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The Makeup Artist Handbook, 2nd Edition Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre

The Makeup Artist Handbook: Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre, 2nd Edition
Gretchen Davis
Mindy Hall

ISBN: 978-0-240-81894-8

Get professional techniques usually known only by Hollywood makeup artists in this full-color, comprehensive book from accomplished makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall. The two come to you with impressive backgrounds in film and television industries—their projects have included Pearl Harbor, Rent, Stuart Little, and The Nanny Diaries, and Mindy Hall is fresh off her Academy Award win for her work on 2009's Star Trek. This new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook offers even more illustrations to demonstrate techniques visually; fundamentals on topics such as beauty, time periods, black and white film; and up-to-date information on cutting-edge techniques like air brushing makeup for computer-generated movies, makeup effects, mold-making, lighting, and lots of information on how to work effectively in HD... [more]

Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen

Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics
Todd Debreceni
ISBN: 978-0-240-80996-0

In the world of film and theatre, character transformation takes a lot of work, skill, and creativity. Dedicated solely to special effects makeup, this book gives students tips and techniques from a seasoned artist with years of film, TV, and theatrical experience. Special Effects Makeup for Stage and Screen begins with a full discussion of how human anatomy relates to sculpture and continues to show students how various effects are achieved, and takes you through the many genres that need an SFX makeup artist... [more]

Film and Video Courses
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Film Production coures:

  • FilmCraft: Costume Design
  • The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide
  • Voice & Vision
  • Shoot on Location
  • Filmmaking
  • The Complete Film Production Handbook
  • Producing and Directing the Short Film
  • Video Production Handbook
  • Video
  • Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video

TV/Video Production courses:

  • Portable Video
  • Television Production, 15e
  • Video Production Handbook
  • 3D TV and 3D Cinema
  • Corporate Video Production
  • Freelancer's Guide to Corporate Event Design
  • Mastering MultiCamera Techniques
  • Single Camera Video Production
  • The Grip Book
  • Television Sports Production

Media Production courses:

  • Making Media
  • White Space Is Not Your Enemy
  • Introduction to Media Production

Cinematography courses:

  • Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide
  • FilmCraft: Cinematography
  • Filming the Fantastic
  • Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
  • Cinematography
  • DSLR Cinema
  • The Filmmaker's Eye
  • The Camera Assistant's Manual
  • Grammar of the Shot
  • Video Shooter
  • The Visual Story
  • Practical Cinematography

Lighting courses:

  • The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook
  • Set Lighting Technician's Handbook
  • Lighting for Digital Video and Television
  • Motion Picture and Video Lighting
  • Placing Shadows

Screenwriting courses:

  • The Screenwriter's Roadmap: 21 Questions to Building a Successful Screenplay
  • Screenwriter’s Compass
  • Screenwriting Tips, You Hack
  • Writing for Visual Media, 3e
  • Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
  • An Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media
  • Writing the Short Film

Directing courses:

  • FilmCraft: Directing
  • Directors Tell the Story
  • Directing and Producing for Television
  • Directing the Documentary
  • Film Directing Fundamentals
  • Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
  • The Director's Idea
  • Changing Direction

Documentary courses:

  • Documentary Storytelling
  • Directing the Documentary
  • Archival Storytelling
  • The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide

Producing courses:

  • Shoot on Location
  • The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers
  • The Producer's Business Handbook
  • Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video
  • Producing for TV and New Media
  • Filmmakers and Financing

Editing Technique/Theory courses:

  • Avid Editing
  • FilmCraft: Editing
  • The Technique of Film Editing
  • Grammar of the Edit
  • Cutting Rhythms

Production Management courses:

  • FilmCraft: Costume design
  • The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide
  • Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film
  • Video Production Handbook
  • Shoot on Location
  • Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build
  • The Complete Film Production Handbook
  • Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video
  • Film Production Management

Sound for Film and Video courses:

  • Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound
  • Sound for Film and Television
  • Audio Postproduction for Film and Video
  • Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
  • Sound for Digital Video

Makeup courses:

  • The Makeup Artist Handbook
  • Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen
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