Academy Award Winning editor and sound designer Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted and thought-provoking essay on film editing starts with what might be the most basic editing question, "Why do cuts work?" He offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, more...

This groundbreaking book takes the reader behind the closed doors of the editing room where Sam O’Steen along with Hollywood’s greatest directors controlled the fate of many legendary films. The book shares his editing tales spiced with juicy anecdotes about exotic locations and colorful more...

Real-world postproduction paths show how it's being done today
Numerous HD tables clear up what format is used for which purpose
Ample information on HDV
Debunks myths and answers common questions about HD more...

This book teaches the practical techniques and skills required to incorporate effects successfully into both film and television production. Written by an experienced professional, this manual is the essential guide to understanding the principles and background of modern visual effects. more...

Control the future of your filmmaking career by releasing your own film on DVD. This step-by-step guide walks you through the most complex aspects of production and provides detailed information to create a DVD that will sell. more...

Learn all you’ll need to know to get up and running quickly with Autodesk’s highly-affordable, powerful version 4 upgrade to Combustion. Get a jump-start learning the major features or the software without bogging you down with unnecessary detail. more...

An easy-to-follow, quick reference and introductory guide for beginning professionals and students in filmmaking and postproduction. It explains all film laboratory procedures in the context of the wide range of technology used by filmmakers, explaining what happens and why at every stage. more...

The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker more...

Hollywood is going 3D! Join the revolution with this primer to all of the essential skills for live action 3D, from preproduction through distribution.

3D perception and science is presented in an accessible way that provides the principles of Stereoscopic vision you need to make the more...

Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking. Do it right, and no one notices. Do it wrong, and your film or video sounds messy, distracting, and unrealistic. This is a book for people who need to edit production sound for film, TV, or video but were never taught how to do it. more...

Fifteen of the world’s top editors reveal exactly what happens during the months of post-production. By sharing the secrets of their trade, they tell us how films are put together. Not all the editors approached wanted to take part in this book. After much deliberation one world-class editor more...

With the advances in computer technology the process of film scoring has substantially changed. While the aesthetics and dramatic requirements may remain the same as one hundred years ago, it is new possible to put together reasonable orchestral mock-ups with synthesizers and computer sequencers; more...

Chock full of provocative ideas, insights, resources, tools, and exercises, this book will serve as your virtual mentor inspiring you to making better decisions in the edit bay and in your career. Hone your instincts. Know where to cut — and when not to cut. Boost your confidence in your 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...