How to use this book

This book is going to work as a more flexible tool than standard reference books. You don’t have to start at the front and work your way through; you can access it anywhere and make the most of what it offers. There are two reasons why it has been arranged like this: first, you may be coming with certain skills already in place and can skip certain sections; second, your idea of what you want to make is different for everyone.

In this sense, it is non-linear, like a ready-access CD or DVD. And just like DVDs, you can make your ‘scene selection’ by looking at the first page of each section to find out how to skip parts and go straight to the chapter you need now. At the start of relevant chapters, a ‘quick start’ section has ...

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