Shooting movies without shooting yourself in the foot : becoming a cinematographer / Jack Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Jack (John Douglas), 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cinematography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 349 p. ) ill., ports.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Mass. : Focal Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This text is for all those film enthusiasts who can't get on a professional set or can't undertake studies at an expensive film school. Beginning with fundamental techniques and concepts of cinematography, the author shares his many years of experience with the reader.

Shooting Movies is the book for all those film enthusiasts who can't get on a professional set or can't undertake studies at an expensive film school. The book approaches the subject of cinematography from a "hands-on, in the trenches? viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set. It's a book about learning to shoot a film without making an idiot of yourself and wasting lots of time and money. It's a book about how to take artistic inspiration and make it a reality. A breezy writing style mixed with practical, interactive exercises geared for both film and video give filmmakers the experience they need to take their work to the next level. Beginning with fundamental techniques and concepts of cinematography, the author shares his many years of experience with the reader, imparting invaluable advice and guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls, and more importantly, learn from mistakes. Shooting Movies is the book for all those film enthusiasts who can't get on a professional set or can't undertake studies at an expensive film school. The book approaches the subject of cinematography from a "hands-on, in the trenches? viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set. It's a book about learning to shoot a film without making an idiot of yourself and wasting lots of time and money. It's a book about how to take artistic inspiration and make it a reality. A breezy writing style mixed with practical, interactive exercises geared for both film and video give filmmakers the experience they need to take their work to the next level. Beginning with fundamental techniques and concepts of cinematography, the author shares his many years of experience with the reader, imparting invaluable advice and guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls, and more importantly, learn from mistakes.

Contents:

What is a director of photography?

Realities : preproduction. What's first? ; We're still reading the script ; A few more things to think about ; The shot list ; The crew ; The location ; Selecting a camera ; Selecting lenses ; Selecting film stock ; Selecting a tripod and head ; What everyone else is doing to prepare ; The night before

Realities : production. On time and ready to shoot ; First day/first shot ; Shooting masters ; Close-ups and coverage ; Operating the camera ; Still more composition, or follow the money ; The horror of the 180-degree line ; The good, the bad, and the ugly (but not necessarily in that order) ; Learning the hardware ; Why we light ; Exposure ; Exercise : shooting your project on film

Realities : postproduction. Postproduction : timing and transferring ; Postproduction : putting together a reel

Technicalities. Cameras : black boxes ; Lenses ; The Zen of focusing ; The magic of filters ; Film ; Color temperature ; Using and handling film cameras and lenses ; Using a tripod and head ; The dolly grip ; Laboratory and postproduction processes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613276049

9781136040498

1136040498

9781136040504

1136040501

9781283276047

1283276046

9780240814940

0240814940

OCLC:

761720043