Filming the fantastic : a guide to visual effects cinematography / Mark Sawicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawicki, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cinematography--Special effects.

Cinematography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Mass. : Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post! Shoot the effects you want effectively and creatively the first time. This full-color step-by step guide to visual effects cinematography empowers you to plan out and execute visual effects shots on a budget, without falling into the common pitfall of using high-end computer graphics to "fix it in post,” which can be an expensive, drawn out process. Instead, learn how to put your shots together before you start shooting-whether you're working in digital or film. Learn how to effectively photograph and create miniatures, matte paintings, green screen set ups, crowd replication, digital rear projection, and so much more to create elements that will composite together flawlessly. The main purpose of effects is to promote the story, not just to wow an audience with amazing tricks created digitally. This book describes methods for creating seamless effects that don't call attention to themselves but enhance the scene as a whole. The technical foundations of film and digital capture are given in the introductory chapters of the book, and you are presented with real world scenarios that illustrate these basic concepts in a practical sense. Step-by-step illustrations of photographic element creation empower you to learn how to effectively pre-plan and execute your own visual effects challenges.

Contents:

Introduction to the second edition: new age, old school

- Composition and lighting

Forced perspective

Matte painting

Stop motion

Formats and film

The cineon system

Digital cinema

The moving camera

Blue and green screen

Miniatures vs. computer graphics

So you don't have a million dollars

Big effects, little money

You can't always get what you want

Welcome to the circus

The man behind the curtain.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613169297

9781136066535

1136066535

9781136066542

1136066543

9781283169295

1283169290

9780240814742

0240814746

OCLC:

744636740