Digital film

What is the scariest moment in an action horror video game?Is it your first encounter with the Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation? The iconic zombie dog jump scare in Resident Evil or the slow trek through Half-Life 2’s Ravenholm?Fear is personal and enigmatic, so how do developers deliver a memorable horror experience?Beyond Fear: Inside Action Horror Games is an intimate collection of exclusive first-hand interviews that dissect the intentional design choices of the genre’s best and most interesting games. It’s a book about success, failure and lasting impact.John Romero examines DOOM’s overlooked horror. Ken Levine wrestles with how his perfectionism led to mistakes in BioShock, and Half-Life’s Marc Laidlaw confronts the prospect of a career unfulfilled. The contrasting fortunes of Aliens: Colonial Marines and Alien: Isolation are charted by those who lived it. Resident Evil Village star Maggie Robertson celebrates Lady Dimitrescu, plus much more.Nick Akerman peels back the skin of action horror games to reveal emotional stories and the decisions that can make or break the people behind them.

There has never been a definitive answer to what the hardest video game of all time is, until now, that is. Experience a thorough and encompassing journey of challenge in gaming from the genre's infancy in the arcades, the burgeoning home console and computing scene, and through to today's current releases. Spanning four decades, from the early 1980s to the 2020s, get ready for all the history behind tough games, analysis of what makes them so renowned, and learn how to defeat them once and for all.Featuring high-quality original imagery, primary reporting, and exclusive interviews, the Hardest Video Games Ever Made is far more than just a recounting of distinct games of the past. You'll read up on why these design decisions were made straight from the source, whether they were games that originated in the arcades (designed to take as much money as possible), or were trying to be rented from the video store as often as you could afford them. You'll get to see how the ethos of game design has evolved with modern sensibilities as console and computer gaming became more sophisticated and the industry became bigger than ever.It challenges the idea of video game difficulty, the infamous status around some older games, and reevaluates newer releases with the hindsight of everything that came before to deliver a verdict and settle the debate once and for all. Are you ready to get started?

Step inside the world’s most iconic survival horror video game series, Resident Evil, From the eerie halls of the Spencer Mansion to the decaying streets of Raccoon City. From the isolated Spanish mountains to secret underground labs, Resident Evil has reigned supreme for the last 30 years. This book covers every major entry, spin-off, and remake across the long running franchise. Exploring, characters, creatures, and unstoppable bioweapons.Featuring exclusive images, rare promotional material and unseen photographs from fans and collectors worldwide, a book by fans, for fans. Inside, you’ll uncover detailed character bios, timeline breakdowns, and insights drawn from first-hand interviews with leading Resident Evil influencers. Every page celebrates the imagination, desire, and enduring legacy of Capcom’s bestselling survival horror saga.Whether you first faced the shambling undead on the original PlayStation back in 1996 or survived the nightmare years later. This book is the ultimate love letter to the games, the lore, and the fans who continue to keep the flame alive.So, grab that green herb, pick up that shotgun and don’t forget your lockpick.It’s time to enter the world of… RESIDENT EVIL!

Unleash Your Video Stardom! Ready to shine on the world's biggest stage? With YouTube Channels For Dummies, you'll unlock the secrets to creating powerful videos and channels that captivate audiences and propel your brand to stardom. Four renowned experts guide you through every step, from ideation to production, promotion, and monetization. Master video planning, filming, and editing that demand attentionDiscover cutting-edge tech and tools to capture the perfect shotExplore audio and lighting magic to elevate your content's cinematic qualityDevelop a loyal community of engaged fans and customers with YouTube Analytics and learn how to leverage AI to streamline your video planning and scheduling. When you've mastered content creation and built your audience, it's time to build your business. YouTube Channels For Dummies reveals proven strategies for monetizing your channel through: Advertising programsSponsorshipsAnd more monetization and brand opportunitiesWhether you're a bedroom broadcaster, a business looking to reach a global audience, or anywhere in between, this jargon-free guide is your ticket to YouTube superstardom. Get ready to claim your share of the spotlight.

FULLY UPDATED WITH ANOTHER YEAR OF THRILLING, HILARIOUS AND MIND-BENDING VIDEOS!YouTube is home to more than 14 billion videos, many documenting some of the greatest feats of human endeavour and endurance ever recorded. YouTube World Records 2026 is a glorious, interactive celebration of these heroic and often jaw-dropping achievements.Super-powered with on-the-page links to more than 250 amazing videos, YouTube World Records 2026 showcases a host of amazing feats and tricks - including marshmallow catching and ice cream eating, mega-quick drumming and unbelievable basketball slam-dunks. This is the ultimate celebration of the world's greatest records.

THE CON50LE is a comprehensive yet conversational account of 50 years of home video gaming history, leaving no rarely sighted system unturned and providing a chronological account of the evolution of the biggest entertainment medium in the world. From the earliest consoles of the 1970s to the cutting-edge machines of the here and now, a line is drawn from one man’s eureka moment to the multi-billion-dollar global industry of today. All the well-known names and massive-selling consoles are here: the Nintendo Entertainment System, the SEGA Mega Drive, the Atari 2600, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 2. But there’s plenty of room for hardware that many a gamer won’t have heard of before, from Japan-only releases and home computer conversions to ill-advised experiments with VHS and all manner of micro-console magic. Learn about the creators and their inspirations, the games that made the biggest consoles’ eternal reputations, and the failures and flops along the way. Even the consoles that came and went without notable commercial success left a mark, an imprint, on this compelling history – and THE CON50LE unravels it, explains it, one fascinating machine at a time.

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Discover how to create professional-quality digital videos--faster than you can say "lights, camera, action"

Digital video cameras are everywhere--even on our phones! But cameras don't make great movies; filmmakers do. Written by a seasoned pro with 40 years of teaching experience, Digital Filmmaking for Beginners is your fully illustrated introduction to all technical aspects of digital filmmaking.

Featuring clear, concise instruction--accompanied by online video demonstrations--this comprehensive guide covers the best methods and techniques to plan and script projects; set up lighting, microphones, and cameras; and shoot, edit, and apply postproduction effects and other finishing touches. Whether you're an amateur film buff or an aspiring professional videographer, this is the source for everything you need to bring your ideas from the page to the screen.

Coverage includes:

Best practices to ensure smooth operations in all project phases, from planning to post productionRecommendations on selecting and purchasing cameras, filming gear, and the best editing and effects software to fit your budget and needsAdvice on planning, shooting, editing, and other technical elementsFully illustrated tutorials on composition, framing, and other visual storytelling techniquesExclusive bonus online content, including finished video demonstrations of key filmmaking techniques and informative articles

High Dynamic Range Video: Concepts, Technologies and Applications gives an introduction to a full range of topics within the end-to-end HDR video pipeline, covering the issues around capturing HDR and stereo HDR video, such as ghosting and use of legacy LDR systems, how HDR video can be manipulated, including real-time mixing, the very latest designs for HDR displays, HDR video on mobile devices, and the applications of HDR video.

With this book, the reader will gain an overview of the current state-of-the art of HDR video, learn the potential of HDR video to provide a step change to a wide range of imaging applications, and attain the knowledge needed to introduce HDR video in their own applications.

Written by experts who have been actively researching High Dynamic Range Video Covers a full range of topics within the end-to-end HDR video pipeline Provides applications that demonstrate how HDR video can be applied

The rules of entertainment have changed. Last year, the vlogger PewDiePie made more money from his YouTube videos than high profile movie stars such as Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz and Anne Hathaway. And no one knows more about how it works than Robert Kyncl, Chief Business Officer at YouTube.Youtube is the first truly global media platform, reaching 87% of all online adults in the UK. Streampunks not only tells the inside story about who and what we watch on our screens, but also the new ways that students are taught; how minorities are thought of, depicted and treated; how small businesses advertise; the way Hollywood scouts talent and formats its shows; the ways brands advertise; the way music is discovered and consumed; and the way stories are told.This book is for the legions of creative people who want to learn how to become the next youtube stars. It’s for the members of legacy media who want to understand where the future is headed. And it’s for all those who love good storytelling about the people who influence how we are entertained, educated and inspired. Streampunks will the definitive book on Youtube, the new platform changing the face of entertainment.

The academic agenda for studying social media and politics has been somewhat haphazard. Thanks to rapid technological change, a cascade of policy-relevant crises, and sheer scale, we do not have a coherent framework for deciding what questions to ask. This Element articulates such a framework by taking existing literature from media economics and sociology and applying it reflexively, to both the academic agenda and to the specific case of politics on YouTube: the Supply and Demand Framework. The key mechanism, traced over the past century, is the technology of audience measurement. The YouTube audience comes pre-rationalized in the form of Likes, Views and Comments, and is thus unavoidable for all actors involved. The phenomenon of 'radicalization' is best understood as a consequence of accelerated feedback between audiences and creators, radicalizing each other. I use fifteen years of supply and demand data from YouTube to demonstrate how different types of producers respond more or less to this feedback, which in turn structures the ideological distribution of content consumed on the platform. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The academic agenda for studying social media and politics has been somewhat haphazard. Thanks to rapid technological change, a cascade of policy-relevant crises, and sheer scale, we do not have a coherent framework for deciding what questions to ask. This Element articulates such a framework by taking existing literature from media economics and sociology and applying it reflexively, to both the academic agenda and to the specific case of politics on YouTube: the Supply and Demand Framework. The key mechanism, traced over the past century, is the technology of audience measurement. The YouTube audience comes pre-rationalized in the form of Likes, Views and Comments, and is thus unavoidable for all actors involved. The phenomenon of 'radicalization' is best understood as a consequence of accelerated feedback between audiences and creators, radicalizing each other. I use fifteen years of supply and demand data from YouTube to demonstrate how different types of producers respond more or less to this feedback, which in turn structures the ideological distribution of content consumed on the platform. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

It’s time to go over the top!A staple of the gaming industry for over two decades, Call of Duty has carved a relentless, cinematic path through generations of consoles with its mixture of gritty war-time realism and action-packed sci-fi scenarios.With annual releases giving players memorable campaigns and expanding suites of multiplayer options, the games are arguably the definitive first-person shooters of the 21st century. The impact of the series cannot be understated, and is as recognisable to non-gamers as any other pop-culture phenomenon.In this book, trace the history of the series, from humble beginnings as an answer to the Medal of Honor gaming franchise, to global powerhouse that pulls in as much revenue as a Hollywood blockbuster. Whether you’re looking for a realistic World War simulation or a gripping glimpse into future warfare, Call of Duty has it covered. The series has drawn in new fans with its Warzone and Zombies modes as it continues to expand beyond its traditional trappings.This book also looks at the hard-working developers who make it happen, as well as the business dealings that have led to Call of Duty arriving in more homes every single year, including the infamous acquisition of publisher Activision-Blizzard by tech titans Microsoft.Lock and load, people!

Aliens: The Video Games is the first complete history of interactive adventures based on the stunning sci-fi universe of the hit movie series and global multimedia franchise. From intense horror experiences pitting players against unkillable monsters to all-action affairs with armed marines facing off against swarms of acid-for-blood xenomorphs, every official video game version of Aliens is featured.In-depth accounts of each title, from creative processes to critical receptions, are complemented by over 20 all-new interviews with the developers who made these incredibly varied video games.Starting in the early 1980s, Aliens: The Video Games tracks the evolution of Alien games from primitive home computers through every generation of console and onto cutting-edge virtual reality. As well as computer and console games directly based on, or spun out from, the events of the Alien movies and comics, this book explores Predator crossovers, cancelled projects, arcade light-gun shooters, and Alien characters' appearances in other releases.Aliens: The Video Games also covers a range of unlicensed and fan-made games directly based on the movies and related media; games based exclusively on the Predator series; and other experiences wearing unmistakable Alien inspiration proudly on their pixelated sleeves.

When Sony decided to create the original PlayStation over thirty years ago, very few thought that it could go on to match the popular consoles from Sega and Nintendo. The PlayStation didn’t just match them, though; it became one of the greatest video game consoles in history.Many games that were released on the original PlayStation are now iconic. Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid gave us stories that are still exciting and emotional today. Ridge Racer, Wipeout, and Gran Turismo sold people on the power of 3D racing on a console. Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon became two of the most beloved platformer franchises in history. Tomb Raider, of course, was a sensation. The PlayStation didn’t just bring a more ‘adult’ connotation to the medium, it also gave us games that became part of pop culture, games that are still admired, discussed, remastered, and remade for modern consoles now.This book features the details behind the creation of Sony’s original PlayStation and the numerous famous and beloved games that were released on it, via extensive research and interviews. Immerse yourself in the nineties, arguably the most exciting, enterprising era of video games, when 3D on consoles hit the mainstream and iconic characters like Lara Croft and Cloud Strife arrived in unforgettable fashion.

Find your own streaming success with DummiesTwitch For Dummies will get you up to date with Twitch, the breakthrough streaming platform where you can set up a channel, increase your viewership, and find your people. Step-by-step guides and helpful, real-life examples get you ready to go live and, who knows, maybe even earn a little money while having fun online. Check out this new edition for all the details on the new Creator Dashboard interface, streaming in the metaverse, and details you need to know to get the world watching. This handy reference even covers the latest Twitch integrations for streaming from your mobile devices. Community-based entertainment has never been hotter, and Dummies shows you how to get on board. Discover why the streaming platform Twitch is taking the world by stormSet up your first channel, stream gameplay, create highlight reels, and find viewersUnderstand the ad revenue structure so you can earn cash from your streamGet current on going live from the latest console models to Virtual RealityThis is the perfect Dummies guide for new and established Twitch streamers who want to improve their audience and skills.

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he’s given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show, to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show, alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies.Also included are: a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show);practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps, such as Facebook Live and Twitter;nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events, screenshots and gadgets;a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show;advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers;more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content;over 700 links to online case studies, articles, research and background reading.With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs, professionals and students working in journalism, public relations, marketing and digital media, as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home.

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he’s given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show, to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show, alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies.Also included are: a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show);practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps, such as Facebook Live and Twitter;nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events, screenshots and gadgets;a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show;advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers;more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content;over 700 links to online case studies, articles, research and background reading.With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs, professionals and students working in journalism, public relations, marketing and digital media, as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home.

Video games are so much more than just full throttle blasts of gunfights, violence and white-knuckle competition. They can also be beautiful, cosy and even emotionally uplifting journeys too. The ideal escapism after a day you’d sooner forget or the perfect sedative following a particularly stress-filled afternoon.The Most Relaxing Video Games will walk you through a selection of gaming experiences sure to help you unwind. From the familiar warmth of sitting down with a good classic board game (51 of them to be exact) through to the solving of hundreds of puzzles on a mysterious island using nothing but lines, there’s a world of delightfully comforting video games just waiting to sooth your gaming soul.Covering over 50 video games and spanning nearly thirty years, this comprehensive guide includes detailed explanations of every peaceful entry along with full-colour screenshots, standout moments, fascinating facts and of course what it is that makes them such a relaxing alternative. Whether you’re a fan of racers, management sims, puzzles or platformers, there’s something here for everyone.So trade in your firearms for farming gear and punching fists for puzzles. Sit back, get comfy and discover the relaxing side that video games have to offer.

Digital Asset Management: Content Architectures, Project Management, and Creating Order out of Media Chaos is for those who are planning a digital asset management system or interested in becoming digital asset managers. This book explains both the purpose of digital asset management systems and why an organization might need one. The text then walks readers step-by-step through the concerns involved in selecting, staffing, and maintaining a DAM. This book is dedicated to providing you with a solid base in the common concerns, both legal and technical, in launching a complex DAM capable of providing visual search results and workflow options.Containing sample job models, case studies, return on investment models, and quotes from many top digital asset managers, this book provides a detailed resource for the vocabulary and procedures associated with digital asset management. It can even serve as a field guide for system and implementation requirements you may need to consider.This book is not dedicated to the purchase or launch of a DAM; instead it is filled with the information you need in order to examine digital asset management and the challenges presented by the management of visual assets, user rights, and branded materials. It will guide you through justifying the cost for deploying a DAM and how to plan for growth of the system in the future. This book provides the most useful information to those who find themselves in the bewildering position of formulating access control lists, auditing metadata, and consolidating information silos into a very new sort of workplace management tool – the DAM.The author, Elizabeth Ferguson Keathley, is a board member of the DAM Foundation and has chaired both the Human Resources and Education committees. Currently Elizabeth is working with the University of British Columbia and the DAM Foundation to establish the first official certificate program for Digital Asset Managers. She has written, taught, and been actively a part of conferences related to the arrangement, description, preservation and access of information for over ten years. Her ongoing exploration of digital asset management and its relationship to user needs can be followed at her homepage for Atlanta Metadata Authority : atlantametadata.com.

Digital Video Concepts, Methods, and Metrics: Quality, Compression, Performance, and Power Trade-off Analysis is a concise reference for professionals in a wide range of applications and vocations. It focuses on giving the reader mastery over the concepts, methods and metrics of digital video coding, so that readers have sufficient understanding to choose and tune coding parameters for optimum results that would suit their particular needs for quality, compression, speed and power.The practical aspects are many: Uploading video to the Internet is only the beginning of a trend where a consumer controls video quality and speed by trading off various other factors. Open source and proprietary applications such as video e-mail, private party content generation, editing and archiving, and cloud asset management would give further control to the end-user.Digital video is frequently compressed and coded for easier storage and transmission. This process involves visual quality loss due to typical data compression techniques and requires use of high performance computing systems. A careful balance between the amount of compression, the visual quality loss and the coding speed is necessary to keep the total system cost down, while delivering a good user experience for various video applications. At the same time, power consumption optimizations are also essential to get the job done on inexpensive consumer platforms.Trade-offs can be made among these factors, and relevant considerations are particularly important in resource-constrained low power devices. To better understand the trade-offs this book discusses a comprehensive set of engineering principles, strategies, methods and metrics. It also exposes readers to approaches on how to differentiate and rank video coding solutions.

Apple''s video-editing program is better than ever, but it still doesn’t have a printed guide to help you get started. That''s where this gorgeous, full-color book comes in. You get clear explanations of iMovie''s impressive new features, like instant rendering, storyboarding, and one-step special effects. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller also give you a complete course in film editing and DVD design.

Edit video like the pros. Import raw footage, add transitions, and use iMovie’s newly restored, intuitive timeline editor.Create stunning trailers. Design Hollywood-style "Coming Attractions!" previews for your movies.Share your film. Distribute your movie in a variety of places—on smartphones, Apple TV, your own site, and with one-click exports to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and MobileMe.Make DVDs. Design the menus, titles, and layout for your DVDs, and burn them to disc.

This book covers version 9 of Apple''s iMovie software.

Apple''s video-editing program is better than ever, but it still doesn’t have a printed guide to help you get started. That''s where this gorgeous, full-color book comes in. You get clear explanations of iMovie''s impressive new features, like instant rendering, storyboarding, and one-step special effects. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller also give you a complete course in film editing and DVD design.

Edit video like the pros. Import raw footage, add transitions, and use iMovie’s newly restored, intuitive timeline editor.Create stunning trailers. Design Hollywood-style "Coming Attractions!" previews for your movies.Share your film. Distribute your movie in a variety of places—on smartphones, Apple TV, your own site, and with one-click exports to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and MobileMe.Make DVDs. Design the menus, titles, and layout for your DVDs, and burn them to disc.

This book covers version 9 of Apple''s iMovie software.

Apple's video-editing program is better than ever, but it still doesn't have a printed guide to help you get started. That's where this gorgeous, full-color book comes in. You get clear explanations of iMovie's impressive new features, like instant rendering, storyboarding, and one-step special effects. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller also give you a complete course in film editing and DVD design. * Edit video like the pros. Import raw footage, add transitions, and use iMovie's newly restored, intuitive timeline editor. * Create stunning trailers. Design Hollywood-style "Coming Attractions!" previews for your movies. * Share your film. Distribute your movie in a variety of places-on smartphones, Apple TV, your own site, and with one-click exports to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and MobileMe. * Make DVDs. Design the menus, titles, and layout for your DVDs, and burn them to disc.