Filmmaker's Handbook A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age

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ISBN: 9780452286788

ISBN-10: 0452286786

ISBN-13: 9780452286788

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus

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For the first time since its publication in 1984, "The Filmmaker's Handbook" --the classic volume highlighting the techniques and technologies needed for the creation and production of movies--has been completely revised and updated. Written by filmmakers for filmmakers, this essential text now includes the latest information on digital age filmmaking, where the shifting boundaries between film, video, and computer systems have introduced a wide range of methods and equipment every filmmaker must master to be competitive. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the techniques necessary to make feature, documentary, industrial, and experimental films while detailing the possibilities…

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List price: $25.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 9/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 832
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

STEVEN ASCHERhas 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 PINCUSfounded 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.




Introduction to video and film systems



Before you begin production



The video camcorder



The lens



The video image



The film camera



The film image



Color and filters



The shoot



Sound recording systems



Sound recording techniques



Lighting



Picture and dialogue editing



Editing video



Editing film



Sound editing and mixing



The film laboratory



Film and digital transfers



Producing and distributing the movie



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