Start Making Movies customer reviews

A fantastic step by step guide to get budding filmmakers started. I’ve been looking for something like this for awhile. This is by far the best resource I could find.
Covers the A to Z of film making for beginners as well as intermediate level. It is a great resource, particularly for filmmakers using digital formats. It is a book to keep handy at all times. There links to downloadable templates for storyboard, shot lists, logging, etc. The author has also taken the trouble to provide a great glossary section and an index.
Kudos to the author, Tom Barrance, for this great effort!

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.

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.
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Love the understandable step-by-step movie making instructions.

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!

Clear step by step notes

Plz Don’t buy . Not worth buying because you gona lose money and time.

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.

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.

It is very informative A long time needed in the industry.

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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!

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.

I like this guide because it breaks down movie making step by step. This book is amazing. I would buy it again.

This is a well-presented introduction and answers all the questions I had, making this a perfect introduction for me.

This covers the basics and more. Its a great visual primer for those that have an interest in getting into making movies. Highly recommended

Hi. I bought this amazing book on-line after reviewing some of its pieces on camera shots on Internet. This is an extremely useful, concise and complete book with all the images supporting the content when needed. I have finished it twice and tend to use it like a little bible for quick reference. Simply Awesome! Buying it like doing yourself a favour really. A must read for evey aspiring filmmaker. Thanks for sharing… from Manchester.

I like the .PDF and the contents. I took the printed pages and made it into a “flip-book”. this way I have a go-to reference during training and it lays flat so it is easy to use.

Other than a script and a camera, this book gives you everything you’d need to begin making films