Filmmaking

Everything you ever wanted to know about making a movie but were afraid to ask ... Lights, camera, action! We all have at least one movie in us, and the amazing and affordable advances in digital technology makes it increasingly easy to make your dream a reality and share it with the world. Filmmaki...

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Main Author: Stoller, Bryan Michael (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]
Edition: 3rd edition.
Series: --For dummies.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Getting Started with Filmmaking
  • So you want to be a filmmaker
  • Genres in general
  • Penning and pitching a great story
  • pt. 2. Gearing up to make your film
  • Scheduling and budgeting your film
  • Financing your film
  • Location, location, location
  • Crewing Up: hiring your crew
  • Assembling your cast of characters
  • Storyboarding your movie
  • pt. 3. Ready to roll: starting production on your movie
  • shooting through the looking glass
  • Let there be lighting!
  • Sound advice: Production sound
  • Directing your actors: ... Action!
  • A Sense of direction: Directing your movie
  • pt. 4. Finishing your movie in post
  • Cut to: editing your movie-shot by shot
  • Posting your movie's soundtrack: adding music and effects to the Mix
  • Conjuring up special effects
  • Giving credit and titles
  • pt. 5. Finding distribution for your movie
  • Distributing your movie
  • Exploring and entering film festivals
  • pt. 6. The part of tens
  • Ten tips for discovering new talent
  • Ten ways to get publicity for your movie
  • Ten ways to avoid Murphy's Law
  • The ten tips for shooting on your smartphone.