Making iMovies Use Your Digital Camcorder and iMac DV to Make Movies for the Web

Smith, Scott

ISBN 10: 0201704897 / ISBN 13: 9780201704891

Published by Peachpit Press, Berkeley, California, 2000

About this Item

Cover edges lightly rubbed. DVD-ROM inside rear cover - (iMovie lesson files; Sample video clips; Sound effects; Musical scores; Storyboard illustrations; Still photographs and more!). "You'll learn: Tips for better storytelling; Professional shooting techniques; Start to finish, how to make your own productions; How to enhance your movies with music and sound; How to create titles and transitions effects" User level: Beginning/Intermediate. (System requirements: Apple iMac DV, or G3 or G4 Macintosh equipped with FireWire and DVD-ROM drive; iMovie software). 139 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making iMovies Use Your Digital Camcorder and iMac DV to Make Movies for the Web
• Publisher: Peachpit Press, Berkeley, California
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201704897
• ISBN 13: 9780201704891
• Binding: Soft Cover With CD
• Edition: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music and Entertainment

About this title

Synopsis

For courses in Multimedia Production.

This book shows students how to make movies using a DV camcorder and an iMac computer. A primer on moviemaking for the Internet, this book demystifies the process by eliminating technical mumbo-jumbo and infusing the student with a sense of confidence. By illustrating the features of Apple's iMovie software, the author guides the student through the process of making short movies for delivery over the WWW; includes lesson files, video clips, sound effects, music scores, illustrations, and still photos to enhance the tutorial projects.

About the Author

Scott Smith is a senior editor at RES: The Magazine of Digital Filmmaking, where he reports on trends in digital video production. An experienced filmmake and animator, he is also a founding partner of Silver Planet Studio, creator of digital effects for dozens of feature films including director Frank Grow's Love God and Tood Solondz's latest film, Happiness. His last book was The Film 100, a ranking of the msot influential people in the history of cinema.