Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot

Learn from a master! Covering both film and video, this project-driven guide to cinematography gives you an apprenticeship in a book.

Zusatztext "I think this is wonderful book for all of us? jack of all trades? filmmakers out there..In hindsight I am sure my foot wishes I had read this book before I shoot my first feature.? -Dusan Sekulovic! Director"[It] tells the about the reality of filmmaking from a Cinematographer's perspective.his/her thoughts and the thoughts of those on the set! the challenges! and the intellect necessary for learning from mistakes and solving problems.? -Michael A Hofstein! Director of Photography"Finally-An Actual! Working Hollywood Director of Photography Shares his 'Inner-Door' Secrets of the Craft. This is a hard-hitting! no-holds-barred! fantastic 'Shooter's Guide' from a top professional in the Business. Call it-'The 'Hollywood Rules' for Up & Coming Directors-of-Photography'!!? -Dave A. Anselmi: Director! Producer! and Instructor! PracticalMysticProductions.com"Anderson is able to take some very complex concepts and meld them into a easily digestible dose of information that even a reader with little or no knowledge about the topic can easily understand and learn from." -Joey Goodsell! University of Southern Mississippi Informationen zum Autor Jack Anderson Klappentext Approaches the subject of cinematography from a 'hands-on, in the trenches' viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set. Zusammenfassung Learn from a master! Covering both film and video, this project-driven guide to cinematography gives you an apprenticeship in a book. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONPart 1: REALITIES OF PRE-PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 2 WHAT'S FIRST? CHAPTER 3 WE'RE STILL READING THE SCRIPT CHAPTER 4 A FEW MORE THINGS TO THINK OF CHAPTER 5 SHOT LIST CHAPTER 6 CREW CHAPTER 7 LOCATIONS CHAPTER 8 SELECTING A CAMERA CHAPTER 9 SELECTING THE LENS CHAPTER 10 SELECTING FILM STOCK CHAPTER 11 SELECTING A TRIPOD AND HEAD CHAPTER 12 WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING TO PREP CHAPTER 13 THE NIGHT BEFORE Part 2: PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 14 ON TIME AND READY TO SHOOT CHAPTER 15 FIRST DAY/ FIRST SHOT CHAPTER 16 SHOOTING MASTERS CHAPTER 17 CLOSE-UPS AND COVERAGE CHAPTER 18 OPERATING THE CAMERA CHAPTER 19 STILL MORE COMPOSITION or FOLLOW THE MONEYCHAPTER 20 THE HORROR OF THE 180º LINE CHAPTER 21 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Not necessarily in that order)CHAPTER 22 LEARNING THE HARDWARE CHAPTER 23 WHY WE LIGHT CHAPTER 24 EXPOSURE CHAPTER 25 EXERCISE: SHOOTING YOUR PROJECT ON FILM Part 3: POST-PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 26 POST-PRODUCTION: TIMING AND TRANSFERRINGCHAPTER 27 POST-PRODUCTION: PUTTING TOGETHER A REELPart 4: TECHNICALITIESCHAPTER 28 CAMERAS: BLACK BOXES CHAPTER 29 LENSES CHAPTER 30 FILMCHAPTER 31 COLOR TEMPERATURECHAPTER 32 USING AND HANDLING FILM CAMERAS AND LENSESCHAPTER 33 USING A TRIPOD AND HEADCHAPTER 34 THE DOLLY GRIPCHAPTER 35 LABORATORY...

"I think this is wonderful book for all of us” jack of all trades” filmmakers out there..In hindsight I am sure my foot wishes I had read this book before I shoot my first feature.” -Dusan Sekulovic, Director "[It] tells the about the reality of filmmaking from a Cinematographer's perspective.his/her thoughts and the thoughts of those on the set, the challenges, and the intellect necessary for learning from mistakes and solving problems.” -Michael A Hofstein, Director of Photography "Finally-An Actual, Working Hollywood Director of Photography Shares his 'Inner-Door' Secrets of the Craft. This is a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred, fantastic 'Shooter's Guide' from a top professional in the Business. Call it-'The 'Hollywood Rules' for Up & Coming Directors-of-Photography'!!” -Dave A. Anselmi: Director, Producer, and Instructor, PracticalMysticProductions.com "Anderson is able to take some very complex concepts and meld them into a easily digestible dose of information that even a reader with little or no knowledge about the topic can easily understand and learn from." -Joey Goodsell, University of Southern Mississippi

Autorentext

Jack Anderson

Klappentext

Approaches the subject of cinematography from a 'hands-on, in the trenches' viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set.

Inhalt

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Part 1: REALITIES OF PRE-PRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 WHAT'S FIRST? CHAPTER 3 WE'RE STILL READING THE SCRIPT CHAPTER 4 A FEW MORE THINGS TO THINK OF CHAPTER 5 SHOT LIST CHAPTER 6 CREW CHAPTER 7 LOCATIONS CHAPTER 8 SELECTING A CAMERA CHAPTER 9 SELECTING THE LENS CHAPTER 10 SELECTING FILM STOCK CHAPTER 11 SELECTING A TRIPOD AND HEAD CHAPTER 12 WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING TO PREP CHAPTER 13 THE NIGHT BEFORE Part 2: PRODUCTION CHAPTER 14 ON TIME AND READY TO SHOOT CHAPTER 15 FIRST DAY/ FIRST SHOT CHAPTER 16 SHOOTING MASTERS CHAPTER 17 CLOSE-UPS AND COVERAGE CHAPTER 18 OPERATING THE CAMERA CHAPTER 19 STILL MORE COMPOSITION or FOLLOW THE MONEY CHAPTER 20 THE HORROR OF THE 180º LINE CHAPTER 21 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Not necessarily in that order) CHAPTER 22 LEARNING THE HARDWARE CHAPTER 23 WHY WE LIGHT CHAPTER 24 EXPOSURE CHAPTER 25 EXERCISE: SHOOTING YOUR PROJECT ON FILM Part 3: POST-PRODUCTION CHAPTER 26 POST-PRODUCTION: TIMING AND TRANSFERRING CHAPTER 27 POST-PRODUCTION: PUTTING TOGETHER A REEL Part 4: TECHNICALITIES CHAPTER 28 CAMERAS: BLACK BOXES CHAPTER 29 LENSES CHAPTER 30 FILM CHAPTER 31 COLOR TEMPERATURE CHAPTER 32 USING AND HANDLING FILM CAMERAS AND LENSES CHAPTER 33 USING A TRIPOD AND HEAD CHAPTER 34 THE DOLLY GRIP CHAPTER 35 LABORATORY