The Filmmaker's Handbook (Fifth Edition): A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age - Softcover

Steven Ascher; Edward Pincus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452297281 ISBN 13: 9780452297289

Publisher: Plume, 2013

Synopsis

With a myriad of options and technology available to filmmakers, making a film is more affordable than ever. As legions of would-be filmmakers aspire to put their dreams on screen, to become the next Scorsese or viral YouTube hit, this comprehensive guide is more essential than ever. Covering digital video, film and even DSLR still cameras with video capabilities, two award winning filmmakers and teachers address all aspects of filmmaking.

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Review:

Praise for The Filmmaker's Handbook

"Seminal."--The New York Times

"Gold-standard technical reference book for filmmakers."--Boston Globe

"The bible--updated."--The Independent

"This is an essential book."--Self-Reliant Filmmaking

"You need this book. Billed as the authoritative guide to filmmaking from fundraising to distribution, the book achieves this in clear, accessible language using current up-to-date information. It's easy to see why this has become a standard text in many film schools. A gilt-edged investment for aspiring and beginning filmmakers and it would not be out of place in the libraries of experienced professionals either."--James MacGregor, Netribution.co.uk

"This edition of the book is awesome. I don't know how you managed it. Such a mass of information so expertly organized and so clearly presented! Amazing."--Alfred Guzzetti, Professor, Harvard University

"Anyone who is serious about learning the language and techniques of this art, whether amateur or professional, must have this comprehensive reference."--Bookviews

"Speaking as a member of the 'figure it out yourself' camp, I consider most 'technical' reference books to be nothing more than leisure reading. This one is worth its salt. Every page is relevant and fascinating. When I find a chapter that refers to something we've done, I realize that every mistake we made was covered, if only we'd thought to read up beforehand."--Genericfilms.com

"I was thrilled to find your book, which is a gem. No matter what corner of the subject I poked into, looking for cogent explanations, the Handbook passed with flying colors. So please accept my admiration, appreciation and thanks."--Pat Jackson, Associate Professor, San Francisco State University; Emmy-winning Supervising Sound Editor

About the Author:

Steven Ascher is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who has taught film at Harvard and MIT. He is currently directing Our Towns for HBO.

Edward Pincus was a director of many films, including The Axe in the Attic and One Cut, One Life. He taught film courses at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and developed the MIT Film Section. He died in 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0452297281
• ISBN 13: 9780452297289
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 832