Ebook: The Filmmaker's Handbook: a Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age

An updated edition of the authoritative guide to producing, directing, shooting, editing, and distributing your video or film. Widely acknowledged as the "bible" of video and film production, and used in courses around the world, The Filmmaker's Handbook is now updated with the latest advances in HD and new digital formats. For students and teachers, professionals and novices, this indispensable handbook covers all aspects of movie making. Techniques for making dramatic features, documentaries, corporate, broadcast, and experimental videos and films Shooting with DSLRs, video, film, and digi.;Telling a story of film -- Developing the project -- Introduction to digital systems -- The video camcorder -- The lens -- The digital image -- Film systems and cameras -- The film image -- Shooting the movie -- Sound recording systems -- Sound recording techniques -- Lighting -- Picture and dialogue editing -- Editing digital video -- Sound editing and mixing -- Producing and distributing the movie -- Appendix A.Adjusting a video monitor -- Appendix B. Exposing log and other gammas.