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Digital Filmmaking for Beginners : A Practical Guide to Video Production

ISBN: 9780071791366 | 0071791361

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Pub. Date: 4/2/2012

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Summary Table of Contents

The easy-to-follow, all-in-one guide to creating professional-quality digital video productions Whether you're a film student, aspiring filmmaker, or even a digital video camera owner looking to add polish to your productions, Digital Filmmaking for Beginnerswill give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to launch a filmmaking hobby or career. Author Michael Hughes, a seasoned filmmaker with 40 years' teaching experience, offers clear instruction -- accompanied by online video demonstrations -- to help you quickly learn and master all the... MORE necessary skills for taking your ideas from the page to the screen. With a focus on all technical aspects of video film production, this guide's clear, jargon-free text and hundreds of illustrations show you the best ways to: plan and script projects; set up lighting, microphones and cameras; shoot, edit, and apply postproduction touches; and much more. Learn from a filmmaker/film teacher with 40 years' experience behind the camera and in the classroom Covers all necessary steps in planning, staging, shooting, editing, and packaging digital videos Includes expert recommendations on the best video equipment and software for a wide range of budgets and applications

Discover how to create professional-quality digital videos--faster than you can say "lights, camera, action"

Digital video cameras are everywhere--even on our phones! But cameras don't make great movies; filmmakers do. Written by a seasoned pro with 40 years of teaching experience, Digital Filmmaking for Beginners is your fully illustrated introduction to all technical aspects of digital filmmaking.

Featuring clear, concise instruction--accompanied by online video demonstrations--this comprehensive guide covers the best methods and techniques to plan and script projects; set up lighting, microphones, and cameras; and shoot, edit, and apply postproduction effects and other finishing touches. Whether you're an amateur film buff or an aspiring professional videographer, this is the source for everything you need to bring your ideas from the page to the screen.

Coverage includes:

Best practices to ensure smooth operations in all project phases, from planning to post production
Recommendations on selecting and purchasing cameras, filming gear, and the best editing and effects software to fit your budget and needs
Advice on planning, shooting, editing, and other technical elements
Fully illustrated tutorials on composition, framing, and other visual storytelling techniques
Exclusive bonus online content, including finished video demonstrations of key filmmaking techniques and informative articles

Introduction
Chapter 1. Film and Video: History and Technical
Chapter 2. The Camera
Chapter 3. Picture Composition
Chapter 4. Lenses, Light, and 'Lectricity
Chapter 5. Production Audio
Chapter 6. The Three Stages of Production
Chapter 7. Pre-Production: The Planning Stage
Chapter 8. Production
Chapter 9. Post Production
Chapter 10. That's a Wrap!

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