The Filmmaker's Handbook A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age

by Ascher, Steven; Pincus, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780452286788
• ISBN10: 0452286786
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

The authoritative guide to funding, preparing, shooting, lighting, editing, finishing and distributing your film or video Widely acknowledged as the "bible " of film and video production and used in courses around the world, this indispensable guide to making movies is now updated with the latest advances in high- definition formats. For students and teachers, the professional and the novice filmmaker, this clear and comprehensive handbook remains the reliable reference to all aspects of moviemaking. bull; Techniques for making narrative, documentary, corporate, experimental and feature films. bull; Working with high-definition and standard-definition digital video formats, including DV, HD, and HDV. bull; Extensive coverage of video editing with the latest nonlinear editing systems. bull; Thorough grounding in lenses, lighting, sound recording, and sound editing. bull; The business aspects of financing and producing movies. Written by filmmakers for filmmakers, this book will give you the skills you need to take your dreams from script to screen.

Author Biography

STEVEN ASCHER has taught filmmaking at Harvard and MIT. His awards include Sundance Grand Jury Prize, a George Foster Peabody Award, and the Prix Italia. He has been nominated for an Oscar.
EDWARD PINCUS founded the film section at MIT and later taught filmmaking at Harvard. His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, and he is the author of the widely used Guide to Filmmaking.

Table of Contents

Introduction to video and film systems	p. 1
Before you begin production	p. 59
The video camcorder	p. 109
The lens	p. 141
The video image	p. 177
The film camera	p. 230
The film image	p. 254
Color and filters	p. 293
The shoot	p. 311
Sound recording systems	p. 368
Sound recording techniques	p. 405
Lighting	p. 443
Picture and dialogue editing	p. 486
Editing video	p. 502
Editing film	p. 587
Sound editing and mixing	p. 625
The film laboratory	p. 658
Film and digital transfers	p. 696
Producing and distributing the movie	p. 726
Adjusting a video monitor
Data rates and storage needs for various digital formats
Depth of field tables
Hyperfocal distance tables
Lens angle/focal length tables
A comparison of running times and formats of 8mm, super 8, 16mm, and 35mm motion picture films
Synching film rushes
Splitting 16mm and 35mm mag tracks prior to the mix
Cement splicing
Conforming film original
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