Independent Producer's Guide to Film and TV Contracts Philip Alberstat ... £27.50 rrp
First time film-makers, producers and writers will find this Independent Producers' Guide to Film and TV Contracts an essential reference tool. The numerous examples of typical legal agreements contained in the book are wide ranging; from the deals that a producer must make at the outset of a project to acquire source rights, through to production and co-production and distribution arrangements for the finished product.
Visual Story Bruce Block ... £25.00 rrp
The Visual Story offers students and professionals in cinematography, production design, directing and screenwriting a clear view of the relationship between the story/script structure and the visual structure of a film or video. An understanding the visual components will serve as the guide in the selection of locations, set dressing, props, wardrobe, lenses, camera positions, lighting, actor staging, and editorial choices. ISBN 0240804678. AVAILABLE MAY 2001.
Managing in the Media William Houseley ... £19.99 rrp
Managing in the Media has been devised for a broad audience. It is based upon the perceived need for a text that amalgamates cultural theories, film and television analysis, management theories and media production practice into one volume. There are many books on film and cultural studies. Similarly, there are copious numbers of texts written on management. To date little has been written that analyses the management of the audiovisual industry set against the backdrop of the cultural and economic environment within which the media manager operates. ISBN 0240515994.
Digital Cinematography Wheeler ... £19.99 rrp
High end digital cinematography can truly challenge the film camera in many of the technical, artistic and emotional aspects of what we think of as 'cinematography'. This book is a guide for practising and aspiring cinematographers and DOPs to digital cinematography essentials - from how to use the cameras to the rapidly emerging world of High Definition cinematography and 24p technology. ISBN 0240516141. AVAILABLE MAY 2001.
Complete Film Production Handbook Eve Honthaner ... £35.00 rrp
The Complete Film Production Handbook is a comprehensive step-by-step guide covering the essentials of the business, from checklists and sample pre-production and post production schedules to contracts and company policies relating to insurance, talent management, and even customs and immigration details. The book contains all of the many necessary forms including SAG, DGA, and WGA forms, together with standard production forms, deal memos, and release forms which are found both in the book and on companion CD. ISBN 0240804198. AVAILABLE APRIL 2001.
How to Make Great Short Feature Films: The Making of Ghosthunter Ian Lewis ... £19.99 rrp
Making a short film is one of the first vital steps to becoming a filmmaker. This book and DVD is a 'short filmmakers kit' for aspiring producers. It combines advice and inspiration with essential practical information as well as a real-world case study of the making of the short film, 'Ghosthunter', providing a rare inside view of the process.
Digital Moviemaking: The Filmmakers Guide to the 21st Century Scott Billups ... £19.99 rrp
Scott Billups writes an in-your-face, no-holds barred book about making movies using digital technology. Hands down, he’s America’s answer to every digital video filmmaker prayers. From features to special effects, Billups has done it all and shares what he’s learned.
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video David Irving ... £24.99 rrp
Considered by many to be the definitive book on the subject, Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Second Edition clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both producer and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine to create a successful short film or video—all the way from script to final product. This guide offers extensive examples from two award-winning short narrative films (Lunch Date and Truman) and one short documentary (Mirror Mirror), and includes insightful quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them. This edition expands on the director's role in pre-visualizing a project, aided by the addition of more than 50 new photos and illustrations. Issues such as storyboarding, lighting, and composition are addressed in detail. Other additions and enhancements include a discussion of the evolving role of digital technology on all aspects of production from script to screen. Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Second Edition is accompanied by a companion website (www.focalpress.com/companions) containing useful forms and information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations. Whether you’re a student or an independent filmmaker, this practical guide will demystify the process, and help you to develop and sharpen your skills as you tackle the challenges of making a short film or video. ISBN 0240803949.
Directors Close Up Jeremy Kagan ... £15.99 rrp
The edited selections in this book are taken from in-depth discussions exploring the complex process of directing. These began in 1992 when The Directors Guild of America launched a series of yearly seminars with the nominees for outstanding feature film directing. ISBN 0240804066.
Setting Up Your Shots Jeremy Vineyard ... £16.99 rrp
Setting Up Your Shots is a complete visual encyclopedia of creative camera set ups and moves every filmmaker and cinema fan will want to own. AVAILABLE APRIL 2001.
Film Production Management Cleve Bastian ... £22.50 rrp
Film Production Management details the steps involved in bringing a screenplay to the screen: organizing, staffing, budgeting, scheduling, securing locations, shooting and postproduction. In addition to offering practical, hands-on help in dealing with each of these steps, this book also covers such issues as contracts, unions, working permits, and insurance. Sample forms used by the production manager are also included. Although it is not about film financing, it includes information on how to work within smaller budgets, enhancing its appeal to independent film makers. This book is primarily for students and film professionals seeking a career change within the film industry, or who find themselves performing some of the tasks outlined within these pages. This edition will include a number of revisions and updates, as well as new chapters on film festivals and marketing, training and schools, and use of the internet. ISBN 0240803930.
Filmmakers and Financing Louise Levison ... £16.99 rrp
The third edition of Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents contains completely revised and updated financial and industry data. This book teaches readers how to create a business plan to present to a potential investor. With its easy-to-follow format and its step-by-step approach, this unique guide bridges the gap between the filmmaker and business, whether you are looking to create a plan for one film or multiple films. Each chapter concentrates on a specific section of the business plan, such as the executive summary, industry, market, distribution financial planning, etc. A sample business plan provides readers with a reference as they write their own plans. This book provides information needed for approaching potential investors, including: · defining goals and objectives · describing proposed films · researching markets and distribution systems · developing complete financial projections · applying the plan to the management of one's company. The third edition includes a new chapter on the growing use of the internet as an outlet for film. ISBN 0240804325.
Steadicam Serena Ferrara ... £19.99 rrp
In this unique study, Serena Ferrara examines the revolutionary impact of the Steadicam on filmmaking. The Steadicam has freed-up the camera operator to follow a film's movement, wherever it is happening. Serena Ferrara explains the principles by which the Steadicam is operated and the impact it has on filmmaking, including the effects it can produce on screen, on a film's narrative, on its audience, and on the director's creativity. ISBN 0240516079.
More Contemporary Cinematographers on Their Art Pauline Rogers ... £15.99 rrp
This sequel to Contemporary Cinematographers on Their Art offers in-depth conversations with some of the most important cinematographers working in film, television and commercials today. It includes younger cinematographers who have recently made their mark as well as icons of this craft. The conversations cover all aspects of cinematography from pre-production planning to post-production, special effects, underwater photography, and second unit. Each interview gives a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the most popular shots in films and television were lit and captured. ISBN 024080368X.
Producer's Business Handbook John Lee ... £25.00 rrp
The Producer's Business Handbook delivers filmmakers a comprehensive examination of the business of entertainment and provides the information and tools required to engage all related aspects of global production and exploitation. Together with its companion CD-ROM, this handbook presents both instruction and worksheet support to independent producers at all levels of experience. ISBN 0240803965.
Storyboards Mark Simon ... £27.50 rrp
Storyboards: Motion in Art, Second Edition, is a comprehensive look at both the art and the business of storyboarding. This practical handbook details the preparation and presentation of storyboards for live action, commercials, animation, and special effects. The author clearly delineates the requirements of live action and animation boards as well as presentation and production boards. He explains how to use computers in enhancing, creating and animating boards, and stresses the importance of visual storytelling and effectively showing movement over the artistry in the board itself. ISBN 0240803744.
Storyboarding 101 James Fraioli ... £14.99 rrp
This book is designed especially for those interested in breaking into storyboarding as a career but don't know where to start. Artist James O. Fraioli ("Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls") takes the mystery out of the art of storyboarding, with clear and concise information on both the mechanics of the art and how the business works. Topics covered include what storyboards are and why they are necessary, fundamentals of thinking visually, time-saving tricks of the trade and, most importantly, how to land that first job and advance your career. ISBN 0941188256.
Visual Effects Cinematography Zoran Perisic ... £27.50 rrp
Visual effects are an important aspect of film creation, with new technologies and techniques being developed every day. Nevertheless, many of the effects we see on screen are not computer generated; they are done inside the camera or with projection, techniques that have been around for many years. Visual Effects Cinematography examines both traditional and modern visual effects techniques, illustrating how the new techniques have built upon the old in a way that is especially valuable to students. This book examines in detail the various types of equipment used and how they work, and then goes on to discuss the process of planning the shoot. Storyboards Storyboards: Motion in Art, Second Edition, is a comprehensive look at both the art and the business of storyboarding. This practical handbook details the preparation and presentation of storyboards for live action, commercials, animation, and special effects. The author clearly delineates the requirements of live action and animation boards as well as presentation and production boards. He explains how to use computers in enhancing, creating and animating boards, and stresses the importance of visual storytelling and effectively showing movement over the artistry in the board itself.
Digital Nonlinear Editing Thomas Ohanian ... £47.50 rrp
The completely revised second edition chronicles a decade of digital nonlinear editing from home consumer editing applications to professional film and video editing systems. It provides in-depth explanations of digital video compression, storage, and networking; advances in digital video, computer processing power, the blurring of offline and online, digital storage advances, and desktop painting and compositing applications. By far the most comprehensive book on the subject, Digital Nonlinear Editing details the growing role of compressed and digitized video in all types of communication. From the basics of traditional editing to the cutting edge of digital media, this is the book for every current and prospective communications professional. Thomas A. Ohanian is a Chief Editor, Director of Product Design for Avid Technology in Massachusetts and a designer of the Avid Media Composer. During is tenure as a film and video editor he has worked on award-winning commercials, documentaries, industrials, television shows, and features. He is also the author with Michael Phillips of Digital Filmmaking (Focal Press).
Readership: Professionals working in video and film post production, students of post production, Avid Technology. ISBN: 024080225X Color plates: Line Illustrations: 200 illustrations Halftones: Measurements: 279 x 216 mm Pages: 313pp Price: £47.50. AVAILABLE APRIL 01.
Digital Filmmaking Michael Phillips ... £35.00 rrp
The second edition of Digital Filmmaking includes updates and new information. Four new chapters examine key topics: Digital Television and High Definition Television Making films using Digital Video 24 P and Universal Mastering Digital Film Projection Digital Television and High Definition Television Making films using Digital Video (notably the current feature the Blair Witch Project) 24 P and Universal Mastering Digital Film Projection Digital Filmmaking has been called the bible for professional filmmakers in the digital age. It details all of the procedural, creative, and technical aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production within a digital filmmaking environment. It examines the new digital methods and techniques that are redefining the filmmaking process, and how the evolution into digital filmmaking can be used to achieve greater creative flexibility as well as cost and time savings. Digital Filmmaking provides a clear overview of the traditional filmmaking process, then goes on to illuminate the ways in which new methods accomplish old tasks. It explains vital concepts, including digitization, compression, digital compositing, nonlinear editing, and on-set digital production and relates traditional film production and editing processes to those of digital techniques. In the "Industry Viewpoints" sections in each chapter various filmmakers discuss their use of digital techniques to enhance the creative process.
Readership: Film producers; Directors; Editors ISBN: 0240804279 Color plates: 6 color plates Line Illustrations: 40 line illustrations Halftones: 155 photographs Measurements: Pages: 336pp Price: £35.00.
The Motion Picture Image Steven Barclay ... £24.99 rrp
This book takes a radically different approach from existing titles on the subject of motion picture image technology in that the author attempts to merge information on digital video acquisition, compression, electronic image control, film-to-video transfer, and widespread computer related changes now taking place in the industry, and places it into one volume that can be used as a guide during the entire production process. The emphasis is on image acquisition in production, and the manipulation of the image in post-production until it is finally presented. "Technical and scientific principles are presented in a concise and straightforward manner, providing readers with a solid foundation of knowledge to help create, control, manipulate and process images in a contemporary environment." - Film & Video, March 2000 "Both students of cinema and practicing cameramen will benefit from this volume. As technical as Barclay's subject matter is, his clear and engaging style makes his complex ideas quite accessible." - American Cinematographer, April 2000 Examines the state of the art in motion picture image technology Brings together information on various developments in digital image acquisition and processing technology into one reference Presents the underlying technical and scientific principles for both electronic and emulsion based images to give the filmmaker greater control over the final outcome Motion picture imaging technology has evolved considerably in recent years, with the advent of digital video and electronic processing. This book explores the movie picture itself, how it is created, processed, manipulated, and presented in order to give the image creator greater control over the final product. The book is about the technical reality of producing the moving image, whether it be a chemical reaction (film), an electronic process (video), or a combination of both, which is the stage we have now reached in the gradual amalgamation of imaging technologies. The underlying technical and scientific principles are discussed in a concise, comprehensive manner, quantifying the myriad facets of cinematography so that more control can be exercised over the creation of the motion picture in all its forms.
Readership: Professional cinematographers, videographers, filmmakers, students ISBN: 0240803906 Color plates: Line Illustrations: 50 line arts Halftones: Measurements: 152 x 235 mm Pages: 224pp Price: £24.99.
Film Production Steven Bernstein ... £19.99 rrp
A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of film production, practical and theoretical, covering a wide range of areas from film photography to direction and the latest in computer based non-linear editing and special effects. Reviews from the 1st edition: 'A superior guide to all the basic aspects of film technique. Clearly written and intelligently illustrated, the book covers everything the novice or even the experienced film maker needs to know about the practicalities of film making.' - American Film Quarterly 'The Complete Angler of the 16mm Film World' - Amateur Film Maker 'Every nascent film maker...would be the better professional for absorbing this fundamental body of knowledge'. - FTT - Filmkunst, November 1994 - Communicatie, August 1994 A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of film production, practical and theoretical, covering a wide range of areas from film photography to direction and the latest in computer based non-linear editing and special effects. This is a revision of a well established film text, formerly The Technique of Film Production, which has been substantially revised. Additional material has been added on: new film stocks from Agfa, Kodak, and Fuji; digital sound recording; new lab techniques; additional budget information; new cameras and equipment, including timecode; computer generated film images and 'morphing.' The editing chapter has been greatly changed, with discussion of video and digital video editing, film to tape transfers and the new computer based non-linear editing system. The author is an award winning cinematographer who has worked as a cameraman for the BBC, London Weekend Television and Channel 4. He has also directed TV Commercials, drama and documentaries. Review from the 1st edition 'A superior guide to all the basic aspects of film technique. Clearly written and intelligently illustrated, the book covers everything the novice or even the experienced film maker needs to know about the practicalities of film making.' - American Film Quarterly.
Readership: Graduate and post-graduate students of film production; professional film makers and producers; amateur film makers. ISBN: 0240513436 Color plates: Line Illustrations: 200 line illustrations Halftones: 6 half ton Measurements: 246 x 189 mm Pages: 336pp Price: £19.99.
Motion Picture Camera & Lighting Equipment David Samuelson ... £15.99 rrp
Motion Picture Camera and Lighting Equipment enables cinematographers and film producers to find their way through the bewildering array of equipment offered for professional use. Electronic and computer control mechanisms and video assist are all covered in this practical, easy to understand volume. 'David W Samuelson, with a wealth of experience as a cinematographer, has collated a gold-mine of information into this Media Manual. ZERB Motion Picture Camera and Lighting Equipment enables cinematographers and film producers to find their way through the bewildering array of equipment offered for professional use. Electronic and computer control mechanisms and video assist are all covered in this practical, easy to understand volume. The contents range from imaging problems, close focusing and handholding, to tables, diagrams and terminology, making the book a valuable reference source for students or those new to cinematography. The first edition of the book was awarded the Goldovski Prize for Technical Writing by the International Union of Technical Cinematography Associations. This shows how the cameraman or film producer can pick his way through the bewildering array of items offered for professional use today - choosing only those which suit the demands of each production. ISBN: 0240512618 Color plates: Line Illustrations: Halftones: Measurements: 216 x 138 mm Pages: 240pp Price: £15.99.
Practical Cinematography Paul Wheeler ... £19.99 rrp
Practical Cinematography discusses the principles of cinematography and the expertise which is unique to the Director of Photography (DoP). It deals with all the basic theory such as colour temperature and sensitometry, and all the practical things a DoP needs to know, from the make-up of the crew to how to prepare an equipment list. Comprehensive coverage of all essential theory and techniques Many clear diagrams to supplement theories Written by a respected cinematographer/trainer The book is divided into six sections: The Unit; The Technology; The Cinematographer's Craft; Operating; The DoP's Preparation; Future-proofing. Its contents are arranged so that it may be dipped into for quick reference – perhaps to answer a specific question or deal with practical problems relating to a shoot – or read from cover to cover. Film-making is an art, but, like so many art forms, there are basic underlying tools and techniques and a body of theoretical knowledge that must be understood and mastered before artistic expression can flourish. This book is intended to be of assistance to all aspiring DoPs, whether you are just starting a career, or already have considerable experience in the other grades. Paul Wheeler has a wealth of practical expertise as a Cinematographer, combined with wide experience as a highly respected trainer. After 25 years with the BBC, latterly as a Senior Film Cameraman, he has had a flourishing career as a freelance Cinematographer which has brought him many awards. Between his busy film-shooting schedule, Paul has stood in twice as Head of Cinematography at the National Film and Television School and also spent some time as Head of Cinematography at the Royal College of Art. He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) and a Fellow of the British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society (FBKS).
Readership: Students on film and media courses, novice filmmakers, directors and producers. ISBN: 0240515552 Color plates: Line Illustrations: 100 black and white line drawings Halftones: Measurements: 246 x 189 mm Pages: 200pp Price: £19.99
Production Safety in Film & Video Robin Small ... £19.99 rrp
Covering all aspects of production safety, this is an invaluable reference guide with easy access for the independent programme maker, freelancer, manager, producer, tutor and student filmmaker. Important information about hazard identification, risk assessment and safety policy is provided in the chapters covering legislation, health and safety management, personal protective equipment and insurance. Particular hazards are then split into individual sections for ease of reference. These hazards include: Asbestos Cranes Explosives and pyrotechnics Food and catering Manual handing and lifting Visual display screens Working at heights Quick look up reference source Guide to legislation and procedure Contains case studies and examples Comprehensive coverage of the subject Robin Small identifies all the major risks and gives advice on how to control and/or eliminate them. Each hazard section includes useful references to the relevant legislation, documents and licences, as well as addresses of organisations for essential advice and recommended further reading. An appendix lists samples of vital certificates, with visual references provided on our website www.focalpress.com. The appendices provide comprehensive contact information for UK and European Heath and Safety sources. They also include sample forms to draw up your own safety system. Robin Small is Senior Lecturer in Television, Media Department at the University of Huddersfield.
Readership: Film & TV production managers, producers & directors, lecturers on media/TV/Film courses, television company training departments. ISBN: 0240515315 Color plates: Line Illustrations: 20 black and white Halftones: Measurements: 234 x 156 mm Pages: 504pp Price: £19.99
