own work, whether you’re a sound designer, composer, or sound operator.
Visual Alchemy: The Fine Art of Digital Montage
Visual Alchemy: The Fine Art of Digital Montage
By Catherine McIntyre
Focal Press – 2014 – 240 pages
Catherine McIntyre, like many fine artists, created traditional art for
decades before encountering the versatility of digital imaging
technology. Free of her Rotring pens and scalpel, she now uses Photoshop
to create her montages. Visual Alchemy explores McIntyre’s
sources of inspiration as well as her methods, offering an aesthetic
guide to composition, color, texture and all of the other means of
communication that artists have at their disposal. While these concepts
and techniques make use of Photoshop, they will apply to any digital
imaging program and indeed to any medium, whether traditional or
digital. Featuring McIntyre’s own art as well as that of artists around
the globe, Visual Alchemy is an invitation to discover the artistic possibilities of picture making through digital montage.
Cinema Raw
Cinema Raw
Shooting and Color Grading with the Ikonoskop, Digital Bolex, and Blackmagic Cinema Cameras
By Kurt Lancaster
Focal Press – 2014 – 202 pages
With the next generation of raw cinema cameras you can finally shoot professionally with uncompressed raw motion pictures—without compromising your image or your budget. In Cinema Raw: Shooting and Color Grading with the Ikonoskop, Digital Bolex, and Blackmagic Cinema Cameras, Lancaster takes you through the birth of these new cameras and includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Digital Bolex. He field tests each camera and discusses the importance of shooting in raw and guides you through the raw color grading process so you can create stunning films. Interviews with professionals who have shot documentaries, shorts, and promotionals with these cameras are featured throughout, allowing you to learn field production techniques under real world conditions.
FEATURES:
- Behind-the-scenes case studies for the next generation of low budget cinema cameras
- Recommended gear lists to begin your raw shooting experience
- Full color post workflows that help you realize your boldest cinematic visions
- A companion website (www.kurtlancaster.com) featuring raw projects covered in the book; video interviews with the creators of the Digital Bolex, Joe Rubinstein and Elle Schneider; and resources for further study of raw cinema
Paintshop Pro X6 for Photographers
PaintShop Pro X6 for Photographers
By Ken McMahon
Focal Press – 2014 – 336 pages
Written for photographers of all levels, PaintShop Pro X6 for Photographers
is packed with inspirational, full-color images and easy-to-follow
step-by-step projects that will have you producing great images in
PaintShop Pro in no time! Everything you need to enhance and improve
your digital photography is right here in this Corel® endorsed guide.
In this new edition, Ken McMahon looks at the pros and cons of the
new, faster 64-bit version of the software and covers new features,
including working with the Instant Effects palette, using the Smart
selection brush, mapping photos, automatically tagging people, and
uploading to Facebook, Flickr, and Google+. Other program
features—selections, masking, layers, adjustments and effects, HDR, and
scripting—are explained through practical examples that are just as
relevant for older versions of the software.
This book has everything a photographer needs to take their photos to the next level with PaintShop Pro.
- Learn from PaintShop Pro expert Ken McMahon with the most authoritative book on PaintShop Pro endorsed by Corel®.
- Completely revised and updated with all of the new features in
X6—get up to speed with 64-bit processing power, new selection tools,
workspace enhancements, and much more.
- A complete learning package with full-color screen shots and examples, and step-by-step projects at the end of each chapter.
Write to TV – 2nd Edition
Write to TV
Out of Your Head and onto the Screen, 2nd Edition
By Martie Cook
© 2014 – Focal Press
402 pages
Learn to craft smart, original stories and scripts for a variety of television formats and genres, including comedy, drama, pilots, animation, made-for-TV movies, late night, and reality television. Hear directly from studio and network executives, agents, and managers on what they’re looking for in new writers and how to avoid common pitfalls. Gain access to sample outlines, script pages, checklists, and countless other invaluable resources that will help you break into the industry and put you on the path to immediate success.
In Write to TV, Second Edition industry veteran Martie Cook offers practical advice on writing innovative television scripts that will allow you to finally get that big idea out of your head and onto the screen. This new edition has been updated to include:
- Tips and techniques from industry vets Jay Leno, Norman Lear, Paul Haggis, David Magee, Susan Rovner, Tal Rabinowitz, Jonathan Littman, Peter Jankowski, Steve Stark, and Doug Herzog that you can immediately apply to your own projects
- Expanded coverage of writing pilots, pitching, writing webisodes, writing for tweens, writing for late night, and rewriting
- Useful advice for navigating the confusing television hierarchy, including how to network, get an agent, land that first writing job, and even “do lunch”
- 25 new interviews with writers and producers of hit shows such as New Girl, Parks and Recreation, The Blacklist, Curb Your Enthusiasm, CSI, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and many more
- An all new companion website (www.writetotv.com) featuring blog updates, industry trends, a Q&A discussion forum with the author, and many other resources
SURREAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Surreal Photography
Creating The Impossible
By Daniela Bowker
Focal Press – 2013 – 192 pages
Surreal digital photography is not only an enjoyable extension of many
enthusiast’s repertoire, but is has firmly established a foothold in the
world of art. This book reveals the latest developments in the field
and demystifies the techniques used by modern surreal photographers,
whether they favor SOOC (straight out of the camera) or sophisticated
digital manipulations. Breaking down the shooting and editing process
for any reader to follow and emulate, this book provides step-by-step
instructions for creating extraordinary scenes. With contributions from
numerous artists—including Natalie Dybisz, Jon Jacobsen and Dariusz
Klimczak— readers will be able to explore many different artistic styles
from impossible landscapes to unsettling portraits.
Adobe Premiere Pro Power Tips
Adobe Premiere Pro Power Tips
Secrets, Shortcuts, and Techniques
By Larry Jordan
© 2013 – Focal Press
312 pages
Stop wasting time! Let Larry Jordan’s Adobe Premiere Pro Power Tips power your editing. Whether you are migrating to Premiere Pro from other editing software, or you are a long-time Premiere editor, this must-have guide is packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips to get you up and running in no time.
Written with humor and deep technical understanding, Jordan shows you the secrets, shortcuts, tips, and techniques you need to make the most of Premiere Pro.
Like any professional production, the book starts with planning, then flows into scripting, shooting, logging, editing, audio mixing, and final output with hundreds of Power Tips covering Story, Prelude, Premiere, Audition and Adobe Media Encoder. These Power Tips will:
* Speed your editing
* Expand your knowledge
* Wow your clients (and keep them coming back for more!)
Mobile Digital Art
Mobile Digital Art
Using the iPad and iPhone as Creative Tools
By David Scott Leibowitz
Focal Press – 2013 – 350 pages
Learn how to create beautiful artwork on your iPad or iPhone. Over 65 expert artists from around the world will show you how they created their original art, from inspiration and conceptualization, to the creation of the final image. Using step-by-step examples and easy-to-follow tutorials, you’ll learn how to create stunning images on your iPad or iPhone. Learn more about using the apps you already have, like Brushes, and discover new apps that will enhance your art creation like Sketchbook Mobile, Layers, Collage, Juxtaposer, Hiptamatic, and PhotoFX. Whether you are taking you first steps into digital art, or are an accomplished artist looking to broaden your skill set, Mobile Digital Art covers it all – how to turn photographs into oil paintings, design cartoons from scratch and create beautiful landscape vistas – all on your iPad or iPhone.
SPEEDLIGHTS & SPEEDLITES – 2ND EDITION
Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results – if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones, Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide, packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them.
They are significantly more advanced, lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun, and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit, and they can be used in combination, triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering, which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction, rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary, dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues.
Getting the most out of them, however, remains a mystery – most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in.
ALTERNATIVE SCRIPTWRITING – BEYOND THE HOLLYWOOD FORMULA, 5TH EDITION
Alternative Scriptwriting
Beyond the Hollywood Formula, 5th Edition
By Ken Dancyger, Jeff Rush
Routledge
486 pages
Learn the rules of scriptwriting, and then how to successfully break them!
Unlike other screenwriting books, this unique guide pushes you to challenge yourself and break free of tired, formulaic writing–bending or breaking the rules of storytelling as we know them. Like the best-selling previous editions, seasoned authors Dancyger and Rush explore alternative approaches to the traditional three-act story structure, going beyond teaching you “how to tell a story” by teaching you how to write against conventional formulas to produce original, exciting material. The pages are filled with an international range of contemporary and classic cinema examples to inspire and instruct.?
New to this edition:
New chapter on the newly popular genres of feature documentary, long-form television serials, non-linear stories, satire, fable, and docudrama
New chapter on multiple-threaded long form, serial television scripts
New chapter on genre and a new chapter on how genre’s very form is flexible to a narrative
New chapter on character development
New case studies, including an in-depth case study of the dark side of the fable, focusing on The Wizard of Oz and Pan’s Labyrinth
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9: Maximum Performance
$Adobe Photoshop Elements 9: Maximum Performance
Food Styling for Photographers, A Guide to Creating Your Own Apetizing Art
You eat with your eyes first, and no one turns a photograph of food into a culinary masterpiece like a food stylist. Food Styling for Photographers is the next best thing to having renowned food stylist Linda Bellingham by your side. Linda has worked with clients Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, McDonalds, Tyson Foods, FritoLay, and many, many more. Professional photographer Jean Ann Bybee has worked with Harry & David, Dominos, Sara Lee, Seven-Up Company, and more. Jean Ann provides a seasoned photographers point of view with helpful tips throughout.
Alternative Photographic Processes
Alternative Photographic Processes
Crafting Handmade Images
By Brady Wilks
Focal Press – 2015 – 210 pages
Alternative Photographic Processes teaches techniques, both
analog & digital, allowing artists to bring a personal touch through
manipulation of a photograph, the negative, and the print. This book
stands apart from recent publications on alternative processes by
presenting a range of new approaches and methods to achieve popular
techniques, as well as providing step-by-step guidance for an array of
unique techniques meant to inspire artists working in various mediums.
Through detailed guidance, working artist examples, and info about the
contemporary use of these processes, this book will provide instruction
for students, educators, and artists to expand their creative toolbox.
Inspiration in Photography
Inspiration in Photography
Training your mind to make great art a habit
By Brooke Shaden
Focal Press – 2014 – 192 pages
As a photographer it’s possible to train your mind to see inspiration in
any situation, and this book will show you how. By introducing you into
her creative process, Brooke Shaden—one of the most recognized names in
modern art photography—reveals techniques and exercises that you can
undertake in order to be inspired by your environment, everyday,
everywhere. In addition to the exercises, you’ll learn how to compose,
plan and shoot colorful, atmospheric, fairy-tale artistic photography,
so you can adapt Shaden’s techniques and apply them to your own
photographic style. Indeed, all artistic photographers seek to achieve
their own style, but it’s not always easy to see how to get there. This
book provides the perfect balance of insight and instruction to help you
find inspiration whenever you need it, and capitalize on it every time.