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Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)
For a story to be successful, it must come alive on the page. With Description & Setting, writers learn how to make every detail count as they create believable people, places and events. Another book in the popular Write Great Fiction series, this valuable reference: -Shows writers how to master the challenging--and often overlooked--subjects of description and setting -Offers hands-on action-and-results exercises that allow readers to incorporate lessons into their own work -Provides busy writers with accessible information through sidebars, exercises, checklists and more With clear examples from popular fiction and tips for specific genres, bringing a story to life has never been this easy or this fun..
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Acting for Singers: Creating Believable Singing Characters
Written to meet the needs of thousands of students and pre-professional singers participating in production workshops and classes in opera and musical theater, Acting for Singers leads singing performers step by step from the studio or classroom through audition and rehearsals to a successful performance. Using a clear, systematic, positive approach, this practical guide explains how to analyze a script or libretto, shows how to develop a character building on material in the score, and gives the singing performer the tools to act believably. More than just a "how-to" acting book, however, Acting for Singers also addresses the problems of concentration, trust, projection, communication, and the self-doubt that often afflicts singers pursuing the goal of believable performance. Part I establishes the basic principles of acting and singing together, and teaches the reader how to improvise as a key tool to explore and develop characters. Part II teaches the singer how to analyze theatrical work for rehearsing and performing. Using concrete examples from Carmen and West Side Story, and imaginative exercises following each chapter, this text teaches all singers how to be effective singing actors..
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God Said It And Bang! It Happened: The Believable Explanation Of Creation
In this fun and entertaining look at the world and how we came to be, authors Stan Jantz and Bruce Bickel will answer the basic questions about life: Where did I come from? And why am I here? Filled with humor, this creative book is illustraed wiith line drawings from somewhat-crazy-himself autho/illustrator Bill Ross (Hey, That's Not What The Bible Says!) and includes chapters such as: Why Begin at the Beginning? What's the Big Deal about God? Long, Long Ago in a Galaxy Far Away Earth Wind and Fire The Matrix What if God was One of Us? I Want to Live Forever If Creation is True Why Isn't It in School? .
Price: $6.98
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Introduction to 3D Graphics & Animation Using Maya (Graphics Series)
Written for aspiring designers, modelers, animators, texture artist, and those new to 3D graphics, Introduction to 3D Graphics and Animation Using Maya explores the fundamentals of 3D. Using a variety of practical tutorials, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the techniques and theory behind modeling, rendering, UV editing and layout, texturing, lighting, animation, and character animation. And you’ll learn how to use Maya to put your new 3D knowledge into practice. To be a successful modeler, texture artists, or animator, you need to know when and why you should use certain tools and techniques. To help you achieve this, each chapter starts with a bit of theory, and the tutorials have frequent interludes that help explain the “why” behind what you have just done. These “whys” include some important tips on how to use a tool and explain why you used that particular tool. By using these sections, you’ll be able to move beyond just following a 3D recipe, to being able to create your own masterpieces. And at the end of each chapter there are additional practice exercises to challenge you even further. If you want to learn the fundamentals of 3D graphics and find out how to put them into practice using Maya, this is the book for you!.
Price: $30.16
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Programming Believable Characters For Computer Games (Game Development Series)
Computer games have evolved from simple, little programs to major Hollywood-type productions And today's player expectations have kept pace with this evolution - they expect truly believable gaming environments with complex stories, characters, and action. To achieve this quality, developers need to incorporate the most cutting-edge tools and techniques available. Programming Believable Characters for Computer Games is written to provide such a resource. It takes current research in artificial intelligence and games and presents both the concepts and architectures through practical programming examples. The book focuses on the higher-level AI needed to develop interesting and believable, non-player characters that can learn and express emotions. With an emphasis on pathfinding, decision trees, finite-state machines, rule-based systems, and goal-oriented action planning, it addresses the current topics in game development. Throughout the book, programmers work through the step-by-step creation of a 3D animated autonomous character. Each chapter covers the theory of the topic and then applies it through practical hands-on exercises. The creation process works from design, modeling, and animation to the development of the artificial brain, which includes techniques for learning, socializing, communicating, navigating, and adapting to its environment. This is a comprehensive resource that brings current games research into the hands of programmers..
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Satans Ten Most Believable Lies
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Believable Characters: Creating with Enneagrams
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Incredibly Believable!
Ask yourself: Do you feel there are major changes occurring in the world?If the answer is No, you do not need to read this book.But if the answer is Yes, then this book will provide you insights into your feelings, and provide many answers to questions that you did not know whom to ask.Around the world, there has been a lot of talk lately about the major Shift that we, as Mankind, along with Planet Earth, are experiencing. Beyond the well-documented geophysical changes, like major increases in the number of earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and other natural phenomena, there are also major changes in every area of life that affect each and every one of us..
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