In this indispensable guide to digital film-making, leading film-maker, Mike Figgis, offers the reader a step-by-step tutorial in how to use digital technology so as to get the best from it.He outlines the equipment and its uses, and provides an authoritative guide to the shooting process - from working with actors to lighting, framing, and camera movement.He further dispenses wisdom on the editing process and the use of sound and music, all the while establishing a sound aesthetic basis for the digital format.This handbook is essential whether your goal is to make no-budget movies, or simply to put your video camera to more use than just holidays and weddings.
Get inspiration from the CD-ROM and a companion Web site demonstrating examples from several of the projects featured in the book.Apply professional video and film techniques to everyday projects Conduct interviews, set up stages, direct ...
Digital Video in a Snap
Ideal for students studying film and media production and filmmaking newcomers who want to get up to speed quickly, this is an indispensable guide to how the numerous settings on a digital camera can be used to create footage that more ...
This updated edition of Cinema in the Digital Age takes a fresh look at the state of digital cinema.
This comprehensive guide features everything you need to know to make a digital film: from the basics of capturing footage and planning a shoot, to the more advanced aspects of editing and post-production.
This book presents a fresh approach to directing instruction.
This title covers all the essential areas - set-up, capture, editing, sound mixing and print to video.
Accompanying DVD contains additional material on writing and budgeting, film footage for use in the tutorials, and demos of editing and effects applications.
Written specifically for the digital video novice, this comprehensive new edition of Exploring Digital Video blends industry experience with practical and informative instruction to create a state-of-the-art introduction to digital video.
CD contains actual footage from techniques used in the book. Also includes footage from the books projects for readers to see what their finished products should resemble.