Learn how film professionals shape their product. Get a breakdown of scenes and see interviews with filmmakers about their aesthetic approach, workflow, and collaboration style. Analyzing a scene helps new and seasoned filmmakers alike understand the creative and technical decisions of directors and editors. This course provides a rare opportunity to get inside the minds of video storytellers to discuss the filmmaking process—and appreciate how...

"The digital video tools available in Adobe Creative Cloud offer industry-standard applications for project organization, video and audio editing, animation, and final encoding for delivery. This critically acclaimed interactive training program from Adobe Press offers more than 5 hours of exceptional quality high-definition video tutorials to teach the fundamental concepts and features you'll need to use the tools. After the basics are covered, you'll...

To remain relevant and in demand in today's visually driven world, image makers must learn to craft both still photographs and motion in order to attract clients. While there are many similarities between photography and cinematography, there are key aspects of shooting motion-such as sound and camera movement, to name just two-that are uncharted territory for most photographers. In Filmmaking Essentials for Photographers: The Fundamental Principles...

This one-stop digital filmmaking resource will guide you from your initial idea to getting your finished project "in the can." It will show you how to create shots and effects that are rarely associated with low-budget productions. In addition there's a special new chapter on shooting your indie film with a DSLR and an advanced discussion on finishing your film for digital cinema projection. --from companion website

Digital Filmmaking For Kids makes it easy to get up and running with digital filmmaking! This fun and friendly guide walks you through a ton of cool projects that introduce you to all stages of filmmaking. Packed with full-color photos, easy-to-follow instruction, and simple examples.

Experimental Filmmaking emerges out of a deep and abiding love of celluloid and artisanal media practices and a personal exploration of the field of avant-garde and experimental film, animation and video produced since the beginnings of cinema. Although there have been many critical and historical books on the subject, with the exception of zines and hand-published volumes, there has never been a comprehensive instructional manual on experimental...

A detailed recounting of the step-by-step process of the development, production and distribution of three micro-budget feature films with one critical commonality—producer and fifteen-year independent filmmaking veteran Josh Folan. Josh walks the reader through each and every painstaking step of the making of three sub-$250,000 USD films featured in the case study—Ask For Jane, Love Is Dead!, catch 22—while explaining, scrutinizing and contrasting...

Photographers: Expand your creative options and the range of services you can offer to clients by incorporating video and hybrid projects into your skill set. With most current digital cameras and a little training, photographers can start shooting video, quickly expanding their creative options and the range of services they can offer to their clients. In this course, Emmy-winning filmmaker Eduardo Angel helps bridge the gap between photography...

"Discover vital insider tips on producing movies with a micro budget! Covering both tried and true filmmaking techniques as well as insight on marketing, selling, and distributing your film, Raindance Producers' Lab, Second Edition is the ultimate independent filmmaker's guide to producing movies. This edition has been updated to include: fresh features on low-budget, high quality video cameras, including new digital camera options such as DSLRAn...