PRACTICAL DV FILMMAKING

Practical DV FilmMaking

• Overview
• Inside video
• Films and how they work
• Pre-production
• Production tools
• Production aesthetics
• Post-production tools
• Post-production aesthetics
• Careers and distribution
• Mapping the industry
• Glossary of film and video terms

So what?

What does all this mean for the emerging filmmaker? Low- and micro-budget are no longer places to escape from, but places where opportunities exist on a greater scale than before. The net effect of this is that the filmmaker with radical ideas, who wants to try new ways of telling a story, or of showing us the world, or simply wants to place before us issues that those at the top would rather ignore - these people have a greater chance than ever to take their ideas directly to audiences. In such a profit-driven industry as filmmaking, this is dangerous territory for some as it threatens to let new trends float straight to the surface without first being intercepted (and marketed) by the middlemen (studio bosses, film distributors, television programmers). But what is easily forgotten is that the history of cinema tells us that radical ideas are what it needs to thrive, that independent directors - independent in means and spirit - enable filmmaking to grow and evolve. Join that club.

The Crunch

• You have a valuable skill - the ability to make cheap films

• DV technology is helping low-budget filmmakers more than anyone else

• Break down the gates - do something new, make films your way.