Filming the fantastic a guide to visual effects cinematography
"Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post! Shoot the effects you want effectively and creatively the first time. This full-color step-by step guide to visual effects cinematography empowers you to plan out and execute visual effects shots on a budget, without fallin...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Focal Press
2011
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Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | "Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post! Shoot the effects you want effectively and creatively the first time. This full-color step-by step guide to visual effects cinematography empowers you to plan out and execute visual effects shots on a budget, without falling into the common pitfall of using high-end computer graphics to 'fix it in post,' which can be an expensive, drawn out process. Instead, learn how to put your shots together before you start shooting-whether you're working in digital or film. Learn how to effectively photograph and create miniatures, matte paintings, green screen set ups, crowd replication, digital rear projection, and so much more to create elements that will composite together flawlessly. The main purpose of effects is to promote the story, not just to wow an audience with amazing tricks created digitally. This book describes methods for creating seamless effects that don't call attention to themselves but enhance the scene as a whole. The technical foundations of film and digital capture are given in the introductory chapters of the book, and you are presented with real world scenarios that illustrate these basic concepts in a practical sense. Step-by-step illustrations of photographic element creation empower you to learn how to effectively pre-plan and execute your own visual effects challenges"--Provided by publisher |
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Physical Description: | xvi, 349 pages color illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781136066498 9781136066535 9781283169295 9786613169297 9780240814735 1136066543 0240814738 9780240814742 1136066535 0240814746 9781136066542 1283169290 9781138474277 1136066497 1138474274 |