"Reading" List

Students thinking of applying to the ETC may be interested in perusing the following lists.  There are more resources than books included!

Books

Digital Illusion: Entertaining The Future With High Technology, Clark Dodsworth, Jr. Editor.

Hamlet On The Holodeck: The Future Of Narrative In Cyberspace, Janet Horowitz Murray.

Joystick Nation: How Video Games Ate Our Quarters, Won Our Hearts, and rewired our minds, J.C. Hertz.

Aristotle’s Poetics (Translated By S. H. Butcher).

The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business A Stage, B. Joseph Pine Ii & James H. Gilmore.

Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud.

 

Motion Pictures
Batman (Starring Michael Keaton)
Blade Runner
Casablanca
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Final Fantasy
The Game
Gladiator
The Godfather (in its entirety)
Ground Hog Day
Hamlet (Laurence Olivier, Maurice Evans, Richard Burton, Mel Gibson versions)
Harry Potter
Independence Day
Magnolia
Monsters, Inc.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Run Lola Run
2001: A Space Odyssey
Shrek
Star Wars: (all four parts)
The Matrix
Timecode
Toy Story 1 & 2
The Wizard of Oz
Tron

Games
The Sims
Ultima Online (or another massively multiplayer game)
Myst

ORGANIZATIONS

SIGGRAPH
Game Developers Conference
Electronic Entertainment Expo
Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
American Film Institute
Directors Guild
Motion Picture Assoc. of America
Producers Guild
Screen Actors Guild
Women in Film
Writer's Guild of America (West)
National Association of Broadcasters
International Game Developers Association

GAME DEVELOPERS

3DO Studio
Accolade
Activision Studios
Adrenalin Entertainment
Angel Studios
The Avalon Hill Game Company
Black Ops Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Broderbund Software
Bungie Software (West)
Capcom Digital Studios
Cavedog Entertainment, Inc.
Crystal Dynamics
Cyclone Studios
Digital Dialect
Dreamworks Interactive
Eidos Interactive USA
Electronic Arts
Empire Interactive
Firaxis Games
Interactive Magic
Interplay Productions
Intense Entertainment
ION Storm
JVC Digital Arts Studio, Inc.
Konami Computer Entertainment America
Lucas Learning Ltd.
LucasArts Entertainment Co.
Maxis, Inc.
Microprose, Inc.
Midway Home Entertainment
Mindscape, Inc.
Neversoft Entertainment
Novalogic, Inc.
Origin Systems
Outrage Entertainment
Particle Systems Ltd
Presto Studios, Inc.
Psygnosis
Pyros Pictures
Ripcord Games
Ronin Entertainment
SegaSoft
Shiny Entertainment Inc.
Sierra On-Line Inc.
Sir-Tech Software
Sony Interactive Studios America
Square USA, Inc.
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Talonsoft
THQ, Inc.
Turbine Entertainment
Visionary Media LLC
Westwood Studios

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

20th Century Fox
American Zoetrope
Artisan Entertainment
LucasFilm Ltd.
MGM Motion Pictures
Miramax
New Line Cinema
October Films
Paramount Motion Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Studios

FILM + BROADCAST STUDIOS

3Name3D
Available Light Ltd.
Banned From The Ranch Entertainment
Blur Studio
Buzz F/X
Cinesite Digital Studios
Click 3X Los Angeles
Computer Cafe Inc.
Computer Film Co., Los Angeles
Delta Tao
Digital Artworks
Digital Domain
Digital Media International
Digital Muse
Dimensional Studios
DreamWorks SKG
Dynamic Design and Imaging
Future-Primitive
Ikonic
Imaginary Forces
Industrial Light & Magic
Kleiser-Walczak Construction Co.
LavaMind
Liquid Pictures
Logicware Inc.
L-Squared Entertainment
Matte World Digital
Method Studios
Metrolight Studios
Metropolis Digital, Inc.
Pixar Animation Studio
Pixel Envy
Pop Rocket., Inc.
Protozoa
Purple Moon
Reality Check Studios, Inc.
Rez.n8 Productions
Ring of Fire Studios
Rhythm & Hues Studios
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Special Designs Animation Studio
Stormfront Studios
Silent Planet
Station X Studios

FILM FESTIVALSs

AFI Los Angeles
Cannes
Chicago
Cinequest
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
Sundance
Dfilm
RESFEST
Ifilm

PUBLICATIONS

3D Artist
Animation World Network
Computer Graphics World
Wired Magazine
MacWorld
Mastering Maya Complete 2
ComputerUser
ZD Net
ComputerEdge
Game Developer
Digital Post Production
DV Magazine
Hollywood Reporter
Variety
VFX Pro

JOBS

The3DJobs
3D Site Jobs

MISC. RESOURCES

Animation
The Gnomon Workshop
Highend3D.com
3DSite
3DArk
Computer Graphics and Animation
Imaging the Imagined
Animation Resources
Plug In Central

Game Resources
Gamasutra
Gameslice
Game Development Central

Production Resources
Back Stage/Back Stage West
Ent. Industry Development Corp. Film Office
Habbycam
Hollywired
Industry Labor Guide
Max Film Pro
Producers Link
Producers Source
SoundFX.com
Telefilm South
Unique Films

HARDWARE

Silicon Graphics
Apple Computer
Hewlett Packard
Dell
Gateway
Intel
Intergraph

SOFTWARE

Developer Tools
Internet.com
DevEdge
Code Guru
WebReference.com

3D
Alias/Wavefront
Acension Technology
Side Effects Software
Lightscape
NewTek
Motion Analysis
RenderMan
Softimage
Virtual Camera
Viewpoint Digital
Paraform

2D
Adobe Systems Inc.
Interactive Effects
Media100
Aura
Macromedia
MetaCreations
Xaos Inc.
Quantel
Discreet Logic
Avid Technologies
Digital Editor Online
Media100
Softimage|DS
Video Toaster
Silicon Grail

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