دانلود کتاب The Basics of Filmmaking

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE BASICS OF FILMMAKING
There are no rules in filmmaking, right?
Telling Stories Visually
Top Ten Ways to Screw Up Your Movie
Production Mistakes
WRITING YOUR STORY
Telling Stories With Pictures
Is It Plot Or Story?
How Short Films Are Different
It All Starts With Conflict
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Protagonist v Antagonist
The Need
Changing Direction
Obstacles
Roadblocks
Premise
The Theme: What Is Your Story Really About?
Aristotle
Creating Characters
Write Their Backstory
Point-of-View
What is their Dramatic Need? Their Goal?
25 Words Or Less
The Cards and the Outline
The Step Outline
The Cards
Synopsis
Three Act Structure
Beginning, Middle and End
Story Points
Getting The Story Started
Plot Point One
Act Two
Midpoint
Plot Point Two
Wrapping It Up
Don’t Jump The Shark!
We’re Gonna’ Need A Bigger Boat!
Emotionally Satisfying Ending
Let’s Review
Dialog That Is Not On the Nose
Subtext
Fully Cooked
Not Exposing Your Exposition
Why is it a necessary evil?
Show, Don’t Tell
Formatting A Script
A Sample Script Page
Loglines, Treatment and Synopsis
Synopsis
Logline
Presentation
Binding
Pitching
The Elevator Pitch
PRODUCTION
What Is a Producer?
Executive Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Line Producer
Unit Production Manager
The Production Team
The Production Office
On The Set
Pre-production
Other Departments
Location Scouting
Making a Budget
The Budget Form
The Top Sheet
Budget Details
Script Marking
Eighths of a Page
Breakdown Pages
Tech Scout
The Walk Through
Script Pages and Scene Numbers
Locked Script
Script Page Color Code
Putting a Crew Together
Permits
Stealing Scenes
Pickup Day
Reshoots
Location Scouting
Location Checklist
Tech Scouts
Location Checklist
Contact Lists
Day Out of Days
Transpo
Transpo Coordinator
Production Report
Releases and Deal Memos
Contracts
Deal Memos
Crew Deal Memo
Talent Releases
Why Releases Are Important
Talent Release Form
Location Release
Sides
Catering/Craft Services
Walkie-Talkies
Setiquette
What Production Assistants Do
Receipts
THE AD TEAM
Running the Show
First Assistant Director
Second AD
Second Second AD
Production Assistants
The Jobs of the First Assistant Director
First AD — Pre-production
Things you should do:
Things not to do:
Creating the Schedule
Strip Boards
Cover Sets
Strip Boards on Computer
Other Schedule Considerations
How the First AD Runs the Set
Rough In
Blocking Rehearsal
Lighting
Final Rehearsal
Last Looks
Second AD
Second Second AD
Production Assistants
What a PA doesn’t do
Ways for a PA (or anybody) to Get Fired
How to Survive As An Extra:
CONTINUITY AND COVERAGE
Continuity: Making Sure It Works
Continuity
Cutability
Screen Direction
The Line
The 20% Rule
The 30 Degree Rule
Two Lens Sizes
Point-of-View
True Subjective POV
Screen Direction In Dialog Scenes
Jump Cuts
Ellipsis
Door and Window Match
Location Stitching
Faking it with Redressing
Types of Continuity
Wardrobe
Screen direction
Props
Time
THE WORK OF THE DIRECTOR
Director and Producer
The Director’s Jobs
The Stages of Filmmaking
Getting Started
Understanding The Script
Table Read
Rehearsal
Page Turn
Director’s Pre-Production
Casting
Location scout
Collaborations
A Director Prepares
The shot list
Setups
Sketches
Overheads
Storyboards
Working With Actors
Action, Attitude, Activity
Blocking the Actors
Blocking For The Camera
Block, Light, Rehearse, Shoot
Action, Cut, Circle That
The Shooting Methods
The Master Scene Method
Overlapping or Triple-Take Method
In-One
The Developing Master
Walk and Talk
Freeform Method
Montage
Invisible Technique
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Camera Department
Director of Photography
First AC
Second AC
Clapper-Loader
DMT
DIT
Operator
Second Unit
Shooting Digital
Aspect Ratio
Frame Rate
Camera Terms
Focal Length
The personality of a lens
Iris/Aperture
Rack Focus / Focus Pull
Shallow Focus
Exposure
Don’t Blow Out the Highlights, Don’t Get Into Noise
Histogram
Zebras
Color Balance
Composition
Point-of-View
The Shots: Building Blocks of a Scene
Character Shots
Typical Character Shots
Inserts
Framing People
Camera Support
Camera Angles
Camera Movements
The Prime Directive
Managing Your Media
Marking
Marking During Blocking Rehearsal
Pulling Focus
Some focus practices:
Shooting Greenscreen
Background Plates
The Foreground Plate
Tracking Marks Are Important
LIGHTING AND GRIP
Why Lighting Matters
The Most Important Thing About Lighting
The Lighting Process
Types of Lights
Fresnels
Open face
LEDs
Fluorescent
Practicals
Hard vs. Soft
Hard Light
Soft Light
Lighting Terms and Concepts
Basic Principles
Let The Set and the Scene Motivate Your Lighting
Back Cross Keys
Less Is More
Lighting Methods
Controlling Light
The Amazing C-Stand
How To Set a Light
Getting Power
Expendables
Lighting Order
Lighting Definitions
SLATING AND SCRIPTY
THE ART DEPARTMENT
The Art Department
Production Designer
Art Director
Set Construction, Scenic Artists
Set Decorator
Set Dresser
Props
Finding the Look of a Film
The Right Details
Wardrobe
Continuity
Makeup and Hair
Building Sets
Scripty
Lining A Script
A Sample Lined Script
Sample Script Notes
Script Notes Key
End of Day Report
Anatomy of a Slate
Slate Numbers For Coverage
Clapboards
Scene Numbers
Slate Like A Pro
Tail Slates
Reshoots
VFX Plates and Room Tone
AUDIO BASICS
Double System vs. Single System Sound
Sound Recordist Team
Microphones
Phantom Power
Audio Basics
Rule #1
Rule #2
Scratch Track
Room Tone
ADR Is Expensive
Headphones
Boom Operating
Mixing Audio
Shooting To Playback
Sound reports
Syncing
Timecode Slate
THE WORK OF THE EDITOR
Why Do We Edit?
What the Editor Does
The Director/Editor Collaboration
The Six Steps of Editing
Logging
First Assembly
Rough Cut
First Cut
Fine Cut
Final Cut
What Is an Edit?
Post-Production
Continuity Cutting
Seven Elements of Editing
Types of Edits
Establishing The Geography
Invisible Technique
J and L Cuts
Jump Cuts
Hidden Cuts
Walter Murch’s Rule of Six
Emotion
Story
Rhythm
Eye-Trace
Two-Dimensional Place On Screen
Three-Dimensional Space
Ellipsis and Cross-Cutting
SAFETY ON THE SET
Get Out Alive!
GETTING STARTED IN THE BUSINESS
Film School?
Working as a PA
Shoot a Trailer
Make a Short Film, or Even A Whole Movie
Work as Background/Extra
TERMINOLOGY
RESOURCES
How To Read a Movie
The Story
The Frame
Movement
Lighting
Editing
Time
Audio
Resources
Books
Movies About Movie Making
Great Movies Made on Absurdly Small Budgets
Short Films Worth Seeing
Movies To Watch To Learn About Filmmaking
Websites for Filmmakers
Job Search
Online Classes in Filmmaking
Dedication
About The Author
The Website
INDEX