Stand-Out Shorts

What is this book about? It's more important to say what it isn't. It isn't a long, technical manual on every aspect of making videos. It's not full of technical jargon and off-putting terminology. Been there, done that. Stand-Out Shorts is a short and sweet guide for absolute beginners who want to make a short video of any kind. These aspiring filmmakers want to pick up the camera and start shooting without having to get a PhD first. This is their indispensable guide along the way. It covers the basics of writing, shooting, budgeting, crews, sound, and scripts. It is the only book that also gives equal coverage to using the Web to network, find resources, and distribute the video and make it climb the charts online. Concise, fun, and easy to read, Stand-Out Shorts omits lengthy chapters and delivers information in bite-size pieces of text, handy reference charts, and fun tools, e.g. schedules that can be used on 24-hour, 7-day, or even "slacker"-style shoots. Upbeat and full of hands-on activities, the emphasis is on getting out there and doing it.

Making movies is no different than any other creative work - don't wait to be told you're good enough, just pick up a camera and start! Use this book to find out the essentials that work for most people, then go ahead and add your own ideas.

Stand-Out Shorts is a distillation of the basics you need to know, packed into a small space. Road-tested by emerging filmmakers like you, this book offers real experience, real interviews and tried and tested ideas and techniques to offer the simplest, most direct way to get started making movies. Loaded with check lists, tools, handy reference charts, this book covers just what you need to know to start: nothing more, nothing less.

Autorentext
Russ Evans is a Film, Video and Multimedia Lecturer, internet broadcasting advisor and freelance writer on video production. Previously a graphic designer, Russ has a degree in fine art and multimedia. Currently he is involved in setting up an internet video site for students to broadcast their work.

Klappentext

What is this book about? It's more important to say what it isn't. It isn't a long, technical manual on every aspect of making videos. It's not full of technical jargon and off-putting terminology. Been there, done that. Stand-Out Shorts is a short and sweet guide for absolute beginners who want to make a short video of any kind. These aspiring filmmakers want to pick up the camera and start shooting without having to get a PhD first. This is their indispensable guide along the way. It covers the basics of writing, shooting, budgeting, crews, sound, and scripts. It is the only book that also gives equal coverage to using the Web to network, find resources, and distribute the video and make it climb the charts online. Concise, fun, and easy to read, Stand-Out Shorts omits lengthy chapters and delivers information in bite-size pieces of text, handy reference charts, and fun tools, e.g. schedules that can be used on 24-hour, 7-day, or even "slacker"-style shoots. Upbeat and full of hands-on activities, the emphasis is on getting out there and doing it.

Zusammenfassung
Featuring interviews, and tried and tested ideas and techniques, this book offers the simplest, most direct way to get started with making movies. It shows you: how to make movies; how to share movies online; what movie to make; and, how to make sure your movie happens.

Inhalt
Essentials Start-Up Course; Skills Short Cuts; Equipment Short Cuts; Short Cuts to Becoming a Filmmaker; Short Cuts to Getting Seen; Ballpark Blueprints; Glossary