Helpful votes received on reviews:
84% (32 of 38)
Location: Hadley, Ma USA
In My Own Words:
A clinical psychologist with a specialty in children and families, Dr. Armstrong is the founder of the Youth Leadership Circle, and one of the founding members of New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, MA. He is also a certified math teacher K-12 in Massachusetts, and a certified Kumon Instructor in math and reading.
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This book gives a very clear description of "who knew what, when," or "who told what, when." The authors convey the excitement of trying to develop contacts within Enron and Arthur Andersen, and how they had to protect their sources. They describe in detail how they broke the story, and how, in 24 days, Enron and Anderson both imploded. I remember reading the original Wall Street Journal articles and being amazed at how the reporters covered the company, even after the media feeding frenzy began three weeks into the implosion. I agree with other reviewers who say the accounting schemes needed to be explained better. Basically, one needs to know the relationship… Read more
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...beginners and intermediates. I found this book very useful, full of technical details and practical information. It covers items from preparing your computer to preproduction (story boards, etc.), editing, using slideshows, sound, titling, and post-production. Information about the technical qualities of digital video cameras was also very helpful. After a year, this book may be out of date, but for right now, I think it will help beginners and intermediates. I found it more useful than Ed Gaskell's The Complete Guide to Digital Video, because Johnson et al. were more practical and direct.
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This is an extremely well produced book, and I am surprised it costs only $25 to $30. I am a rank beginner, and I found it somewhat technical--and it seemed to be aimed at young videographers who want to do commercial work more than householders who will edit their trip to Six Flags. I found the abbreviations and terms somewhat daunting (CCD, chrominance, luminance, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc.) and the technical descriptions also somewhat daunting (ex: how the camera codes Red Green and Blue colors). Later in the book, the author describes cameras, production and post-production in some detail. These were all worthwhile subjects. By the end of the book, however, I was sure that I did not… Read more
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