303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions

9780071416511

007141651X

MORE THAN 300 INSTANT SOLUTIONS! Here's where to turn when your digital filmmaking question needs an answer NOW! Want to make digital videos that rival the pros? Have a problem or question that requires an instant fix? This relentlessly practical film-school in a nutshell helps you solve nearly every imaginable issue in digital filmmaking quickly, clearly, and without great expense. Inside, author Chuck Gloman, independent producer, director, and videographer shares the secrets he's learned in 23 years as a professional filmmaker. THE QUICK-LOOKUP WAY TO PROFESSIONAL VIDEO: Designed to give you answers right away to any kind of question-from what kind of lens to use to how to deal with extraneous noise on the set or talentless actors, 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions gives you a creative answer in a few paragraphs. Organized into more than 300 concise solutions within each stage of production, this book helps you solve shooting, editing, directing, and producing problems from pre- to post-production. It's quicker than film school- and a lot less expensive! 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions has sections on: * Scripting * Scouting Locations * Permissions * Casting * Cameras * Audio * Lenses * Filters * Models * Affordable Makeup * Affordable Costumes * Shooting on Location * Sex and Nudity * Choreographing Action Sequences * Explosions * Special Effects * Squibs * Horror * Romance * Editing * Permissions * Transport * Permits * Bystanders * Noise * Building Sets * Lighting * Gelling * Electrical * Vehicles in Motion * Aircraft * Underwater * Animals * Hiding Microphones * Maintaining Sync * Dubbing * Mixing * Low-Cost Graphics * Low-Cost Animation * Nonlinear Sound * Editing Shortcuts * Stock Footage * Stock Music * Rental Houses * Copy Guarding * Cheap Dupes * Labeling * Much More!