ABSTRACT

Whether you are working using text, graphics, photography, sound, motion, or video, Multimedia Foundations covers the skills necessary to be an effective modern storyteller.

Presented in full color with hundreds of vibrant illustrations, this book trains readers in the principles and skills common to all forms of digital media production, enabling the creation of successful, engaging content, no matter what tools are used. Chapters feature useful exercises to cement core concepts and help readers develop planning, collaboration, design, and production skills. This third edition has been fully updated and includes new and revised illustrations, updated coverage of digital asset management and media workflows, a completely rewritten chapter on coding for web and mobile media, and new sections on design thinking, inclusive design, color theory, photography composition, interview and B-roll acquisition techniques, and editing stages and postproduction workflows.

Multimedia Foundations is a comprehensive resource for students in fields such as journalism, film production, animation and game design, web and graphic design, and other areas where modern media is produced.

A website with Instructor and Student Resources for this book includes a glossary of terms, chapter PowerPoints, and sample text banks.

part Section 1|32 pages

Multimedia Foundations

chapter Chapter 1|30 pages

Understanding Multimedia

chapter Chapter 2|30 pages

Digital Content and File Management

chapter Chapter 3|29 pages

Project Planning

part Section 2|63 pages

Visual Communications

chapter Chapter 4|28 pages

Elements of Visual Design

chapter Chapter 5|33 pages

Principles of Visual Design

part Section 3|95 pages

Static Media

chapter Chapter 6|28 pages

Text

chapter Chapter 7|27 pages

Graphics

chapter Chapter 8|37 pages

Photography

part Section 4|153 pages

Time-Based Media

chapter Chapter 9|36 pages

Digital Sound and Video Recording

chapter Chapter 10|32 pages

Audio Production

chapter Chapter 11|42 pages

Video Production

chapter Chapter 12|41 pages

Non-Linear Editing

part Section 5|84 pages

Interactive Media

chapter Chapter 13|43 pages

User Interface Design

chapter Chapter 14|38 pages

Coding for Web and Mobile Media