Here's where to turn when your digital filmmaking question needs an answer NOW! Want to make digital videos that rival the pros? Have a problem or question that requires an instant fix? This relentlessly practical film-school in a nutshell helps you solve nearly every imaginable issue in digital filmmaking quickly, clearly, and without great expense. Inside, author Chuck Gloman, independent producer, director, and videographer shares the secrets he's learned in 23 years as a professional filmmaker.

THE QUICK-LOOKUP WAY TO PROFESSIONAL VIDEO: Designed to give you answers right away to any kind of question--from what kind of lens to use to how to deal with extraneous noise on the set or talentless actors, 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions gives you a creative answer in a few paragraphs. Organized into more than 300 concise solutions within each stage of production, this book helps you solve shooting, editing, directing, and producing problems from pre- to post-production. It's quicker than film school-- and a lot less expensive!

Contents

• Preproduction Problems
• Production Hardware Solutions
• Production Software Solutions
• Working with Extras
• Using Consumer Digital Cameras
• Location Shooting
• How to Shoot Sunrises and Sunsets
• How to Shoot in a Studio
• Specialized Production Challenges: The Creation Process
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Moving Objects
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Locations
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Things
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting People
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Animals
• Specialized Shooting Challenges: Shooting Food
• Location and Studio Lighting
• How to Light for Video Conferencing
• Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Food
• Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Objects
• Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting Places
• Specialized Lighting Challenges: Lighting People
• Lighting and Shooting Motorcycles and People
• TV Commercials
• Human Challenges
• Special Effects: Stage Blood, Squibs, and Makeup
• Action Videos
• Horror Videos
• Comedic Videos
• Period Videos
• Romance Videos
• Lingerie, Nudity, and Sex
• Audio Challenges
• Choosing the Best Microphone
• Postproduction Challenges
• Character-Generated Graphics
• Business Obstacles
• Comparisons
• Index