Charles River Media announces "The Digital Filmmaking Handbook, Third Edition". Since the advent of digital video and desktop editing software, scores of independent producers have become equipped to make their own movies. But because filmmaking involves much more than just buying a camera and a computer, there's "The Digital Filmmaking Handbook". This one-stop digital filmmaking resource will guide filmmakers from their initial idea to getting their finished project "in the can." It will show how to create shots and effects that are rarely associated with low-budget productions. And it covers everything from writing and pre-production planning to shooting and post-production editing and effects.
 
Now in it's third edition, this best-selling book has been completely updated and revised to include detailed information on a number of important new digital video technologies, including both high-end HD video and the new HDV format, an affordable new digital video standard that lets even low-budget producers work in high-definition video. All of the chapters have been revised to cover the latest hardware, software, and production workflows, and new exercise offer help with everything from writing to special effects.
 
Whether the goal is an industrial product, a short subject for a Web site, or a feature-length movie for a film festival, this book will help filmmakers understand the questions that are encountered and be prepared for the myriad of problems that will arise.
 
KEY FEATURES

• Teaches the fundamental theories and practices filmmakers face regardless of the technology they're using

• Provides updated coverage of all relevant digital video hardware, software, and standards
• Covers every step of the digital filmmaking process from pre-production planning to post-production and output
• Includes coverage of the high-end HD video and new HDV formats and how to integrate them into production workflow
• Helps select the best hardware and software for projects
• Details output forms from Web-based QuickTime movies to 35mm film transfer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ben Long (San Francisco, CA) is a writer, producers, videographer, and the author of the best-selling title "Complete Digital Photography, Third Edition" as well as the first two editions of "The Digital Filmmaking Handbook". Sonja Schenk (Venice, CA) is a freelance producers and film video editor who has worked on a number of popular television shows and movies. She is also the author of "Digital Non-Linear Desktop Editing" and co-author of both earlier editions of "The Digital Filmmaking Handbook".
 
Book Information
ISBN: 1-58450-438-2
MSRP: U.S. $49.95 Canada $66.95        
PUB DATE: November 2005