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Get Started in Film Making

The Definitive Film Maker's Handbook
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Get Started in Film Making by Tom Holden is an essential guide designed for aspiring filmmakers eager to unleash their creativity. This updated manual covers every stage of film production from scriptwriting and casting to lighting, financing, filming, and editing. Whether working with smartphones, drones, or advanced cameras, readers will find easy-to-follow, jargon-free advice that emphasises creativity, enthusiasm, and drive alongside technical skills.
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This book is ideal for beginners, hobbyists, and anyone interested in transitioning from casual shooting to comprehensive filmmaking, including vloggers and adrenaline enthusiasts using action cameras or smartphones.

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This is the go-to book for anyone wanting to unleash their creativity and start making films.

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Get Started in Film Making is the essential guide for all budding film makers, empowering and inspiring anyone to unleash their creative side. Completely revised and updated, it is the perfect manual for smartphone Spielbergs, Go-Pro adrenaline junkies, drone-warriors, and wannabe vloggers.

It covers every aspect of making films, showing you what's involved from start to finish. You won't get bogged down with technical jargon or confusing proprietary expressions. Instead, it breaks things down into easy, step-by-step stages, emphasising that creativity, enthusiasm, and drive are just as important as cool kit and funky editing apps.

From scriptwriting, casting, and cameras to lighting, financing, filming, and editing, this is the most comprehensive, user-friendly guide on the market. So whether you're using a smartphone, a drone, or a state-of-the-art camera, get ready to step up from shooting clips to making films.

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ISBN: 9781473678538

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Teach Yourself

Illustration: 25 b/w line drawings

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 329g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Tom Holden has worked in television, film and video since the 1990s. He has worked internationally and taught film making and broadcast journalism at various colleges and universities. He currently works as a video director at the United Nations.

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