Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent and Amateur Filmmakers (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))
by Chris Kenworthy

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Digital Video Production Cookbook will show you how to create sophisticated-looking visual effects, dramatic shots, and powerful sequences using low-cost methods adapted from high-end professional techniques. Author and award-winning filmmaker Chris Kenworthy explains how you can use a digital video camera and basic editing software, to create high-end production values with household equipment and a little imagination.

The book includes easy-to-follow recipes for:

• Creating bluescreen effects
• Simulating rain, snow, and other natural phenomena
• Working with backlighting, simulated candlelight, and special lighting effects
• Shooting day for night
• Staging safe stunts, chase scenes, and fistfights
• Makeup techniques for aging, bruises, and serious injuries
• Shooting at night
• Working with camera movement
• Adding special effects such as laser bolts, holograms, and explosions

Packed with full-color, step-by-step instructions, inspirational examples, and authoritative information and advice, this book is the ultimate, no-nonsense cookbook for every aspiring digital filmmaker.

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