You're right. There's no shortage of topic-specific dictionaries out
there -- most of which are sadly out of date. So far we haven't found
a comprehensive dictionary that covers exactly the same ground that
we're after.
For example, most dictionaries that cover computer animation are
written for professionals working in the field (or for students hoping
to enter the field). We want to capture the computer animation terms
that a working professional from some other discipline (director,
producer, cinematographer, accountant, mid-level studio executive,
etc.) might encounter and should understand if they have any hope of
comprehending what the heck the animators are talking about. At the
same time, we'll cover terms from the other aspects of the audiovisual
industry (including film, television, and video games) that those
working in computer animation may come across but not already know.
To do this, we need help from industry experts and amateur enthusiasts
to identify the terms we should include, fact check the definitions we
already have, and help us fill in any remaining gaps as we work
towards completing the first edition of the Hollywords dictionary.
--Richard
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:42:07 GMT, Rowley <industry3dREMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Hmm... seem to remember that McGraw-Hill put out a rather comprehensive
>"Handbook" on Multimedia some years ago (like 10 years ago, got a copy
>of it around here somewhere) - think they also did on A/V too. The
>Multimedia one included a lot of audiovisual information if I remember
>correctly. Probably needs some serious updating.
>
>
>You might want to look around - you might be duplicating a lot of stuff
>that is already out there. Just a suggestion. There are places out there
>that teach stuff like this, you might do some research and see what sort
>of text they use.
>
>Martin
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