Brazilian magazines:

http://www.digitaldesigner.com.br/ - Only animation and effects magazine made in Brazil. Very good in quality and content.

http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/ - The most significant magazine published in Brazil.

http://www.add-cdrom.com.br/ - A new national magazine, covers publicity, the making-ofs, etc. Accompanying Cd-rom.

http://www.telaviva.com.br/ - Directed at the markets of TV production and cinema.

Magazines:

http://www.cinefex.com/ - Best magazine about special effects used in the great films of the cinema. With extremely technical and detailed articles.

http://www.cgw.com/ - Computer Graphic World tells you about the different areas where computer graphics are used.

http://www.3dmagazine.net/ - Directed more towards the areas of entertainment, games, movies, rides, etc.

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/ - English magazine, covering art and design done in the computer. Has accompanying Cd-rom.

http://www.animag.com/ - Covers the commercial area of the animation.

http://www.dv.com/ - Technology of digital video.

www.cinematographer.com/magazine - The most known magazine of American movie technique.

http://www.howdesign.com/ - graphic Design, one of the best.

Books in Portuguese:

Filme Publicitário - Teaches everything about film promotion, from knowing your customer, to areas concerned with the finished product, covering the language of the cinema, equipment and materials used in the filming process. The book contains a glossary of technical terms and a basic dictionary. Publisher: Atlas. Authors: Leighton D. Gage / Claudio Meyer.

Manual do Roteiro / Os Exercícios do Roteirista / 4 Roteiros - Brings together all the necessary elements needed to build up a good narrative. Contains great hints for anyone who wants to dominate the art of the script writing. Publisher: Lens. Author: Syd Field.

O Design do Século - Shows one hundred years of design, representing the principal artistic movements of the century and their influence on design. Totally illustrated and divided into categories such as clothing, graphic art, transport, and many more. It contains a glossary of reference terms for design. Publisher: Ática. Author: Michael Tambini.

 

Books in English:

ILM The Art Of Special Effects / ILM Into The Digital Realm - Two books about ILM, talking about their history, their techniques, a little of everything about the largest producer of special effects in the world. Publisher: Del Rey. Author: Thomas G. Smith / Mark Cotta Vaz and Patricia Rose Duignan.

Inside 3D Studio MAX - Series of books in 3 volumes. They show the whole operation of the software, from the most basic resources to the most sophisticated. All the books are accompanied by Cd-rom with meshes to do the exercises. The first part is more generic, the second speaks about modeling and animation and the third volume treatment of animation. However these books only teach how to use the software, they don't touch on the basic theories of animation such as timing, etc. Publisher: New Riders. Several authors.

Character Animation In Depth - Covers all the stages of character animation. From storyboard, through to design, modeling, materials and the setup of character animation. It also speaks about post-production: illumination and rendering. Publisher: Creative Professionals Press. Author: Doug Kelly. Includes Cd-rom.

The Technique Of Lighting For Television And Film - Everything about the lighting of scenes. The book speaks about television and film, but the same concepts can be applied in 3D. It is extremely technical, almost a physics book. It shows the nature of light and how it behaves in the many different situations. Publisher: Focal Press. Author: Gerald Millerson.

The Encyclopedia Of Animation Techniques - A totally illustrated guide showing various animation techniques. It covers animation of cartoons, puppets, cutouts and sand among others. All the steps necessary for each technique are also discussed such as materials, lighting, sets, sound, music, etc. Publisher: Running Press. Author: Richard Taylor.

The books mentioned in this list can be found at http://www.amazon.com/

Festivals and events

www.siggraph.org/s2000 - International event of graphic computation and interactive techniques, the largest of all.

http://www.nab.org/ - Largest world event of television and audio-visual production markets.

http://www.3dshow.com/ - Exhibition of the foremost hardware and software used in the area of computer 3D with many tutorials on animation, special effects, development of games, web design and video as well as other topics, all given by great professionals in the field.

http://www.animamundi.com.br/ - International festival of animation in Brazil. Takes place in July in São Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro.

http://www.set.com.br/ - Broadcast & Cable, the largest software and hardware event for the production of TV and movies in Latin America. Annually in São Paulo each August.