Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0941188108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"From a vision to the screen." according to parislove. You better put on your thinking cap, have several arms, and eyes in the back of your head if you're thinking of "directing" a film. Seeing the concept is one thing but, putting all the shots together is more than sayingaction! "Shot by Shot" gives the director everything he/she needs regarding process, elements of continuity,the workshop to the moving camera.Make sure you take. Kindle Customer said A must for aspiring videographers / filmmakers. One can just shoot and take out the blurred parts, OR, do some reading and learn the visual language that has been developed over years. And tell your story in an effective way. This book is one of those I consider a foundation. At first it may not seem relevant, but even "My Day at the Beach" is a story, and taking clips with your iphone or compact camera is certain ways make. Real book: 4 stars; Kindle book: 2 stars. Rusty If you're going to get this, get the actual printed book. The book itself is pretty good. Somewhat outdated now, but the underlying concepts still apply in my mind.The Kindle version sucks. What makes this book useful are all the diagrams and photos, which while still in the Kindle version, lose most of their value when they're presented digitally (at least in Kindle format).
This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storyboard form.. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the moviessince 1915. A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers
Katz walks his readers through the various stages of moviemaking, advising them at every turn to visualize the films they wish to produce. . He covers the number of technical options filmmakers can use to create a satisfying flow of shots, a continuity that will make sense to viewers and aptly tell the film's story. Steven D. Katz provides in-depth coverage of production design, storyboarding, spatial connections, editing, scene staging, depth of frame, camera angles, point of view, and the various types of stable compositions and moving camera shots. Katz believes that one of the chief tasks of filmmaking is to negotiate between our t