With just $5,000 and an idea, Spanx founder Sara Blakely went from selling fax machines door-to-door to launching an apparel company that became a global sensation. With Spanx, she not only invented a product that women around the world now love, but she also reinvented an entire product category. By 2012, her bootstrapping had paid off; she became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
A visual-practical DVD guide to professional beauty and portrait retouching using flexible solutions for a variety of photo retouching jobs, from flawless magazine covers to reality portrait retouching.
In this course, Timothy Sexton, senior retoucher at New York’s Gloss Studio, builds the foundation for mastering the art of fashion retouching. The course begins with a discussion of how to evaluate an image and develop a retouching strategy that dovetails with the client’s needs and the photographer’s vision. Timothy also details an approach to file and layer management that simplifies creating multiple versions of a photo for client approval.
David Attenborough’s ground-breaking exploration of a group of organisms that are vast in number, yet often too small to be noticed: the invertebrates. Thanks to technical innovations in lighting, optics and computerized motion control, the turbulent, super-organized world of insects and invertebrates is finally revealed from the perspective of its extraordinary inhabitants.
Learn the art and science of game design with Will Wright, the mind behind some of the most popular simulation games of all time—SimCity and The Sims. Will teaches you how to design games that empower players and unleash their creativity. You’ll develop a toolset for understanding player psychology, as well as learn Will’s approach to generating and pitching ideas, prototyping, playtesting, and building a community.
How to find a business idea you are truly passionate about and get your first paying customers to prove people need it. How to find a business idea you are truly passionate about and get your first paying customers to prove people need it.
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Chin Na (Qin Na) demonstrates and instructs his techniques up-close and in detail. Chin Na, the art of controlling an opponent through joint locks and acupressure cavities, is an essential part of all Chinese martial styles, and it will be a valuable addition to any other martial system.
Ancient Aliens explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode in this hit History series gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate. Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago?
In 1996, sixteen year-old Damien Nettles went missing after a night out in the small town of Cowes. Nearly two decades later, his body has never been found and no one charged. The big question remains – was Damien murdered? And if so, who was behind his death and disappearance? In a groundbreaking online format spanning eight short episodes, Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared allows audiences to immerse themselves in this mystery. As Alys and Bronagh venture deeper into the Isle of Wight’s dark underbelly, unearthing evidence and sometimes conflicting accounts, audiences are drawn into the twists and turns of their gripping investigation.
On July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which he had been absent for almost a decade. His series of concerts broke all box office records and completely reenergized the career of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. This feature-length concert film crosses the footlights, revealing the legendary singer as a man preparing for an emotional career comeback, the fans who traveled from all over the world for this history-making event…. and the electrifying live performance of the man who gave us rock ‘n’ roll.
Robbie Knievel, 52 and the owner of 20 world records and 350 jumps worldwide, life is uncovered through his personal pursuit of sobriety and the need of continuing his father’s legacy by jumping once again.
Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds. Using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography, and insights from top marine archaeologists, Drain the Oceans delivers penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deepsea world, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks, and amazing natural wonders of the deep.
Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds. Using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography, and insights from top marine archaeologists, Drain the Oceans delivers penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deepsea world, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks, and amazing natural wonders of the deep.
