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The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Updated Edition
Author(s): Steven Ascher (Author), Edward Pincus (Author)
- Publisher: Plume
- Publication Date: November 27, 2012
- Edition: Updated
- Language: English
- Print length: 896 pages
- ISBN-10: 0452297281
- ISBN-13: 9780452297289
Book Description
Widely acknowledged as the bible of video and film production, and used in courses around the world,
The Filmmaker’s Handbook is now completely updated with the latest advances. For students and teachers, professionals and novices, this indispensable handbook covers all aspects of movie making.- Techniques for making dramatic features, documentaries, and short videos and films.
- Shooting with video, film, and digital cinema cameras.
- In-depth coverage of lenses, lighting, sound recording, editing, and mixing.
- Understanding HDR, RAW, Log, 4K, UHD, and other formats.
- Learning the business aspects of funding and producing your project.
- Getting your movie shown in theaters, on television, streaming services, and online
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Seminal.”–
The New York Times“Gold-standard technical reference book for filmmakers.”–Boston Globe
“The bible–updated.”–The Independent
“This is an essential book.”–Self-Reliant Filmmaking
“You need this book. Billed as the authoritative guide to filmmaking from fundraising to distribution, the book achieves this in clear, accessible language using current up-to-date information. It’s easy to see why this has become a standard text in many film schools. A gilt-edged investment for aspiring and beginning filmmakers and it would not be out of place in the libraries of experienced professionals either.”–James MacGregor, Netribution.co.uk
“This edition of the book is awesome. I don’t know how you managed it. Such a mass of information so expertly organized and so clearly presented! Amazing.”–Alfred Guzzetti, Professor, Harvard University
“A good mentor provides a sounding board and guidance as you struggle to solve a problem and enables you to become a better filmmaker. This book is a mentor you can count on for thoughtful advice from someone who’s ‘been there and done that.’ Creating a book that is comprehensive, readable and useful – that takes a gift. Very nice work!” – Larry Jordan, award-winning producer and educator
“Anyone who is serious about learning the language and techniques of this art, whether amateur or professional, must have this comprehensive reference.”–Bookviews
“Speaking as a member of the ‘figure it out yourself’ camp, I consider most ‘technical’ reference books to be nothing more than leisure reading. This one is worth its salt. Every page is relevant and fascinating. When I find a chapter that refers to something we’ve done, I realize that every mistake we made was covered, if only we’d thought to read up beforehand.”–Genericfilms.com
“I was thrilled to find your book, which is a gem. No matter what corner of the subject I poked into, looking for cogent explanations, the Handbook passed with flying colors. So please accept my admiration, appreciation and thanks.”–Pat Jackson, Associate Professor, San Francisco State University; Emmy-winning Supervising Sound Editor
