Contents
Getting Started: What Do We Need?
The Poetry of Content Creation
Production Workflow: The Three Ps
The Shot: Composing for Meaning
Tools of the Content Creator: Symbols, Clues, and Twists
Postproduction: Putting It All Together
Sample Project: Ten-Shot Self-Portrait
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
CHAPTER 2 Investigation and Exploration
The History of Motion Pictures
Before the Beginning: The Agenda of the Creator
Postproduction: Making It Better
Sample Project: Public Service Announcement
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
Stepping Up to the Plate: The Pitch
Fundamentals of Cameras and Camerawork
Is This Thing On? Recording a Voiceover
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
CHAPTER 4 Design and Execution
Production Design and Art Department
Postproduction: “We’re Gonna Need a Montage”
Sample Project: The Interrogation
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
CHAPTER 5 Authenticity and Professionalism
Shooting with Multiple Cameras
Postproduction: “We’re Not Done Yet?”
Sample Project: Nonprofit Promotional Video
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
CHAPTER 6 Delivering the Message
The World of Nonfiction Filmmaking
Objectivity and Subjectivity: Stranger Than Fiction
Developing a Theme: Nonfiction
Postproduction: “A Project Is Never Finished, Only Abandoned”
Résumé and Portfolio Development
Words to Live by: Terms and Jargon
APPENDIX A Additional Resources We Like
User Groups and Networking Organizations
Student Contests and Festivals