Chapter 2
Imitation of Life: Moving Image Basics
In This Chapter
• Principles of the moving image
• Types of films: narrative, documentary, and experimental
• Some distinctions between short and feature-length films
• Deciding on the scale of your film
• Why an audience will want to see your film
Years ago, people were very careful to distinguish between film and video, but nowadays, you’ll hear the term “film” applied to any moving image, whether it was created with a 16mm Bolex or a DV cam or a camcorder or a 35mm Panavision or an old Super 8 camera or some technology that hasn’t been invented yet.
When I use the term independent filmmaking, I mean the process rather than the actual format. What matters is that you’re making moving images. But ...
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