Practical DV Filmmaking
Russell Evans/published by Focal Press
A guide for the complete beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking
provides a practical guide to the process of making
a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development
through to production, post-production and distribution.
Whilst the technical tools you need are fully explained,
the book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout,
illustrating how these tools can be used to achieve
stylistic approaches for innovative filmmaking.
The book assumes no background knowledge in either
technology or filmmaking and is divided into four
key areas:
Development: turn your idea into a
workable script, storyboard and schedule.
Production: develop skills to shoot
original short films and turn a zero-to-low budget
to your advantage.
Post-Production: learn basic editing
techniques to enhance your original idea using iMovie,
Premiere and Director. Free tryout software is included
on the accompanying CD-ROM.
Distribution: set up a website and
use the internet to promote your film. Includes numerous
links to useful websites. Plus top tips for how to
enter a film festival.
Projects enable you to master each
step of the process taking you through different aspects
of filmmaking today. Gradually you will find out where
your strengths lie and how to make the most of them.
The book also encourages stylistic development by
introducing theoretical approaches to filmmaking as
well as a summary of 100 must-see films that demonstrate
the principles of filmmaking. A glossary of terms
plus an appendix of resources make this guide a one-stop
essential handbook to DV filmmaking practice for beginners
and students filmmakers.
Actively encouraging you to further your career the
book investigates how to apply for entrance for film
festivals, while the CD-Rom offers 3 different tryout
versions of editing software; comprehensive lists
of international film courses and festivals; information
on promotion and publicity and how to build a website;
a film budgeting template and interviews with some
of the key figures in the industry today.
Russ Evans is a Film, Video and Multimedia Lecturer,
internet broadcasting advisor and freelance writer
on video production.
Contents
1. An overview of filmmaking: Think big; The filmmaking
process; Low-budget filmmaking.
2. Choosing what to make: Forms and genres; Looking
at your preferences; Investigating other filmmakers.
3. Inside video: What is digital technology?; How video
works; Choosing a camcorder; Operating a camcorder;
Videotape and camcorder safety.
4. Pre-production: Working out a budget; Using the
internet to build a team; Working with other people;
Script and Structure, Visualising a film, Project
1: In-cam edit. Storyboards and further development,
Making a schedule.
5. Production: General guidelines for shooting; Better
looking films, Project 2: Composition. Continuity;
Narrative movies, Project 3: Close-up movie. Working
in non-narrative, Project 4: Non-narrative. Getting
your ideas across, Project 5: Portrait. Sound recording;
Lighting, project
6: Shadows and light.
6. Post-production: Basic guide to editing. Project
7: Compressed film. Editing on paper; Starting to
work in DV editing; Sound in editing, Project 8: Original
sound. Montage, Project 9: Montage sequence. Timecode;
Using DVD; Real-time editing; Working with text, Project
10: Text movie.
7. Using the internet: promotion and profile. Film
on the internet; Video compression; Shooting for the
web; Using broadcasting sites; Building a promotional
website.
8. Distributing and promoting your movie: Distribution;
Promotion: strategies; Promotion: the press pack;
Festivals, competitions and other agencies.
9. Understanding film: Introduction; Basic debates
in film theory; How films work, Types of film.
10. 100 films useful for learning about film. Glossary:
terms used in digital video.
ISBN: 0240516575 Book with CD-ROM
Colour plates: Line Illustrations: 25 Halftones: 31
Measurements: 246 x 189 mm
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20 May 2002
Price: £19.99
|
