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Summary: Here's a place where your students can turn their creativity into a career. This program looks at opportunities to design, produce, exhibit, perform, write, or publish in a variety of media, including theater, film, textiles, newspapers, radio, and television. Real-world insights into this cluster are provided through interviews with a cable TV broadcast engineer, newspaper reporter,...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: As much an art as it is a science, the model maker's trade requires an unwavering dedication to craft and a profound knowledge of materials, methods, tool operation, and tool upkeep. This program provides an informative look at all facets of industrial model construction. It contains five main sections: the different types of model making; the correct and safe use of hand tools; portable power...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009

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Summary: Infrared headlights, joysticks instead of steering wheels, engine tune-ups via modem: this Science Screen Report showcases the rapidly changing field of car design. Looking at the dominant role of digital technology in automotive engineering and testing, the program demonstrates that computers are becoming more than tools-in some cases, they actually generate ideas and give feedback. Other...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Summary: Can sustainability be applied to any design work, whether it's jewelry or architecture? What exactly does it mean to take a sustainable approach to design? This program examines the art of conceiving and creating physical products according to ecologically sound principles. Viewers learn the importance of, and the basic working framework for, design work that utilizes renewable resources, makes...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009

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Summary: A master lithographer's aim is to keep the immediacy of the artist's hand intact-from fine pencil lines to painterly brush strokes. And yet, even as it preserves the complex modeling and tonality of original work, lithography becomes an art form in itself. This program gives students a way to experience and incorporate professional lithographic methods, many of which have been practiced for...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Summary: From prehistoric cave paintings to the invention of today's high-speed printing presses, there has always been a need to "get the message out," and with the advent of computer technology, anyone can get their own message out with the services of a desktop publishing professional. Using computers and DTP software packages, these pros work in home offices and small design firms putting together...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: Graphic Designer is a twenty-minute video which is part of the series, Career Connections.The Career Connections video series gives viewers the opportunity to investigate various occupations without leaving the classroom. Each information-packed program contains interviews with workers and on-the-job footage to provide a comprehensive overview of these fast-paced, rewarding careers. Educational...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008

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Summary: This program provides a succinct overview of the commercial applications of photography, the graphic arts, and desktop publishing, along with the careers associated with them. Demonstrations of equipment and software, plus definitions of industry jargon, demystify these fascinating fields, while discussions on a diverse range of topics such as how a camera functions and how DTP technology has...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005

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Summary: Graphic designers with the consulting firm Navy Blue must produce a new corporate identity for Digital Animations Group, a Scottish company on the cutting edge of 3-D technology. Their task is to create a logo that captures the company's spirit and works across different formats, such as on paper, signs, windows, and Web pages. This program follows the entire process, from sitting down with the...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Summary: Two designers, two very different digital display technologies: Christopher Pearson has prototyped decorative animated digital wallpaper, while Tom Barker has invented the SmartSlab, a large-scale modular interactive LED panel. Segment one of this program shows how Pearson, having accepted a commission to "wallpaper" an entire restaurant, triumphs over every technological and logistical...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009

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