Evans Russell. Practical DV Filmmaking

Elsevier, 2006. — 423 p.Introduction to the second editionHow to use this bookOverviewThink big
The filmmaking process
Low-budget filmmaking
Inside video
What is digital technology?
How the camcorder works
Operating the camcorder
In-camera edit: hand-made movie
Video safety and good practice
Video compression
Films and how they work
Types of film and filmmakers
In-camera edit
How films work
Film language and how to speak it
Chapter 4 Pre-production
Part 1: Logistics and crew
Working out a budget
Collaboration and you
Scene description
Collaboration
Developing stories
Making a schedule
Scriptwriting
Story and structure
Core scenes
Silent movie remake
Alternative script structure
New movie structures
Devising stories for low budgets
Revealing subtext in your movie
Symbolism in the movies
Visuals
Visualizing your film
Storyboards and visual tools
Production tools
A condensed guide to shooting
Lighting
Sound recording
The chase
Sound environment
Real world guide to location shooting
Shooting for compression
New format movie
Production aesthetics
Better looking films
Close-ups
Continuity
Urban legends
Documentary
My obituary
Music video and the VJ
Music video
Post-production tools
Condensed guide to editing
Starting to work in digital editing
Preparing to edit
Editing with sound
Understanding timecode
Working with text
Post-production aesthetics
Editing aesthetics: editing for genre
Editing aesthetics: non-narrative
Polymedia movie
Montage editing
Movie spell
Careers and distribution
Where am I going?
What’s a career?
Careers: essential knowledge
Essential qualities
Three stages of a career
The career map
Career troubleshooting
How do I get there?
Where to get your movies seen
Guide to distribution
Strategies for promotion
Showreel: who am I?
Film festivals
Using Internet broadcast sites
Your rights: protecting your movie on the web
Mapping the industry
State of the art: mapping the film industry
State of the art: expansion and convergence
Trends affecting film
Glossary of film and video terms