EXPLORING DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (CD INCLUDED)

SUCCESSFUL ANIMATORS- THE ONES WHO LAND THE EXCITING JOBS AND WHO WIN THE INDUSTRY AWARDS- MUST BE MORE THAN SIMPLY A TALENTED ARTIST, A GREAT FILMMAKER, OR A SKILLED TECHNOLOGIST. THEY NEED TO BE ALL THREE! FOR THE FIRST TIME, ASPIRING ANIMATORS AND THOSE IN THE FIELD LOOKING TO MOVE UP HAVE A RESOURCE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THIS ENTIRE SKILL SET WITH EXPLORING DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY. AWARD-WINNING ANIMATOR JASON DONATI EXAMINES SUCH KEY CONCEPTS AS CG DIRECTING, LIGHTING, AND TEXTURING FROM THE THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF ART, FILM, AND TECHNOLOGY. BEGINNING WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION OF ART AND FILMMAKING KNOWLEDGE, THIS GROUNDBREAKING BOOK THEN TRANSLATES KEY PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES- INCLUDING DEPTH OF FIELD, CAMERA BLOCKING, AND THREE-POINT LIGHTING- INTO THE 3D WORLD. THIS UNIQUE APPROACH BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL LIVE-ACTION CINEMATOGRAPHY AND CUTTING-EDGE 3D ANIMATION, GIVING READERS ALL THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO REALIZE THEIR FULL 3D ANIMATION POTENTIAL.