15 of the world’s top editors discuss their craft and experiences in this beautifully designed book. An absolute must for anyone interested in the editing process.
Whether you’re an Adobe Premiere Pro expert or a beginner, you’ll find all the tutorials, tips, and tricks you’ll need to start producing sophisticated digital video productions using the latest features. From capturing video onto your desktop and editing several clips together to creating unforgettable special effects and outputting your movie to DVD or the…
Here is the follow-up to one of the most applauded Final Cut Pro books! Thoroughly updated for Final Cut Pro 4, this premier full-color guide emphasizes how to achieve professional quality results. It first introduces basic concepts, then leads you through a movie project from start to finish, while offering expert tips and advice from…
This book is for beginning to intermediate users of Avid Xpress, Xpress DV, or Media Composer. These digital editing systems offer a tremendous number of tools that open up myriad creative possibilities for the film and videomaker, but are as a result difficult to master. The chapters guide readers through an editing project, while the…
First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham’s interviews with twenty- three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, this is the first book to provide…
Are you an associate producer who needs to juggle projects and vendors while keeping on top of the latest trends and formats? Or an independent filmmaker who can’t afford a misstep in the crucial postproduction phase? Take a step back and get a clear overview of the process. This guide will show you how to…
Over the decades, distribution has remained the most elusive aspect of filmmaking, but the Web provides filmmakers with another option for distribution, exhibition and broadcast. While other media streaming technologies are available, QuickTime remains the most popular option for its versatility, excellent quality and ease of use. This book aims to show filmmakers and videographers…
Trish and Chris Meyer share fifteen years of real-world film and video production experience inside the critically acclaimed “Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects”. More than a step-by-step review of the features in After Effects, you will learn how the program thinks so that you can realize your own visions more quickly and efficiently. This…
Software packages are complex. Software books don’t need to be. Simplify your life with “The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro”! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. You learn the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no…
The art of professional video editing Although technology is rapidly evolving, it is still complicated to edit video. This unique book not only teaches you the art of professional editing, it also gives you authentic professional experience. You′ll be guided through a typical industry production workflow; you′ll have access to raw footage, including alternate takes…
