Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition [Paperback]

Steven D Katz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2004

The book uses extensive illustrations to explain how to create extended sequence shots, elaborate moving camera choreography, and tracking shots with multiple story points.

Product Details

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions; 2nd edition (May 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941188906
• ISBN-13: 978-0941188906
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Workshop in a Book!, July 12, 2004

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E. English (Boulder, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition (Paperback)

Cinematic Motion, by Steven Katz, published by Michael Wiese Productions, is another one of those absolutely must-have books for serious filmmakers. The subtitle, A Workshop for Staging Scenes, is just what this valuable resource and reference manual is...a workshop in a book! It's unique in that it is written from the film director's viewpoint. The focus of the book is on creative visual staging of each scene, and the storyboards and diagrams are clear, consistent and workable. Katz shows you how to choreograph scenes and create illusions, as needed, through blocking, camera movement, moving an actor or actors in a scene, and staging, in scenes with confined spaces up to large spaces, interiors and exteriors. The interviews with director John Sayles (The Secret of Roan Inish; Passion Fish; City of Hope) and production manager Ralph Singleton (Pet Sematary II; Clear and Present Danger; Last Man Standing) are very informative and helpful for the beginning filmmaker and the experienced filmmaker alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excelent, August 1, 2009

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F. Gontijo (brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition (Paperback)

Both Steven Katz books are great. Full with ideas.
If you are choosing between the blue covered and the red one, pick the blue for begginers.

Os dois livros do Steven D Katz são ótimos, mas o de capa azul é mais completo. O vermelho é como uma continuação do outro, traz mais idéias para trabalhar com grua, trilho, etc. Comprei os dois usados pela amazon. Sem grilo, os livros tavam perfeitos, pode confiar.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great textbook for the experienced Director, August 8, 2010

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Lowell E. Hayenga "next to direct" (Phoenix, Arizona U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is the second textbook I have bought from author Stephen Katz. The first one was excellent for the beginning director. Very simple and laid out nicely for the film directing enthusiast. This second edition was all that I expected it to be. Katz goes into camera cinematics and choreography of large scenes and shots filled with lots of people. If you didn't get the basics in the first edition you'll be in the dark with this one. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because it was everything I expected it to be. No surprises or extra pages. I think he'll be coming out with another one in the not so distant future!