Digital film cameras have thrown the artistic doors open to anyone with a modest amount of money, a good eye, and a creative mind, enabling them to make their own polished and sophisticated films. This book analyzes the opportunities in digital moviemaking for both casual hobbyists and those hoping to make a living by working in the field. It offers strategies for getting involved in the business, and detailed, practical advice for learning the necessary skills, marketing oneself and one’s product, making contacts, and building a viable career.

Describes the history of digital photography and suggestions for how to get started in the industry.

Describes the history of podcasting and suggestions for how to get started in the industry.

Describes the history of social networking online and suggestions for how to get started in the industry.

Provides an overview of digital sound careers, including DJs, music producers, and recording engineers, and describes the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to pursue a career in these fields.

A person who understands how to communicate a story or idea through digital media has a very valuable skill in many employers' eyes. Ad companies, film production studios, game designers, and publishers constantly wrestle with ways to appeal to a Web-savvy audience. Understanding the nature of modern storytelling can make young people well equipped for a future career. Readers learn how they can start developing digital storytelling skills now, as a satisfying creative hobby and interest, and how they can use this knowledge to later break into a variety of fields, including journalism, marketing and publicity, playwriting or screenwriting, computer programming, Web development, and more.

Printed books are becoming less common as digital publishing grows and continues to be popular. People are getting more of their information online through blogs, news sites, and social networking resources. In this comprehensive volume, readers can learn how to harness the popularity of digital publishing and turn it into a career. It includes some Quick Tip and Closer Look sidebars throughout for fast reference, covering copyright ownership, creating a resume, success stories of famous bloggers, staying safe online, and more.

Introduces readers to skinning and modding, the practices of modifying the appearance or function of existing software, and suggests ways that these creative activities might lead to a career in web design or game programming.

Highly creative, detail-oriented young people who enjoy visual media may find a satisfying career in multimedia art and animation. Multimedia artists create animation, special effects, and other visual images for a variety of media, including movies, video games, advertising, and the Web. This title discusses the opportunities available to aspiring multimedia creators and the tools of the trade they can begin learning now as a hobby. Readers get helpful advice on developing a body of artistic work and creating a quality portfolio that will help them reach their long-term goals.

This timely and practical guide to blogging includes do-it-yourself projects, points on how to preserve and manage material, and helpful rules to keep in mind while building a career. Students will learn about the blogosphere and the many ways it can be used to gain an audience or readership. They'll also learn how to use vlogs, photoblogs, audio blogs, and map blogs. This book is a thorough investigation into how to build digital skills and use them toward a career in writing.