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From Script to Premiere--a Complete Guide to Putting your Vision on the Screen

by Karg, Barbara

Book - 2007

A step by step guide to assist aspiring film makers in the process of movie making from starting to write your film to distributing your finished film. A step by step guide to assist aspiring film makers in the process of movie making from starting to write your film to distributing your finished film. Show less

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130 Projects to Get You Into Film Making

by Grove, Elliot

Book - 2009

Follow film maker Elliot Grove on a journey explaining how to make movies. From simple techniques to get started, to understanding industry lingo, this book provides advice on how to get your film started. Follow film maker Elliot Grove on a journey explaining how to make movies. From simple techniques to get started, to understanding industry lingo, this book provides advice on how to get your film started. Show less

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Filmmaking for Dummies

by Stoller, Bryan Michael

Book - 2020

A beginners look for do-it-yourselfers looking to learn how to make their first film. A beginners look for do-it-yourselfers looking to learn how to make their first film. Show less

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The Truth at Twenty-Four Frames per Second: An Anthology of Writings on Film History

by Slide, Anthony

eBook - 2021

Collected together here are Anthony Slide's writings on film and television history from the 1960s through the present. Subjects and individuals discussed...Show more Collected together here are Anthony Slide's writings on film and television history from the 1960s through the present. Subjects and individuals discussed are varied, including Lillian Gish, Val Guest, Vivienne Segal, Wendy Richard, Elisabeth Welch, Lawrence Welk, and Betty White. All illustrate the author's scholarship, dedication to the serious study of the history of popular culture, and also his unique sense of humor. The book is a reminder of a career that has included time spent as resident film historian of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and associate archivist of the American Film Institute. It complements Anthony Slide's work as the author or editor of more than 200 books on the history of Popular Entertainment. Show less

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The Collaborative Art of Filmmaking

From Script to Screen

by Seger, Linda

Book - 2019

Veteran script consultant Linda Seger as she examines contemporary and classic screenplays on their perilous journey from script to screen. Excellent guide to beginning the writing process of a film. Veteran script consultant Linda Seger as she examines contemporary and classic screenplays on their perilous journey from script to screen. Excellent guide to beginning the writing process of a film. Show less

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How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck

by Stockman, Steve

Book - 2011

Learn how to better plan and execute your shots from American Film Director Steve Stockman as he gives a guide on how to shoot a film properly. Learn how to better plan and execute your shots from American Film Director Steve Stockman as he gives a guide on how to shoot a film properly. Show less

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101 Top Tips for DSLR Video

Using your Camera to Make Great Movies

by Juniper, Adam

Book - 2011

Now that technology has improved, a standard DSLR camera can shoot a film. Learn techniques using the HD feature of your camera, an how this applies to making a movie. Excellent work for someone starting out. Now that technology has improved, a standard DSLR camera can shoot a film. Learn techniques using the HD feature of your camera, an how this applies to making a movie. Excellent work for someone starting out. Show less

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The History of Film

by Croce, Nicholas

eBook - 2016

This comprehensive guide offers cinema enthusiasts everything they need to know about the history of film. The book covers the film industry's most epic p...Show more This comprehensive guide offers cinema enthusiasts everything they need to know about the history of film. The book covers the film industry's most epic periods, including the early years of film starting in the 1830s, the silent years in the first quarter of the twentieth century, the pre–World War II sound era, the rise and fall of the Hollywood studios, and the transition into the twenty-first century. Along the way, readers learn about the most iconic films and directors from around the world, as well as how history, politics, and the cultural zeitgeist influenced cinema. Show less

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The Five C's of Cinematography

Motion Picture Filming Techniques

by Mascelli, Joseph V.

Book - 1998

One of the most respected books on film making ever published, follow this detailed and practical course in visual thinking. One of the most respected books on film making ever published, follow this detailed and practical course in visual thinking. Show less

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The Filmmaker's Handbook

A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age

by Pincus, Edward

Book - 2012

An excellent guide to learning the equipment that would be required to make your movie. An excellent guide to learning the equipment that would be required to make your movie. Show less

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Digital SLR Video & Filmmaking for Dummies

by Carucci, John

Book - 2013

Another popular addition to the "Dummies" series, this book provides a simple breakdown on how to use a DSLR camera to make a movie. Another popular addition to the "Dummies" series, this book provides a simple breakdown on how to use a DSLR camera to make a movie. Show less

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My GoPro Hero5 Camera

by Rich, Jason

Book - 2017

Learn how to shoot 1st and 3rd person shots for your film using the GoPro Hero 5 Camera which is also a piece of equipment you can borrow at the Pickering Public Library! Learn how to shoot 1st and 3rd person shots for your film using the GoPro Hero 5 Camera which is also a piece of equipment you can borrow at the Pickering Public Library! Show less

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Digital Filmmaking for Kids for Dummies

by Willoughby, Nick

Book - 2015

Another addition from the "Dummies" series, this book outlines how to get your kids involved in the art of making movies. Use this guide to get some family involvement in the film making process. Another addition from the "Dummies" series, this book outlines how to get your kids involved in the art of making movies. Use this guide to get some family involvement in the film making process. Show less

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Cinema Speculation

by Tarantino, Quentin

Book - 2022

Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books abo...Show more Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. Show less

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