Showing posts with label Filmmaking. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Jerry Roberts, “Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors”


Jerry Roberts, "Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors"
Scarecrow Press 2009 | ISBN-10: 0810861380| 1104 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
From live productions of the 1950s like Requiem for a Heavyweight to big budget mini-series like Band of Brothers, long-form television programs have been helmed by some of the most creative and accomplished names in directing. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors brings attention to the directors of these productions, citing every Director of stand alone long-form television programs: made for TV movies, movie-length pilots, mini-series, and feature-length anthology programs, as well as drama, comedy, and musical specials of more than 60 minutes.
Each of the nearly 2,000 entries provides a brief career sketch of the director, his or her notable works, awards, and a filmography. Many entries also provide brief discussions of key shows, movies, and other productions. Appendixes include Emmy Awards, DGA Awards, and other accolades, as well as a list of anthology programs. A much-needed reference that celebrates these often-neglected artists, Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of the medium.


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How to Make Your Own Video or Short Film


Bob Harvey, "How to Make Your Own Video or Short Film: All You Need to Know to Make Your Own Ideas Shine"
How to Books | 2009 | ISBN: 1845282566 | 252 pages | PDF | 1 MB
New technologies now offer accessibility to the medium of video and film for virtually anyone who feels they have something to say. You might be: someone who wants to create a video to share online; someone who wants to record and document everyday events that happen around you; a charity worker wanting to highlight the plight of the less fortunate, or a journalist keen to use film to explore social issues; an artist or a writer eager to experiment within an an audio visual medium; anyone who wants to step into a world of discovery and challenge, and learn new skills along the way.This book offers an abundance of hints, tips and practical advice that will help emerging film-makers discover an exciting form of expression, either for personal satisfaction or to make their mark in a highly competitive industry. It includes: deciding what kind of film you want to make; choosing a camera; choosing your subject matter; dealing with copyright; using music to enhance your film; working with professional actors; researching information and avoiding location problems; production meetings; budgets; schedules; conducting interviews for documentaries; digital editing; aound and lighting techniques; and, making your film stand out from the crowd.




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Archival Storytelling [New links]


Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker's Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music by Sheila Curran Bernard
Publisher: Focal Press | Number Of Pages: 336 | Publication Date: 2008-09-29 | ISBN-10: 0240809734 | PDF | 4 Mb
Archival Storytelling is an essential, pragmatic guide to one of the most challenging issues facing filmmakers today: the use of images and music that belong to someone else. Where do producers go for affordable stills and footage? How do filmmakers evaluate the historical value of archival materials? What do vérité producers need to know when documenting a world filled with rights-protected images and sounds? How do filmmakers protect their own creative efforts from infringement?


Filled with advice and insight from filmmakers, archivists, film researchers, music supervisors, intellectual property experts, insurance executives and others, Archival Storytelling defines key terms-copyright, fair use, public domain, orphan works and more-and challenges filmmakers to become not only archival users but also archival and copyright activists, ensuring their ongoing ability as creators to draw on the cultural materials that surround them.

Features conversations with industry leaders including Patricia Aufderheide, Hubert Best, Peter Jaszi, Jan Krawitz, Lawrence Lessig, Stanley Nelson, Rick Prelinger, Geoffrey C. Ward and many others.

* Nearly all filmmakers, at some point in their careers, will want to use third-party materials, or will be asked to license their own work to someone else. This book will show you how to do it (and stay on-time and within budget)
* This book, by clarifying and defining such terms as fair use, copyright, intellectual property, and Creative Commons, can better prepare media makers to not only protect their own creative rights but to understand and respect those of others.

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Gardner’s Guide to Pitching and Selling Animation


Shannon Muir, "Gardner's Guide to Pitching and Selling Animation" Garth Gardner Company | ISBN: 1589650573 | 2008 | 275 pages | PDF | 14.6 MB
From brainstorming the first idea to making an actual sale, this resource covers the ins and outs of animation development. Whether deciding what format is best to present ideas, explaining how to get the chance to pitch a concept, or discussing how to deal with the outcome—positive or negative—this book serves as a toolkit for those trying to find a place in the animation industry. Expert interviews and case studies follow several ideas through the development process, and there is information on half-hour programs, webisodes, feature films, and short films. For students and professionals alike, this is a comprehensive guide to making a successful pitch and selling an animation concept.

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The Medium Format Advantage, Second Edition by Ernst Wildi


The Medium Format Advantage, Second Edition by Ernst Wildi
Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition | 2001 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 0240804589 | PDF | 23 MB
Learn the advantages and capabilities of medium-format cameras and examine all aspects of medium-format operations, including SLR, twin lens, panoramic, rangefinder, wide angle, press, and view cameras. Also explained and illustrated are lenses and their accessories, motor drives, films, flashes, filters, slides and slide projectors, and more. Includes black and white and color photographs and drawings to illustrate proper use of equipment and various techniques, effects, and possibilities that produce successful photographs with the best possible image quality.


The medium format is truly the format in the middle. It combines many of the benefits of 35 mm photography with those of the large format, making a medium format system an excellent choice for almost all types of photography from candid action with a hand-held camera to critical studio work from a tripod. Special chapters are devoted to these different applications and the type of equipment that most likely meets your photography needs. This book explains clearly the medium format's benefits, advantages, and disadvantages and provides a comparison of the medium format to other formats so you can decide whether it is right for you and your photography.

*The definitive book on medium format, cameras and technique, the most commonly used format of commercial photography
*New material on panoramic format, apochromatic lenses, aspheric lenses, tele extenders, glass and relative illumination, and motor drives
*Updated information on perspective control, tilt controls, built in metering systems, and use of apertures.




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Hollywood Portraits


Roger Hicks, Christopher Nisperos, "Hollywood Portraits"
Collins & Brown | ISBN: 1855857871 | 2000 | 144 Pages | PDF | 7.2 MB
This volume offers an in-depth analysis of around 50 shots, enabling the readers to create classic Hollywood-style portraits of their own.
For the staggering portraits of stars from Hollywood - Fred Astaire and Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and James Stewart, Greta Garbo and Rudolf Valentino, among others - this book would be worth every penny. But for photographers there is an added bonus: Hicks and Nisperos show us through diagrams and clear text how each shot was set up, how many lights were employed and where they were positioned, where the camera was placed and what lenses were used

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The Place of Artists’ Cinema Space, Site and Screen


Maeve Connolly, "The Place of Artists' Cinema Space, Site and Screen" Intellect | ISBN: 1841502464 | 2009-10-05 | 240 pages | PDF | 9.9 MB
Over the past four decades, contemporary art practice has been marked by a renewed emphasis on both the moving image and the politics of place. This title connolly identifies a recurrent concern with site and space in artists' film and video, extending from the avant-garde revivals of the 1960s to the present day. It provides an analysis of changing exhibition structures and in-depth readings of many recent works, from multi-screen installations and site-specific projects to feature-length films. The book also explores the changing structures of exhibition, tracing the circulation of film and video works within alternative art spaces, museums, cable and public service broadcasting, biennial art events and, more recently, art fairs. "The Place of Artists' Cinema" will appeal to curators, practitioners and students of visual art and media arts.

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Shooter: Storytelling with DV, HD, and HDV Cameras; DV Expert Series


Barry Braverman, "Video Shooter: Storytelling with DV, HD, and HDV Cameras; DV Expert Series" CMP Books | ISBN: 1578202892 | 2006 | 256 Pages | PDF | 41.2 MB
Video Shooter is a guide to both the mechanics of the video camera and the craft of shooting. Written by a veteran in the industry and utilizing an engaging, conversational style (including illustrative anecdotes from the author's many years of experience), the book takes the reader beyond "button pushing" to teach the complete range of skills required to capture compelling images. Topics include equipment selection, camera setup and operation, shooting techniques, and working with lighting and audio. Although the techniques illustrated in Video Shooter are appropriate for users of a wide range of camera models, the book focuses on the most popular 3-CCD DV and HDV cameras. A chapter on issues and techniques relating to DVD output makes the book especially suitable for industrial, educational, and government video producers. The book also features a companion DVD with tutorials, footage demonstrating storytelling techniques, and technical matter such as a comparison of various filters.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

New Flows in Global TV



Albert Moran, "New Flows in Global TV"
Intellect Ltd | ISBN: 1841501948 | 2009 | 192 Pages | PDF | 2.2 MB
New Flows in Global TV provides a pioneering investigation into television distribution worldwide and the global trade in television program formats. Topics include explorations of how shows like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Big Brother are reformatted for audiences in diverse markets such as Argentina, South Africa, the Middle East, and China; the international circulation of Dallas in the 1980s; and Australian and United Kingdom programming exports in the last decade. Moran argues that distribution is the crucial link in a chain that dictates the consumption and purchase of television content. Consequently, New Flows in Global TV will be a key text for scholars of global media, providing comprehensive insight into the cultural, social and economic exchanges underlying media programming.





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