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Behind the camera (Films for the Humanities & Sciences) Career clusters Careers (New York, N.Y.) Careers for the 21st century (Film Media Group) Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Complete career clusters Power of lighting for film and video Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm)) Video techFilter By Subjects
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Behind the camera (Films for the Humanities & Sciences) Career clusters Careers (New York, N.Y.) Careers for the 21st century (Film Media Group) Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Complete career clusters Power of lighting for film and video Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm)) Video techSummary: What is it like to work in one of the world's most exciting communications industries? Going behind the scenes on the set of the TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, this program provides an inside look at careers in television and film. Interviews with industry professionals provide a clear picture of the training, duties, and job opportunities offered by the positions of producer, assistant...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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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: In today's world, "communications" and "the arts" mean more than just the things you'd find on a newsstand or in a museum. This program introduces viewers to three Digital Age communications professionals-a video editor, a desktop publisher, and an audio technician-and a trio of somewhat unconventional artists: an animator, a photographer, and a fashion designer. Correlates to all applicable...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video guides viewers through each step of making a one-minute/150-word digital story based on the theme "Who Am I?", a project that relies on editing software such as Final Cut Pro to integrate digital snapshots, original or royalty-free music, and voiced-over narration into a multimedia essay. Technology is reshaping the way students learn and relate to each other; use How to Make Digital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Sunlit windows and decorative lamps may look attractive to the human eye, but they don't always fit into the color palette a cinematographer wants to create. This program examines methods of color correction and filtration and how they can be used to alter existing light, either subtly or dramatically, when shooting film and video. Featuring several camera set-ups and lighting examples, the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: No matter how photogenic the subject, a close-up shot must be properly lit if it's going to launch a thousand ships. This program presents a comprehensive look at the art and science of lighting people. It teaches viewers the importance of adjusting the size, distance, and position of a light source; how to control contrast by manipulating hard and soft light; and how to make use of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Help students build their shooting, lighting, and recording skills with this detailed guide to professional-quality video production. This program focuses on the real-world techniques of producer Bill Cote, a 25-year veteran of the television industry, who uses footage from a recently wrapped film to demonstrate proper equipment operation. Divided into four main chapters covering...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What is it like to work for a television station or a video production company? This program provides a concise overview of the video production process-from conceptualization, through the planning and production phases, to the finished product. Microphones, lights, editing equipment, and cameras are all touched upon, along with everything else that it takes to create an informational or...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Motion pictures have a language all their own, and media students need to become fluent in it. This video is the ideal primer, using an entertaining story line to teach basic film vocabulary. Set in an actual movie studio, the program explores the stylistic conventions of action, horror, and other genres, and demonstrates principles of camera placement, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound, shot...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Although the foreground subject in a moving image is, by definition, the focus of attention, the importance of the background elements can't be overstated. This program provides detailed lighting demonstrations that reveal the importance of background illumination and how to manipulate it. From low-key scenes shot in a living room to the flashy environment of a broadcast newsroom, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Archival footage, photos, and recordings are indispensable staples of the film industry. This program introduces the researchers who sift the riches of stock footage houses, photo archives, and sound effect libraries to find the perfect images and sounds.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Morphing creatures, mind-bending action scenes, destruction on a galactic scale. how do they do that? This program spotlights computer-generated animation and compositing, the technological wizardry behind sensational special effects that early filmmakers could only dream of.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: For those who want to see what it's like to film from a dolly, a Steadicam, and even a helicopter, this program is ideal. Filmmakers give a detailed description of an assortment of cutting-edge cameras and related equipment and demonstrate how these tools are used.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The rise of the blog as a form of serious news reporting means that conventional journalists must become familiar with the blog format and rethink typical journalistic approaches. This ABC News program examines the blogger "community," reviews major news stories that were broken by bloggers, and demonstrates ways in which blogging differs from traditional reporting methods. Featuring an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this era of communications, the technologies used to record and reproduce sounds and images are highly diversified and constantly being improved. This program introduces three of these techniques: computer graphics, or computer-assisted animation; laser discs, capable of storing vast quantities of sound data without altering their quality; and holography, also based on the laser beam, which...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Sound recording for video can be divided into two distinct phases-recording during production, and recording during postproduction. This program discusses a variety of subjects, including the different types of microphones and when to use each, when certain types of sound are appropriate, the use of audio mixers on location and in postproduction, recording levels, distortion, multitracking,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Animal stories and action movies are perennial box office attractions. Who are the men and women who work with the animals and take the hard knocks? This program gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the exciting (and dangerous) worlds of animal training and stunt performing.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of Web site design. Applicable to online retail outlets, electronic newspapers, blogs, search engines, and other types of sites, it explains how to identify the target audience, determine the site's core purpose, apply Ben Schneiderman's eight golden rules of GUI design, address technological issues and matters of visual...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Before a single scene is shot, a lot must be done to get a movie off the ground. In this program, veteran producers talk about how they choose a screenplay, get financial backing, and conceptualize the finished product.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program looks at the main functions of the camcorder-focus, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, and zoom-as well as aspects of framing and image composition, including techniques such as pull focus and the trombone shot. The relationship between subject and camera movement is examined in a section that also introduces the notion of simple tracking and jib movements.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Until the film is processed, even the world's best shooting is only celluloid in a can. This program makes a fascinating visit to a laboratory to illustrate how mechanical and chemical processes turn those miles and miles of film into a finished product.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: High-tech motion control cinematography coupled with virtual studio software makes combining live action with computer graphics, miniatures, stock imagery, or other live-action sequences much easier. This program demonstrates how it's done.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: That's a wrap! Even after the last of the filming is over, a movie is still far from finished. This program goes inside the editing suite, to see how the film is spliced to create the visual narrative and how the musical score and sound effects are added.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Creative use of light can turn an ordinary scene into something special. There are ways of controlling sunlight, artificial light, and professional lighting instruments for maximum video effect, and this program covers them all. Control principles are considered in five sections: contrast, quality, direction, intensity, and color. The method of three-point lighting is described in detail, along...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005