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Maya for Games: Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox by Michael Ingrassia
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £45.58Well-known Maya professional, Michael Ingrassia, takes readers through his unique style of modeling: "Image Based Modeling" where efficient, realistic models can be created very quickly. Ingrassia's... -
Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art by Linda Bellingham
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £31.99"You eat with your eyes first," and no one turns a photograph of food into a culinary masterpiece like a food stylist. Food Styling for Photographers is the next best thing to having renowned food... -
IPTV and Internet Video: Expanding the Reach of Television Broadcasting by Wes Simpson
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £49.41Make the right IPTV business decisions with a thorough understanding of the technology and the business implications of the broadband video revolution. Master key trends transforming the world of... -
HTML5: Designing Rich Internet Applications Matthew David 9780240820767
RRP: £44.99Booksplease Price: £35.49Implement the powerful multimedia and interactive capabilities offered by HTML5, including style control tools, illustration tools, video, audio, and rich media solutions. Understand how HTML5 is... -
Television Fundamentals John Watkinson 9780240514116
RRP: £87.99Booksplease Price: £77.04Television today means moving pictures in colour with sound, brought to the viewer by terrestrial or satellite broadcast, cable or recording medium. The technique and processes necessary to create,... -
Basic Critical Theory for Photographers Ashley la Grange 9780240516523
RRP: £50.99Booksplease Price: £46.46If you want to understand the key debates in photography and learn how to apply the fascinating issues raised by critical theory to your own practical work, this is the book for you! This accessible... -
Digital Sculpting with Mudbox: Essential Tools and Techniques for Artists by Mike de la Flor 9780240812038
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £39.67Digital sculpting is the use of tools to push, pull, smooth, grab, pinch or otherwise manipulate a digital object as if it were made of a real-life substance such as clay. Mudbox is the premier... -
The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6 by Rick Young 9780240810096
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £34.61Software packages are complex. Software books don't need to be. Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the... -
Computer Visualization for the Theatre: 3D Modelling for Designers Gavin Carver 9780240516172
RRP: £47.99Booksplease Price: £42.91Theatre designers using 3D software for computer visualisation in the theatre will find this book both a guide to the creative design process as well as an introduction to the use of computers in... -
Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter Xander Bennett 9780240818245
RRP: £28.99Booksplease Price: £23.99Screenwriting Tip #99Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know-something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its... -
Learning Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 Foundation Autodesk 9780240809274
Booksplease Price: £63.85Learning Autodesk (R) 3ds Max (R) 2008 | Foundation is your shortcut to learning 3ds Max quickly and effectively. You'll get hands-on experience with the key tools and techniques through... -
Web Radio: Radio Production for Internet Streaming by Chris Priestman
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £48.09Anyone wanting to set up a low cost web radio station will benefit from the advice and information provided by this book. Not only will you gain technical and practical know-how to enable your... -
Experimental Filmmaking: BREAK THE MACHINE by Kathryn Ramey
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £44.08Become a master in the influential, diverse, and highly innovative field of experimental filmmaking. Harness the little-known techniques and subtle aesthetics required for this imagination-driven art... -
Beyond the Zone System Phil Davis (Professor Emeritus of Art, University of Michigan, USA) 9780240803432
RRP: £65.99Booksplease Price: £58.65This fourth edition of Beyond the Zone System makes the science of photographic sensitometry both accessible and useful to interested photographers. It will appeal to any serious photographer... -
Virtual Vixens: 3D Character Modeling and Scene Placement Arndt von Koenigsmarck 9780240809809
RRP: £38.99Booksplease Price: £32.33Features software workshops for 3ds Max, Maya, CINEMA 4D, Lightwave, and Softimage XSI.Hot, hotter, hottest. See how today's leading modeling artists create 3D characters that sizzle and get the... -
Modern Newspaper Practice: A primer on the press F W Hodgson 9780240514598
RRP: £38.99Booksplease Price: £35.60An introduction to all aspects of newspaper journalism and the journalist's world. The book examines in detail not only day-to-day practice but also the role of the editor and the reading public, and... -
3D Motion Graphics for 2D Artists: Conquering the Third Dimension by Bill Byrne
RRP: £50.99Booksplease Price: £16.66Add 3D to your mograph skillset! For the experienced 2D artist, this lavishly illustrated, 4 color book presents the essentials to building and compositing 3D elements into your 2D world of film and... -
HTML5 Mobile Websites: Turbocharging HTML5 with jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, and Other Frameworks by Matthew David
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £31.99Build HTML5-powered mobile web experiences with the aid of development frameworks that speed the development of Native App-like experiences. Build on your foundation of HTML and JavaScript with a... -
Mechanical Design for the Stage Alan Hendrickson 9780240806310
RRP: £51.99Booksplease Price: £47.27Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The... -
The Visual Effects Producer: Understanding the Art and Business of VFX by Charles Finance
RRP: £33.99Booksplease Price: £33.63Go behind the scene of the behind the scenes to learn how the business of producing the dazzling visual effects we see in movies and on TV works. With decades of combined VFX production and... -
The Insider's Guide to Independent Film Distribution by Stacey Parks
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £30.13Innovation in technology means that almost anyone can make an independent film these days. Although this may be good news for aspiring filmmakers, it also means that the oversupply of independent... -
Basic Live Sound Reinforcement: A Practical Guide for Starting Live Audio Raven Biederman 9780240821016
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £42.40Access and interpret manufacturer spec information, find shortcuts for plotting measure and test equations, and learn how to begin your journey towards becoming a live sound professional.Land and... -
Web Marketing for the Music Business Tom Hutchison (formerly Department of Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State University, USA. Now deceased.) 9780240823706
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £33.08Learn to create a powerful online presence that captures your audience by exposing them to the sights and sounds of your band or music project and allowing them to easily become paying fans. Web... -
Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process by David Morrish
RRP: £65.99Booksplease Price: £59.15Copper Plate Photogravure describes in comprehensive detail the technique of traditional copper plate photogravure as would be practiced by visual artists using normally available facilities and... -
Character Mentor: Learn by Example to Use Expressions, Poses, and Staging to Bring Your Characters to Life by Tom Bancroft
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £41.14You've researched your character extensively, tailored her to your audience, sketched hundreds of versions, and now you lean back content as you gaze at your final character model sheet. But now... -
Make-Up, Hair and Costume for Film and Television by Jan Musgrove
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £45.71An introductory guide for students learning professional make-up, hairdressing and wardrobe skills and `front of camera' professionals needing an understanding of the techniques.Written by an... -
Innovating the Design Process: A Theatre Design Journey by David E. Smith
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £34.59Innovating the Design Process: A Theatre Design Journey explores the process of designing for theatre and details how each part of a designer's own process, no matter what their design... -
Write Your Way into Animation and Games: Create a Writing Career in Animation and Games by Christy Marx
RRP: £33.99Booksplease Price: £33.63Launch your career in writing for video games or animation with the best tips, tricks, and tutorials from the Focal press catalog--all at your fingertips. Let our award-winning writers and game... -
Investigative Reporting: A study in technique by David Spark
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £28.10This important book defines what investigative reporting is and what qualities it requires. Drawing on the experience of many well-known journalists in the field, the author identifies the skills,... -
Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production by Chuck Gloman
RRP: £57.99Booksplease Price: £54.96A mix of theory and practical applications, Placing Shadows covers the physical properties of light and the selection of proper instruments for the best possible effect. For the student, advanced... -
Indie Film Producing: The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking by Suzanne A. Lyons
RRP: £38.99Booksplease Price: £30.86Indie Film Producing explains the simple, basic, clear cut role of the independent film producer. Raising funds to do your dream project, producing award-winning films with a low budget, putting name... -
Artist Management for the Music Business: Manage your career in music and manage the music careers of others by Paul Allen
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £37.99Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to... -
Animated Realism: A Behind The Scenes Look at the Animated Documentary Genre Judith Kriger 9780240814391
RRP: £36.99Booksplease Price: £30.86With the development and accessibility of animation tools and techniques, filmmakers are blurring the boundaries between documentary filmmaking and animation. The intimacy, imperfection and charm of... -
Police in the Age of Improvement David Barrie 9780415627771
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69The study of police history in Scotland has largely been neglected. Little is known about the Scottish police's origins, development and character despite growing interest in the machinery of law... -
Getting Started in 3D with Maya: Create a Project from Start to Finish-Model, Texture, Rig, Animate, and Render in Maya by Adam Watkins
RRP: £47.99Booksplease Price: £40.28Deliver professional-level 3D content in no time with this comprehensive guide to 3D animation with Maya. With over 12 years of training experience, plus several award winning students under his... -
Nonlinear Editing Patrick Morris 9780240515649
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £51.69Nonlinear is a buzzword for every broadcaster and facility house worldwide. Systems range from the humble to the exotic, and despite the growing acceptance of the technology, many users, both new and... -
Screen Adaptation: A Scriptwriting Handbook by Kenneth Portnoy
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £51.69Screen Adaptation : A Scriptwriting Handbook, 2nd ed. examines the challenge screenwriters face when adapting novels, plays, and short stories for the screen. Thoroughly updated to include new... -
The Screenwriter's Roadmap: 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Story Neil Landau 9780240820606
RRP: £28.99Booksplease Price: £22.58The screenwriter's GPS for writing a great screenplay!Avoid the wrong turns, dead ends, gaping p(l)otholes, and other obstacles commonly encountered when writing a screenplay. The Screenwriter's... -
Videoconferencing for the Real World: Implementing Effective Visual Communications Systems by John Rhodes
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £49.41"John Rhodes' Videoconferencing for the Real World, is a one of the world's most comprehensive blueprints on the awesome power of videoconferencing."From the Foreword by Brad CaldwellChairman ICIA... -
3ds Max Modeling for Games: Insider's Guide to Game Character, Vehicle, and Environment Modeling: Volume I by Andrew Gahan
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £44.70With 18 years under his belt in the game industry, a key contributor to the MotorStorm series, and the creator of the 3ds Max in Minutes video series (at FocalPress.com), Andrew Gahan delivers the...