| View Larger Image | Master Shots: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie | Paperbackby Christopher Kenworthy (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Michael Wiese Productions | | Page Count: | 227 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 2,644nd |
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Product Description
Master Shots gives filmmakers the techniques they need to execute complex, original shots on any budget. By using powerful master shots and well-executed moves, directors can develop a strong style and stand out from the crowd. Most low-budget movies look low-budget because the director is forced to compromise at the last minute. Master Shots gives you so many powerful techniques that youll be able to respond, even under pressure, and create knock-out shots. Even when the clock is ticking and the light is fading, the techniques in this book can rescue your film and make every shot look like it cost a fortune. Each technique is illustrated with samples from great feature films and computer-generated diagrams for absolute clarity. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 60 reviews)
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Master shots by Oddi S. Diaz  5 Stars
September 13, 2009
Excellent book. A few words but a lot of pics and graphics to show the different types of camera angles and creative shots. I love it!
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Not great by Fat Rat (Los Angeles, CA USA)  1 Stars
September 10, 2009
As a working director who has shot hundreds of hours of movies and tv, I would term this another of the mass of books written by people who don't actually have the authority to teach.
Simple minded and yet confusing, best used as a door stop.
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A Must Have for Every Film Student, DP and Director by Stanley D. Williams, Ph.D. (Northville, MI USA) 5 Stars
July 29, 2009
I've taught screenwriting, production, directing, and my own series of workshops on my book The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success. But, I wish I had mastered the contents of MASTER SHOTS long before. I picked up this book in prep for a short film we plan to shoot in a couple months thinking it might help me come up with some new ideas. Instead it has revamped my thinking totally about how I should be storyboarding and planning my shots. I've taught that every very shot should reveal something to the audience, giving them a fresh, unique perspective on the action and story; and that lens height and length are critical in telling your story. Yet, how to do that, and how to move the camera, without revisiting tire-worn techniques is difficult. But with MASTER SHOTS you'll be fighting to suppress the adrenaline rush to try everything out on the next setup, whether it's called for or not. After studying the spreads in this book, I feel like the high-school TV nerd who just discovered the wipe selection buttons on a TV switcher. This book will be well worn, very soon. Thank you very much, Christopher Kenworthy... you've added a very worthy book to Michael Wiese's landscape of movie books.
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A great buy for any independent filmmaker by Grant (Ridgewood , NJ USA) 5 Stars
July 02, 2009
This book gives you tons of great camera conventions that only hollywood directors use. But now you can get to know the tricks of the trade with excellent visuals of fight scenes, chase scenes, camera movement for dramatic effect and much more. I would definitely recommend this book to any independent filmmaker because it expands your creativity and visualization skills
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More details needed by R. A. Morsi (Vancouver, BC, Canada)  3 Stars
April 09, 2009
It is interesting. Its an easy guide to practice all kinds of different shots that are not going to add expenses to your production. Interesting ideas. I would recommend it if you were a beginner filmmaker. It will guide you into how to for many aspects of film, for example how to create a fear sensation, romance...etc.
Fun tips, easy to use and good if you're a beginner.
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