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DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish
Thanks to the digital revolution, film artists now have a
spectacular array of powerful, new, inexpensive tools for
creative expression through digital film. The once powerful
studios can no longer stifle an artist's creativity. With
the power of the Internet, film artists are finding once
unimaginable ways to distribute their
creations worldwide.
DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish covers all aspects of
the new digital video frontier, for amateurs and
professionals alike--from the nuts and bolts of timecode and
aspect ratio; to framing, lighting, and sound recording; as
well as editing, special effects creation, and distribution.
The book is written for filmmakers at varying experience
levels--taking an integrated approach to media production,
and emphasizing the ways different aspects of the process
work together to create a vital work of digital art:
Hands-on detailed examination of the artistic aspects of
film and video production
Extensive examples use comprehensive step-by-step exercises
for advanced editing techniques
Scenes from successful films illustrate techniques used by
professionals
Includes a collection of professionally shot video clips, so
the user
can read and follow along with sets of structured exercises
Develops a highly refined repertoire of advanced skills in
editing, effects creation, title design, and more
Inspires advanced readers to work with the included clips on
their own and experiment with new ideas
Written for both Mac and PC users and covers advanced uses
of both Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects
Written in an engaging, accessible style, DV Filmmaking
provides a solid foundation of tremendous value to a
beginner, while addressing the fine points of filmmaking
with a level of sophistication, detail, and insight that
even the most worldly director or educator can appreciate.
The author draws upon his years of experience teaching at
the college and graduate level, his extensive professional
background as a media producer, and his unmistakable love of
cinema to create a text that's not only easy to learn from,
but also fun to read.
The freedom of digital video
Digital cinematography
Composing a shot to fit your output medium
Lighting for digital
Shooting for effects
Working with specialized camera mounts
Recording audio
Digital audio production
Nonlinear editing
Digital post facility
Composite images
Still images
Colour correction
The concept of sound design
Sound design, from nuts & bolts to fine tuning
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