Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video - Softcover

Irving, David K.; Rea, Peter W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240807359 ISBN 13: 9780240807355

Publisher: Focal Press, 2006

Synopsis

Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video is the definitive book on the subject for beginning filmmakers and students. The book clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both producer and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine to create a successful short film or video, from script to final product. This guide offers extensive examples from award-winning shorts and includes insightful quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them. The companion website contains useful forms and information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations.

* Unique approach which looks at the process from the director's and producer's point of view
* Third edition includes information on new HD formats, postproduction, and a new animation example
* A companion website contains useful forms, information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations

About this title

Book Description:

The definitive guide to short filmmaking

About the Author:

David K. Irving is an associate professor of the Undergraduate Film and Television Department at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed six feature films, fifteen award-winning short documentaries, three short narrative films, and has written and produced three feature films.

About this edition

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0240807359
• ISBN 13: 9780240807355
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 436