Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies E-Book

Nick Willoughby

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

The easy way for kids to get started with filmmaking

If you've been bitten by the filmmaking bug—even if you don't have a background in video or access to fancy equipment—Digital Filmmaking For Kids makes it easy to get up and running with digital filmmaking! This fun and friendly guide walks you through a ton of cool projects that introduce you to all stages of filmmaking. Packed with full-color photos, easy-to-follow instruction, and simple examples, it shows you how to write a script, create a storyboard, pick a set, light a scene, master top-quality sound, frame and shoot, edit, add special effects, and share your finished product with friends or a global audience.

Anyone can take a selfie or upload a silly video to YouTube—but it takes practice and skill to shoot professional-looking frames and make your own short film. Written by a film and video professional who has taught hundreds of students, this kid-accessible guide provides you with hands-on projects that make it fun to learn all aspects of video production, from planning to scripting to filming to editing. Plus, it includes access to videos that highlight and demonstrate skills covered in the book, making learning even easier and less intimidating to grasp.

• Create a film using the tools at hand
• Plan, script, light and shoot your video
• Edit and share your film
• Plan a video project from start to finish

If you're a student aged 7–16 with an interest in creating and sharing your self-made video, this friendly guide lights the way for your start in digital filmmaking.

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Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937646

ISBN 978-1-119-02740-9 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-02747-8 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-02745-4 (ebk)

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Table of Contents

Cover

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Week 1: The Basic Digital Filmmaking Process

Project 0: Getting Started with Digital Filmmaking

The Filmmaking Process

Lights, Camera, What?

A Filmmaker’s Tools

Life as a Filmmaker

Project 1: Getting to Know Your Camera

How Does Your Camera Work?

Deciding on a Camera to Use

How to Record and Import Footage

Try It Out Yourself

Project 2: Framing a Great Shot

Learning the Rule of Thirds

Choosing the Right Shot

Choosing a Fixed-Camera Position or a Moving Camera

Try It Out Yourself

Project 3: Making Your Film Sound Good

Using Your Camera’s Built-In Microphone

Recording with External Microphones

Recording Sound Separately

Try It Out Yourself

Project 4: Getting the Best Lighting

Using Natural Light

Using Extra Lights

Lighting Your Film

Try It Out Yourself

Project 5: Adding Magic by Editing

Choosing an Editing Tool

Create a New Event

Import Your Footage

Create a New Timeline

Add Selected Footage to a Timeline

Add Transitions

Export Your Video

Week 2: Making a 60-Second Film Trailer

Project 6: Planning Your Film Trailer

Come Up with an Idea

Structure Your Trailer

List the Shots You Want to Shoot

Try It Yourself

Project 7: Shooting Your Trailer

Essentials before Shooting

Directing Your Film

Shooting Tips

Checking Your Shots

Try It Out Yourself

Project 8: Setting the Pace and Mood with Editing

Arranging Your Footage on the Timeline

Adding Music

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

Adding Titles

Sharing Your Film on YouTube

Week 3: Making a Documentary

Project 9: What Makes a Good Documentary?

What Is a Documentary?

Documentary Film Styles

Picking a Topic for Your Documentary

Structuring Your Documentary Film

Try It Out Yourself

Project 10: Shooting Your Documentary

Create a Short Summary to Introduce Your Topic

Interviewing Techniques

Recording Clean Sound

Filming Cutaways

Creating the Perfect Ending

Try It Out Yourself

Project 11: Overlaying and Underlaying in Editing

Preparing Your Documentary in the Timeline

Recording a Voiceover

Adding a Voiceover under Your Footage

Adding Footage over Your Interviews

Adding Credits

Week 4: Creating Your First Short Narrative Film

Project 12: Assembling Your Film Crew

Who Can Help?

Roles in a Team

Your Role

Building a Team

Try It Out Yourself

Project 13: Telling Your Story

What Makes a Good Story?

Creating Your Characters

Your Story on One Page

Scene Selection

Writing the Script

Writing Dialogue

Project 14: Location Hunting and Props

Finding the Right Locations for Your Film

Do You Have Permission?

Choosing Props and Costumes

Try It Out Yourself

Project 15: Choosing Actors for Your Film

Running Auditions

Rehearsing Your Scenes

Getting the Best from Your Actors

Try It Out Yourself

Project 16: Planning Your Shots with a Storyboard

Create a Storyboard

What to Include in Your Storyboard

Try It Out Yourself

Project 17: Enhancing Your Shots