A 25-year video veteran shares his hard-earned trade secrets! With the advent of digital video cameras, just about anyone can shoot and produce videos for very little money--and here's the book to turn up when digital filmmaking problems that need an instant fix crop up. Written for filmmakers who need the answer NOW, this quick-answer book features more than three hundred 2-5 page solutions that allow even complete neophytes to shoot video like seasoned pros. * How to shoot anything--from models to food--and make it look great * Covers shooting in motion: planes, trains, and autos * A complete lighting bag of tricks
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Preproduction Problems Chapter 2: Production Hardware Solutions Chapter 3: Production Software Solutions Chapter 4: Working with Extras Chapter 5: Using Consumer Digital Cameras Chapter 6: Location Shooting Chapter 7: How to Shoot Sunrises and Sunsets Chapter 8: How to Shoot in a Studio Chapter 9: Specialized Production Challenges: The Creation Process Chapter 10: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Moving Objects Chapter 11: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Locations Chapter 12: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Things Chapter 13: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting People Chapter 14: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Animals Chapter 15: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Food Chapter 16: Location and Studio Lighting Chapter 17: How to Light for Video Conferencing Chapter 18: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Food Chapter 19: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Objects Chapter 20: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Places Chapter 21: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting People Chapter 22: Lighting and Shooting Motorcycles and People Chapter 23: TV Commercials Chapter 24: Human Challenges Chapter 25: Special Effects: Stage Blood, Squibs, and Makeup Chapter 26: Action Videos Chapter 27: Horror Videos Chapter 28: Comedic Videos Chapter 29: Period Videos Chapter 30: Romance Videos Chapter 31: Lingerie, Nudity, and Sex Chapter 32: Audio Challenges Chapter 33: Choosing the Best Microphone Chapter 34: Postproduction Challenges Chapter 35: Character-Generated Graphics Chapter 36: Business Obstacles Chapter 37: Comparisons
MORE THAN 300 INSTANT SOLUTIONS! Here’s where to turn when your digital filmmaking question needs an answer NOW! Want to make digital videos that rival the pros? Have a problem or question that requires an instant fix? This relentlessly practical film-school in a nutshell helps you solve nearly every imaginable issue in digital filmmaking quickly, clearly, and without great expense. Inside, author Chuck Gloman, independent producer, director, and videographer shares the secrets he’s learned in 23 years as a professional filmmaker. THE QUICK-LOOKUP WAY TO PROFESSIONAL VIDEO: Designed to give you answers right away to any kind of question—from what kind of lens to use to how to deal with extraneous noise on the set or talentless actors, 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions gives you a creative answer in a few paragraphs. Organized into more than 300 concise solutions within each stage of production, this book helps you solve shooting, editing, directing, and producing problems from pre- to post-production. It’s quicker than film school— and a lot less expensive! 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions has sections on: * Scripting * Scouting Locations * Permissions * Casting * Cameras * Audio * Lenses * Filters * Models * Affordable Makeup * Affordable Costumes * Shooting on Location * Sex and Nudity * Choreographing Action Sequences * Explosions * Special Effects * Squibs * Horror * Romance * Editing * Permissions * Transport * Permits * Bystanders * Noise * Building Sets * Lighting * Gelling * Electrical * Vehicles in Motion * Aircraft * Underwater * Animals * Hiding Microphones * Maintaining Sync * Dubbing * Mixing * Low-Cost Graphics * Low-Cost Animation * Nonlinear Sound * Editing Shortcuts * Stock Footage * Stock Music * Rental Houses * Copy Guarding * Cheap Dupes * Labeling * Much More!
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Preproduction Problems Chapter 2: Production Hardware Solutions Chapter 3: Production Software Solutions Chapter 4: Working with Extras Chapter 5: Using Consumer Digital Cameras Chapter 6: Location Shooting Chapter 7: How to Shoot Sunrises and Sunsets Chapter 8: How to Shoot in a Studio Chapter 9: Specialized Production Challenges: The Creation Process Chapter 10: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Moving Objects Chapter 11: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Locations Chapter 12: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Things Chapter 13: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting People Chapter 14: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Animals Chapter 15: Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Food Chapter 16: Location and Studio Lighting Chapter 17: How to Light for Video Conferencing Chapter 18: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Food Chapter 19: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Objects Chapter 20: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Places Chapter 21: Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting People Chapter 22: Lighting and Shooting Motorcycles and People Chapter 23: TV Commercials Chapter 24: Human Challenges Chapter 25: Special Effects: Stage Blood, Squibs, and Makeup Chapter 26: Action Videos Chapter 27: Horror Videos Chapter 28: Comedic Videos Chapter 29: Period Videos Chapter 30: Romance Videos Chapter 31: Lingerie, Nudity, and Sex Chapter 32: Audio Challenges Chapter 33: Choosing the Best Microphone Chapter 34: Postproduction Challenges Chapter 35: Character-Generated Graphics Chapter 36: Business Obstacles Chapter 37: Comparisons
MORE THAN 300 INSTANT SOLUTIONS! Here’s where to turn when your digital filmmaking question needs an answer NOW! Want to make digital videos that rival the pros? Have a problem or question that requires an instant fix? This relentlessly practical film-school in a nutshell helps you solve nearly every imaginable issue in digital filmmaking quickly, clearly, and without great expense. Inside, author Chuck Gloman, independent producer, director, and videographer shares the secrets he’s learned in 23 years as a professional filmmaker. THE QUICK-LOOKUP WAY TO PROFESSIONAL VIDEO: Designed to give you answers right away to any kind of question—from what kind of lens to use to how to deal with extraneous noise on the set or talentless actors, 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions gives you a creative answer in a few paragraphs. Organized into more than 300 concise solutions within each stage of production, this book helps you solve shooting, editing, directing, and producing problems from pre- to post-production. It’s quicker than film school— and a lot less expensive! 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions has sections on: * Scripting * Scouting Locations * Permissions * Casting * Cameras * Audio * Lenses * Filters * Models * Affordable Makeup * Affordable Costumes * Shooting on Location * Sex and Nudity * Choreographing Action Sequences * Explosions * Special Effects * Squibs * Horror * Romance * Editing * Permissions * Transport * Permits * Bystanders * Noise * Building Sets * Lighting * Gelling * Electrical * Vehicles in Motion * Aircraft * Underwater * Animals * Hiding Microphones * Maintaining Sync * Dubbing * Mixing * Low-Cost Graphics * Low-Cost Animation * Nonlinear Sound * Editing Shortcuts * Stock Footage * Stock Music * Rental Houses * Copy Guarding * Cheap Dupes * Labeling * Much More!