The most significant contribution to film imagery is lighting. Lighting is the key to turning amateur footage into professional stories and presentation. A SHOT IN THE DARK: A CREATIVE DIY GUIDE TO DIGITAL VIDEO LIGHTING ON (ALMOST) NO BUDGET shows that good lighting doesn't always require expensive more...

This book consists of edited conversations between DP_s, Gaffer_s, their crew and equipment suppliers. In common with the other CML books it doesn_t have the same structure as a _normalî film reference book. It covers discussions on High Definition between January 2001 and November 2004. more...

Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema explores the implications for motion picture post production processes and changes required to the supporting equipment and software. The rationale for choosing XYZ and the other color encoding parameters is explained. Additionally, it explores how the XYZ more...

The colorist working in film and video is the individual responsible for breathing life into characters, bringing a mood into a scene, and making the final product polished and professional-looking. This craft is an art form that often takes years to perfect and many trial-and-error attempts at more...

Put the essential concepts and techniques of digital compositing to work for you without the need of a single mathematical equation. Compositing Visual Effects is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of film shots, figures, illustrations and diagrams to help the visual reader gain a valuable more...

This book explains how cutting-edge technology and the age-old desire to tell a story have come together in the form of Digital Cinema. Informative and hip, this book addresses the needs of independent filmmakers while also offering a perspective from the agents, producers, distributors, studios, more...

High-end digital cinematography can truly challenge the film camera in many of the technical, artistic and emotional aspects of what ewe think of as cinematography. This book is a guide for the practicing and aspiring cinematographers and DOP’s to digital cinematography essentials. From how to more...

This book teaches the fundamental concepts and workflow of the digital intermediate process. Covers basics of film first, and then introduces the digital world--including a tutorial on digital images, asset management, online editing, color correction, restoration, film and video output, mastering more...

This is not another “how-to-make-a-movie” book. This book is about how to be successful at making your movies in a very competitive market. Scott Billups’ experience-backed advice will kick your professionalism, tool set and image quality up a notch so that you can compete in the real world of more...

What the Pros Know and the Manuals Don’t Tell You

Whether you spent $200 or $20,000 on your camera, this book will give you what you need to get a great look.

Here are 107 easy-to-apply digital video shooting secrets that “everyone knows” but no one will tell you. This is a more...

With topics such as the distinctions between DVCAM and DVCAM tape, VTRs, Editing and DVCAM to film, this book will benefit anyone wanting to learn more about the Sony DVCAM. Written in user-friendly text, it offers an overview of the DVCAM format, its equipment and use. more...

Most film editors, whether they are working on motion pictures, broadcasts, live events, or video projects, all recognize that there is a process to editing. It involves planning, editing your story, adding transitions and effects, sweetening the audio, correcting the color, and creating the output. more...

Most film editors, whether they are working on motion pictures, broadcasts, live events, or video projects, all recognize that there is a process to editing. It involves planning, editing your story, adding transitions and effects, sweetening the audio, correcting the color, and creating the output. more...

Get a free ARRICAM DVD with your subscription! Jon Fauer, ASC, cinematographer, director, and author of ten best-selling technical books, introduces the newsletter, Film and Digital Times — an episodic, continuing series of technical more...

Jon Fauer, ASC, cinematographer, director, and author of ten best-selling technical books, introduces the newsletter, Film and Digital Times. Published 6 times a year, each issue is 16 pages and focuses on the technical aspects of equipment, technique and technology. The Newsletter idea began when more...