Arts

Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas: A Puppet Show, The King on the Square and the Unknown Woman

by Timothy C. Westphalen

Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas gathers together for the first time in English translation the first three plays by Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest...

Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture

by Philip Auslander

In Liveness Philip Auslander addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today: What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media? By looking...

Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture

by Rory Hyde

Designers around the world are carving out opportunities for new kinds of engagement, new kinds of collaboration, new kinds of design outcomes, and new kinds of practice; overturning the inherited assumptions...

How to Cheat in Photoshop CS5: The art of creating realistic photomontages

by Steve Caplin

Fully updated to cover all of the new features in Photoshop CS5, this book is also backwards-compatible and can be used with any version of Photoshop. The accompanying DVD for Mac and PC contains over two and...

Advanced Photoshop Elements for Digital Photographers

by Philip Andrews

Philip Andrews shares his in-depth knowledge of Elements in this advanced guide ensuring that you can achieve optimum results from this powerful package. Once you've mastered the basics of Photoshop Elements,...

How to Cheat in Photoshop: The art of creating photorealistic montages

by Steve Caplin

Even more Photoshop time saving tips and tricks are included in this new, expanded edition of Steve Caplin's bestseller. Updates include many new images and techniques which show you how to make the most of...

Digital Nature Photography: The Art and the Science

by John and Barbara Gerlach

Over 50,000 photographers can't be wrong! John and Barbara Gerlach finally write the book their workshop attendees have been asking for!

Digital Nature Photography is a how-to guide for photographers who want...

Digital Imaging for Photographers

by Adrian Davies & Phil Fennessy

This authoritative, best-selling guide provides both professional and amateur photographers worldwide with a comprehensive introduction to the technologies and techniques of digital imaging.

Features:

* An in-depth...

The Hasselblad Manual

by Ernst Wildi

Readers will discover Hasselblad's enormous potential and its comprehensive range of lenses and accessories. Presented in an easily accessible format, this book shows not only the working and manipulation of...

Elements of Black and White Printing

by Carson Graves

Whether you are a novice or an expert in the darkroom, the second edition of The Elements of Black-and-White Printing will give you the tools necessary to control your print making. You will learn the proper...

Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, Live Performance, Broadcast, and Entertainment

by Richard Cadena

"Automated Lighting-Technology, Applications, and Design" is a comprehensive text covering everything you will need to know as a working or aspiring lighting professional about automated lighting fixtures, systems,...

Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 4: For new users and professionals

by Rick Young

In this highly visual, color book Rick Young covers all the essential areas: the interface, set-up and capture, editing, rendering, effects, audio and output, as well as a unique, invaluable introduction to...

Langford's Starting Photography: The guide to great images with digital or film

by Philip Andrews & Michael Langford

You can photograph creatively - from scratch. Don't waste valuable time and money in trial-and-error. Find out now how to create unforgettable pictures with this best-selling, ultimate introduction to photography....

Instant Boris Effects

by Chris Vadnais

Boris plug-in applications, including Graffiti, FX, and Red, permit video editors to add titling, effects, compositing, and 3D capabilities to their nonlinear editing (NLE) systems. Documentation and training...

Instant Surround Sound

by Jeffrey P. Fisher

* The V.A.S.S.T. Instant Series features a visually oriented, step-by-step instructional style that effectively guides readers through complex processes. * Surround sound is rapidly displacing stereophonic sound...

Bluescreen Compositing: A Practical Guide for Video & Moviemaking

by John Jackman

Master the art and technique of blue and greenscreen compositing with this comprehensive how-to course in creating effective and realistic composited scenes in video formats. You get clear, understandable explanations...

CINEMA 4D: The Artist's Project Sourcebook

by Kent McQuilkin & Anne Powers

Make the creative leap to 3D. Realize your artistic vision with this treasure chest of instructional, practical projects. Get the essential concepts and techniques without drowning in the technical complexities....

Grammar of the Shot

by Christopher J. Bowen & Roy Thompson

People 'read' pictures as they do words, and pictures, like sentences, have their own grammar. A picture maker must be able to use the grammar correctly so that the visual story to be told will be clear and...

DVD Production: A Practical Resource for DVD Publishers

by Mark Ely & Phil De Lancie

DVD is today's hottest digital storage technology, not simply in the home video market, but also in corporate, advertising, video production, multimedia, and a host of related fields. If you're involved in presentation,...

High Definition and 24P Cinematography

by Paul Wheeler

This authoritative new reference demystifies the technologies of high definition and 24P cinematography. It is written for the director of photography, camera crew and producer or director and deals with the...