List of Creative Techniques:

• Imaging
• Multi-Perspective Animation
• Photo-composition
• Nonlinear Video Editing
• Audio Editing
• Technical Illustrations
• Technical Writing
• Copy Writing
• Technical Photography
• Editorial Photography
• Editorial Illustrations
• Editorial Writing
• Commercial Photography
• Graphic Design
• Website Design

Multi-Perspective Animation
Traditional animation involves individual film cells, either hand drawn or photographed and later assembled as a film. While some computer animation techniques mimic this process, a more powerful approach is to model the entire scene in 3-D, allowing the camera perspective to become part of the dynamics of the animation. Panning, zooming, rotation, and "fly by"s can be decided after the scene and its elements' movements have been finished, allowing a single scene to be rendered from multiple perspectives. This not only gives the client more choices in the final look and feel of an animation or multimedia project, it is a more cost-effective solution since the only element that changes is the "camera."

Photo-composition
Creating a new image from a composite of several images. While this was once done manually, digital technology has given this technique new power. Images can be created to look naturally, such as several individual photographed separately composed into a group shot, or creatively to product a specific image.

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Nonlinear Video Editing
Using modern imaging techniques, video can be digitized and manipulated by hardware and software applications to edit scenes, add special effects, composite video and computer generated images, add titles and captions, incorporate audio, and other processes once limited to major film studios and special effect companies.

Audio Editing
Similar to imaging and video editing, what was once an analog process using mixer boards and tape splicing can now be done digitally.  Sound effects, music, voice recordings, and other audio elements can be mixed, leveled, blended, and otherwise manipulated for use in audio, video, animation, and multimedia productions, including web sites. 

Technical Writing
Typically, this type of writing is associated with equipment manuals, research articles, text books, and reports; however, this can be any type of instructive writing and does not have to be "dry" or "boring." Successful newsletters often use technical articles written in an appropriately entertaining manner for the targeted readership, providing information without boring its audience.

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Copy Writing
This is an all-encompassing description of writing that can include text, or "copy," on advertisements, packaging, and promotional material. It generally, but does not necessarily, exclude technical writing and editorial writing.

Technical Photography
The purpose of this type of photography is to show specific events, equipment, processes, or procedures in a clear and realistic manner. Selection of proper film, lighting, and lenses is critical to reducing or eliminating possible distortions of dimensions or relationships.

Editorial Photography
This photography is what is commonly seen in magazines and newspapers.  While the photograph can strictly capture the moment (journalistic) or incorporate creative aspects to produce a particular image (illustrative), it is used to convey information in a non-technical manner. 

Editorial Illustrations
This illustration is what is commonly used in magazines and newspapers such as information graphs, site illustrations, and other illustrations with an informative purpose. While they can be similar to technical illustrations, editorial illustrations usually have little specific technical detail and are more informative instead of instructive. The same illustrations can be considered "advertising illustration" when used to promote a company, product, or event.

Editorial Writing
This form of writing can range from hardcore news journalism to feature writing to opinion pieces to essays. While commonly seen in newspapers and magazines, this style of writing can be used in advertising and promotion.

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