Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive treatment of the production process from pre-production through post-production provides a mix of aesthetic principles balanced with directing and production techniques. Organized to parallel the production process, the book features a doing/learning approach to the course.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Strange New World of Film and Video. 1. The Language of Production. 2. An Overview of the Production Process. Part II: Pre-Production: The Conceptual World. 3. Visualizing Ideas. 4. The Script. 5. Aesthetics: A World of Possibilities. 6. A Director's Roles and Responsibilities. 7. Organizing for Production. Part III: Production: The Technical World. 8. The Film Camera. 9. The Video Camera. 10. Lighting for Production. 11. Sound for Production. Part IV: Post-Production: Editing and the World Beyond. 12. The Aesthetic Possibilities of the Edit. 13. Film and Video Post-Production. 14. Sound and Image: Challenges in Editing.