Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effect CinematographyDon'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." Learn how to effectively photograph foreground miniatures, matte paintings, green screen set ups, miniatures, crowd replication, explosions, and so much more to create elements that will composite together flawlessly. Filming the Fantastic focuses on the art and craft of visual effects using real case scenarios from a visual effects cameraman. These lessons from the front line will give you ideas and insight so you can translate your skills into any situation, no matter what camera or software package you are using and no matter if you are using film or digital technology. Learn how to film your fantastic visual effects with this book!l technology. Learn how to film your fantastic visual effects with this book! |
Contents
OneEyed Magic | 1 |
The Fabulous Art of Matte Painting | 23 |
Stop Motion | 51 |
The Frame Is the Thing All About Film Formats | 73 |
How Film Works | 83 |
Film to Digital | 113 |
Digital Cinema | 121 |
The Moving Camera | 137 |
Blue and Green Screen | 157 |
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Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography Mark Sawicki No preview available - 2012 |
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