{"product_id":"2940014026116","title":"Film Making: Learn Basics To Becoming a Film Maker","description":"Start With a Good Story\u003cbr\u003eTo begin with, in a nutshell, filmmaking is broken down into three parts: Pre-production,\u003cbr\u003eProduction, and Post-production. Distribution is the last part, way down on the timeline\u003cbr\u003eand doesn’t come into play until everything is in the can. However, if you are ever going\u003cbr\u003eto get to distribution you will need to spend a great deal of time in the Pre-production\u003cbr\u003ephase. There are times when you don’t have that luxury, especially if you are shooting\u003cbr\u003eon the fly, but more often than not a film can take years to make. This can keep it in the\u003cbr\u003ePre-production process much longer.\u003cbr\u003eIf I was to write about filmmaking, and I am (wink), I guess I would have to start with the\u003cbr\u003escript, story, or concept. Screenwriting is usually split into three different styles. They\u003cbr\u003eare: narrative (linear), non-linear, and documentary. Narrative stories follow a timeline\u003cbr\u003etaking the story from beginning and moving chronologically to the end.\u003cbr\u003eNon-linear is the opposite of chronological. An example of a non-linear is the movie\u003cbr\u003e“Momento” or “Pulp Fiction”. These directors chopped up time and used time\u003cbr\u003esequencing to throw the viewer off balance. While non-linear has gained popularity, it\u003cbr\u003eseems that the narrative film is the more enduring style. It is much more difficult for\u003cbr\u003efolks to figure out what is going on in the non-linear format, that may be one of the\u003cbr\u003ereasons it is used.\u003cbr\u003eThe third format would simply be, documentary. This is a real-time reality presentation\u003cbr\u003eletting the facts present themselves with little or no direction or editing. Documentary is\u003cbr\u003edifferent from Narrative in that the director works to keep from manipulating the\u003cbr\u003eproduction as little as possible. Narrative film is all about the director manipulating a\u003cbr\u003escene to illicit certain reactions from the viewer, therein lies the difference between the\u003cbr\u003etwo.\u003cbr\u003eDepending on the story you are telling, you will choose the best format to use. While the\u003cbr\u003enarrative and linear may have traditional scripting, you may have to refer to an interview\u003cbr\u003escript in the documentary format. This may simply be a list of questions to be asked,\u003cbr\u003eusually by an off camera interviewer, allowing the subject\/talent to drive the dialog.\u003cbr\u003eMany times there is no real dialog to script except for the questions an interviewer will\u003cbr\u003eask. Much of documentary film is done by showing up and filming things as they are\u003cbr\u003ehappening with some narration to explain to the viewer what they are watching.\u003cbr\u003eThere was a type of documentary films referred to Cinema Veritέ. This means “cinema\u003cbr\u003etruth” in French and of course was made popular by the French in the 1950’s. This was\u003cbr\u003edone as an effort to remove artifice from film to allow a more truthful depiction of a\u003cbr\u003estory.\u003cbr\u003eIn Veritέ the camera is to be merely set up and turned on. Additionally there is to be as\u003cbr\u003elittle editing as possible. The theory being that even the act of editing a film is\u003cbr\u003emanipulating the true representation of what is really (truthfully) happening. Hey, these\u003cbr\u003eguys would have loved Reality TV, but at the time (1950’s) Veritέ was considered cutting\u003cbr\u003eedge.\u003cbr\u003eSo now you need an idea, a concept, an inspiration. If you want to make film you have to\u003cbr\u003ehave a story or two in you, so if you don’t already have a story itching to get out, then\u003cbr\u003eyou need to brainstorm. The word brainstorm means that your brain puts out, literally, a\u003cbr\u003estorm of energy with all the ideas pouring out like swollen rain gutters.\u003cbr\u003eThis will happen somewhere after your first cup of coffee on a Sunday morning or in the\u003cbr\u003eshower, maybe even on a street corner. You got into the idea of filmmaking because to\u003cbr\u003esome extent you must be a creative person. So, I recommend lots of caffeine and your\u003cbr\u003efavorite conditions for daydreaming.\u003cbr\u003eYour most comfortable chair, and a good computer are always good, but inspiration can\u003cbr\u003ecome at inconvenient times when you are away from the comfort of your own computer\u003cbr\u003eand desk. Always have something to write with and a piece of paper handy in case of the\u003cbr\u003e“writing rapture” or sudden inspiration.\u003cbr\u003eAnother way to handle this is to have a small tape recorder or a voice recognition\u003cbr\u003esoftware. There are several inexpensive MP3 players that play\/store music as well as\u003cbr\u003eletting you record. These will have a small microphone already in the device. Use this to\u003cbr\u003eget your ideas down.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you are in the grocery store or just crossing the street it is a good idea to be able to\u003cbr\u003eget it (your inspired ideas) down before it leaks back out of your ear. I swear from the\u003cbr\u003ecrosswalk to the car I can forget an idea, that is how scattered my brain is. If however, all\u003cbr\u003eyou are left to write down your ideas with is a purple crayon and an old piece of paper,\u003cbr\u003ewell th","brand":"All classic book warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161983336688,"sku":"2940014026116","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014026116_p0.jpg?v=1763599173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014026116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}