
The Filmmaker's Eye
Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the technical know-how to achieve them.Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, The Filmmaker's Eye is a focused, easy-to-reference guide that shows you how to become a strong visual storyteller through smart, effective choices for your shots. Thisbook has struck a chord worldwide and is being translated into several languagesAfter a short introduction to basic principles, a variety of shots are deconstructed in the following format: - Why It Works: an introduction to a particular type of shot
- How It Works: callouts point out exactly how the shot works the way it does--the visual rules and technical aspects in action
- Technical Considerations: the equipment and techniques needed to get the shot.
- Breaking the Rules: examples where the "rules" are brilliant subverted
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- acknowledgments
- introduction
- finding the frame
- principles of composition and technical concepts
- image system
- extreme close up
- close up
- medium close up
- medium shot
- medium long shot
- long shot
- extreme long shot
- over the shoulder shot
- establishing shot
- subjective shot
- two shot
- group shot
- canted shot
- emblematic shot
- abstract shot
- macro shot
- zoom shot
- pan shot
- tilt shot
- dolly shot
- dolly zoom shot
- tracking shot
- Steadicam® shot*
- crane shot
- sequence shot
- filmography
- index