From 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios, the creators of Ice Age and Rio, Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world -- and ours…
What do you get when you cross a snail with the Indianapolis 500? If you’re DreamWorks Animation, then the result is Turbo, an uplifting—and gear-shifting—story about the ultimate underdog, delivered with the digital mastery, storytelling skill, and spellbinding imagery we’ve come to expect from the studio behind the Shrek and Madagascar. Packed with breathtaking images that showcase th…
Whether you want to become a professional or just make your own animated movies and games. This book will show you all of the methods used in a studio environment for specifically doing 3D Character Animation. This is a step-by-step guide for learning Maya, animation tools, how to get into the industry, demo reel, interview process, body animation, facial animation, and how to get a job in anim…
Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch. David Levy has been through every aspect of the pitching process--preparation, hope, rejection, success--and now he wraps up his valuable …
Collects the art of the computer animated film, featuring sketches, models, and stills of the characters and locations.
What is the relationship between the cinema and the spectator? Renowned film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Malte Hagener use this central question for film theory in order to guide students through all of the major film theories-from the classical period to today-in this brief, insightful, and engaging book. Every kind of cinema (and every kind of film theory) presupposes an ideal spectator, an…
An introduction to film and television analysis for students that shows how to hone their powers of observation and provides the vocabulary they need to articulate what they see.
"Offers hundreds of hints, tips, and tricks of the trade that can be useful to any DBA wanting to achieve maximum performance of Oracle applications. No Oracle library would be complete without this book." --Ken (Dr. DBA) Jacobs, Vice President of Product Strategy for Server Technologies, Oracle Corporation "Rich is the first and last stop for Oracle Database technology and performance tuning. …
Ecological Design is a landmark volume that helped usher in an exciting new era in green design and sustainability planning. Since its initial publication in 1996, the book has been critically important in sparking dialogue and triggering collaboration across spatial scales and design professions in pursuit of buildings, products, and landscapes with radically decreased environmental impacts. T…
An introduction to fundamental theories of concurrent computation and associated programming languages for developing distributed and mobile computing systems. Starting from the premise that understanding the foundations of concurrent programming is key to developing distributed computing systems, this book first presents the fundamental theories of concurrent computing and then introduces the …
Issues on socioeconomic, politics, and culture in Indonesia; television interviews produced by SCTV in 2003-2005.
A practical and fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to start developing augmented reality games for iOS and Android.This book is great for people who are either new to Vuforia and/or new to Unity. It is a great introductory guide for anyone with a very basic knowledge of xCode and iOS as well as a very basic knowledge of deploying to Android to start developing 3D-power…
With ample coded examples and screenshots, the book consists of 10 different projects that will help you master jQuery Mobile. "Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile" assumes a base level knowledge of web development. If you've used jQuery Mobile before, you're gold. Otherwise, you can pick it up along the way.
The animated feature film has been long under-represented in film criticism. Yet animated films have probably never been a stronger force in world cinema than they are today. This book discusses 100 key animated films from around the world, from Shrek to Svankmajer. While the genre continues to pick up attention and garner worldwide audiences of millions, appreciation for the art of animated fe…
Teach your students how to create native apps across platforms and Web apps for today’s most popular smartphone platforms with Duffy’s PROGRAMMING WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONS: ANDROID, iOS, AND WINDOWS PHONE 7. This unique, hands-on tutorial approach combines a clear presentation with numerous screenshots and step-by-step instructions to guide students in developing applications for Google And…