The digital filmmaking handbook /

Long, Ben, -1967

The digital filmmaking handbook / Ben Long and sonja Schenk. - xv, 590 p. : ill. (some col.) 24 cm.

10: Production Sound Chapter 11: Editing Hardware 9: Shooting Digital Video Chapter Appendix A: Calibrating your NTSC Monitors Appendix B: About the DVD-ROM Appendix C: Suggested Reading Chapter 12: Preparing to Edit Chapter 13: Editing Chapter 14: Sound Editing Chapter 15: Color Correction Chapter 16: Titling and Simple Composing Chapter 17: Rotoscoping and More Compositing Chapter 18: Outputs Chapter 19: Shooting for Film Chapter 5: Choosing a Camera Chapter 6: Non-linear Editing Software Chapter 7: Lighting and Art Directing Chapter 8: Previsualization Chapter Glossary Index Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Preproduction Chapter 3: Choosing a format Chapter 4: Building a workstation

and Includes a companion DVD with project files, film clips, and all support material for tutorials in the book. Also includes additional video tutorials and essays. Details new output methods, including coverage of DVD authoring details the best hardware and software tools to use teaches digital filmmaking from start to finish-storyboarding and budgeting, to casting, shooting, and finishing The expanded lighting and shooting chapters include new technical information as well as a wealth of new theory. New exercises offer help with everything from writing to special effects, while all of the chapters have been revised to cover the very latest hardware, software, and production workflows. This book will help filmmakers understand the questions to ask so that they can better prepare for and solve the myriad problems throughout the production process. The companion DVD includes project files, film clips, support material for tutorials in the book, and additional video tutorials and essays. This one-stop digital filmmaking resource guides readers from their initial idea to getting a finished project "in the can." It shows how to create shots and effects that are rarely associated with low-budget productions. This reference teaches the fundamental theories and practices filmmakers face regardless of the technology being used. Covers everything from writing and pre-production planning to shootin and post production editing and effects. Features: provides completely updated coverage of digital technology, software, and techniques

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Digital cinematography
Digital video
Video recording

R TR 860 .L85 2006