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"An eye-opening account of life in China's orphanages. Kay Bratt vividly details the conditions and realities faced by Chinese orphans in an easy-to-read manner that draws the reader in to the heart-wrenching moments she has experienced in her work to bring hope to these children."--Dan Cruver, cofounder and director of Together for Adoption

When her family relocated to rural China in 2003, Kay Bratt was thrust into a new world, one where boys were considered more valuable than girls and poverty and the one-child policy had created an epidemic of abandoned infants. As a volunteer at a...

Master what it takes to make your rotoscoping and digital painting blend seamlessly into each shot. Through illustrious four color presentation, the book features step-by-step instruction on the artistic techniques of rotoscoping and digital painting with lessons on:
*Articulate mattes
*Digital paint in moving footage
*Motion tracking
*Advanced rotoscoping and digital paint techniques, and much more

It also features practical insight on the subject and industry, delving into:
*The history and evolution of rotoscoping and the role of the rotoscoper
*A typical day in...

You see them all the time, again and again in film, the bit players and the background players. They populate the small screen as well, in commercials and regular programs. The Other Side of Stardom, by Aimee Bratt, tells the story of one of these omnipresent faces, Aimee herself, who has been in show business for over thirty-five years. Though her main occupation was as an airline stewardess, Aimee has played parts in films from Raging Bull to Presumed Innocent. You may never have known her by name, but in this book you meet this upbeat person with a slew of entertaining tales.

A sheltered son from an intellectual family in Shanghai, Benfu spends 1966 anticipating a promising violinist career and an arranged marriage. On the other side of town lives Pony Boy, a member of a lower-class family but Benfu s best friend all the same. Their futures look different but guaranteed until they re faced with a perilous opportunity to leave a mark on history.

At the announcement of China s Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao s Red Guard members begin their assault, leaving innocent victims in their wake as they surge across the country. With political turmoil at their door,...