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Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot Becoming a Cinematographer 1st Edition by Jack Anderson ISBN 0240814932 9780240814933

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Author(s): Jack Anderson
ISBN(s): 9780240814933, 0240814932
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 11.33 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0240814932 
ISBN 13: 9780240814933
Author: Jack Anderson

Shooting Movies is the book for all those film enthusiasts who can’t get on a professional set or can’t undertake studies at an expensive film school. This book approaches the subject of cinematography from a ‘hands-on, in the trenches’ viewpoint, as though the reader were an apprentice on the set. It’s a book about learning to shoot a film without making an idiot of yourself and wasting lots of time and money. It’s a book about how to take artistic inspiration and make it a reality. A breezy writing style mixed with practical, interactive exercises geared for both film and video give filmmakers the experience they need to take their work to the next level. Beginning with fundamental techniques and concepts of cinematography, the author shares his many years of experience with the reader, imparting invaluable advice and guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls, and more importantly, learn from mistakes. This title provides a mentorship-in-a-book approach not found any of the other technical guides to cinematography, using both film and video exercises. It is written for filmmakers working on a budget. Unique exercises throughout the book provide the reader with an interactive experience that will give them a higher level of expertise and will improve the quality of their shooting, lighting, and reel – all on a budget. It helps you learn the realty of filmmaking from the cinematographer’s perspective. Companion website showcases video samples, visual demonstrations of the exercises in the book, and further video explanations of the concepts that are better explained visually.

Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot Becoming a Cinematographer 1st Table of contents:

Part 1: Realities: Preproduction

Chapter 2: What’s First?

  • Reading the script: who’s in it?

  • Don’t worry, be happy: keeping track of it all

  • Who knows where or when?

Chapter 3: We’re Still Reading the Script
Chapter 4: A Few More Things to Think About
Chapter 5: The Shot List
Chapter 6: The Crew
Chapter 7: The Location

Chapter 8: Selecting a Camera

  • Film or digital? That is the question

  • Shutter test

  • Registration test

  • Frame chart

  • ISO test

  • Second camera

  • Accessories

Chapter 9: Selecting Lenses

  • What size filters should I use?

  • How many filters should I use?

  • What kind of polarizer should I use?

  • What can I do about reflections?

  • Can I attach an eyebrow?

  • Should I use donuts?

Chapter 10: Selecting Film Stock
Chapter 11: Selecting a Tripod and Head
Chapter 12: What Everyone Else Is Doing to Prepare
Chapter 13: The Night Before

Part 2: Realities: Production

Chapter 14: On Time and Ready to Shoot

  • Get there early

  • Eat on your own time

  • Call time is not when you show up

  • Quiet on the set

  • Know your place

  • “Dummy up”

  • Behave yourself

Chapter 15: First Day / First Shot
Chapter 16: Shooting Masters
Chapter 17: Close-Ups and Coverage
Chapter 18: Operating the Camera
Chapter 19: Still More Composition, or Follow the Money
Chapter 20: The Horror of the 180-Degree Line
Chapter 21: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (But Not Necessarily in That Order)
Chapter 22: Learning the Hardware
Chapter 23: Why We Light
Chapter 24: Exposure

  • 24B Lighting exercise #2 • direction of light

  • What you should learn from this exercise

  • 24C Lighting exercise #3 • quality of light

  • What you should learn from this exercise

  • 24D Lighting exercise #4 • lighting the face, the great landscape

Chapter 25: Exercise: Shooting Your Project on Film

Part 3: Realities: Postproduction

Chapter 26: Postproduction: Timing and Transferring
Chapter 27: Postproduction: Putting Together a Reel

Part 4: Technicalities

Chapter 28: Cameras: Black Boxes

  • Motion picture camera

  • Gate • shutter • movement

  • Viewing system

  • Front: matte box, iris rods, follow focus

  • Video/electronic: CCD, CMOS, CRT

  • Viewing systems

  • Controls

  • White balance

  • Lens

  • Technical and aesthetic considerations

  • T-stops, exposure relationships

  • ISO, amount of light (d/x versus int)

  • Focus

Chapter 29: Lenses
Chapter 30: The Zen of Focusing
Chapter 31: The Magic of Filters
Chapter 32: Film
Chapter 33: Color Temperature
Chapter 34: Using and Handling Film Cameras and Lenses
Chapter 35: Using a Tripod and Head
Chapter 36: The Dolly Grip
Chapter 37: Laboratory and Postproduction Processes

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