The Filmmaker's Handbook 2008: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age
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Widely acknowledged as the "bible" of film and video production and used in courses around the world, this indispensable guide to making movies is now updated with the latest advances in high- definition formats. For students and teachers, the professional and the novice filmmaker, this clear and comprehensive handbook remains the reliable reference to all aspects of moviemaking.•Techniques for making narrative, documentary, corporate, experimental and feature films.•Working with high-definition and standard-definition digital video formats, including DV, HD, and HDV.•Extensive coverage of video editing with the latest nonlinear editing systems.•Thorough grounding in lenses, lighting, sound recording, and sound editing.•The business aspects of financing and producing movies.Written by filmmakers for filmmakers, this book will give you the skills you need to take your dreams from script to screen. The Independent THE BIBLE, UPDATED. The Filmmaker's Handbook was first published in 1984 and has been a production bible ever since... Starting with the most fundamental functions of the camera, The Filmmaker's Handbook outlines the processes that create both film and video images and guides the reader through every stage of production—from assembling a crew to delivering a print or broadcast master. Encyclopedic in scope, the book breaks every subject down to its component elements, resulting in a reference work for students and working filmmakers alike.... Provides an invaluable course in both technology and technique.... As independent filmmakers often wear many hats (say, producing, shooting, and editing their own project), The Filmmaker's Handbook is a valuable tool that can prepare them for the problems and challenges unique to every stage of production-digital or analog.
Preface1Introduction to Film and Video Systems12The Film Camera453The Lens764The Film Image1115Color and Filters1516The Video Camcorder1687The Video Image1888Shooting2089Sound Recording Systems24510Sound Recording Techniques27411Lighting30412Picture and Dialogue Editing34613Editing Film36114Editing Video39815Sound Editing44616The Film Laboratory47217Film-Video Transfers51018Producing and Distributing the Movie534App. AAdjusting a Video Monitor567App. BDepth of Field Tables571App. CHyperfocal Distance Table575App. DLens Angle/Focal Length Tables577App. EA Comparison of Running Times and Formats of 8mm, Super 8, 16mm and 35mm Motion Picture Films579App. FA Technique for Synchronizing the Rushes583App. GSplitting 16mm and 35mm Mag Tracks Prior to the Mix585App. HCement Splicing587App. IConforming Film Original591Bibliography593Index599
