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Focal Press
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| Parent company |
Taylor & Francis |
| Founded |
1938 |
| Founder |
Andor Kraszna-Kraus |
| Headquarters location |
Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Nonfiction topics |
film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, theatre technology |
| Official website |
www.focalpress.com |
Focal Press is a publisher of media technology books and it is an imprint of Taylor & Francis. It was founded in 1938 by Andor Kraszna-Krausz,[1] a Hungarian photographer who immigrated to England in 1937 and eventually published over 1,200 books on photography. Focal Press was acquired by Taylor & Francis Publishers from Elsevier in July 2012.[citation needed]
References [edit]
- ^ Hannavy, John (2008). "Kraszna-Krausz, Andor (1904-1989)". Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. CRC Press. p. 806. ISBN 0-415-97235-3.
External links [edit]
 Elsevier's Focal Press Launches FilmSkills, The Next Generation of Film Education Jason Tomaric describes FilmSkills from Focal Press. (Video: Business Wire) http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110419006460/en/Elsevier%E2%80%99s-Focal-... |  How To Books on Photography and Shooting Video from Focal Press I stop by the Focal Press booth and speak with Kate about the types of books they carry that are aimed not only at photographers and videographers, but also ... |  Focal Press Launches New Books Featuring Photoshop CS6 Tips, Tutorials This video is the first in a series of CS6 tutorial videos that accompany Martin Evening's new book, Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers. Photoshop CS6 now... |  THE ANIMATOR'S EYE - Francis Glebas & Hans Karl, Focal Press, 2012 'The Animators Eye' is an original animated short film, which was created and directed by Francis Glebas (Fantasia 2000, Piglet's Big Movie, The Lion King, A... |  IDP TV - PhotoPlus 2007 - Focal Press PDN PhotoPlus 2007's official show report continues in the Focal Press booth with an interview featuring Author, Philip Andrews discussing tips from his new ... |  Adobe Photoshop CS5 Hair Masking Buy the book here: http://bit.ly/bjPWR0 Improve your layer mask control to mask hair from complex backgrounds. Martin Evening is author of Adobe Photoshop CS... |  HDR imaging in Photoshop Elements 6 20% OFF ALL FOCAL PRESS BOOKS - Use offer code YT007 at www.focalbookstore.com Mark Galer gives a free lesson in how to create High Dynamic Range images usin... |  Coach Dantonio Press Conference for Purdue. from Focal Point The Spartans enter Purdue weekend looking to go 2 and 0 in November and move to 9 and 1 on the year, one step closer to a big ten championship. Coach Mark Da... |  Adobe Photoshop Elements 9: Replacing a Sky Buy the book http://bit.ly/a3hOxC | Mark Galer shows you how to replace a sky in Adobe Photoshop Elements 9. Mark is author of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Max... |  afterglow | AES Convention 2010 | VintageKing.com VINTAGE KING AUDIO, GEARSLUTZ.COM, STUDIO TRILOGY & FOCAL PRESS hosted the triumphant return of the premier recording industry after party, "afterglow" durin... |
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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Wed, 15 May 2013 06:44:24 -0700
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Focal Press, a leading publisher of media technology books, today announced that “Blogging for Photographers,” written by professional tech blogger and amateur photographer Jolie O'Dell, will be available later this month.
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Hollywood Reporter
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:09:06 -0700
A couple of years ago, we decided to examine the creative potential of 3D, co-authoring Exploring 3D: The New Grammar Stereoscopic Filmmaking (Focal Press 2012), which examines this topic through interviews with filmmakers and case studies. PHOTOS: ...
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HorrorTalk
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:29:34 -0700
There are countless books dedicated to production - including the fantastic FilmCraft series from Focal Press - but very few cater directly to the low-budget or micro-budget community. Anyone seriously considering a career in film production needs to ...
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Hollywood Outbreak
Thu, 02 May 2013 13:17:06 -0700
I have another book with Focal Press called Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production. That book is doing very well and based on that they invited me to do this fifth edition. Michael and I looked at every single section ...
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