The best books covering Broadcast Engineering, Automation, Digital Cinema, Digital Signage, Internet & Streaming Video, Radio and more.
Focal Press publishes the most cutting-edge resources Journalism, Media Communication, Media Production, and Radio. Our authors are creative experts with decades of industry experience, and our books provide high-quality content and practical, hands-on information on topics like Broadcast Engineering, Automation, Digital Cinema, Digital Signage, Internet and Streaming Video, and more.
The transition to computer-based technologies and file-based workflows is one of the most significant changes the broadcast and production industry has seen. Media is produced for multiple delivery platforms: Over the Air, Over the Top, large screen displays, cable, satellite, web, digital signage,…
Paperback – 2014-09-11
Focal Press
Whether you want to be in front of the camera, on the microphone, or behind the scenes, Total Sportscasting gives you the skills you’ll need to become successful in this dynamic industry. This book covers everything from performance and production techniques to all aspects of sportscasting,…
Paperback – 2014-07-17
Focal Press
Keith's Radio Station offers a concise and insightful guide to all aspects of radio operations, explaining the functions performed within every professionally managed station. Now in its ninth edition, this book continues its long tradition of guiding readers to a solid understanding of who does…
Paperback – 2014-06-13
Focal Press
This updated edition of Writing for Visual Media will enable you to understand the nature of visual writing that lies behind the content of all visual media. This unique kind of writing must communicate to audiences through content producers, since audiences don’t read the script. Most media…
Paperback – 2014-04-28
Focal Press
The Broadcast Announcing Worktext provides you with the skills, techniques, and procedures necessary to enter this highly competitive field of broadcast performance. Factual information is presented in easy-to-digest modules and projects that encourage active participation. Each chapter concludes…
Paperback – 2013-02-08
Focal Press
Understand the core concepts and skills of multimedia production and digital storytelling using text, graphics, photographs, sound, motion, and video. Then, put it all together using the skills that you have developed for effective project planning, collaboration, visual communication, and graphic…
Paperback – 2012-03-27
Focal Press
The progressive "netroots," fueled by bloggers writing on websites like the Daily Kos and working through online organizations like MoveOn, are on the verge of spearheading a revolution that may well define the coming political era. Still, their purpose, goals, and track record remain largely…
Paperback – 2015-10-01
Routledge
If what is shaping up to be the worst foreign policy disaster in U.S. history has an upside, it is that the current war in Iraq should definitively, permanently settle a handful of critical questions about American conduct in the world. This book provides a list of those questions and even ventures…
Hardback – 2015-10-01
Routledge
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…
Paperback – 2015-09-08
Focal Press
Videojournalism is written for the new generation of "backpack" journalists. The solo videojournalist must find a riveting story; gain access to charismatic characters who can tell their own tales; shoot candid clips; expertly interview the players; record clear, clean sound; write a script with pizzazz; and, finally, edit the material into a piece worthy of five minutes of a viewer's attention. Videojournalism addresses all of these challenges, and more – never losing sight of the main point: telling a great story. Be sure to check out an excerpt from Videojournalism on MasteringFilm!
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