Action!: Professor Know-it-All's Illustrated Guide to Film & Video Making
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Action!: Professor Know-it-All's Illustrated Guide to Film & Video Making
By (Author) Bill Brown
Microcosm Publishing
Microcosm Publishing
1st October 2012
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
791.43
Physical Properties
Paperback
152
Width 140mm, Height 178mm
204g
Description
In this easy to read and lavishly illustrated volume, filmmaker Bill Brown explains why movies move; how film and video cameras work; how to light and expose your shots to get the best results; how to create eye-pleasing compositions and how to record crystal clear sounds. It is a DIY guidebook for anyone interested in making films and videos. This is a simple guide to understanding the vocabulary of film makers and presents the jargon of lighting and sound in an easy to understand format, packed with drawings, charts and descriptions that is perfect for all.
Reviews
For anyone tired of taking all the wrong shots or just trying to figure things out, this is a great learner's permit. -- Jamais Jochim, Portland Book Review
Who needs film school when there's a manual simultaneously erudite and approachable, leavened with wit and charm aplenty; a wealth of practical knowledge presented in a concise manner without unnecessary academic obfuscation. -- Brent Coughenour, professor of film and video, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Brown brings the ease and warmth of his movie narration and Dream Whip writings and drawings to the nuts and bolts of working with movie film [...] Bill acts as your generous guide and fellow traveler, keeping things straight forward and practical. -- Thomas Comerford, professor of film, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
No one else makes aspect ratios and depth of field more fun to learn. [...] Many of my students read it cover-to-cover even when I only assign one chapter! -- Sabine Gruffat, professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Author Bio
Bill Brown is a filmmaker, a photographer, and an author who has produced the filmsBuffalo Common, Confederation Park, Hub City, Mountain State,The Other Side, and Roswell. He is the author of all 14 issues of the zineDream Whip, and the book Saugus to the Sea. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
