Film is a powerful medium. Successful filmmakers possess the passion to visually tell a story that will affect people's emotions, make them see things differently, help them discover new ideas, or just create an escape for them.
Whether you love the experience of being enthralled by movies or the excitement, challenge, and magic of making the movie yourself, Filmmaking For Dummies is your primer to creating a respectable product. For the seasoned professional, this friendly reference can inspire you with fresh ideas - before you embark on your next big flick. Get ready to roll with expert information on
Defining the difference between independent and studio films
Knowing what genre fits your fancy
Finding perfect locations
Storyboarding your film
Directing the action
Giving credit and titles
Written from the author's 30 years of hands-on work as a writer, producer, and film director, Filmmaking For Dummies carries you through from screenplay to distribution, with lots of experience-packed insight into
Writing or finding a screenplay
Raising financing for your film
Budgeting and scheduling your film
Hiring the right actors and crew
Planning, shooting, and directing your film
Putting your film together in the editing room
Finding a distributor to get your film in from of an audience
Entering (and maybe even winning) film festivals
Taking into account the advent of digital technology, author Bryan Michael Stoller focuses on creative elements that apply to both film and video production. He also points our technical differences and notes the many similarities between traditional and newer age making of motion pictures - all in a fun and engaging way that'll have you shooting for the stars!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT:
I JUST STARTED DOING THE FILMMAKING THING, AND THIS BOOK WILL ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS
GREAT!!!:
If you want to learn filmmaking, buy this book. Filmmaking is too simple a process for universities and professors, to make a mess of (and they do). I absolutely loved this book and would give this book as gifts to filmmakers, etc. This book is in leymans terms, telling the reader what they need to know straight out. No games, no guess work, no tests... Get this book!!!
Great Book, a little long.:
This is a great book. A little too long for my taste, but it covers all subjects in general in the filmmaking business. I will recommend it to anyone who wants to have a big picture of the hole filmmaking process.
Excellent refrence book!:
I recommend this book to anyone who doesn't read in a linear sequence. I tend to skip around in books to get the info I need and the way this book is formatted, it allows me to effeciently get the answers I want without any missed beats. Stoller effectively breaks down every aspect, from pre, principal photography, budget breakdown, contracting, scouting, editing, post to distribution and much more. For filmmakers, no matter what your budget or title(s), this book saves you money, time and a lot of... more info
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