Reddit reviews Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
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Great product!
I did'nt really like it, It is a really complete guide on cinematography but it was really old fashioned and felt out of date when I read it.
I really like the Master Shots series
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876
And also 'Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know' http://www.amazon.com/Cinematic-Storytelling-Powerful-Conventions-Filmmaker/dp/193290705X/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51yVCZcPwTL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1SRNZK0W2EE9C97GFVC6
Also just try YouTube and Google. Try the cinematography database to learn about lighting http://www.cinematographydb.com/
Filmmakers IQ for in debth stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFAYalJ2Q7Tm_WmLgetmeg
On Set Filmmaking Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/aspiringfilm/videos
DSLR video Shooter:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmA0XxraDP7ZVbv4eY3Omg
Now You See It, the Nerdwriter and Every Frame A Painting for some film analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTFGPpNQ0Ms6afXhaWDiRw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkMlOu7faDgqh4PfzbpLdg
And finally just go out and shoot shot shoot!
I'd just like to point out that I'm not a film maker in any way shape or form so it would be nice if somebody could verify what I'm about to say.
I've been watching a lot of videos by FilmmakerIQ.com on Vimeo and have learned a lot from them. Anyway, they have a list of recommended books that I haven't checked out yet but would like to. I'll just list them out here:
Painting With Light
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (Hollywood Standard: The Complete & Authoritative Guide to)
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution
Master Shots: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors
The Camera Assistant's Manual
The Makeup Artist Handbook: Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics
Grammar of the Shot (Media Manuals)
Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques
This book is a good start:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Story-Creating-Structure/dp/0240807790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395689894&sr=8-1&keywords=the+visual+story
Also these are great and easy to return to when storyboarding:
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690041&sr=8-1&keywords=master+shots
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Volume-Shooting-Dialogue/dp/1615930558/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690059&sr=8-3&keywords=master+shots
http://www.amazon.com/Cinematic-Storytelling-Powerful-Conventions-Filmmaker/dp/193290705X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690130&sr=8-1&keywords=cinematic+storytelling
Swear I'm not an Amazon affiliate, just love me these books. They're worth reading twice.
I work in a gear rental place in London. Mostly you only need high school maths: ratios, proportions etc. But if you know CS you'll have a good handle on the workflow of digital image processing. This can be a lucrative position on big budget shoots. Here they call the role DIT, Red and Alexa cameras are the main ones to know and that can get you in as a PA because on lower budget shoots they often combine the roles.
You're doing the right thing by the way. I see a lot of people come out of film school with big debts only to have to start as PAs anyway. Read books like this and this and this and be prepared to do anything, especially waking up really early.
Good luck.
These are just my personal favorites in the last few years. Covers all the filming basics besides sound design. However, if you want the full "survival guide", you'll need a reference for sound design and screenwriting. With lackluster sound and a horrible script, your films aren't going anywhere.
The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction
My favorite lighting-related resources are:
For basic lighting YouTube is your friend.
film school grad here, mostly agree with this comment.
Some really nice looking shots in your reel.
Couple criticisms:
-time lapse and steadycam shots, while they give a sense of motion and, in the latter case, a sense of the cameraman (that can be good or bad), they say little about the ability to tell story with composition. Especially in documentary videography, I think that's what distinguishes a camera operator. The shot of the guy at a computer, even if you're highlighting the ability to shoot in close quarters, seemed a little out of place.
Of the static camera shots, I saw some really beautiful shots that didn't have much meaning (Llamas running with plastic bottle and bag in foreground?). My favorite shots were actually the wide shot of 3 guys walking along a grey gravelly path and the shot of the outrigger canoe bobbing with reef in the foreground.
Lastly, for anyone interested in "film fundamentals" in a book that can be read in an hour, I really like a book called "cinematic storytelling".
Good luck.
Hey, sorry I took so long to respond....
This is a phenomenal book if you are interested in the less-wordy visual storytelling techniques in cinema. With Cinematic Storytelling, Story, and Save The Cat, you should just about ruin your immersion in every movie you'll ever watch. Good luck!