Book description
Table of contents
- Cover
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: What Is a Director of Photography?
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
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Part 1 Realities: Preproduction
- Chapter 2 What’s First?
- Chapter 3 We’re Still Reading the Script
- Chapter 4 A Few More Things to Think About
- Chapter 5 The Shot List
- Chapter 6 The Crew
- Chapter 7 The Location
- Chapter 8 Selecting a Camera
- Chapter 9 Selecting Lenses
- Chapter 10 Selecting Film Stock
- Chapter 11 Selecting a Tripod and Head
- Chapter 12 What Everyone Else Is Doing to Prepare
- Chapter 13 The Night Before
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Part 2: Realities: Production
- Chapter 14 On Time and Ready to Shoot
- Chapter 15 First Day/First Shot
- Chapter 16 Shooting Masters
- Chapter 17 Close-Ups and Coverage
- Chapter 18 Operating the Camera
- Chapter 19 Still More Composition, or Follow the Money
- Chapter 20 The Horror of the 180-Degree Line
- Chapter 21 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (But Not Necessarily in That Order)
- Chapter 22 Learning the Hardware
- Chapter 23 Why We Light
- Chapter 24 Exposure
- Chapter 25 Exercise: Shooting Your Project on Film
- Part 3: Realities:Postproduction
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Part 4: Technicalities
- Chapter 28 Cameras: Black Boxes
- Chapter 29 Lenses
- Chapter 30 The Zen of Focusing
- Chapter 31 The Magic of Filters
- Chapter 32 Film
- Chapter 33 Color Temperature
- Chapter 34 Using and Handling Film Cameras and Lenses
- Chapter 35 Using a Tripod and Head
- Chapter 36 The Dolly Grip
- Chapter 37 Laboratory and Postproduction Processes
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Appendix 1 Cheat Sheets
- Appendix 1.1 Introduction: Nonfilm Camera Checklists and Cheat Sheets
- Appendix 1.2 Simple Steps for Operating a Video Camera
- Appendix 1.3: PD 100 Cheat Sheet
- Appendix 1.4: DCR-TRV15/17 Checklist/Cheat Sheet
- Appendix 1.5: Preparation for In-Camera-Edited Shoots
- Appendix 1.6: Tips for In-Camera-Edited Shoots
- Appendix 1.7: Tips on Shooting When Scouting Locations
- Appendix 2: Checklists
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136040498
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