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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Michael Wiese | | Page Count: | 366 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 14, 1991 | | Sales Rank: | 17,177th |
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Product Description
A complete catalogue of motion picture techniques for filmmakers. It concentrates on the 'storytelling' school of filmmaking, utilizing the work of the great stylists who established the versatile vocabulary of technique that has dominated the moviessince 1915. This graphic approach includes comparisons of style by interpreting a 'model script', created for the book, in storyboard form. |
Amazon.com Review
Film Directing Shot by Shot offers a good introduction to the rudiments of film production. Steven D. Katz walks his readers through the various stages of moviemaking, advising them at every turn to visualize the films they wish to produce. Katz believes that one of the chief tasks of filmmaking is to negotiate between our three-dimensional reality and the two-dimensionality of the screen. He covers the number of technical options filmmakers can use to create a satisfying flow of shots, a continuity that will make sense to viewers and aptly tell the film's story. Katz provides in-depth coverage of production design, storyboarding, spatial connections, editing, scene staging, depth of frame, camera angles, point of view, and the various types of stable compositions and moving camera shots. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 41 reviews)
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Mark F Armstrong, Filmmaker by Ken Lee (Seattle WA)  5 Stars
June 11, 2009
A catalogue of visual techniques and their stylistic implications using a combination of storyboarding and still photos of shots that enables screenwriters, directors, and editors to excellently construct scenes.
Highly recommended!
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A bit of a disappointment by R. A. Morsi (Vancouver, BC, Canada)  1 Stars
April 09, 2009
I expected something completely different. So far the book offers outlines of ideas and tips nothing profound.
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You will learn things you CAN apply to your movies. by Daniel Burke (Orlando, Florida) 5 Stars
November 24, 2008
No ONE book can "teach" you everything about "directing". But if you are lucky, you can learn how someone else might approach the task of directing.
Even though I have directed 6 features I learned several new tricks in this book that I applied directly to my next movie.
This is not a "fluff" book. The author creates his vision of the important details of "directing".
From pre-production to edting I found this a GREAT book with lots of visuals.
As a comic book artist ( I think in little pictures and words) I thought the illustrations in the book were great and there are lots of them.
Sydeny Lumets book "Making Movies" is a MUST read. "Bambi vs Godzilla" another superb read on what it REALLY takes to put it ALL together.
Finally "Reel to Deal". A primer on ALL things about film making.
IF you are serious about directing, or making films read this book and the ones above. When you are done, you will know more than 99% of MOST producers, directors and actors about making movies.
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Confusing and too detailed by Nelson (Indiana)  3 Stars
August 07, 2008
The problem with this book is it's WAY too confusing and gets into far too much detail for noobs. AND, anyone with some experience is not going to need to re-learn technique. Also, I don't like the author's terminology and ad infinitum descriptions of (seemingly) EVERY possible blocking scheme in the universe.
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Not good enough by Carlos (Spain)  2 Stars
April 06, 2008
This is a book about all the types of shots, but it has a serious problem. The writer doesn't explain the emotional meaning of all those shots. If you read this book, you will know the positions and angles that a cameraman uses; but you won't know nothing about when, and why, employ this angles. Katz doesn't talk about the art of direction and the connection between the script, the characters, and the camera shots.
If you want to learn the complicated art of the direction you must read other more interesting books, like "Film Directing Fundamentals" by Nicholas Proferes, "Cinematic Storytelling" by Jennifer Van Sijll or "The The Five C's of Cinematography" by Joseph V. Mascelli. Also you can analyze an Hitchcock's movie "shot by shot". Any movie of Hitch is a master class.
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