Production & Technology

Real-Time Video Content for Virtual Production & Live Entertainment looks at the evolution of current software and hardware, how these tools are used, and how to plan for productions dependent on real-time content.　

From rock concerts to theatre, live television broadcast to film production, art installations to immersive experiences, the book outlines the various applications of real-time video content – the intersection of gaming and performance that is revolutionizing how films are made and how video content is created for screens. Rather than render out a fixed video file, new tools allow for interactive video content that responds to audience activity, camera position, and performer action in real time. Combining software renderers with environmental information, video content is generated nearly instantaneously to simulate depth, creating a new world of Virtual Production. This book provides an overview of the current software and hardware used to create real-time content while also reviewing the various external technologies the real-time content is dependent upon. Case studies from industry experts appear in each chapter to reinforce the tools described, establish industry practice, and provide insight on a complex and rapidly growing discipline.

Real-Time Video Content for Virtual Production & Live Entertainment prepares students and practitioners for a future working with real-time technologies and informs current entertainment technology professionals how to rethink about their old roles using these new tools.

The book includes access to a companion website featuring web-based and video resources that expand on topics covered in the text. Each chapter has a unique page that points to example material, video presentations, and professional studies on chapter topics. You can visit the companion website at rtv-book.com.

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Our Ruled and Graph Paper offers the perfect canvas for all your creative and organizational needs. With a combination of traditional ruled pages for writing and grid-patterned pages for precise drawings, this notepad is a versatile tool for students, artists, engineers, and anyone in need of organized space for ideas and calculations. The ruled pages encourage neat handwriting and orderly notes, while the grid paper aids in creating diagrams, charts, and graphs with precision. Whether you’re taking notes, sketching, or solving problems, our Ruled and Graph Paper ensures you have the right format for every task. Upgrade your productivity and creativity with this essential notepad.

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Stop motion animation is a challenging and time-consuming skill that requires patience, adaptability, and a close eye to detail. Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, 3rd Edition is the essential guide to help stop motion animators overcome these challenges of this highly-skilled craft. Author Susannah Shaw provides a step-by-step guide to creating successful stop motioin films. Starting with some basic exercises, the reader will learn about developing a story, making models, creating sets and props, the mechanics of movements, filming postproduction, and how to set about finding that first elusive job in a modern studio.

Key Features

• Interviews with current stars,

• step-by-step examples,

• coverage of Rapid Prototyping and Dragonframe Software　

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‘Owen’s thorough research and penetrating questions are what make this book … the conversation is hilarious as well as informative, and budding screenwriters should pay close attention to extraordinary nuggets’ GUARDIAN

‘A fascinating, insightful collection’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Covering the creamof British screenwriters, this gives a deep insight into the film industry and the way that classic British films came to be.

Featuring conversations with the writers of, among other films, The Full Monty, Billy Elliot, Four Weddings and a Funeral, 24-Hour Party People, The Wings of a Dove, The World is Not Enough and A World Apart, this is an in-depth study of ten of the top names in British screenwriting.

Lively and funny, challenging and revealing, this series of exclusive interviews with the unsung heroes of contemporary British cinema provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at the movie business, essential both for aspiring writers, industry insiders and film fans.

Featured are interviews with Shawn Slovo, William Boyd, Rupert Preston, Richard Curtis, Lee Hall, Simon Beaufoy, Hossein Amini, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.

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The Art of Spirited Away collects color illustrations of Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the now-classic animated film from the director of Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke. This large-size, softcover coffee-table book features color stills, sketches, storyboards, and illustrations used to envision the rich fantasy world of the film. Also includes a complete English-language script.

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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were true visionaries of British cinema, creating glorious Technicolor masterpieces including A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948).

Delving into their magical and obsessive worlds, this lavishly-illustrated publication presents fresh perspectives on the filmmaking duo, shining the spotlight not only on them, but also on their circle of talented collaborators. Thelma Schoonmaker, Caitlin McDonald, Alexandra Harris, Mahesh Rao, Sarah Street, Ian Christie and Marina Warner write about the key figures who shared Powell and Pressburger’s creative journey, and Tilda Swinton, Tim Walker, Sarah Greenwood, Michelle Williams Gamaker, Sandy Powell, Joanna Hogg and Stephen Jones reflect on the ways in which Powell and Pressburger’s stories and images have haunted and inspired them in their own work. The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger draws on the BFI’s stunning design and archive collections, as well as key objects held in other public and private collections.

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The International Film Business considers the independent film sector as a business, and the specific skills and knowledge that it requires. It describes both the present state of the independent film industry and the significant technological developments that have begun to take place, and what changes these might effect.

The International Film Business:

• describes the present organization of the entirety of the film industry as a business
• discusses how digital technology is currently and how it potentially may change the structure of the industry in the future
• gives information and advice on the different business skills that are necessary to navigate what is a very high-risk, pyrotechnical industry.

Taking an entrepreneurial perspective on what future opportunities will be available to prepared and informed business students and emerging practitioners, this text includes case studies that take students through the successes and failures of a variety of real film companies/projects and exclusive interviews with leading practitioners in all sectors of the industry, from production to exhibition.

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The reviewer of the Boston Globe said point blank: “Over the years, I’ve read hundreds of books on Hollywood and the movie business, and this one is right at the top.” As the elusive, tyrannical head of the Music Corporation of America (MCA) until the 1990s, Lew Wasserman was the most powerful and feared man in show business for more than half a century. His career spanned the entire history of the movies, from the silent era to the present, and he was guru to Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, and Jimmy Stewart, and to a new generation of filmmakers beginning with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. For more than four years, Dennis McDougal interviewed over 350 people who knew the man with the giant dark horn-rimmed glasses,colleagues, relatives, rivals,and drew on tens of thousands of pages of documents to produce this extraordinary and first-ever portrait of a legend and his times, a book that the New York Times Book Review called “thoroughly reported and engrossing” and that the Daily News called, simply, “a bombshell.”

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A companion to the television adaption of “Emma”. It details all stages of this production from casting to filming to post-production, and pieces together the roles of many of the behind-the-scenes contributors, from wardrobe and make-up to costume and set design. The book also contains Andrew Davies’s script, as well as photographs and interviews with both cast and crew.

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In the form of a year-by-year presentation of all their feature films, this book looks at how Universal won, lost and regained their position as one of Hollywood’s greatest studios. The story spans 87 years, and boasts a cast of thousands and includes all the films released by the studio – including box-office hits such as “Notting Hill”, “Jurassic Park”, “Schindler’s List”, “American Graffiti”, “Jaws”, “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”, and “The Birds.” There is also a section recording every Universal movie to have won an Academy Award or nomination, in any category.

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From an amateur video maker to a pro in a week (or less) – discover how to produce high quality professional videos without breaking a sweat or buying costly equipment

Are you expected to make a video presentation at work, a professional webinar, or as fun content for social media, but you feel inadequate?

Would you like to include videos in your content marketing strategy but have no clue where to start?

Maybe you’ve tried making a few videos, but the outcome has not even been half of what you see online, and you can’t figure out why.

Don’t worry – many people feel clueless when starting, but they learn the necessary skills with the right guidance.

The average online user spends more time watching videos than browsing images or reading text.

Over 70% of online traffic is video content, indicating a high likelihood of internet users viewing videos.

Videos are popular to consume because they are easy to watch and deliver versatile messages while keeping the user engaged.

While video content has all these perks, it remains less competitive because making high-quality videos is a rare skill that only a few possess.

Would you like to join the elite team?

You are in luck, because all the tools needed to sharpen your skills are outlined right inside.

In Video Making for Beginners, you will find an in-depth guide on how to create professional-grade videos for any project – no matter the subject area and is divided into 5 distinct sections, covering all aspects of video production. You’ll also discover:

• How to choose the appropriate equipment and accessories without exceeding your budget
• How to plan and prepare including budgeting, goal setting and avoiding common mistakes
• How to create video scripts from scratch and develop winning storylines for different audiences and project needs
• A detailed guide on the video-making process to empower you and boost your confidence by improving your skills
• How to prepare your space – whether at home, outdoors, or in a formal setting – for filming to ensure you get the best shots
• Everything you need to create the perfect shot – with recommendations for both beginners and expert videographers alike
• Expert-approved guidelines to follow when producing videos to ensure you end up with crisp-clear content for your professional and personal uses
• Marketing and optimization hacks for your videos on whichever platform you may want to post on
• How to polish and fine-tune the raw video content for a more professional outcome that will trend for weeks

And there is a lot more!

You may assume that video production is too complicated to learn, but this guide will show you just how straightforward it can be.

Making videos for YouTube, work, or social media marketing is easier than most think it to be.
All you need is to grasp the basic concepts inside, and you’ll acquire invaluable skills to last you a lifetime – or two!

If you want to increase your following by making high-quality videos, then go ahead and grab your copy right now.

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Wedding production is unique in that every shot must be obtained in a single take, as in documentary filmmaking, but the client expects the finished product to look like a feature film, with perfect capture of every moment. Getting good-looking footage, while fighting problems such as loud settings, uncontrollable light and rapid scene changes, make wedding videography very challenging compared to other types of filmmaking. “”Wedding Videography: Start to Finish”” is the first technical guide that explains how to balance the expectations of the bridal couple with the realities of single-take shooting. These discrepancies will be explained through lessons in gear selection, shot set-up, how to work in poorly lit conditions, and how to make the best of bad angles, audio and light. The book further explains how to improve and stylize footage through editing and post production techniques. With “”Wedding Videography: Start to Finish,”” video amateurs and professionals new to wedding coverage alike will find a complete guide on every aspect of becoming a successful wedding videographer, from selecting production gear and software through the shooting and editing process, and even the business aspects of the wedding industry including client expectations, wedding etiquette, legal issues and product delivery.

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