It's very easy to recommend this book for budding and experienced movie makers!
It’s very easy to recommend this book for budding and experienced movie makers!
This book is clearly a labor of love by Tom Barrance. He has put his heart and soul into producing a book that teaches you the fundamentals of film making, but also delves into advanced concepts.
This is an A-Z for beginners, but is also useful for intermediate and advanced filmmakers. It is super easy to read and understand, including the technical stuff. Every topic contains pictorial descriptions and examples, which guide the reader.
This is, honestly, the absolute BEST book I’ve come across on the subject. Just buy it!
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Great for beginners
Great book and very informative for film making; covers a lot areas especially for camera movement. Highly recommend it.
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This is awesome
Very detailed
Very helpful and I love this
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Easy to understand!
This is what I like most about this book, it is written nicely, lots of photos and easy to read. Well structured and balanced as well. I do recommend it!
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Easy to read e-book, includes everything necessary to shoot a movie
A very pleasant book that is easy to read. Rather, it is intended for beginning filmmakers and includes everything necessary to shoot a movie (and all that in a simple form).
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Straight to the Point
Easy to read and understand, great explanations on pretty much all the topics of filmmaking!
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The Basics of filmmaking
A good introduction to the filmmaking process. It begins with developing a story idea. Then it covers Pre-production, production, post-production, and finally a thumbnail view of distribution. It is a well illustrated book that will get you started on your journey into filmmaking.
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Nicely broken down
Such a simply yet thorough book job. This book really gives you the fundamentals of storytelling through moving pictures and sound – not only that but light and creativity too! I wish I could’ve gotten before starting my course in Audiovisual.
Thanks !!
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A BEGINNERS MUST HAVE GUIDE TO MOVIE MAKING!
Love the understandable step-by-step movie making instructions.
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Step by Step instructions are easy to follow
I just reviewed the pdf tutorial and was impressed with how clear the guidelines are so that you can start making your movie tomorrow and have confidence with each lesson!
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Great
Clear step by step notes
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Don't Buy
Plz Don’t buy . Not worth buying because you gona lose money and time.
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Very well done
Bought it for my teenage son who loves taking videos on my phone. Lots of detailed information with information visually presented in an easy-to-read format. Happy to have something that helps him understand the bigger view of the filmmaking process, and also learn the step-by-step stuff.
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Great Book
I love this type of book. Lots of pictures and clear explanations of how you do it. It is a great primer for people whating to learn about making films.
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It does what it says in the book
It is very informative A long time needed in the industry.
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the page links are usefull
very usefully items
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Clear and comprehensive guide
If you are interested in making movies this well thought out guide is a great place to begin. Full of great tips and advice: “..what you really need is a good idea. Then you need to take the time to work out how to turn the idea into a movie.” And this book does just that: guide you through the basics including planning, equipment, film language, shooting, lighting recording sound and editing. It’s concise, easy to read and well-illustrated and once you’ve done this ‘course’ you’ll be ready to fly!. Thank you Tom!
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Easy to follow and up to date
This book is great for teachers of film / tv who need ideas for lesson plans. The content is up to date and easy to understand. I originally bought this as an iPad app and then iBook. Well worth the purchase.
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Great guide
I like this guide because it breaks down movie making step by step. This book is amazing. I would buy it again.
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A late beginners view
This is a well-presented introduction and answers all the questions I had, making this a perfect introduction for me.
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