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Mojo: The Mobile Journalism Handbook. How to Make Broadcast Videos with an IPhone or IPad
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Ivo Burum, Stephen Quinn

New York; London: Focal Press (2016), xii, 310 pp.

"Mojo: The Mobile Journalism Handbook is the first book devoted specifically to training citizens, journalism students and media professionals to produce professional-quality videos with only a mobile device. As journalism becomes increasingly competitive, students and emerging professionals need a ... more

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Producing and Directing the Short and Film Video
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Peter W. Rea, David K. Irving

New York; London: Focal Press, 5th ed. (2015), xxviii, 468 pp.

"'Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video' is the definitive book on the subject for the serious film student or beginning filmmaker. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both the producer and director, and clearly explains how their separate roles must ... more

Convergent Journalism: An Introduction. Writing and Producing Across Media

Vincent F. Filak (ed.)

Burlington, Mass.; Abingdon, Oxon: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2015), 246 pp.

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A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-Engineers

Skip Pizzi, Graham Jones

New York; London: Focal Press, 4th ed. (2014), 341 pp.

The Business of Media Distribution: Monetizing Film, TV and Video Content in an Online World

Jeff Ulin

New York; London: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2014), 625 pp.

Bloggers Boot Camp: Learning How to Build, Write, and Run a Successful Blog

Charlie White, John Biggs

Burlington, Mass.; Abindon, Oxon: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2014), xix, 183 pp.

"Bloggers Boot Camp shows you how to create and maintain a successful blog in today's world. It teaches you how to find a niche, find your unique voice, and how to hold a conversation with that audience. It provides you with all the right tools appropriate to your content, writing style, and message ... more

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Keith's Radio Station: Broadcast, Internet, and Satellite

John Allen Hendricks, Bruce Mims

Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press, 9th ed. (2014), xxv, 503 pp.

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Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing

Frank Barnas, Ted White

New York; London: Focal Press, 6th ed. (2013), xvi, 339 pp.

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Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories

Josiah Lebowitz, Chris Klug

Burlington, MA: Focal Press (2011), xi, 319 pp.

"Game stories have evolved from the simple kidnapped-girl plot of Donkey Kong to the complex novel-length tales of modern RPGs. In addition, the ability of the player to interact with and affect the story has created many new and different types of stories that are difficult if not impossible to por ... more

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Beyond Powerful Radio: A Communicator's Guide to the Internet Age. News, Talk, Information & Personality for Broadcasting, Podcasting, Internet, Radio

Valerie Geller, Turi Ryder

New York; London: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2011), xvii, 512 pp.

"Beyond Powerful Radio is a complete guide to becoming a powerful broadcast communicator on radio or internet! This how-to cookbook is for broadcasters who want to learn the craft and improve. This practical and easy-to-read book, filled with bullet lists, offers techniques to learn everything from ... more

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Lighting for Digital Video and Television

John Jackman

Burlington, MA; Oxford: Focal Press; Elsevier, 3rd ed. (2010), ix, 261 pp.

"Enhance the visual quality of your motion pictures and digital videos with a solid understanding of lighting fundamentals. This complete course in digital video lighting begins with how the human eye and the camera process light and color, progresses through the basics of equipment and setups, and ... more

Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents

Louise Levison

Burlington: Focal Press, 6th ed. (2010), xiii, 289 pp.

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Sound for Film and Television

Tomlinson Holman

Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 3rd ed. (2010), xiii, 248 pp.

Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker's Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music

Sheila Curran Bernard, Kenn Rabin

Amsterdam; Boston; Amsterdam et al.: Focal Press; Elsevier ScienceDirect (2009), ix, 326 pp.

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Broadcast Journalism: Techniques of Radio and Television News

Andrew Boyd, Peter Stewart, Ray Alexander

Oxford: Focal Press, 6th ed. (2008), xix, 377 pp.

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Online Newsgathering: Research and Reporting for Journalism

Stephen Quinn, Stephen Lamble

Burlington, Mass. et al.: Focal Press (2008), xii, 189 pp.

"Chapter 1 sets the scene for this book, looking in a broad-brush way at how the Internet and related technologies have changed journalism and media. It notes how audiences are fragmenting in an environment of excess information, and considers the boom in online advertising relative to mainstream me ... more

Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films

Sheila Curran Bernard

Amsterdan et al.: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2007), xiv, 379 pp.

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A Face for Radio: Radio Station Planning and Design

Peter Bloomfield, Makr Motl, Vilma Barr

Focal Press (2007), 247 pp.

"This book explains in easy-to-comprehend language the basic concepts of applicable architectural and interior design elements as guidelines for space planning; building infrastructure; layout schemes for offices and technical facilities; colors, materials, and finishes; lighting; and scheduling. A ... more