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Digital Filmmaking for Teens | Pete Shaner, Gerald Everett Jones
Premier Press, Paperback, Bk&CD edition, Published December 2004, 237 pages, ISBN 1592006035 | List Price: $24.99
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You don’t have to invest a small fortune, own expensive gear, and employ
an army of technicians to create a movie. Today’s high-tech tools will fit
in your backpack and don’t require the financial backing of a major movie
studio, making this the first generation in the history of moviemaking that doesn’t
have to beg for big bucks to put its stories on the screen. “Digital Filmmaking
for Teens” emphasizes Hollywood–style moviemaking, the way the pros
do it. You’ll learn how to tell your story on a budget, using tips from industry
veterans. Not sure where to start? No problem. You’ll cover each step—from
developing your idea and writing a script to planning for production, shooting,
and editing. “Digital Filmmaking for Teens” includes an amazing DVD
packed with advice, instructional videos, and examples.
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Written in a non-technical, accessible, youthful voice that is especially
geared towards young aspiring filmmakers.
- Discusses how to achieve stunning results with ultra low-budget gear and
techniques.
- Includes CD-ROM with how-to video examples.
- Describes how Hollywood pros get the shots and effects seen in big-screen
movies and big-budget music videos, including chase scenes, fight scenes,
and magical effects.
- To achieve even better results, readers learn specific reasons why home
movies often look bad, sound bad, and are boring to watch.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Pick a Story
2. Getting the Basics
3. Planning Your Movie
4. Shoot It!
5. Editing Your Show and Adding Music
6. Polishing Your Blockbuster
7. Releasing Your Extravaganza
8. Trying Some Advanced Stuff
9. Going to the Next Level
About the Authors
Pete Shaner is a motion-picture write-director who has written
and directed two independent features: Lover's Knot (starring Billy Campbell,
Jennifer Grey, and Tim Curry) and Nicolas, a supernatural thriller (the first
independent feature ever shot in 24P HD). In addition, he co-wrote and directed
the second unit for the action movies Shootfighter and Shootfighter II. He also
has written for the TV series JAG and worked as the on-set technical advisor
for A Few Good Men. He teaches DV production and techniques at UCLA Extension.
Gerald Everett Jones has written more than 20 books on computer
and business subjects, including PMP Certification for Dummies, Easy Photoshop
Elements and How to Lie with Charts. His screenplay Ballpoint, a comedy about
the outrageous huckster who promoted the ballpoint pen in 1945, was among ten
projects to be accepted into the Screenwriter's Lab of Independent Feature Project/West.
He is a past director of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC)
and is a member of the Dramasists Guild and the Writers Guild of America. He
has professional expertise in computer graphics, industrial video, and website
development and served as writer and executive producer of the InnRoom Shopping
Network, a private TV channel in luxury hotels.
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