FILMMAKING IN ACTION-TEXT [Paperback]

The one-stop resource for students

Script.   Direction.   Design.   Production.   Sound.   Lighting.   Editing.   Effects.   Animation.   Marketing.   Careers.   It’s all here.

Withstorytellingandcollaborationas core principles, industry insiders Adam Leipzig (former President of National Geographic Films), and Barry Weiss (former head of animation at Sony Pictures), with Michael Goldman (prominent journalist and industry expert), guide students through the skills and the craft of video and filmmaking. With unparalleled access to the industry’s most accomplished and insightful professionals, budding filmmakers will learn techniques from the very best. This soup-to-nuts book is one students will keep, and keep using, for years.　

When the book is packaged with LaunchPad forFilmmaking in Action, readers gain access to exclusive How do I? tips videos with professionals who have worked on movies likeAnt Man, Argo, Divergent, Unbroken, The LEGO Movie,Inception,Fight Club,Pineapple Express,Nebraska,The Imitation Game,Alice in Wonderland,Titanic,The Rock,Winter's Bone,Star Wars, and many more.

 

 

 Chapter 1: The Big Picture

Why Make a Film?

ACTION STEPS: Getting Started

Three Filmmaking Principles

Six Filmmaking Viewpoints

PRODUCERS SMARTS: Congratulations, You Are a Movie Producer!

[video] HOW DO I…? Get My First Movie Made, with Cherien Dabis

The Filmmaking Path

BUSINESS SMARTS: Taking Care of Business

Chapter Essentials

　

Part I: Concept and Preparation

Chapter 2: Start with the Script

Where Do Ideas Come From?

Original Ideas

ACTION STEPS: Brainstorming Ideas

Source Material

Intellectual Property

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