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Multimedia Foundations

by Vic Costello

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 professionals have developed for effective project planning, multimedia design, and digital content creation. Presented in full color with hundreds of vibrant illustrations, Multimedia Foundations explains the principles and skill sets common to all forms of digital media production, enabling you to create successful, engaging content, no matter what tools you are using. This book focuses on the core concepts of multimedia design that endure over time and that are relevant to all forms of digital artistry. Key words, chapter highlights, and chapter summaries make it easy to identify core concepts of each chapter; Tech talk boxes provide deeper understanding of technical principles; Great Ideas boxes feature great innovations; Flashback boxes offer historical perspectives; and easy-going tone helps you understand how different technologies and design principles relate to one another across disciplines.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?