Filmcraft: Costume Design
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
ISBN: 978-0-240-81866-5
Actors often say they only really assume the identity of a character when they have donned the costumes painstakingly tailored by their costume designer. Colleen Atwood, one of the subjects of this volume, went into unbelievable detail to effect authenticity on her costumes for Public Enemies, right down to using vintage clothes and recreating hats from 1930s Chicago. In Nine, she moved to mid-sixties Italy and the world of a Fellini-style film director. That's not to mention the more fantastical designs for Tim Burton films like Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. The attention to detail, imagination, flair and range of these designers will be explored in this volume along with the more practical elements of working with budgets, costume teams, production designers, actors and directors. As well as Atwood, other designers that will be featured include multiple Oscar winner Sandy Powell, Albert Wolsky, Jacqueline Durran, Catherine Martin, Milena Cananero, Alexandra Byrne and Ann Roth... [more]
 The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide:
A Down & Dirty DV Production
Anthony Q. Artis
ISBN: 978-0-240-81487-2
The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide is an easy-read crash course in the ins and outs and hundred little details of creating video works for hire. This ultra-friendly visual field guide for freelance videographers picks up where The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide leaves off and gives you more detailed practical production strategies and solutions not found anywhere else on:
- Marketing videos
- Music videos
- Wedding videos
- Music performance videos
- Live event videos
- Corporate videos...and more!
Covering everything from dealing with clients, production strategies and step-by-step guidance on planning, shooting, lighting and recording the most common video-for-hire genres this book sets out to help you rise above the competition and make more money by doing quality work... [more]
Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film: A Panic-Free Guide
Paula Landry
ISBN: 978-0-240-81664-7
On time and on budget: the Holy Grail for filmmakers.
Budgeting and scheduling are easy in principle but hard in practice. The successful producer has a solid plan for juggling dozens of activities and costs while retaining the flexibility to cope with those inevitable last-minute changes and stay on course.
Other resources look at budgeting and scheduling in isolation; this book is unique in covering the two closely intertwined activities in a single volume. Readers get both topics for the price of one book; competitors cover each topic separately. All the fundamentals of line producing are covered in a quick-reference format and the tips apply no matter what kind of scheduling or budgeting software you're using... [more]
Video Production Handbook,
5th Edition
Jim Owens
Gerald Millerson
ISBN: 978-0-240-52220-3
Video Production Handbook shows the full production process, from inception of idea to final distribution. The book focuses especially on why each step occurs as it does and provides guidance in choosing the simplest methods of creating the shots your students want in their video projects. Concentrating on the techniques and concepts behind the latest equipment, this book demonstrates the fundamental principles needed to create good video content on any kind of budget. Suitable for students and beginning videographers, the new edition of this classic text retains its clarity and directness but has been completely revised and updated... [more]
Shoot on Location: The Logistics of Filming on Location, Whatever Your Budget or Experience
Kathy M. McCurdy
ISBN: 978-0-240-81497-1
You have a strong vision for how your movie should look, but how do they find the perfect spot to shoot and how do they organize the complex logistics of such a shoot once they find that perfect location? In this comprehensive guide, industry veteran Kathy M. McCurdy provides everything needed to get out on location-from how to break down the script, public relations tips for successful location scouting, negotiating with property owners, permitting on public property, how to handle complaints, and even where to put the very unattractive port-a-potties. It also includes samples of all the different necessary forms and contracts and breaks down everything from where to park the trucks to when filmmakers need police on the set. Filled with real-life examples and actual filming situations, Shoot on Location provides everything you need to know from scouting through the wrap...[more]
 Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build: How to Build Your Own Camera Cranes, Car Mounts, Stabilizers, Dollies, and More!
Dan Selakovich
ISBN: 978-0-240-81337-0
"The singular beauty of this book is that Mr. Selakovich has successfully dedicated himself to producing clarity with every page." - Michael Ferris, Camera Operator/DP (Die Hard)
"For filmmakers who like to shoot their films with a mobile camera withough spending a fortune on equipment rentals, this book is a great gift indeed. I highly recommend it for its clarity and common sense." - Kris Malkiewica, Cinematographer/Author
Don't buy or rent your fillm equipment-build it! Construct professional-quality camera rigs on your own with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide and stop wasting your money on overpriced equipment rentals and purchases! Dan Selakovich guides you through the creation of jibs, dollies, cranes, car-mounts, sandbags, tripods, and more...[more]
The Complete Film Production Handbook, 4th Edition
Eve Light Honthaner
ISBN: 978-0-240-81150-5
The Complete Film Production
Handbook is a comprehensive step-by-step guide covering
the essentials of the business, from checklists and sample pre-production
and post production schedules to contracts and company policies
relating to insurance, talent management, and even customs and
immigration details. The book contains all of the many necessary
forms including SAG, DGA, and WGA forms, together with standard
production forms, deal memos, and release forms which are found
both in the book and on the companion CD... [more]
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, 4th Edition
David K. Irving
Peter W. Rea
ISBN: 978-0-240-81174-1
Producing and Directing the Short Film and
Video is the definitive
book on the subject for beginning filmmakers and students. The
book clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction,
production, postproduction, and distribution. Its unique two-fold
approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both producer
and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine
to create a successful short film or video, from script to final
product... [more]
Film Production Management, 3rd Edition
Bastian Cleve
ISBN: 978-0-240-80695-2
Film Production Management will
tell film students in step-by-step detail how to produce a screenplay
and get it onto the big screen. This book will be an indispensable
educational resource for you on a day-to-day basis. This updated
edition remains true to the practical, hands-on approach that has
made previous editions so successful, and has been updated with
revised forms, permits, and budgets applicable to all productions;
contains important information on standards and typical processes
and practices; includes the latest information available on technological
advances such as digital FX; and discusses the impact of the Internet
on filmmaking... [more]
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