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iMovie 2 Solutions: Tips, Tricks, and Special Effects
Published in Paperback by Sybex (2002-05-03)
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Promotes other software products
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2002-07-09
Review Date: 2002-07-09
Chris Seibold MyMac.com Book Review
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-24
Review Date: 2002-10-24
Say you make a fairly great movie with the worlds greatest program: iMovie. Still, you think your newly birthed video masterpiece lacks something. Perhaps it's a unique blend or a splashy title. At the moment of export you might stop and wonder: "Should I upgrade to Final Cut Pro?" I can answer that question for you, just follow the following formula: (Money you plan to earn from this movie)+(Money you plan to earn with next 10 movies)/(cost of Final Cut Pro)=Justification. If "justification" is greater than 1, I say buy the program. If not it is far wiser, fiscally speaking, to stick with iMovie.
Great Book!
Don't expect an iMovie how to
Step beyond the beginner's guides
Does that mean you're stuck? Have you reached the absolute limits of iMovie? Are you forever wondering in a morass of lifeless titling and yearnings for a few special effects? Heck no, if you're willing to mess around with a couple other programs for a bit. Of course saying you're not stuck and showing you how to unstick yourself are two different things. So, you'll have to trust me, you're not stuck. That tidbit should be worth a nickel. To actually get unstuck you'll have to pony up $40.00 for iMovie 2 Solutions . With this handy offering by Erica Sadun you'll be pleasantly surprised at just how much you can get out of iMovie if don't mind mixing in a few other apps.
iMovie 2 Solutions is not really so much about iMovie, it's more about extending iMovie with the careful use of a few programs. That is not to say iMovie 2 Solutions doesn't have iMovie specific info, it does in spades (want to change the default "My Great Movie Title"? See page 4). Most of the iMovie specific tips are redundant or of little value. The value lies in combining iMovie with programs such as QuicktimePro, Adobe Photoshop Elements (nee Photoshop LE, I suspect if you have a copy of Photoshop LE most of the tricks will still work) and a few other assorted programs. It might seem strange to buy a book ostensibly about iMovie that focuses so heavily on other programs. Trust me again when I say it's money well spent as long as you realize iMovie 2 Solutions is in no way an iMovie tutorial or reference but indispensable if you want to trick out your movies to the maximum level of Jurassic Parkness..
By now the interested reader will begin wondering: "Just what kind of stuff will this book show me how to do?" I can't list all the tricks iMovie 2 Solutions covers (that's a lie, I could actually list all the tricks, but this is a review not an index) but I can point out a few that seemed particularly cool to me. Ones I particularly include: the "Big Titles" trick, See through Big Title trick, Movie in Movie trick and customized QuickTime skin playback tip. and, my uber fave, use iMovie to work on a silver screen sized movie instead of the default TV sized screen (a tip worth $999 clams for those who posses nice cameras but not Final Cut Pro). The aforementioned tips just scratch the surface of iMovie 2 Solutions there is plenty more movie making goodness contained within the wraparound softcover.
So we have established the book contains useful tips and/or tricks. Hence it's time to get down to style and presentation. After all, the world's most clever tip isn't worth much if it is presented in an obscure incomprehensible format. This is not a problem with iMovie 2 Solutions. The tips are presented in easy to follow steps illustrated with small thumbnail sized photos. The average number of steps seems to be about ten but range up to a still manageable twenty actions to get the desired effect. The writing is fairly comprehensible providing you know a bit about iMovie a little about Photoshop and a smidgen of QuicktimePro. If you don't know much about those programs I strongly suggest you read the book from the very beginning, it makes the going much easier.
iMovie 2 Solutions also comes with a super nifty CD that contains every program the author asks you to use to augment iMovie and a visual tutorial of each chapter. If you're on a 56k connection the 40-dollar price tag is worth the disc alone. If you're a Mac user from way back the disc is reminiscent of the floppies that came with the earliest Mac Bibles. By that I mean the disc is chock full of nifty utilities and such. You can have plenty of fun with the stuff on the disc without bothering to read the book.
Summation time: This book shows you plenty of stuff you never thought you could with iMovie at a reasonable price and gives you the tools to follow through.
MacMice Rating: 5 out of 5 *Power iMovie Users MacMice Rating: 3.5 out of 5 *Average iMovie Users
Great Book!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-07-18
Review Date: 2002-07-18
The format of the book does an excellent job of separating the "you can do this ... " stuff from "Here's HOW to do this ... " stuff; something far too few manuals handle well. After a tiny bit of off-line coaching from Sadun (who was very helpful and courteous), I had no difficulty stacking a video clip inside a clip inside another clip, and learned more about QuickTime than I'd ever known before. I found that it is not for a complete novice; the book has some hidden assumptions about the reader's proficiency, mainly that the reader is more proficient than a rank beginner and can leap into the process. All things considered, I am more than satisfied with my purchase!
Don't expect an iMovie how to
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-23
Review Date: 2003-02-23
As always, begin at the beginning. If you're looking for an iMovie manual, there are plenty of other authors to choose from. That is NOT what this book is about. Ms Sadun has written a book that borders on heresy. How to take a free program and make a movie that does the types of things only previously available for programs costing hundreds (and thousands) of dollars. What do you need? QuickTime Pro (30 bucks), and Adobe Photoshop Elements (Less than 80 bucks if you shop carefully). Almost any effect you can think of is covered by this book. It really is that good. Granted, doing the same thing with higher end (and much more expensive) video editing software is less complicated and probably takes less time, but the point of the exercize is not always the destination, but the journey (How Zen!). Let's face it, if you're a video professional, you already have the latest from Avid, or Apple, or something like that. If you're editing your son's birthday or a friends wedding, this book is a must have!
Step beyond the beginner's guides
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-24
Review Date: 2002-08-24
This book covers so many useful tricks that every iMovie owner should invest in it. Owning Quicktime Pro is essential for many of the tricks - as is paint program - but it's money well spent. Everything from picture-in-picture effects to professional-style cuts and edits are covered in extremely well illustrated step-by-step guides. Of course there are some very cheesy effects that no-one should use in anything other than an ironic style, but there are also essentials such as J and L edits, better titles, overlays.. This book can help postpone the time you need to step up to Final Cut Pro - so effectively you're saving yourself $ ;-)
Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy
Published in Paperback by Benbella Books (2003-05-01)
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An above average puff piece
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-22
Review Date: 2008-06-22
Anyone who has seen or noticed many of my reviews probably knows at least one thing: I love BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL, and FIREFLY/SERENITY. I'm about as big a fan of the work of Joss Whedon as you are likely to find. And I'm awaiting the start of his new series DOLLHOUSE more than one can easily imagine.
Nonetheless, this book is basically a puff piece. It is not a critical study, a critical analysis, or anything other than a fan raving about someone they admire. That being said, it is not a bad book for that. I merely point it out that this book is not there to dish the dirt, if dirt there is to be dished. And there is some, if not much. For instance, the book passes over a few unpleasantries, such as the inelegant dismissal of Charisma Carpenter from ANGEL (accounts vary, but one very prevalent rumor is that she was written out of the show because of a spur of the moment leave of absence she took during a few late Season Three episodes, only to return for filming the next season pregnant, something she had not apprised them of, resulting in the need for significant rewriting). Nor does the author delve into the botched attempt to have Amber Benson return in Season Seven (again, two rumors persist, one that she would have been the person that Willow saw in the otherwise wonderful episode "Conversations with Dead People," and the other that she might have returned to the show as the result of a wish that Buffy would have been granted -- after struggling with whether to remove Angel's curse or bring her mother back to life, the word is that she would have brought Tara back). Now, these are rumors. Perhaps there is truth to them. Perhaps there is none. But this is not the book that would dare deal with them. Nor Glenn Quinn's drug use, that got his arc on ANGEL ended earlier than they originally intended.
Still, I did pick up a few things that I didn't already know. And there were many snippets from interviews with Whedon and those on his shows that were obviously done for the writing for this book. So, the book becomes a source for those wanting to know more about Whedon, and not merely a book quoting other sources.
Nonetheless, I didn't end the book with complete confidence in it. I was a bit bothered by its unwillingness to engage anything the least bit controversial. I was also suspicious about whether it got every part of the story correct. Much is made of one of Whedon's college professors. Yet I know from other sources that he also profited from taking classes with renowned historian Richard Slotkin. I've read that it was in one of Slotkin's courses that he encountered Joseph Campbell's THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES and someone with strong Wesleyan film studies connections told me that he took Slotkin's course on Western films. (Slotkin is the author of a classic three-volume work on the imaginative response to wilderness in U.S. history. The third volume of that work, GUNFIGHTER NATION deals with the rise of the Western in American culture.) My point is that I'm not sure that his book tells the whole story. I could be wrong. My sources could be wrong. Perhaps Richard Slotkin did not even teach Joss Whedon. Or if he did, perhaps he did not have any influence (I took classes with many famous scholars, virtually none of which had any actual influence on me.)
So, I can recommend this and can even consider it a pretty decent book, but one must be aware of its limitations.
Nonetheless, this book is basically a puff piece. It is not a critical study, a critical analysis, or anything other than a fan raving about someone they admire. That being said, it is not a bad book for that. I merely point it out that this book is not there to dish the dirt, if dirt there is to be dished. And there is some, if not much. For instance, the book passes over a few unpleasantries, such as the inelegant dismissal of Charisma Carpenter from ANGEL (accounts vary, but one very prevalent rumor is that she was written out of the show because of a spur of the moment leave of absence she took during a few late Season Three episodes, only to return for filming the next season pregnant, something she had not apprised them of, resulting in the need for significant rewriting). Nor does the author delve into the botched attempt to have Amber Benson return in Season Seven (again, two rumors persist, one that she would have been the person that Willow saw in the otherwise wonderful episode "Conversations with Dead People," and the other that she might have returned to the show as the result of a wish that Buffy would have been granted -- after struggling with whether to remove Angel's curse or bring her mother back to life, the word is that she would have brought Tara back). Now, these are rumors. Perhaps there is truth to them. Perhaps there is none. But this is not the book that would dare deal with them. Nor Glenn Quinn's drug use, that got his arc on ANGEL ended earlier than they originally intended.
Still, I did pick up a few things that I didn't already know. And there were many snippets from interviews with Whedon and those on his shows that were obviously done for the writing for this book. So, the book becomes a source for those wanting to know more about Whedon, and not merely a book quoting other sources.
Nonetheless, I didn't end the book with complete confidence in it. I was a bit bothered by its unwillingness to engage anything the least bit controversial. I was also suspicious about whether it got every part of the story correct. Much is made of one of Whedon's college professors. Yet I know from other sources that he also profited from taking classes with renowned historian Richard Slotkin. I've read that it was in one of Slotkin's courses that he encountered Joseph Campbell's THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES and someone with strong Wesleyan film studies connections told me that he took Slotkin's course on Western films. (Slotkin is the author of a classic three-volume work on the imaginative response to wilderness in U.S. history. The third volume of that work, GUNFIGHTER NATION deals with the rise of the Western in American culture.) My point is that I'm not sure that his book tells the whole story. I could be wrong. My sources could be wrong. Perhaps Richard Slotkin did not even teach Joss Whedon. Or if he did, perhaps he did not have any influence (I took classes with many famous scholars, virtually none of which had any actual influence on me.)
So, I can recommend this and can even consider it a pretty decent book, but one must be aware of its limitations.
Rather fluffy
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-11
Review Date: 2006-01-11
An interesting but somewhat fluffy look at Joss Whedon's career. This book has the same almost naive as the Mary Tyler Moore biography I read last year. The book was written at a time when Buffy and Angel were both on the air. Firefly though floundering was still on the air but there's no mention of the upcoming film, Serenity.
What the book doesn't admit to is the possibility that Joss could burn out -- which it appears he has from recent interviews. Joss is clearly very driven and clearly loves his work but does he know how to slow down?
I found the insights into the storylines fascinating. Joss clearly lives by the adage of "write what you know" and it shows in his work.
What the book doesn't admit to is the possibility that Joss could burn out -- which it appears he has from recent interviews. Joss is clearly very driven and clearly loves his work but does he know how to slow down?
I found the insights into the storylines fascinating. Joss clearly lives by the adage of "write what you know" and it shows in his work.
30% More Joss!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-23
Review Date: 2005-09-23
I highly recommend this book to the many fans of Joss Whedon. Highly informative and very well-written, this book offers wonderful insights into the mind of one of my all-time favorite writers.
Joss' fans all know Joss is a genius - this book gives us insight into where that genius came from and how it developed. It also clarifies some of the difficulties Mr. Whedon faced in his early career in Hollywood with some of his screenplays such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) and Alien: Ressurrection. It gives us insight into Joss' early T.V. writing and script-doctoring career, as well as detailed description of his Buffy, Angel and Firefly television days.
I'd like to see this book updated, as it seems to have been published before BtVS season 7 aired, let alone the green-lighting of Serenity, the movie based on Firefly. Joss has many wonderful things in his future - let's see it here.
Joss' fans all know Joss is a genius - this book gives us insight into where that genius came from and how it developed. It also clarifies some of the difficulties Mr. Whedon faced in his early career in Hollywood with some of his screenplays such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) and Alien: Ressurrection. It gives us insight into Joss' early T.V. writing and script-doctoring career, as well as detailed description of his Buffy, Angel and Firefly television days.
I'd like to see this book updated, as it seems to have been published before BtVS season 7 aired, let alone the green-lighting of Serenity, the movie based on Firefly. Joss has many wonderful things in his future - let's see it here.
A must read for Joss Whedon fans
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-05
Review Date: 2005-04-05
Candace Havens does a brilliant job of pulling back the curtain on one of the most creative minds in film and television. Her style is informative, clever and engaging. While Havens is clearly a fan of Whedon's work, she maintains journalistic integrity as she reveals behind-the-scenes facts and fresh tidbits for the most rabid fans. Treat yourself to a great read and buy this book!
Couldn't put it down
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-10-30
Review Date: 2004-10-30
This book is great. I've been a fan of Joss since the first time I saw Buffy. This book isn't all about Buffy though. It covers Buffy, Angel, Firefly and more. Funny as hell too.
I couldn't put the book down. I read it straight through in one afternoon. A lot of insight into Joss and all of the cast members of his show are interviewed. It's part biography and part, well, everything else.
Best book I've read in a while. Buy this book!
I couldn't put the book down. I read it straight through in one afternoon. A lot of insight into Joss and all of the cast members of his show are interviewed. It's part biography and part, well, everything else.
Best book I've read in a while. Buy this book!
No-Budget Digital Filmmaking : How to Create Professional Looking Video for Little or No Cash
Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics (2002-11-26)
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Great Read
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2003-03-13
Review Date: 2003-03-13
I learned quite a bit from this informative text. I enjoyed the humorous approach
East Read
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2003-03-15
Review Date: 2003-03-15
A great book for anyone who has no budget and a willingness to learn
Not a "how to" book, but "how I did it" case studies.
Helpful Votes: 19 out of 21 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-02
Review Date: 2003-02-02
Using examples from his own long career, the author offers hints, tips and tricks on how to make videos on the cheap. Not only does he tell you how he produced videos with few resources, but he gives a wonderful overview of how you can make a living with your video camera.
On the other hand, although it says "digital filmmaking" in the title, there is really very little technical information about digital video here. Nor will you find much technical information on cinematography, directing, production or editing. If you need technical help, look elsewhere. But there is plenty of inspiration here.
If you can get past the endless typos and the author's annoying and unrelenting attempts at humor, you'll be inspired, but not educated.
Great ways to get it done on low budgets
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2003-04-10
Review Date: 2003-04-10
This is a very cool book for any novice, student or video professional who is faced with producing commercials and videos with very little budget to work with. Clearly the author has been challenged by a variety of clients on an assortment of projects. There is a lot to learn by reading his experiences and solutions to these challenges.
In production, we tend to think our creativity will be exercised primarily in the development of concepts and scripts, but often that creativity must be tapped for technical problem solving. This book inspires one to look at low budgets and logistical nightmares as opportunities to be creative...to "make the shot" in the face of adversity, with limited lighting instruments, small crews and even insufficient available cameras.
I found "No-Budget Digital Filmmaking" to be a wonderful addition to my library of film and video production books. Its a great reference one can turn too should similar challenges present themselves on any production.
Good job Mr. Gloman, and thanks.
Entertaining and not on the subject
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-26
Review Date: 2004-11-26
This book is full of the author's entertaining video-shooting experiences, told in an entertaining style. It contains almost nothing of what the title and commercial blurbs suggest it contains. If you are (like me) an amateur video maker looking for tips on creating a higher-quality product while living off your day job,look elsewhere. His definition of "no-budget" includes having to rent an old helicopter, rather than a new one, for an aerial shot. The text is full of unexplained technical and slang references to filters, lights, and other equipment but it doesn't matter that you don't understand them because if you're really no-budget you can't afford them anyway.
There are a few real gems, like the opening chapter on the history of various video technologies, but these just emphasize the point -- buy this book if you want to be entertained, not if you want to learn anything practical.
There are a few real gems, like the opening chapter on the history of various video technologies, but these just emphasize the point -- buy this book if you want to be entertained, not if you want to learn anything practical.
Shooting to Kill
Published in Unknown Binding by Topeka Bindery (1998-09)
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Outstanding guide to producing
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-13
Review Date: 2007-09-13
Christine Vachon has written an extremely accessible, entertaining book about what it means to be an independent film producer. She covers every step of the movie-making process, from finding a script to casting to hiring a crew, editing, etc. She covers the material with an engaging style and a sense of humor, and the facts are punctuated with examples and anecdotes from the movies she's produced. She's candid and unapologetic, and apparently some reviewers here have a problem with that. News flash - if you intend to make a career in the film industry, you better get used to people who yell, tight schedules, high expectations, plus low budgets if indies are your thing. If you spent any time on a film set, you would know that it is the producer's JOB to be tough, to get things in on time, and to run a tight ship. At the end of the day, it's the producer's butt that is on the line. It's just plain silly to give the book a low rating because Christine had the guts to be honest about the way things work on a film set and you wouldn't want to work with her. It's clear that some reviewers here need to get a thicker skin or find a different calling.
Christine's films have been critical success stories despite their low budgets and tight time frames - she knows what she is doing and has taken the time to write a wonderful introduction to the world of filmmaking for beginners and those of us with some experience. I highly recommend this book.
Christine's films have been critical success stories despite their low budgets and tight time frames - she knows what she is doing and has taken the time to write a wonderful introduction to the world of filmmaking for beginners and those of us with some experience. I highly recommend this book.
There is an Indie Neverland After All
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-20
Review Date: 2005-09-20
Not only is this a thorough and informative piece of work, which would make it worth twice the price all by itself, it's also an inspiration and should be read by anyone, writer, actor, producer, director, anyone.... who's ever been told you have to compromise your vision in this business to get your movie made. There are several great stories in this book but the image that keeps resonating in my head is Christine Vachon, the High Priestess of Indie Film and Soverign Protector of Infant Directors, saying to the producer's rep: "We'll talk about it" and saying to everyone else after hanging up the phone, "We're not cutting anything, we're not cutting anything." Not only did I not know there were people out there doing such things, I had begun to wonder if it was even possible. This book can make you believe again. I didn't read it. I devoured it.
Producers aren't directors
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-24
Review Date: 2002-09-24
Somewhere between the world of independant movies and studio pictures reside a group of people who've bounced between both worlds and have taken up residence in the void. The author is one of those people. This book isn't very informative for the ultra low budget producer but a good read nonetheless. Although at times it wanders aimlessly while the reader tries to figure out which of the half-dozen guys named "Todd" she's talking about now. I'd recommend this book to people with budgets in the neighborhood of 100,000 to 5 million. I wouldn't call it a very good resource for locating financing.
Blunt as Hell, Thank God
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-20
Review Date: 2002-06-20
If you want to know more about what it's like to produce, rather than HOW to produce...this is the book. Vachon takes you through her life, and I've learned more about producing just from reading about one of her days. She's honest, doesn't preach much, doesn't give very many golden rules (since we all make our own), and tells you how it really is. If your tired of reading books on forms and paperwork, negotiating and contacts, and are just plain interested in what it's like to be IN IT, buy the book. It's so worth it.
Best behind the scenes indie film book I've ever read
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-14
Review Date: 2002-10-14
Having just directed a low-budget feature in Hollywood, I wish I had read this book beforehand (and I certainly wish my producer had read it). Vachon breaks down the process, making it understandable to even the most novice film fan. The writing is gutsy, the tales from the trenches always interesting. One of the must-reads if you're at all interested in making movies.
The Avid Handbook, Techniques for the Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress
Published in Paperback by Focal Pr (1999-03-15)
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jump start you way to NLE on Avid.
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Review Date: 2001-12-11
Review Date: 2001-12-11
Steve is a long time Avid editor and Avid employee. I worked with him years ago, while he was an online editor, just as this digital technology was maturing and gaining acceptance. His book is well written and is constantly revised to deal with the latest versions of the Avid software when needed.
It's great for beginners and also as a reference for pros.
To infinity and beyond...
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-11
Review Date: 2000-08-11
I thought I knew it all! The Avid is a mystical downward spiral of techniques, shortcuts and quickies. There is no better guide for Avid enthusiasts.
If you are a serious Avid editor, read this book!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-29
Review Date: 2002-05-29
I don't usually give 5 stars but this was a very good book. It was extremely well organized. I have been edited on Avid for 4 years now, and this had some very cool new tricks to try.
I will say that the edition I read (third edition) was a bit out dated. It is tough for print literature to keep up with the rapid changes in technology.
An Authoritative and Up-to-Date Manual on Avid Editing
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-09
Review Date: 2000-08-09
This is an always useful, comprehensive, interestingly opinionated and well-written guide to Avid's industry-dominant editing products. Steve Bayes was a venerated Avid editing instructor and is now one of the people closest to Media Composer/MCX/Symphony's design and their future within the company. Bayes gives insider-quality instruction on the applications themselves as well as good rule-of-thumb advice about the editing process. If you buy one Avid book as an editor make it this one.
Note: I have seen this book prove surprising helpful for long-time Avid editors.
The Avid Handbook
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-03-22
Review Date: 2000-03-22
Fanstastic book for a learning AVID user who understands the basics involved in how to make the machine work, but is ready to broaden thier understanding of what it is capable of. Easy to look up or index specific issues, and also up to date.
Digital Compositing for Film and Video, Second Edition
Published in Paperback by Focal Press (2006-05-02)
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most universal text
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Review Date: 2008-07-01
Review Date: 2008-07-01
I use Shake, and for simpler stuff, Final Cut's little compositor or else and old version of After Effects.
Wright's approach to principles makes the shifts easier. He explains well.
Wright's approach to principles makes the shifts easier. He explains well.
Useful Update from First Edition
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Review Date: 2008-06-14
Review Date: 2008-06-14
I found the second edition to be a worthy upgrade from the already very good first edition.
For those looking for an image slice tool as used throughout the book, if you use Adobe After Effects you can get the image slice tool as part of the Test Gear plug-in for After Effects.
(Disclosure: I helped create the Test Gear product. But the image slice tool *is* a very useful tool and it's otherwise not commonly available, despite it featuring prominently in this book.)
For those looking for an image slice tool as used throughout the book, if you use Adobe After Effects you can get the image slice tool as part of the Test Gear plug-in for After Effects.
(Disclosure: I helped create the Test Gear product. But the image slice tool *is* a very useful tool and it's otherwise not commonly available, despite it featuring prominently in this book.)
An Essential Guide and not just for compositors
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-08
Review Date: 2007-07-08
If you've ever been on set and heard the catchphrase "fix it in post" this book is for you.
Not only is the information detailed and thorough, but also extremely readable. Some ironic asides demonstrate Wright has the experience to back up his text. He covers all levels of compositing, from basic luminance keying to green-screen/blue-screen, to color corection and matching foreground and background elements, motion tracking, alpha-channels (to premultiply or not premultiply) and the differences between film and video.
The book is not software specific, and the enclosed exercises and demonstrations can be done on most software with compositing features -- including Photoshop!
Why four stars and not five? The extra money demanded for addional exercises seems to be an unfair gouge. But the book is definitely worth the cover price! Even if you have no immediate aspirations at all to composite something, you'll at least see just how tough it can be.
Producers, Directors and Camera departments (aspiring or experienced) can all learn something here -- and with any luck they'll learn it before they light their next green/blue screen.
Too bad the cover is so damn ugly.
Not only is the information detailed and thorough, but also extremely readable. Some ironic asides demonstrate Wright has the experience to back up his text. He covers all levels of compositing, from basic luminance keying to green-screen/blue-screen, to color corection and matching foreground and background elements, motion tracking, alpha-channels (to premultiply or not premultiply) and the differences between film and video.
The book is not software specific, and the enclosed exercises and demonstrations can be done on most software with compositing features -- including Photoshop!
Why four stars and not five? The extra money demanded for addional exercises seems to be an unfair gouge. But the book is definitely worth the cover price! Even if you have no immediate aspirations at all to composite something, you'll at least see just how tough it can be.
Producers, Directors and Camera departments (aspiring or experienced) can all learn something here -- and with any luck they'll learn it before they light their next green/blue screen.
Too bad the cover is so damn ugly.
Must have
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-08
Review Date: 2007-06-08
I bought it based on the first Edition and I wasn't wrong.
Its even better.
Its even better.
Nice book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-13
Review Date: 2007-05-13
This is a very complete and engaging book.
It's generic enough so that you can learn a lot regardless of your software/manual tools;
But it focuses enough on certain programs, that it is still useful for those specific users as well.
It was a gift for a relative, but I spent a few hours reading before giving it away...
It's generic enough so that you can learn a lot regardless of your software/manual tools;
But it focuses enough on certain programs, that it is still useful for those specific users as well.
It was a gift for a relative, but I spent a few hours reading before giving it away...
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Second Edition
Published in Paperback by Focal Press (1996-11)
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Good book with a slight pessimist POV
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-26
Review Date: 2007-06-26
I like the overall value offered in this book and the coverage of topics is pretty nice. However I find the author is slightly pessimist or maybe pragmatic (who knows) and that is the biggest turnoff of this book. I hope if the author had written with a slight optimist POV it'd have been much better. Every one knows that the Film industry is pretty competitive but you don't have to be pessimist to convey the message.
This thing's a beast
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-29
Review Date: 2006-06-29
This is 600 pages packed with deep analysis. It will take a while to read, but you will probably know more than many Hollywood directors by the time you finish it.
Of course like anything take it with a grain of salt. I find many of the example films he uses boring and pretentious. The kind of things praised by critics but don't mean much to audiences. He really stresses subtext and that is good because it's missing in many films, but the main story line has got to be compelling and fresh along with a good subtext to make a great film in my opinion.
Of course like anything take it with a grain of salt. I find many of the example films he uses boring and pretentious. The kind of things praised by critics but don't mean much to audiences. He really stresses subtext and that is good because it's missing in many films, but the main story line has got to be compelling and fresh along with a good subtext to make a great film in my opinion.
Just what I wanted
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-03-18
Review Date: 2006-03-18
This book helped me to understand the inner philosophy of cinema and its techniques. I'm a Director in film and tv industry. I tried to find resources about the art of my specialty. This book is what I wanted it's writing about Low budget film making but in a totally profecional way. I was so bored of these books writing about the "HOLLYWOOD" filmmaking standards. I appreciate that this book brings the art of Cinema in the hands of ordinary people, with no money to make the "extraordinary production" films but in people which trying to find the real essence of Cinema.
A little discouraging
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-12-01
Review Date: 2006-12-01
A little discouraging...but helpful. I don't think it will take nearly as long to break into the industry as a writer/director as Rabiger suggests. I think Rabiger's view is more intended for those who want to make it big in the studio production side of directing...I would definitely recommend this book as a resource and I think anyone that wants to be a director should read it....but don't take to heart too much of his pessimistic attitude towards becoming a successful director. I think if you have talent and determination, you can supersede all that "working in other areas of the industry to pay your dues B.S." Read it with a grain of salt....extract what is helpful and ignore his jaded attitude.
Plain speak on directing
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-09-07
Review Date: 2004-09-07
I have read many books on directing, and recently been directed my first project with a real budget, real crew. This book is the best for learning the production process, and covers it all in a plain-speak nuts & bolts fashion. A great resource ro prepare a director who wants to work at the professional level.
The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies: Films from the Fringes of Cinema
Published in Paperback by Michael Wiese Productions (2004-11-25)
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An EXCELLENT look into the world of TRUE indie cinema!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-13
Review Date: 2005-06-13
The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies (written by Phil Hall) is beyond a doubt - one of a kind. It is an exceptional take on the genre of underground films. From a filmmaker's stance, it is a realistic approach to the world of independent movies - where lines can get blurred between what actually IS an underground film and what is a Hollywood production parading as "underground".
Mr. Hall doesn't waste anytime as he defines the genre right from the get-go in his introduction. For anyone wanting to know where the lines exist between Hollywood or art house productions and the underground cinema look no further than here.
From there, the door is opened into the world of underground cinema for us. Using hundreds of movie descriptions and interviews with filmmakers who can't even afford the film they shoot on, Mr. Hall gives us a first-class look into the TRUE independent films of today. We are taken for a ride through various topics that cover the genre: from documentaries and experimental films to the low budget horror films that seem to dominate the underground universe. Aside from the filmmaking aspect, light is also cast on the distribution of these films, from theatrical, to DVD, to even internet broadcasts - no stone is left unturned.
Throughout this book, we a given a taste of underground cinema and then pointed in all the right directions as to where we can feast on the movies covered and then some. Extensive lists of top underground films and film festivals are given. And for the militant film fanatic in all of us, website links are printed throughout - giving anyone with the internet complete access to the genre. Mr. Hall takes us so in-depth, that he even highlights the collectors (not just filmmakers and distributors) of underground movies.
As I read this book, I couldn't help but smile. As a true independent filmmaker myself, I know very well, how much effort it takes to make a film and how those efforts are soon forgotten when the next multi-million blockbuster opens at the local Cineplex. What we have here is so truly special - a document that guarantees a place for the underground cinema on book shelves for years to come. The films, filmmakers, distributors, and collectors that Mr. Hall opens our eyes to would normally have disappeared into oblivion, but this book gives them all a voice and an identity.
The book wraps up with closing advice for up-and-coming underground filmmakers. This is greatly appreciated and needed in a world where inspiration usually takes a back seat to profit. I smile in the thought of how many new gems will be brought into this world after some high-school student with a camera gets inspired by Mr. Hall's words and takes that scary first step into the process of no-budget filmmaking. From that vantage point, The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies proves to be a special and welcomed addition to the world of cinema.
Mr. Hall doesn't waste anytime as he defines the genre right from the get-go in his introduction. For anyone wanting to know where the lines exist between Hollywood or art house productions and the underground cinema look no further than here.
From there, the door is opened into the world of underground cinema for us. Using hundreds of movie descriptions and interviews with filmmakers who can't even afford the film they shoot on, Mr. Hall gives us a first-class look into the TRUE independent films of today. We are taken for a ride through various topics that cover the genre: from documentaries and experimental films to the low budget horror films that seem to dominate the underground universe. Aside from the filmmaking aspect, light is also cast on the distribution of these films, from theatrical, to DVD, to even internet broadcasts - no stone is left unturned.
Throughout this book, we a given a taste of underground cinema and then pointed in all the right directions as to where we can feast on the movies covered and then some. Extensive lists of top underground films and film festivals are given. And for the militant film fanatic in all of us, website links are printed throughout - giving anyone with the internet complete access to the genre. Mr. Hall takes us so in-depth, that he even highlights the collectors (not just filmmakers and distributors) of underground movies.
As I read this book, I couldn't help but smile. As a true independent filmmaker myself, I know very well, how much effort it takes to make a film and how those efforts are soon forgotten when the next multi-million blockbuster opens at the local Cineplex. What we have here is so truly special - a document that guarantees a place for the underground cinema on book shelves for years to come. The films, filmmakers, distributors, and collectors that Mr. Hall opens our eyes to would normally have disappeared into oblivion, but this book gives them all a voice and an identity.
The book wraps up with closing advice for up-and-coming underground filmmakers. This is greatly appreciated and needed in a world where inspiration usually takes a back seat to profit. I smile in the thought of how many new gems will be brought into this world after some high-school student with a camera gets inspired by Mr. Hall's words and takes that scary first step into the process of no-budget filmmaking. From that vantage point, The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies proves to be a special and welcomed addition to the world of cinema.
simply astounding
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-01-13
Review Date: 2005-01-13
In a time when a great many books on so-called underground cinema exist merely to flaunt the author's ability to namedrop and ensure their place as glorified indie hacks, The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies is nothing less than revelatory. Phil Hall explores the fringes of cinema culture so thoroughly that this book is one worth returning to over and over. My life would have been much different had I not been exposed to some of the ambitious and talented filmmakers Hall mentions throughout the book (Shanti Guy, Jimmy Traynor, the unstoppable Antero Alli). Prepare to be awed.
The Underground resurfaces!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-11
Review Date: 2004-11-11
Phil Hall's great new book on the "FRINGE PEOPLE"! All the facts and fictions behind the true independent movie makers; the ones that aren't financed by fat wallet investors or rich relatives. These are the loose cannons with a camera who aren't making movies for the mainstream beehives, but pursuing their own vision, albeit often warped. More eye opening than the first shot of "Un Chein Andelou."
horribly written
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-17
Review Date: 2005-04-17
I'm shocked this book has gotten reviews as good as these (although at least one of the people below, josh k, appears to be interviewed in the book, so...) It's terribly written and poorly researched. After reading several chapters, I still didn't get any sense of what 'underground cinema' was supposed to be, except basically using as a word for independent cinema, as that word used to be used.
Exploring New Film Territory
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-11-26
Review Date: 2004-11-26
Would you like to know more about movies than what's playing this week at the multiplex? Then take an incredible journey through the world of Underground Cinema with film critic Phil Hall as your guide. Hall's first book, "The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies" will blow your mind about thousands of films "which rarely find their way to audience, media or industry recognition" - including horror films, documentaries, comedies and gay-themed films. Because you'll want to find many of the movies Hall mentions, he has included websites for the films, if available. When a website is not available, Hall provides a link to a review of the film or to the Internet Movie Database's title listing. Do you want to make an underground movie of your own? If so, Hall also gives you some helpful tips. As if all this weren't enough, Hall's groundbreaking book is as entertaining to read as it is enlightening. His "Encyclopedia" is a must-read for film buffs!
Film Production: The Complete Uncensored Guide to Filmmaking
Published in Kindle Edition by Lone Eagle (1999-02-01)
List price: $22.95
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Average review score:
a filmmaker's Bible
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-01
Review Date: 2002-08-01
I'll tell you right now, I haven't read many books on independent filmmaking. As a matter of fact... this is the only one. Yet I still found it very useful and jam-packed with information. Merritt tells it like it is (rather quickly, of course), and doesn't try to hide the fact that filmmaking is not all show and glory. If you're anywhere near interested in producing movies, check this book out. It tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about being a producer. And if you're actually getting into movie-making already, I'd take this along as kind of a "second Bible" as a reference guide. From initial casting to distribution, it covers every aspect of the film business. My only real complaint -- and I hope it doesn't come across as much of one -- is that Merritt doesn't go into detail about techniques. This is a book on HOW TO make a movie, not on WHAT makes a movie. Does that make sense?
Great Overview -- All Good Information, No Fluff
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 16 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-08
Review Date: 2000-11-08
This is one of the best introductions I've ever read on making an independent feature film. It covers everything from writing the script to distribution in foreign markets and does so clearly, concisely, entertainingly and within 238 pages. As a film editor, I can say the chapter on editing basics is right on. The sections on money (both raising it and receiving it once your movie is distributed) are both eye-openers. It's a very realistic, honest source of information about making an independent feature.
As for criticism: Written in 1997, the book gives a pretty short shrift to DV, but it does admit that things will change. Also, it focuses primarily on features and not shorts. And at 230 pages, it's still just an introduction, but honestly, I can't think of a better introduction to give to a first time filmmaker -- who's either starting her first short or making that first feature.
Highest recommendation.
Too general to be of help
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-06
Review Date: 2006-07-06
For me, this book was too general to be of any help.
The best I've read so far is FROM REEL TO DEAL.
The best I've read so far is FROM REEL TO DEAL.
great coverage
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-16
Review Date: 2002-10-16
this book covers all topics of movie productions. a must have to serious filmmakers!
The Best How-To Book On Indie Film
Helpful Votes: 34 out of 35 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-24
Review Date: 1999-11-24
After "The Blair Witch Project" and similar success stories, I was looking for a good general book on film production that included all the real dope on how the best known people have made successful low-budget movies. I was amazed by how much clear, precise info "Film Production: The Complete Uncensored Guide to Independent Filmmaking" has, such as precise budgets, deal-negotiating tips, crew member roles, distribution company reviews, and on and on. I also liked the way the book is organized. It takes you from the script and raising the money all the way through all the details of pre-production, production, and editing to selling the movie, promoting, and beyond. It answered all my questions (from stupid to tough) along the way.
The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook
Published in Hardcover by Continuum International Publishing Group (2004-02)
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Is this better than The Guerilla Film Makers BLUEPRINT?
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-14
Review Date: 2004-12-14
Hey..just wanted to know if anyone have read the Film Makers BluePrint? I hear its really really detailed as far as the process of filmmaking at a low budget...is it better that this book? Let me know...thanks...
Save your money
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-07
Review Date: 2007-06-07
Don't be fooled by the title. There is precious little in this book that will be of use for the no budget independent filmmaker. If you want a truly useful and comprehensive guide on low budget independent moviemaking then I recommend "Digital Filmmaking 101" by Dale Newton and John Gaspard. The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook will be worthless to you unless you have a budget of a million dollars or more. Skip it.
WOW WHAT A BOOK!! DONT GET TOO DISOURAGED
Helpful Votes: 20 out of 40 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-13
Review Date: 2005-03-13
first,let me mention that the book takes a great approach in giving you the facts. this is the book i've been searching for.
THIS IS NOT A GUERILLA FILM BOOK WHERE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO SHOOT A FILM FOR $50 AND AvOIDING GETTING ARRESTED. if u want to shoot a film that way than obviously u r not prepared to shoot a good film and your script probably stinks.
If you want to get advice from people who were recently in your shoes and are now working in the industry as professionals than BUY THIS. a lot of very important things are brought up.
DEVELOPMENT, FINANCING, PRODUCTION, POST, AND DISTRIBUTION are all well explained. especially the legal aspects of things.
You want investors, well you first need to know who to handle the whole PPM manner so that you dont get sued. These types of books are all i read.
If you want to produce than read: this book+"from reel to deal"
Directing: "Directing actors"+ buy the 6 dvd set of HOLLYWOOD
CAMERA WORK which is $480 but worth every penny trust me.
If you want to write then you must buy "STORY" by robert mckee and learn how to format form any other book.
I did my homework so listem to me and stay away from film schools. they are thieves and you will come out dissapointed. read my other reviews. ONLY LISTEN TO THE INDUSTRY PROS and POSITIVE PEOPLE. EVERYONE ELSE IS FULL OF CRAP AND FILM SCHOOLS LOVE TO DISCOURAGE STUDENTS CAUse they know all 500,000 students they get every year arent going to make it. COLLEGE TEACHERS ARE MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO WEAK MINDED TO MAKE IT SO THEY TEACH. HAPPY FILMING AND GOD BLESS YOU.
THIS IS NOT A GUERILLA FILM BOOK WHERE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO SHOOT A FILM FOR $50 AND AvOIDING GETTING ARRESTED. if u want to shoot a film that way than obviously u r not prepared to shoot a good film and your script probably stinks.
If you want to get advice from people who were recently in your shoes and are now working in the industry as professionals than BUY THIS. a lot of very important things are brought up.
DEVELOPMENT, FINANCING, PRODUCTION, POST, AND DISTRIBUTION are all well explained. especially the legal aspects of things.
You want investors, well you first need to know who to handle the whole PPM manner so that you dont get sued. These types of books are all i read.
If you want to produce than read: this book+"from reel to deal"
Directing: "Directing actors"+ buy the 6 dvd set of HOLLYWOOD
CAMERA WORK which is $480 but worth every penny trust me.
If you want to write then you must buy "STORY" by robert mckee and learn how to format form any other book.
I did my homework so listem to me and stay away from film schools. they are thieves and you will come out dissapointed. read my other reviews. ONLY LISTEN TO THE INDUSTRY PROS and POSITIVE PEOPLE. EVERYONE ELSE IS FULL OF CRAP AND FILM SCHOOLS LOVE TO DISCOURAGE STUDENTS CAUse they know all 500,000 students they get every year arent going to make it. COLLEGE TEACHERS ARE MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO WEAK MINDED TO MAKE IT SO THEY TEACH. HAPPY FILMING AND GOD BLESS YOU.
ABSOLUTELY for Guerilla Film Makers and Beyond!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-11
Review Date: 2004-12-11
This book is AWESOME! It covers everything you need to know to start out making a movie. The interviews are with working professionals, the majority of whom started out on guerilla films and who talk about the differences between the low budget guerilla movies and the big Hollywood blockbusters that many work on today. And peppered within the interviews are these helpful hints that give the low budget/guerilla tips on how to save money and play with the big boys when you have no money. I found this invaluable as I know I'm getting my advice and tips from the experts who have made it and not unknown filmmakers who can't move on from the doldrums of guerilla films. After having read this book I feel like I've sat down and had meetings with all of these experts and boy! do I feel informed! I'm a filmmaker who has to start out guerilla style but hope to move out of the guerilla world and into the professional world. This book gives me a guide and the inspiration. Sure it might not be easy but at least now I'm armed with everything I should know! As with all serious filmmakers, you have to actually go out there and make a movie which is obviously what the book can't do for you but it can certainly lead you in the right direction and tell you what you're up against. None of the other books out there seem to compare with this one. Thank you!!!!
lots of info,but title is a bit misleading
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-31
Review Date: 2004-12-31
i read the other reveiws on this book and bought it. then returned it. it is packed full of all kinds of great information from industry experts, which is great, but i was looking for a book on filmaking for rebel independent film makers. It seems to be written for people with LOTS of money. which i don't have. in their defense the title does not say anything about independent, which is what i assumed. when i think of guerilla i think of rebels. this book is a bit out of my league.
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The manual could do a much better job covering the basics.
The novice iMovie and iDVD user is faced with understanding where one product leaves off and the other begins. To an experienced user, this may be obvious, but for me, at least, it took a long time to figure out that something as simple as chapter buttons are are not available through either product. (The iMac help desk expalined this to me).
If you're a sophisticated user, I suppose this book has some cool ideas. As a novice, I'm very disappointed.