Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) - Softcover

Katz, Steve

 
9780941188104: Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0941188108 ISBN 13: 9780941188104
Publisher: Focal Press / Michael Wiese, 1991

Synopsis

A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the movies since 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storyboard form.

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Review

Film Directing Shot by Shot offers a good introduction to the rudiments of film production. Steven D. Katz walks his readers through the various stages of moviemaking, advising them at every turn to visualise the films they wish to produce. Katz believes that one of the chief tasks of filmmaking is to negotiate between our three-dimensional reality and the two-dimensionality of the screen. He covers the number of technical options filmmakers can use to create a satisfying flow of shots, a continuity that will make sense to viewers and aptly tell the film's story. Katz provides in-depth coverage of production design, storyboarding, spatial connections, editing, scene staging, depth of frame, camera angles, point of view and the various types of stable compositions and moving camera shots. --Jake Bond

Review

"Now that you've got a couple of shorts under your belt, why not get a little more analytic? Steven Katz's book gives a great breakdown of the fundamentals of film directing. It's not something you might want to start off by reading, but once you are ready to have your films take that next step this should be number one on your to do list. Katz breaks down film language for you so that you can learn how to speak it in your own way." - www.austinfilmfestival.com

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Publisher
Focal Press / Michael Wiese
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0941188108
ISBN 13 
9780941188104
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
366