August 14, 2009

Canon VIXIA HD Camcorder Digital Field Guide
Wiley | ISBN: 0470392363 | 2009-05-11 | PDF | 272 pages | 10 Mb
Your Canon VIXIA HD camcorder delivers crisp video and still images with eye-catching, brilliant colors, enabling you to create amazing video works of art. To help you get all that your camcorder has to offer, this convenient, portable guide shows you how to use the various modes, settings, and features, but that’s not all. It also provides an overview of videography fundamentals, then takes you into the field with advice on using sound and light to their best advantage, editing your footage, choosing useful accessories, and more.

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Robert Angell, “Getting into Films and Television: How to Spot the Opportunities and Find the Best Way in (Jobs and Careers)”
Publisher: How to Books 1999-12 | 174 Pages | ISBN: 1857035453 | PDF (OCR from html) | 1.6 MB
Films and television offer a variety of careers. This book provides an introduction to the careers available and offers tips on how to get your foot on the first rung.

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Philip Gillett, “Movie Greats: A Critical Study of Classic Cinema”
Berg Publishers | ISBN: 1845206525 | October 28, 2008 | 256 pages | PDF | ~1 MB
Why are some films regarded as classics, worthy of entry into the canon of film history? Which sorts of films make the cut and why? Movie Greats questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance.
The films examined range across the history of cinema: The Battleship Potemkin, The 39 Steps, Modern Times, Citizen Kane, It’s a Wonderful Life, Black Narcissus, The Night of the Hunter, Lawrence of Arabia, 8 1/2, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, Raging Bull, The Piano and Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

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