With a twist on the practical moviemaking genre, This is How You Make a Movie brings the subject to life by explaining the terms through the films you know and love. Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography through to the secrets of talking to camera. Depth of focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through The Lord of the Rings, and slow motion through Reservoir Dogs. Elegant schematics describe the practical detail, and provide informative background to the highly readable and enjoyable text.
This book is about how to work with people in the film industry, about who they are, what they do, and what they need.
From the "pre-production" basics of plot and script to the fun of getting to know cameras, camera angles, moving shots, and lighting, How to Make a Movie in 10 Easy Lessons takes you through the full production process.
From scriptwriting and directing to financing and marketing, this book is brimming with utterly off-the-wall, decidedly maverick, yet consistently proven advice on how to fully develop one's idea for an independent film.
He came away with a unique understanding of adaptations--an understanding he shares in this book: which stories make good source material (and why); what Hollywood wants (and doesn't); what you can (and can't) get in a movie deal; how to ...
So, you want to make a movie, but you haven't got a spare million pounds?â Don't let that stop you!â From writing your script and planning a storyboard,â to filming with a camera or just a mobile phone, this book leads the way.â ...
An instructional guide to making a movie with a relatively small budget, this entertaining and informative book dispels the myth that says millions of dollars are needed to make a film. (Performing Arts)
This approach to film instruction and analysis has proved beneficial to increasing students' learning, while enhancing the creativity and critical thinking of the student. This text is available as a free ebook at textbooks.opensuny.org.
This book will teach you how to make a movie that won't break your bank account.
Hayley Whelan has spent her whole life dreaming of making a horror movie – and not just the type of movie that kids make on their dodgy second-hand iPhones.
Lights . . . camera . . . action Bring your LEGO minifigures to life with this beginner-friendly guide to stop-motion animation.