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13 Reddit comments about Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get An Expensive Look on your Low Budget Movie:

u/YouSirYouAreAnIdiot · 18 pointsr/cinematography

I did'nt really like it, It is a really complete guide on cinematography but it was really old fashioned and felt out of date when I read it.

I really like the Master Shots series
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876

And also 'Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know' http://www.amazon.com/Cinematic-Storytelling-Powerful-Conventions-Filmmaker/dp/193290705X/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51yVCZcPwTL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1SRNZK0W2EE9C97GFVC6

Also just try YouTube and Google. Try the cinematography database to learn about lighting http://www.cinematographydb.com/

Filmmakers IQ for in debth stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFAYalJ2Q7Tm_WmLgetmeg

On Set Filmmaking Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/aspiringfilm/videos

DSLR video Shooter:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmA0XxraDP7ZVbv4eY3Omg

Now You See It, the Nerdwriter and Every Frame A Painting for some film analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWTFGPpNQ0Ms6afXhaWDiRw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkMlOu7faDgqh4PfzbpLdg

And finally just go out and shoot shot shoot!

u/Keyframe · 5 pointsr/croatia

Sori na kasnom odgovoru. Za fotografiju je najbolje potražiiti sadržaj o kompoziciji i boji. Iskreno, radije bi ti preporučio knjige od Burne Hogartha, pogotovo Dynamic Light and Shade. Knjige iz likovnih umjetnosti će ti daleko više pomoći oko fotografije nego knjige o fotografiji.

Što se tiče režije, scenaristike i montaže - najbolje je to skupno gledati kao jedno širinu, ali i cjelinu. Da bi se bavio režijom moraš poznavati scenaristiku i scenarističke tehnike, a da bi se bavio montažom moraš razumjeti režiju koja podrazumijeva razumijevanje scenaristike - i tako u krug. Fora kod filma/TV-a je da svi "zanati" postoje negdje drugdje osim montaže. Gluma postoji izvan Filma i TV-a, fotografija također, scenaristika također... jedino je montaža jedinstven zanat svojstven filmu i tv-u. Gledaj na montažu kao na ključni dio u procesu proizvodnje za koji izrađuješ sav materijal. Stoga podijeli učenje na pet cjelina: Fotografija, Montaža, Storytelling, Režija, Gluma.

Fotografija

u/VA1KYR13 · 4 pointsr/Filmmakers

Any of the Master Shots books have always been my favorites. If my Secret Santa is looking at my comment history, I sure could use a copy :D

u/Latenighttaco · 3 pointsr/Filmmakers

I would say mastershots
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876
Walter Murch's In a Blink of an Eye
It isn't so much a direct composition study but I certainly learned to think about shooting for a whole piece rather than just shot by shot.
https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Perspective-Film-Editing/dp/1879505622

u/GeorgePantsMcG · 3 pointsr/cinematography

This book is a good start:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Story-Creating-Structure/dp/0240807790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395689894&sr=8-1&keywords=the+visual+story

Also these are great and easy to return to when storyboarding:

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690041&sr=8-1&keywords=master+shots

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Volume-Shooting-Dialogue/dp/1615930558/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690059&sr=8-3&keywords=master+shots

http://www.amazon.com/Cinematic-Storytelling-Powerful-Conventions-Filmmaker/dp/193290705X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395690130&sr=8-1&keywords=cinematic+storytelling

Swear I'm not an Amazon affiliate, just love me these books. They're worth reading twice.

u/OneMicroscopicCog · 2 pointsr/flicks

The Mastershot series of books are okay. There are some cool suggestions of yoi browse similar items

If you want less pictures and more educational, the Five Cs of Cinematography is a staple for everyones bookshelf.

Otherwise, id just recommend are books for individual films. I thinks theres one for every Miyazaki, Pixar,...

u/AdamsRyanT · 2 pointsr/Filmmakers

Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get An Expensive Look on your Low Budget Movie https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615930876/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_u7fUAbJJH26C2

This series is great. Not too technical that you feel like you’re studying for an exam but yet pretty thorough in the why/when/how behind shots and really their explanations of most things they cover. Also don’t get scared by “ADVANCED CAMERA TECHNIQUES” in the title of Vol. 1 if you’re a complete noob. A lot of the shots are relatively simple.

Edit: they’re also fairly cheap. You can get all three together for less than 60 bucks which I feel like is a pretty good price for educational books.

u/WhatTheFDR · 2 pointsr/Filmmakers

Master Shots is pretty great

u/saturday186 · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

UMMMMMM lets see. I can take two routes. School or munchies.

I just recently graduated (video production) and there are a couple book's that I've been really wanting to get.
One for editing, And these for inspiration and reference to how my shots should look like

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And I've heard anything from this guy, film related, is an amazing read for filmmakers

Ever since I graduated (I went to a really artsy school instead of a production school :( )I feel like I have way more to learn. Like it didn't fully leave me ready for what I want to be so what I'm trying to do is take all these books that are highly recommended in my field and learn as much as I can on my own. Hopefully to inspire me to make better films and really push me in the right direction. Any book would be perfectly fine.


As for munchies. I've been training for a fight for a couple months so my diet has been pretty strict. Fewer calories, no sweets, very low carbs. One week, my trainer goes to Japan to visit his GF and once I found out, I asked him if he can buy me some kitkats. In japan if you guys didn't know, they have a store dedicated to every flavor of kitkat you can think of and me having the biggest sweet tooth, I begged him if he can buy me a box. Since I was still on my diet when he came back, he was holding the candy for me so I wouldn't get tempted to eat it on my own time (I was 13 pounds away from my goal weight). He ended up getting me a pack of Strawberry Kitkats. So one day as he was in his house studying, he walks past the candy and says, "Hey, it's been here for so long, I think I should try one. I got a sweet tooth. There are 12 in the box so 11 will still be a good gift. So after about 30 seconds of having an orgasm in his mouth due to kitkats, he says, "ok one more." The only problem there was, one turned into 11 more. All my sweet precious kit kats are gone! One of the many foods I was planning to demolish after my diet are gone!!! Drops on my knees, lifts my arm and scream NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Sooooooo yeah. Since I don't really have the funds to go Japan I would have to use amazon until one of my friends returns to japan to give me one of those crazier flavors. They have things like mango, chili, red bean, guasabi, green tea, ice cream, pudding and I really cant think of the other ones but its really cool.

But these are the two boxes I have on my list. Either one would be more than perfect. I don't really know exactly what's inside those two packs but I recognize some like apple, strawberry and cheesecake so I wouldn't mind the surprise.

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And if anyone else is interested in trying them, just remember they're all mini bars, not the full sized bars you would buy in the store. Sorry for the essay, I hope it was good enough lol. Thank you for the contest.

u/cikmatt · 1 pointr/cinematography

Check out the Master's Shots (Vol. 1-3) Series.

u/CleverBandName · 1 pointr/Filmmakers

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615930876/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_d1-DCbW3H2D90

There’s some interesting info in this book.

u/DaDaneish · 1 pointr/Filmmakers

Everyone is going to have their own favourites, but I found these helped me a lot with understanding shot dynamics, use of lighting & colour, and use of negative space which setting up a scene.


Heavy handed writing/script re-writing

https://www.amazon.ca/Your-Screenplay-Sucks-Ways-Great/dp/1932907459/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550249661&sr=8-1&keywords=your+screenplay+sucks

Coffee Break - Taking an idea and developing it

https://www.amazon.ca/Coffee-Break-Screenwriter-Writing-Minutes/dp/1615932429/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550250497&sr=8-3&keywords=coffee+break

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Same author as Coffee Break - Explaining Screen/Script Writing Rules + How to Break/Maneuver through them

https://www.amazon.ca/Coffee-Break-Screenwriter-Breaks-Rules/dp/1615932828/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/145-0041365-5668007?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1615932828&pd_rd_r=4e0b95bd-3144-11e9-9e0c-9751a1337b94&pd_rd_w=W1ULF&pd_rd_wg=Tlx63&pf_rd_p=163ac593-0f51-4882-9080-de6873217880&pf_rd_r=0NAKF4E94N1Z2JPD08KM&psc=1&refRID=0NAKF4E94N1Z2JPD08KM

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Use of Perspective & Camera moves with negative space/lighting through visual storytelling (it has many illustrations and examples )

https://www.amazon.ca/Framed-Perspective-Vol-Technical-Storytelling/dp/1624650309/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550250880&sr=1-2&keywords=perspective

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For Cinematography and blocking a scene ( Five C's I would second, another Redditor listed link below)
https://www.amazon.ca/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876/ref=pd_sim_14_1/145-0041365-5668007?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1615930876&pd_rd_r=4e2a9d2b-3149-11e9-98e2-37d5230d235d&pd_rd_w=4OHbQ&pd_rd_wg=evCOq&pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&pf_rd_r=88P1HWPW9D86QFXB8F81&psc=1&refRID=88P1HWPW9D86QFXB8F81

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There are 3 versions of the book above, I would get the revised version of the first, as the next two are more of the same with basically just shot variance ( can get them down the road if you like the first one)

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As a side note, down the road as well, the interview of Hitchcock/Truffaut is a staple to many. Also, I am not sure where you are located, but finding out if directors or filmmakers are doing talks (usually are first come first serve for tickets or lightly costed 10-25$ range) as those can be extremely insightful.

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u/WistfulDemon · 1 pointr/Filmmakers

Books are your friend. It's surprising how much a difference a single book can make.

This series of books is precisely for those who want to get a quick run down on professional looking cinematography: Master Shots - Christopher Kenworthy http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876/ref=la_B001JOXCNS_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465496281&sr=1-1

And here is a sort of..."cheat" for reels. Pick a good angle, light it perfectly, and do one monologue (that applies to the location you choose to shoot, be it in a nice dining room or dark alley), all by yourself. It can be anything you want, look for screenplays online if you dont feel like writing or have someone write it for you. No one will care that its just a scene you shot yourself and that it's not an actual film. Simply because they can't tell. What the viewer will see is a single performance done by you under perfect conditions.