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Final Cut Pro 7
Diana Weynand
Peachpit Press
1249 - 8th St., Berkeley, CA 94710
0321635272, $54.99 www.peachpit.com
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7 provides a powerful
reference for any interested in professional video editing, completely
revising instructions for the Pro 7 version and featuring new footage
from TNT's hit show Leverage and more. From basic video editing
techniques to the program's advanced features, each chapter provides a
complete lesson in video editing and finishing and an accompanying DVD-
ROM includes lesson and media files for over 40 hours of training,
making for a 'must' for any student surveying Final Cut Pro 7.
Animation Development from Pitch to Production
David B. Levy
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St., New York NY 10010
9781581156614, $24.95 www.allworth.com
Animation Development from Pitch to Production offers writers and
animation creators a fine survey of the process of creating an
animation, from pushing projects through collaborations and
partnerships to creating a pitch and considering new media platforms.
Any library strong in film and animation development needs this.
A Year of Hitchcock
Jim McDevitt and Eric San Juan
Scarecrow Press Inc.
4501 Forbes Blvd. #200, Lanham, MD 20706
9780810863880 $49.95 www.scarecrowpress.com
A YEAR OF HITCHCOCK is arranged into 52 chronological chapters and
invites readers to spend a year with the director's best works to
appreciate his development. Each film is considered in light of
Hitchcock's career and themes central to his work, offering a focus on
the range of his famous and lesser-publicized films and providing a
key analysis perfect for any college-level film library serious about
Hitchcock's films.
Motion 4
Mark Spencer
Peachpit Press
1249 - 8th St., Berkeley, CA 94710
0321635299, $54.99 www.peachpit.com
APPLE PRO TRAINING SERIES: MOTION 4 shows how to create eight
sophisticated projects including a 3D show promo, a DVD motion menu,
and more using Motion 4's powerful features. Part of the Apple Pro
Training series of self-paced tutorials, MOTION 4 packs in lesson and
media files in a DVD-ROM and provides templates, insights on animation
and motion graphics design, and much more in a fully revised classic
keyed to Motion 4's latest features. A 'must' for any serious about
animation and superior, polished results using Motion 4.
Getting the Money
Jeremy Juuso
Michael Wiese Productions
3940 Laurel Canyon Bl. #1111, Studio City, CA 91604
9781932907643, $26.95, www.mwp.com
Kevin Smith maxed out countless credit cards to get the money he
needed for Clerks. "Getting the Money: A Step-by-Step Guide for
Writing Business Plans for Film" is a guide to not following Smith's
example, and planning out one's finances to get one's movie made
without ruining one's credit rating. For those whose biggest obstacle
to their film career is the almighty dollar, "Getting the Money" is a
must.
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