"Wie Filme fesselnde Geschichten erzählen, zeigt Hagen Myller. In seinem Buch beschreibt er maßgebliche Arbeitsschritte: von der Konzeption der Handlung über die Montage bis hin zur Regie. Der Fokus liegt auf einem zentralen Aspekt, der in der filmwissenschaftlichen Literatur oft unberücksichtig
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t bleibt - der Montage, durch die Film erst Film wird. Durch sie wird aus Handlung Erzählung und aus Bildern eine Geschichte. Filme drehen vermittelt Schlüsselkonzepte des Filmemachens, die für Produzent:innen, Regisseur:innen, Autor:innen und Cutter:innen relevant sind." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Author and veteran filmmaker Rustin Thompson shows that by stripping away, sidestepping, or reassessing the entrenched industry hurdles-long waits for funding, the unwieldy crews, the unnecessary gear, the gauntlet of film festivals, pitch forums, and distribution networks-filmmakers can move quick
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ly from idea to execution to finished film. Throughout the book, Thompson demystifies and de-clutters the way docs are produced today, illustrating the use of a few simple and accessible tools and techniques while still engaging with the aesthetic possibilities of the medium, its creative opportunities and its satisfying rewards of giving back to the world. Using the essential lessons in Get Close, filmmakers will learn to eliminate physical and financial barriers between themselves and their subject matter, ultimately leading them to tell more artful, illuminating stories and find the joy in documentary filmmaking." (Publisher description)
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"The main purpose of this report is to analyze the documentary feature film called 'The Opium War' based on the civilians' antidrug movement in the author's home place, Myanmar's Kachin state. The film mainly focuses on the antidrug movement 'Pat Jasan' organized by Myanmar civilians and which liter
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ally translates in the local Kachin language by "stop and clean off drugs". This documentary does not follow one single character but a group of civilians who are activists in the antidrug movement. The film covers a series of incidents that occur between the antidrugcivilian activists and farmers producing opium. The report is a step-by-step analysis of the film's production process from the conception of the idea to the completion of the film within the period of the years 2016 to 2017 [...] The main shortcoming of this film is that the author didn't manage to obtain as much information from the government and from the drug lords as he wished. But not only some police officials declined interviews, but basically the crew was risking the whole time being arrested by the officials for exposing the drug problem to a wider audience. Additionally it was life-threatening to approach too much the drug lords and the opium farmers who woul become aggressive towards people with cameras. Because of those issues coming from both the police and the drug lords the crew had to shoot many of the scenes in the film secretly from rootops or from trees in order to avoid being spotted. Still while shooting the film, the crew witnessed the death of an antidrug activist who was shot dead by drug lords and the serious wounding of another fifty people by an attack from opium farmers." (Abstract)
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"'Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video' is the definitive book on the subject for the serious film student or beginning filmmaker. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both the producer and director, and clearly explains how their separate roles must
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work together to create a successful short film or video. Through extensive examples from award-winning shorts and insightful interviews, you will learn about common challenges the filmmakers encountered during each step of filmmaking process—from preproduction to production, postproduction, and distribution—and the techniques they used to overcome them." (Publisher description)
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"[...] I present the three primary stages of the life of a movie, from the seed of an idea (Development) to the making of the film (Production) through the final delivery to the audience (Distribution). Throughout these general sections, as you will see in the Table of Contents, there are subcategor
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ies where you will discover information on specific topics, followed by Summary Points and Exercises. At the end of each section, you will find Case Studies for five different films, presented as question and answer sessions from filmmakers on topics applicable to each respective category. And on the heels of the Case Studies, I have included Words of Wisdom from Industry Professionals, insights and important tips from industry professionals." (How to use this book, page xi)
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"A complete guide to all phases of documentary production, this is an essential handbook for student filmmakers and professional documentarians alike. Written in concise language and easy reference, the text provides a progression of real-world learning skills, including organization and design. Als
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o itemized is the necessary equipment, with technical information for universal comprehension of equipment and application" (Publisher description)
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"Documentary filmmaker Fadiman chronicles her more than 30 years of experience searching out practical approaches to get her productions funded, finished, and seen, balancing inspiration and commitment with financing, shooting, editing, and promotion." (Publisher description)
"In ihrem Ratgeber „Digitales Filmemachen“ zeigen die Produzenten und Regisseure Dale Newton und John Gaspard angehenden Filmemacher/inn/en, wie sie digitalen Möglichkeiten richtig nutzen, wie man bereits beim Schreiben des Skripts darauf achtet, dass die Kosten nicht aus dem Ruder laufen, wied
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das Budget verlässlich kalkuliert wird, wo es das nötige Equipment gibt, wie das Team zusammengestellt, die Drehtage vorbereitet, der Dreh organisiert wird und am Computer Spezialeffekte generiert werden, die im fertigen Film spektakulär aussehen, aber in den Bilanzen eher unscheinbar bleiben. „Das beste Buch über digitales Filmemachen“, resümierte Screentalk Magazine. „Wenn es darum geht, Digitalfilme billig zu produzieren, kennen diese Typen wirklich keine Hemmungen - ein hilfreiches und sehr humorvolles Handbuch für Anfänger und Profis gleichermaßen“, lobt Oscar-Preisträger und Regisseur Jonathan Demme („Das Schweigen der Lämmer“)." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Das Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die organisatorischen, finanziellen und juristischen Bereiche, die mit der Herstellung eines Fernseh- oder Kinofilms verbunden sind. Dargestellt wird die Projektentwicklung vom Drehbuch bis zur Sende- oder Vorführkopie. Alle 12 Beiträge dieser Ausg
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abe sind neu geschrieben (und alle Koautoren neu)." (commbox)
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