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Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video

Author: Tom Schroeppel
Publisher: Tom Schroeppel
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 8 reviews
Sales Rank: 145854

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Rev
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 89
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3

ISBN: 0960371818
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.523
EAN: 9780960371815
ASIN: 0960371818

Publication Date: June 1982
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Customer Reviews:   Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars So simple. Very effective.   July 3, 2008
This was a requirement at my classes when I went to USC film school. Everyone loved it. I knew nothing about camerawork, composition or the basics, and this book just taught the essential tools and tricks to get started. If you're interested in making movies or camerawork, this book is your first stop. I loved it so much, it inspired me to write The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting


5 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource   May 18, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Unlike many training books The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video does not attempt to suggest what camera you should buy, nor does it tell you how to shoot Aunt Alice's 80th birthday party. This book, in its 89 pages, is a beautiful example of a subject that has been pared down to the essential information needed to learn it----and the subject is how to operate your video camera to get the best images you can.

The book's table of contents lists eight sections:

Basics (such as camera functions, lenses, depth of field)
Composition
Basic Sequence
Screen Direction
Camera Moves
Montages
Lighting
Doing It (how to plan for a shoot)

Each section is covered concisely, and there are over 200 simple, but effective, black and white line art illustrations to accompany the topic being discussed. This book is perfect for the person who wants to concentrate on improving their video camera operating skills.



5 out of 5 stars The best beginners book out there   May 11, 2006
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is one of the simplest, and best books I've ever seen for beginner filmmakers. It is able to very clearly explain complicated concepts, without writing any more than necessary. It's a very slender book, and a very quick read, and well worth your time.


5 out of 5 stars The best basic camera and cinematography explanations I have found.   March 5, 2006
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is the easiest book on the subject to understand. Allmost anyone could understand this book. It gives you the same information as some of those long 300 page books that try to sound scholarly but just end up sounding pretensious. This book is the complete basics, so for anyone who is looking for more in depth stuff this isnt the right book for you.


5 out of 5 stars Short & Sweet   January 16, 2002
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

Tom Schroeppel is an experienced film editor. Originally written for film cameras, the 2002 edition has been updated to apply also to video cameras. It's amazing how, in this short book, he is able to explain in simple language and illustrations almost everything you need to know in order to make a film or video. If you read your video camera's manual and this one book you will have all the tools you need to make excellent videos. I bought this book in the USC bookstore - it's used in a film class.


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