Digital Cinematography & Directing

Daniel M. Ablan

238 pages, parution le 07/01/2003

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

[digital] Cinematography and Directing is unlike any other cinematography or directing book you've seen. This book was written entirely for 3D animators. Based on real-world photographic and cinematic principles, it teaches you essential skills and concepts that you can apply to any industry 3D application, such as LightWave 3D, Softimage XSI, 3ds max, CINEMA 4D, Maya, and other leading programs. This book does not focus on using software but rather teaches you how to understand and ue the camera within your 3D application.

Master focal lengths, f-stops, and apertures within your 3D application.
Learn how pre-production planning can guide and enhance your project by applying essential storyboarding techniques.
Use light as not only an illumination source, but as a tool for cinematic storytelling.
Learn how to direct your digital cast with proper staging techniques
And composition perfect for shots up set to angles camera different

Contents

Introduction
The digital Camera
Storyboards
Planning Shots
Lighting
digital Directing
Staging
Lines of Action
Sound
Resolutions, Compression, and Rendering
Editing
Final Thoughts

L'auteur - Daniel M. Ablan

Dan's love of 3D Animation sprang from a job as a corporate video producer for a franchising corporation. Along the way, Dan discovered 3D animation and within a year, had formed his own part-time animation business out of his one-bedroom apartment. Dan Ablan is now president of AGA Digital Studios, Inc., a 3D animation and visual effects company in the Chicago area. AGA Digital has produced 3D visuals for broadcast, corporate, and architectural clients since 1994, as well as post-production services in conjunction with Post Meridian, LLC. Dan has created 3D animations for (most recently) United Airlines, NASA, and Northrup Grumman. In between animation jobs, Dan writes books on the subject. He is the author of 8 best selling international books on 3D animation. Dan is also the founder of 3D Garage.com (www.3dgarage.com), a website dedicated to 3D learning. He has written columns and articles for multiple magazines and has been teaching seminars since 1995 both across the country and at AGA Digital Studios, Inc. Some of the companies Dan has trained include Fox Television, ABC-TV New York City, CBS-TV Indianapolis, WTTW-TV PBS Chicago, and Lockheed Martin. In addition to his daily duties at AGA Digital Studios, Inc., Dan Ablan is also Editor-in-Chief of HDRI 3D Magazine. HDRI 3D is a magazine dedicated to animation and digital imaging.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	New Riders
Auteur(s)	Daniel M. Ablan
Parution	07/01/2003
Nb. de pages	238
Format	20,3 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	570g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780735712584
ISBN13	978-0-7357-1258-4