This book, a publication of the U.S. Department of State, clearly explains what makes the U.S. government uniquely American: the U.S. Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of “checks and balances,” and the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all.
First published in 1994. The media report terrible events. But the academic study of the media is increasingly trivial and lacking in moral seriousness. Media, Culture and Morality examines how this paradoxical situation could have emerged. The author seizes upon the disparity between the enormous production of books in the field and the lack of substantive insights generated. He argues that su…
Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, David Bordwell's and Kristin Thompson's Film Art has been the best-selling and widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. While it continues to provide the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, the eighth edition has been revised be more classroom friendly by introducing film techn…
Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation is packed with information about drawing the human form in a simplified way, for animators, illustrators, character designers and comic artists. It emphasizes simplified structure, balance and posing with sequential images. This book is used by animators at ILM, Walt Disney, Blue Sky, EA and many more. It has been required text at animation schools sinc…
Selama dua dasawarsa terakhir ini, isu tentang kelas menengah semakin mendapat tempat dalam kajian-kajian politik di Indonesia. Meningkatnya perhatian terhadap masalah kelas menengah tampaknya sejalan dengan perkembangan kapitalisme sendiri yang semakin matang di Indonesia. Setelah sebelumnya perhatian lebih banyak dicurahkan untuk mengamati terbentuknya kelas pemodal, maka kini banyak sarjana …
If you want to get to grips with editing, this book sets down, in a simple, uncomplicated way, the fundamental knowledge you will need to make a good edit between two shots. Regardless of what you are editing, the problem of learning how to be a good editor remains the same. This book concentrates on where and how an edit is made and teaches you how to answer the simple question: 'What do I nee…
Sejak kecil, semua manusia pasti sudah diajari menulis. Mulai dari menulis huruf hingga menulis cerita. Mungkin menurut beberapa orang, menulis sangat sederhana seperti kita berbicara. Namun, faktanya untuk dapat menghasilkan karya tulis yang indah, kita harus memiliki banyak ide dan mengerti cara menulis yang baik dan benar. Menulis juga merupakan proses memasukkan kreativitas dan gagasan ke d…
Novel yang berjudul “Surapati” karya Abdoel Moeis merupakan sebuah cerita kisah cinta yang berlatarkan sejarah. Karya sastra dari Abdoel Moeis ini termasuk dalam karya sastra angkatan Balai Pustaka. Adapun ciri khas dari karya sastra angkatan Balai Pustaka, yaitu : 1. Peristiwa yang diceritakan sesuai dengan realitas kehidupan masyarakat. 2. Latar belakang sosial sastra Balai Pustaka um…