Tutorials at Lizard Lounge Graphics : Reference Material

Here are some links to books that I have in my library that you can get from Amazon.com. Maybe you too will find some inspiration from these volumes as I have. You may notice that most of these are not directly related to the creation of computer graphics, but are instead part of where I draw my ideas from. That and looking out the window, or in a cup of tea, or the bubbles rising in a fizzy drink. Enjoy!

Categories include: 

Film Production

Digital Filmmaking 101
by Dale Newton


Independent Feature Film Production
by Gregory Goodell


Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film
by Donald C. Farber, Paul A. Baumgarten, Mark Fleischer


Film Budgeting
by Ralph S. Singleton

Digital Moviemaking, 3nd Edition
by Scott Billups

Film Directing
by Steven Katz

Film Production Management 101
by Deborah S. Patz

Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second Edition
by John Jackman

Producing Great Sound for Digital Video
by Jay Rose

Audio Postproduction for Digital Video
by Jay Rose

American Cinematographer Video Manual 3RD Edition
by Michael Grotticelli (Editor)

Set Lighting Technician's Handbook
by Harry Bo

Computer Graphics

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing 2nd Ed.(The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by Ron Brinkmann

MEL Scripting for Maya Animators (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier

Complete Maya Programming
by David Gould

Maya 6 Killer Tips (Killer Tips)
by Eric Hanson, Kenneth Ibrahim, Alex Nijmeh

Stop Staring
by Jason Osipa

Jim Blinn's Corner (Jim Blinn's Corner Series)
by Jim Blinn

Jim Blinn's Corner Notation, Notation, Notation (Jim Blinn's Corner Series)
by Jim Blinn

Jim Blinn Corner Dirty Pixels (Jim Blinn's Corner Series)
by Jim Blinn

Matchmoving
by Tim Dobbert

Adobe Photoshop for VFX Artists (Paperback)
by Lopsie Schwartz

Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Vol. 1: The Essentials (3rd Edition, Version 6.5) (Paperback)
by Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer

After Effects in Production: A Companion for Creating Motion Graphics (Paperback)
by Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer

General Reference

Personal Enjoyment
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