2008年12月23日発売の新刊一覧

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2008-12-23

Guitar Gods : The 25 Players Who Made Rock History

This book showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll history. Meet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework and changed the rules. Chuck Berry, for example, the first guitar player to jumpstart rock and roll, left audience amazed when he blasted them with his patented intro. A few years later, Jimi Hendrix, inspired in part by Chuck, made a lasting impression on rock and roll in so many ways, leaving us all in a purple haze, and sending guitar players scurrying to take a new look at their instruments. The ripple-like effect of Hendrix continues to this day."Guitar Gods" showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll's long and winding history. All the players profiled in this book entranced fans and their advancements in music left the genre in a different place than when they arrived. Among the featured are Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Kurt Cobain, The Edge, John Frusciante; Jerry Garcia, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, Slash, Pete Townshend, Eddie Van Halen, and Frank Zappa.Enhanced with numerous sidebars on such topics as landmark albums, this volume guides readers to an understanding of the players' early influences, technique and style, equipment, and legacy. Also included are a number of resources for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of rock music: sidebars on related musicians and landmark albums; discographies of seminal and bestselling recordings; a resource guide of recommended print and Web resources; and, a comprehensive index.

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    Get Paid More and Promoted Faster : 21 Great Ways to Get Ahead in Your Career

    This book is for anyone who wants to take full control over his or her career. If you feel that you are deserving of far more than you are receiving today, you are probably right. This book will show you how to get it. The twenty-one ideas you are about to learn will give you a series of practical, proven techniques that you can implement immediately to move upward and onward more rapidly in any company or job.

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      The Lean Forward Moment : Create Compelling Stories for Film, TV, and the Web

      In this groundbreaking book Norman Hollyn outlines his 'Lean Forward Moment Method' of storytelling that applies to all aspects of the film-making process and media production. Whether you are an editor, producer, director, cinematographer or visual effects pro, this book will provide the essential techniques you need to create engaging content that emotionally connects with your audience. The core storytelling techniques in this book, apply equally to all levels and types of film and media projects: feature films, television documentaries, fiction, web-based video games, commercials, event films and much more. As an Associate Professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC and having worked on movie projects with such Hollywood greats at Alan J Pakula, Sidney Lumet and Francis Ford Coppola, Norman Hollyn is uniquely qualified to provide you with the conceptual and practical tools to tell your story effectively. After the initial formative chapters, Norman examines the filmmaking process in its three main areas - preproduction, production and postproduction. Within each area he describes how the Lean Forward method can help with every step of the creative process (setup, scene description, the script, production design, direction, cinematography, editing, opticals and special effects, music and sound). He then brings together the concepts he discusses by providing real world examples from a drama, an action film, a documentary and a commercial. "Norman Hollyn uses the ancient magic of alchemy to reveal the art of making a great film. Writing an outstanding primer on filmmaking, he provides an historical perspective from several iconic movies, revealing the innermost secrets of successful filmmakers. If you want to construct a film, you need this book!" - MARTIN COHEN, President of Post Production, Paramount Pictures. "Norman Hollyn's The Lean Forward Moment speaks volumes about the art and craft of filmmaking. His elegant explanations of editorial choices and creative decisions tell the full story. It is a serious work and it will be a resource for every emerging filmmaker" - IAN CALDERON, Director of Digital Initiatives, Sundance Institute. "Only a film editor, with a career of experience in the cockpit of the cutting room, could so clearly and completely explain how some storytelling efforts succeed and others fail. Fortunately, Norman Hollyn is such an editor, and he has given us the gift of explanation in the richly illustrated The Lean Forward Moment." - BILL KINDER, Editorial and Post Production Director.

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