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Making Real-Life Videos
by Matthew Williams
Kiss your crappy looking home videos good-bye! This accessible guide for the classroom and living room provides step-by-step instructions on how to create professional-looking, exciting documentaries. Written for people who have no prior video production experience, the book offers an overview of documentary filmmaking and its elements, basic production concepts and processes, and the skills that lead to successful video production.
The content is divided into five parts: the basic types and concepts of video production, the planning process, the shoot, and the post-production process. Classroom-friendly elements include a systematic training program with ten ready-to-do sample projects of various levels of difficulty and numerous exercises. A critical analysis of popular television programs and feature documentaries introduces readers to the artistic and cultural background of documentary filmmaking. Anyone seeking to discover his/her inner filmmaker, or use real-life video as a fun teaching tool will need this timely companion.
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Reviews
“A terrific handbook for any aspiring documentary filmmaker. The examples are illuminating and the worksheets a valuable tool for filmmakers of all ages.”
—Mark Jonathan Harris, Professor, School of Cinema-Television, University of Southern California
“Whether you are an experienced media educator or a beginner, Making Real -Life Videos is a must for you. Matthew Williams has written a comprehensive, easy to digest and exciting manual that will certainly be a new basic for any good practitioners library.”
—Rhea Mokund, Director, Listen Up!
“A clear, systematic, and practical guide for students and teachers. With camera in one hand and this guide in the other, you will have the tools and processes to make real-life videos and, more importantly, to build the foundation for life-long media literacy and action.”
—Craig Saper, Professor, University of Central Florida and Co-Director of www.folkvine.org
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