Create Stunning Shots with Digital Filmmaking
Recipes
O'Reilly Releases "Digital Video Production
Cookbook"
Sebastopol, CA--In 1975, Steven
Spielberg put a 17-foot mechanical shark named "Bruce" in the
water and called it "Jaws." Thirty years and three "Star Wars"
prequels later digital imaging has become a way of life for most
filmmakers. While digital technology greatly simplifies the
filmmaking process, there are many
tried-and-true production tricks that
only the pros working in the world
of high-budget film production get to
know. The truth is that setting up
a car chase, making a realistic-looking alien, staging a
fistfight, creating atmospheric lighting, and using
special effects are often not as
difficult to master as you might think.
"Digital Video Production
Cookbook" (Kenworthy, O'Reilly, US $29.95) will
show you how to create
sophisticated-looking visual effects, dramatic
shots, and powerful sequences
using low-cost methods adapted from high-end professional
techniques. Author and award-winning filmmaker Chris Kenworthy
explains how you can use a digital video camera and basic
editing software, to create high-end production values with
household equipment and a little imagination.
"Digital Video Production
Cookbook" includes easy-to-follow recipes for:
-Creating bluescreen effects
-Simulating rain, snow, and other
types of weather
-Working with backlighting,
simulated candlelight, and special lighting
effects
-Shooting day for night
-Staging safe stunts, chase
scenes, and fistfights
-Makeup techniques for aging,
bruises, and serious injuries
-Shooting at night
-Working with camera movement
-Adding special effects such as
laser bolts, holograms, and explosions
"I love that this book is part of
a Cookbook series," states author Chris
Kenworthy. "Because digital
imaging is much like your favorite
recipe--you follow the basics,
adapt old techniques, and mix with new
tricks. In that regard, this book
is a serious building block."
"Digital Video Production
Cookbook" features clear, step-by-step
instructions laid out in a
stunning, easy-to-follow format. This book is
a master class for amateur and
independent filmmakers working in the
digital medium.
