Thanks to the digital revolution, film artists now have a spectacular array of powerful, new, inexpensive tools for creative expression through digital film. The once powerful studios can no longer stifle an artist's creativity. With the power of the Internet, film artists are finding once unimaginable ways to distribute their creations worldwide.

DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish covers all aspects of the new digital video frontier, for amateurs and professionals alike--from the nuts and bolts of timecode and aspect ratio; to framing, lighting, and sound recording; as well as editing, special effects creation, and distribution.

The book is written for filmmakers at varying experience levels--taking an integrated approach to media production, and emphasizing the ways different aspects of the process work together to create a vital work of digital art:

• Hands-on detailed examination of the artistic aspects of film and video production

• Extensive examples use comprehensive step-by-step exercises for advanced editing techniques

• Scenes from successful films illustrate techniques used by professionals

• Includes a collection of professionally shot video clips, so the user can read and follow along with sets of structured exercises

• Develops a highly refined repertoire of advanced skills in editing, effects creation, title design, and more

• Inspires advanced readers to work with the included clips on their own and experiment with new ideas

• Written for both Mac and PC users and covers advanced uses of both Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects

Written in an engaging, accessible style, DV Filmmaking provides a solid foundation of tremendous value to a beginner, while addressing the fine points of filmmaking with a level of sophistication, detail, and insight that even the most worldly director or educator can appreciate. The author draws upon his years of experience teaching at the college and graduate level, his extensive professional background as a media producer, and his unmistakable love of cinema to create a text that's not only easy to learn from, but also fun to read.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 17 Ratings

Great Book, only if you're a Final Cut Pro user. - 2008-06-14
Reviewer Rating:
The first half of the book is very thorough in going over the basics of film and digital video. There's also some description on some basic equipment you'll need to get off the ground.

The second half talks about basic editing in Final Cut, which I mostly skipped since I don't plan on using Final Cut. Honestly, for filmmakers who plan on using Final Cut, this would've probably made 5 stars.

Have fun and good luck on your film!

A piece of art - 2007-11-06
Reviewer Rating:
"DV Filmaking from Start to Finish" is a !!MASTERPIECE!!. It is a book I
recommend to anyone interested in Digital Video. Reading the book was like having Mr. Ian David Aronson in your room sharing with you all of his knowledge.

This book it's not a 18 chapter tutorial on learning Final Cut Pro or After Effects. It's more like traveling back in time and learning from the history of Digital Video to the present day. Aronson show's everything, from film to video, the way you should treat your camera, what you should be
prepared with; lighting, greenscreen, Hardware, white balance, DVD
authoring,
aspect ratios, you name it, including some basic tutorials on doing
edits.
He even gives you an internet address to look and confirm what he is showing
you.

If you are an advanced editor, this book is for you. This book is for to
read,
learn and keep it forever just in case you forget a detail, so you can
review it again and again. I was amazed with the things I have learned from
Mr.
Aronson. Thank you and I'll hope to read another book from him.

Jorge Raphael Valenzuela Hern ndez
Graphic Artist / Videographer

Great Help Book - 2009-08-13
Reviewer Rating:
This book provides great information on everything needed to shoot a film. And it provides some great tips of what to do during shooting to make post production easier and remove all the road bumps. If you want some good tips and information on shooting, this book is for you. It's really for anyone that owns a DV Video Camera. I loved it... And I highly recommend it.

Amazing Read for Both Visual and Content - 2007-11-29
Reviewer Rating:
I am so thankful for the insightfulness of Mr. Aronson. I have done more conceptual video work in the past when I was a graduate student in photography. I am looking a doing another educational project and wanted to brush up on my skills. The book provides me with the knowledge I can use to feel much more confident in the upcoming project as well as exploring my own fine art projects. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in digital video.

conceptos interesantes - 2007-09-02
Reviewer Rating:
este es un libro que explica de manera did ctica ,todos los procesos que tiene una producci-ón audiovisual.
Muy bien ilustrado, con ejemplos que ayudan al nuevo realizador audiovisual a enfrentar sus primeras producciones de una forma segura, buscando que GÇÜste no cometa errores que luego pueden demeritar su trabajo.
La -única cr-ítica que tengo para hacer de esta obra, es que los ejemplos de montaje los realizan en programa espec-íficos , como Final Cut, algo que de alguna manera deja sin posibilidades a aquellos que manejamos plataformas de edici-ón diferentes.

Browse Similar Topics

Top Level Categories:
Multimedia

Sub-Categories:
Multimedia > Director
Multimedia > Video