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Author: Adam Leipzig, Barry Weiss, Michael Goldman
Filmmaking in Action Your Guide to the Skills and Craft 1st Edition Table of contents:
Chapter 1 The Big Picture
Why Make a Film?
Action Steps: Getting Started—What You Need to Make a Short Film Right Now
Three Filmmaking Principles
Collaboration
Emphasis on Story and Character
Problem Solving
Six Filmmaking Viewpoints
Producer
Writer
Director
Editor
Image and Sound Crew
The Audience
The Filmmaking Path
Producer Smarts: Congratulations, You Are a Movie Producer!
How Do I . . .: Get My First Movie Made?
Business Smarts: Taking Care of Business
Filmmaker’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 1 Essentials
Key Terms
Part 1 Concept and Preparation
Chapter 2 Start with the Script
Where Do Ideas Come From?
Original Ideas
Action Steps: Brainstorming Ideas
Source Material
Intellectual Property
Rights and Title
Fair Use
Theme, Story, and Character
“It’s about Someone Who…”
Structure
Action Steps: How to Avoid Writing a Bad Student Film
Writing and Screenplay Formats
Action Steps: How to Get Started Writing Your Script
Development
Developing Your Script
The Studio Development Cycle
How Do I . . .: Respond to Script Notes?
Business Smarts: A Writer’s Contract
Producer Smarts: How to Work with the Writer
Writer’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 2 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 3 Directing
The Director’s Role
Producer Smarts: Producer and Director, a Working Relationship
Seeing Your Project through a Director’s Eyes
Getting the Script and Working It
Action Steps: How to Mark Up Your Script
Casting Actors
Action Steps: The Audition Process
Selecting Department Heads
Business Smarts: Agents, Managers, and Lawyers
Planning and Visualizing the Shoot
Planning the Shoot
Visualizing the Shoot
On the Set
How Do I . . .: Set the Tone On-Set?
Different Styles of Aesthetics and Leadership
Working On-Set
Action Steps: How to Work with Actors
Supporting Positions
Working the Movie You Just Shot
Finishing the Movie
“Final” Cut
Director’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 3 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 4 Conceptualization and Design
The Principles of Design
Design Composition Elements
Mise-en-Scène
Tech Talk: Color Theory in Design
Action Steps: Choosing a Color Palette
How Do I . . .: Use Design to Tell a Story?
Design Plan
Action Steps: Design Analysis
Research and References
Locations
Producer Smarts: Dumpster Diving
Sets
Tech Talk: Common Set Structures
Previsualization
Sketches and Storyboards
Digital Previs
Tech Talk: Digital Storyboard Tools
Designer’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 4 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 5 Production Planning and Management
Management Overview
Business Smarts: Business, Insurance, and Legal Requirements
Scheduling
Script Breakdown
Shooting Schedule
Action Steps: Be Prepared
Budgeting
Budget Document
Be Resourceful
How Do I . . .: Manage My Production’s Details?
Producer Smarts: Finding Funding
Action Steps: Planning Crew Meals on a Tight Budget
UPM’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 5 Essentials
Key Terms
Part 2 Image and Sound
Chapter 6 Camera Skills
Your Screen Is Your Canvas
Aspect Ratios and Formats
Action Steps: Shooting for Multiple Formats
Special Formats: 3D Stereoscopic and Giant Screen
Producer Smarts: Creative Discussion about the Look of the Film
Image Capture Media and Machines
Tech Talk: What Are You Seeing?
Digital Cameras
How Digital Cameras Work
Types of Digital Cameras
How Do I . . .: Prepare the Camera?
Action Steps: Using Your Digital Camera
Film
Film Formats and Film Stock
How Film and Film Cameras Work
Action Steps: Using a Film Camera
Lenses
Action Steps: Taking Care of Your Camera and Lenses
Tech Talk: Go Negative!
Focal Length
Focus
Key Factors: Aperture and Shutter Angle
Depth of Field
Action Steps: Rack Focus and Depth of Field
Supporting and Moving the Camera
Business Smarts: The “Camera Package”
Camera Pro’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 6 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 7 Telling the Story with the Camera
Basic Shots
Long Shots
Medium Shots
Close Shots
Camera Angles: How You View the Scene
Action Steps: Low-Budget Dutch Angle Trick
Action Steps: Dirty vs. Clean
Composition
What Is Good Composition?
Producer Smarts: Composition Outside the Frame
Action Steps: Shooting People and Objects
Composition in the Moving Frame
Composition and Lenses
Action Steps: Low-Budget Hacks to Make Your Student Film Look High Budget
Creating Images for Continuity
How to Shoot a Scene
Don’t Cross the Line!
Eyelines, Visual Effects, and Animation
How Do I . . .: Motivate the Camera?
Business Marts: How Many Shots Do You Need?
Cinematographer’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 7 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Lighting Skills
Qualities of Light
Shadows and Contrast
Directional and Diffused Lighting
Measuring Lighting
Exposure
Approaches to Exposure
Elements of Exposure
Exposure in Action
Action Steps: Solving Exposure Problems
Color
Color Temperature
White Balance
Lighting Gear
Action Steps: Lighting Safety First!
Lighting Instruments
Exterior Lights
Interior Lights
Tech Talk: Don’t Blow That Circuit!
How Do I . . .: Light with Minimal Tools?
Business Smarts: Renting Lights
Mounting Equipment
Producer Smarts: How Much Is Enough?
Diffusers, Gels, Filters, and Cookies
Lighting Pro’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 8 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 9 Telling the Story through Lighting
Style, Planning, and Preparation
Action Steps: Planning the Lighting
How Do I . . .: Light for Mood?
Three-Point Lighting
Action Steps: How to Set Up Three-Point Lighting
The Lighting Ratio
Continuity and Your Lighting Triangle
How Much Light?
Adjusting the Lights
Producer Smarts: How Long Will Setups Take?
Outdoor Lighting
Adjusting for Weather and Time of Day
Practical Outdoor Setups
Indoor Lighting
Lighting Diagrams
Practical Indoor Setups
Special Lighting Situations
Low Light and Mixed Light
Skin-Tone Variations
Lighting for Movement
Lighting for VFX and Animation
Lighting Pro’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 9 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 10 Sound
Principles of Sound Design
Producer Smarts: The Sonic Business
Planning Sound Design
Dialogue and Sound Effects
Action Steps: Annotate Your Script for Sound Opportunities
The Music Plan
Business Smarts: Licensing Music
Sound Recording
Recording Best Practices
Tech Talk: Acoustics
Action Steps: Using the Boom
How Do I . . .: Fulfill Sound Requirements?
Production Recording: Dialogue
Recording Sound Effects
Recording Levels
Microphones
Recording Equipment
Postproduction Sound
Tech Talk: Mixing Consoles
Action Steps: Prepping for Editing and Mixing
Dialogue Editing
ADR
Sound Effects Editing
Foley
Music Editing
Art of the Mix
Sound Pro’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 10 Essentials
Key Terms
Part 3 Production Glue
Chapter 11 Editing Skills
Getting Started
NLE Hardware
Computer
Monitor
Cards and Devices
NLE Software
Organize a Workflow
Logging
Ingest
Backup/Storage
Resolution
Producer Smarts: Stretching Resources
Organize the Assembly
Files and Bins
Timelines
Technical Assembly Techniques
Action Steps: Art of the Trim
Finishing
How Do I . . .: Keep Track of Footage?
Tech Talk: Native Editing
Action Steps: Adding Titles and Graphics
Offline/Online Workflow
Color Correction
Outputting a Master File
Editor’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 11 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 12 Telling the Story through Editing
The Phases of Editing
Producer Smarts: Watch Yourself
Find the Rhythm
Analyze the Material
Transition In and Out
Action Steps: Cutting a Conversation
Editing Basics
The Styles
Action Steps: Art of the Montage
The Rules
Breaking the Rules
How Do I . . .: Show Point of View through Editing?
Transitions and Cuts
Types of Transitions
Types of Cuts
Editor’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 12 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 13 Visual Effects and Animation
VFX Overview
Planning Visual Effects
Storyboards and Previsualization
Producer Smarts: Affording Visual Effects
Typical Visual Effects
Action Steps: Wire Removal
Special Effects
How Do I . . .: Embrace Simplicity in Visual Effects?
Computer-Generated Imagery
Modeling
Rigging
Layout
Animation
Surfacing
Lighting
Effects
Tracking
Compositing
Rendering
Action Steps: Plate Photography
Character Animation
Key Techniques
Motion Capture
Managing Data
Visual Effects and Animation Emergency Kit
Chapter 13 Essentials
Key Terms
Part 4 Filmmaking and Beyond
Chapter 14 Marketing and Distribution
Defining the Audience
Learning from Your Audience While You Work Your Movie
Action Steps: Preview Screening
Kinds of Audiences
Reaching Your Audience
Publicity and Promotion
Action Steps: Messaging Your Movie
Action Steps: Making Your Trailer
How Do I . . .: Market My Movie Like a Pro?
Producer Smarts: The Producer’s Role in Marketing
Paid Marketing
Distributing Your Film
Distribution Basics
DIY Distribution
Festivals
Business Smarts: Distribution Rights
Action Steps: Entering a Film Festival
Studio (Theatrical) Distribution
Distribution Patterns
Exhibition Venues
The Right Date
Business Smarts: Piracy
Windows
Marketing and Distribution Pro’s Emergency Kit
Chapter 14 Essentials
Key Terms
Chapter 15 Careers in Filmmaking
Analyzing the Credit Roll
How Do I . . .: Decide on a Career Path?
Navigating the Industry
Networking
Internships
Helping Yourself
Demo Reel
Action Steps: Creating a Demo Reel
Website
Social Media
Business Smarts: Build Your Online Platform
Emergency Kit
Chapter 15 Essentials
Key Terms
Notes
Glossary
Index
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