303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
Product Description
With the advent of digital video cameras, anyone can shoot and produce a video for very little money — in fact, hundreds of thousands of people are doing so. When video photographers look for guidance, they don’t want to read a big book cover to cover — they want help on their particular problem immediately.
This compendium of solutions is designed to allow anyone to dig into each problem category and quickly find the necessary guidance. Each solution is 2-5 pages in length, most with at least one photo or diagram illustrating the situation. With the help of this book, even a complete neophyte can take advantage of Chuck Gloman’s 22 years in the video trenches and use hard-earned trade secrets to make their videos look professional.
This Book is GREAT and Very practical reference book for any videomaker. Have a question or problem, large or small, just look it up, the answer is bound to be in there! One of the solutions I used, I never realised how easy it is to get a shooting permit in NYC.
Rating: 5 / 5
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
This book gets one star because it does have some useful practical tips. T. Leitner’s review has already said much of what I wanted to say in regards to this bloated work. As mentioned, its full of anecdotes that serve as filler rather than helpful information. What’s worse is that its not even entertaining prose but nonsense like this, on working with models, “This woman was God’s gift to earth. She had the kind of beauty that few have been blessed with, and when you looked up beautiful in the dictionary, her picture was there. And to make matters even more uncomfortable, she was wearing some exotic perfume that would turn a mortal’s brains into dust.”
This book does not live up to its promises. Patrick Sherman’s review was also right on.
Rating: 1 / 5
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
I’ve enjoyed this book mainly because of the way that readers can quickly find advice about common concerns on a wide variety of video topics. The author speaks authoritatively and uses events from his work as examples. However, these examples sometimes are so specific to the author’s experience that they seem very narrow and difficult to reproduce. Yes, I’m a novice, a rank amateur trying to learn more. So I don’t know all the terms that the author uses about lighting equipment, for example. And the author doesn’t bother to define some items. Thus, the book is of limited use to the novice videographer. Finally, the title is a bit of a cheat. The initial paragraphs for each chapter are labeled as “solutions,” but they are really just introductions. Gimmicks like that make me question the book’s credibilty. Still, I’ve enjoyed the book and benefited from its advice. It’s always nice to learn from the pros.
Rating: 4 / 5
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions has great insight, wit and humor. The author shares a wealth of experience through an easy to access manual that will both educate and entertain. No matter what your niche or experience level this book will surely shed some light on any production obstacles you may face.
Rating: 5 / 5
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
I initially saw this book on Amazon and saw that people recommended the book “DV Filmmaking From Start to Finish” by Ian David Aronson. Well, I purchased that book and still haven’t read it through. I have, however, just finished reading 303 Filmmaking Solutions which I found much more interesting.
It’s true that not all of the “solutions” are actually solutions, but that aside, it’s very interesting to read the various obstacles that the author comes across and his method for overcoming them. That alone is worthwhile knowledge to have, regardless of whether your situations are similar or completely different. At least you come away from the book with some ideas for solutions.
I found the book did bog down a bit in the lighting section. While it was all worthwhile knowledge, I think the lighting section could’ve been more dispersed throughout the book, rather than in one long section (if you intend to read the book from cover to cover).
The only other issue is the author’s sense of humour made me cringe the whole way through. There were about 4 remarks I found funny, the rest were painful. An excerpt:
“Therefore a video frame is made up of odd and even fields (no relation to Sally Fields)”
Aside from that, I’d certainly recommend the book to upcoming filmmakers.
Rating: 4 / 5
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less