Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Description*
Force: Character Design from Life Drawing shows you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and 'PUSH' your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable characters audiences can relate to. 

• Unlock your imagination and put theory into practice with detailed exercises to sharpen your skills
• See how it's done with photographs of models and the characters they inspired
• Use creative life drawing to create original, eye catching characters that audiences can relate to

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time
Character Design from Life Drawing is shelved as Call # NC765 .M376 2008. 

As a book it can be found on Bookstack # - Shelf #. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff. 

About the Author*

Michael D Mattesi is the Director of the Entertainment Art Academy based in Southern California. He has been a professional production artist and instructor for almost 20 years with clients including Disney, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Dreamworks and Nickelodeon.

Global Game Jam

Next Weekend is the Global Game Jam! Campus will be open for 48 hours from Friday 4pm all the way through Sunday at 6pm so you have plenty of time to work with your team on your game!!! 

Find out more about the IADT-Vegas Jam Site.

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Grammar of the Edit

Grammar of the Edit

Description*
Grammar of the Edit allows you to learn the basic "grammar" of editing films and videos in Grammar of the Edit! This book shows you in no uncertain terms (independently of software) what you absolutely need to know to edit your video production. Whether you are just learning how to edit or you need a refresher, this book gives you a basic toolkit to understand the basic terms and the common practices of editing to help create a coherent and meaningful story or visual presentation.

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Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Grammar of the Edit is shelved as Call # TR899 .T49 2009. As a book it can be found on Bookstack 4 - Shelf 10. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff. 

About the Author*

Christopher J. Bowen is a freelance film and video professional who has spent ten years teaching cinematography, film production, and video editing both at Boston University and for corporate clients. Roy Thompson (deceased) was a freelance director and frequently worked as a trainer for the Television Training Centre of Deutsche Welle, Berlin. He worked extensively in Europe, Africa, and Middle and Far Eastern countries.

1,000 Retail Graphics

1,000 Retail Graphics

Description*
1,000 Retail Graphics provides a wealth of graphic design inspiration from a variety of retail businesses, offering designers, retail marketers, and business owners a vast collection of innovative options. The retail industry is one of the most competitive and, as a result, challenging arenas for graphic designers. The expectation for creativity and originality is extremely high, yet the success rate of many retail ventures is quite low—so getting the marketing and branding right is essential for survival. The pages pop with ideas for promotions, signage, tags, advertisements, flyers, bags, logos, and ad premiums such as novelties, giveaways, and more.
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Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

1,000 Retail Graphics is shelved as Call # NK2195 .J43 2009. As a book it can be found on Bookstack # - Shelf #. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff. 

About the Author*

JGA has evolved to become one of the leading design, brand strategy and architectural firms specializing in transactional environments in the U.S. since 1971. Recognized as a Top Ten Retail Design Firm by Interior Design magazine and named winner in a myriad of environmental and graphic design competitions, JGA recent award-winning projects include: Brookstone, Hershey's, Jaguar, The North Face, Godiva Chocolatier, Spencer's and Metropark.

Audio Postproduction for Film and Video

Audio Postproduction for Film and Video

Description*

Audio Postproduction for Film and Video is the resource to make your soundtracks as good as your pictures. This book includes professional audio techniques that can be adapted to desktop post. Specializing in sound after the shoot, this book features many practical examples, cookbook recipes, and tutorials. Audio theory, when necessary, is presented in plain English with plenty of visual analogies.

FAQs, full explanations, and from-the-trenches tips address the complete range of processes from wiring and hardware to testing the final mix. The one-hour audio CD features platform-independent diagnostics, demonstrations, and tutorial tracks. Novices will learn how to improve their soundtrack--even after the actors have gone home. Experienced producers will learn how to solve technical and creative problems quickly.
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Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Audio Postproduction for Film and Video is shelved as Call # TK7881.4 .R67 2009. As a book it can be found on Bookstack 4 - Shelf 8. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.

The Producer's Business Handbook: The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer

The Producer's Business Handbook

Description*
The Producer's Business Handbook: The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer allows you to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business of entertainment and learn to successfully engage in all related aspects of global production and exploitation. You'll learn to create the relationships that the most successful producers have with the various participants in the motion picture industry-this guide provides a global view of how producers direct their relationships with domestic and foreign studios, agencies, attorneys, talent, completion guarantors, banks, and private investors.

You get a thorough orientation to operating production development and single-purpose production companies. You'll also become familiar with the team roles needed to operate these companies, and learn how to attach and direct them. For those outside the US, also included is information on how to produce successful films without government funding. This edition has been updated to include comprehensive information on the internal greenlighting process, government financing, and determining actual cost-of-money. It includes new, simplified project evaluation tools, expediting funding and distribution. Together with its companion website (www.producersbusinesshb.com)--which contains valuable forms and spreadsheets, tutorials, and samples-this handbook presents both instruction and worksheet support to independent producers at all levels of experience. Read More at Amazon

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

The Producer's Business Handbook is shelved as Call # PN1993.5 .U6 2011. As a book it can be found on Bookstack 2 - Shelf 13. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures

Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures

Description*
Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures is for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video. Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This book goes step by step through the process and covers all the workflows you are likely to encounter.
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Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

Item Name is shelved as Call # TR897 .P79 2007. As a book it can be found on Bookstack 4 - Shelf 10. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff. 

About the Author*

An Emmy award-winning sound editor based in Tel Aviv, John Purcell has decades of experience in film, video, and sound editing in the US, Europe, and Middle East. In his current role as a motion picture dialogue editor and sound supervisor, he is responsible for budget development, artistic direction, sound editing and mix preparation. He is often called upon to fix unprofessional or botched sound jobs.Read More at Amazon

The World of Department Stores

The World of Department Stores

Description*
The World of Department Stores is a mecca of inspiration and ideas. When you are working on your presentations or trying to decide how your clothes would best fit in a store, this is the book for you!

The World of Department Stores showcases the great retail palaces—from Harrods to Barneys to Galeries Lafayette—where shoppers spend their day in opulent settings, drifting from cosmetics to shoes, stopping for lunch, the hairdresser, and endless temptations along the way. With photographs and ephemera from all over the world, this lavish book goes beyond in-store extravaganzas to the history of these consumer institutions, the personalities behind them, their vast range of goods, unique architecture, advertising, and associated sociological trends. Read More at Amazon

Where to Find It and Borrowing Time

The World of Department Stores is shelved as Call # HF5461 .W55 2011. As a book it can be found on Bookstack # - Shelf #. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.

About the Author*

Jan Whitaker is an expert on retailing and restaurants, she lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Workshop Series

Workshop Series

Starting Term 1, 2013 the LRC and Student Services have joined forces to bring you a Term Workshop Series. 

Each term, there will be workshops offered on the following general topics:
Break Week: College Success General Tips
Week 3: Career Guidance
Week 4: Computer Skills
Week 5: Financial Aid
Week 6: Communication Skills
Week 7: Industry Speaker

Each Term the specific topics that are actually presented on will change. 

Term 1 topics will be: 
Break Week: Time Management and Organization
Week 3: Resume and Cover Letter Optimization (Jan. 28th, 1-pm, Room 142)
Week 4: Computer Skills: Switching Between Mac's and PCs (Feb 5th, 2-3pm, Room 207)
Week 5: Budgeting and Financial Accounts (Feb 13th, 1-2pm, Room 142)
Week 6: Getting Over Your Nerves - Group Speaking (Feb 21st, 2-3pm, Room 207)
Week 7: Fashion Industry Speaker (Feb 25th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, Room 213)

Workshops are different from lectures because they are more hands on. Each of these Workshops will focus on giving you the skills you need to succeed in college and in your future careers. 

Attending 3 out of the 6 workshops will earn you a coveted IADT-Vegas 8 gigabyte, USB 3.0 Flash Drive - the only 3.0 USB drives offered in the school. USB 3.0 is the newest USB technology featuring faster file transfer speeds meaning you can get your files transferred and get to class on time! 

Feeling The Chill?

Feeling The Chill?

We don't want you to get frozen while you're trying to study! 

Swing by and grab some hot chocolate and a pastry on Tuesday and Wednesday of Finals Week. We will have muffins, fig newtons, and danishes of various flavors. 

See you then!