Plug In Turn On: A Guide to Internet Filmmaking

A step-by-step instruction manual for aspiring Internet filmmakers of all levels of experience that is both informative and irreverent. Authors Ana Kronschnabl and Tomas Rawlings run an Internet site called www.plugincinema.com dedicated to showing, discussing and teaching about films made for the Internet. This book is intended for anyone with an interest in using the Internet as a showcase for their own films, regardless of their level of skill. In two sections, "Thinking (A Cultural Guide") and "Doing (A Practical Guide)," the authors show how to tackle filmmaking in an accessible style that is jargon free and easy to understand, as well as encourage new filmmakers to break the cinematic conventions so far dictated by the industry.

Ana Kronschnabl is a highly experienced and award winning film maker. She is completing a PhD in Filmaking for the Internet. She runs a video production company, and works for the BBC and Granada TV. She was a founder of plugincinema.com, a resource and exhibition site with the aim of aiding traditional film-makers to make the leap from analogue to digital, and to focus on new forms of film distribution using the Internet. Tomas Rawlings has a degree in Psychology and Communication and is currently a computer games designer with Pivotal Games. He also writes articles for plugincinema.com.