Why Go To Film School?™
Chapter Excerpts
Excerpt - Introduction
...Reported surveys showed that out of 100
people, there are only 5 that actually set out to make a
living doing what they want to do…or what they’re good
at. Only 5.
That means that 95 of
every 100 people that were interviewed chose the “safe”
path of general occupations all because their drive of
pursuing their passion is
defeated by fear. Or even worse, they had no idea of
what they want to do or what they’re good at! At least
you’ve come this far.
Whether you’re someone looking for a new hobby or a
beginning filmmaker looking for ways to enhance your
productions, you’ll find the information in this book to
be a super-simple approach to the methods and techniques
of the film industry as well as professional videography
applications.
Excerpt - Chapter 4:
Handy Info
Master
Shot: The master shot is when the camera runs through the
whole scene in one take from beginning to end. This is
to make sure that the editor has cutaway footage that he
can work with.
Excerpt - Chapter 8:
Creative Writing
....the key element of a
screenplay is conflict.
A well-written
screenplay includes how the protagonist and the
antagonist interact with each other and how they deal
with the conflict between them. When you think about it,
most great stories are typically about the changes in
the lives of their main characters.
Excerpt - Chapter 9:
Insider Info
...credits
are broken down into “cards”. Cards are used to describe
the type of billing each person gets. For example,
directors usually get a “separate card” credit. Separate
Card credits mean that the credit appears on the screen
alone and does not appear together with other names.
At the same time, if a
credit appears on the screen simultaneously with one or
more other credits, then it’s known as a “Shared Card”.
WGTFS?™
will give you the tools to get started. |
