Digital filmmaking for kids for dummies / by Nick Willoughby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willoughby, Nick, author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital cinematography--Juvenile literature.

Digital cinematography.

Digital cinematography--Amateurs' manuals.

Digital video--Amateurs' manuals.

Digital video.

Video recording--Amateurs' manuals.

Video recording.

Digital video--Editing--Amateurs' manuals.

Digital cinematography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Other Title:

Digital filmmaking for kids

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The easy way for kids to get started with filmmaking If you've been bitten by the filmmaking bug-even if you don't have a background in video or access to fancy equipment-Digital Filmmaking For Kids makes it easy to get up and running with digital filmmaking! This fun and friendly guide walks you through a ton of cool projects that introduce you to all stages of filmmaking. Packed with full-color photos, easy-to-follow instruction, and simple examples, it shows you how to write a script, create a storyboard, pick a set, light a scene, master top-quality sound, frame and shoot, edit, add speci

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Week 1 The Basic Digital Filmmaking Process; Project 0: Getting Started with Digital Filmmaking; The Filmmaking Process; Lights, Camera, What?; A Filmmaker's Tools; Life as a Filmmaker; Project 1: Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Camera; How Does Your Camera Work?; Deciding on a Camera to Use; How to Record and Import Footage; Try It Out Yourself; Project 2: Framing a Great Shot; Learning the Rule of Thirds; Choosing the Right Shot

Project 6: Planning Your Film TrailerCome Up with an Idea; Structure Your Trailer; List the Shots You Want to Shoot; Try It Yourself; Project 7: Shooting Your Trailer; Essentials before Shooting; Directing Your Film; Shooting Tips; Checking Your Shots; Try It Out Yourself; Project 8: Setting the Pace and Mood with Editing; Arranging Your Footage on the Timeline; Adding Music; Adjusting Brightness and Contrast; Adding Titles; Sharing Your Film on YouTube; Week 3 Making a Documentary; Project 9: What Makes a Good Documentary?; What Is a Documentary?; Documentary Film Styles

Picking a Topic for Your DocumentaryStructuring Your Documentary Film; Try It Out Yourself; Project 10: Shooting Your Documentary; Create a Short Summary to Introduce Your Topic; Interviewing Techniques; Recording Clean Sound; Filming Cutaways; Creating the Perfect Ending; Try It Out Yourself; Project 11: Overlaying and Underlaying in Editing; Preparing Your Documentary in the Timeline; Recording a Voiceover; Adding a Voiceover under Your Footage; Adding Footage over Your Interviews; Adding Credits; Week 4 Creating Your First Short Narrative Film; Project 12: Assembling Your Film Crew

Who Can Help?Roles in a Team; Your Role; Building a Team; Try It Out Yourself; Project 13: Telling Your Story; What Makes a Good Story?; Creating Your Characters; Your Story on One Page; Scene Selection; Writing the Script; Writing Dialogue; Project 14: Location Hunting and Props; Finding the Right Locations for Your Film; Do You Have Permission?; Choosing Props and Costumes; Try It Out Yourself; Project 15: Choosing Actors for Your Film; Running Auditions; Rehearsing Your Scenes; Getting the Best from Your Actors; Try It Out Yourself; Project 16: Planning Your Shots with a Storyboard

Create a Storyboard

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119027478

1119027470