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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A practical how-to guide with plenty of examples
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning to compose better pictures of any kind. This unusual book takes a "through-the-lens" approach to presenting ideas about how to compose pictures. This is a refreshing break from abstract "art-babble" discussions that offer the reader little practical guidance about where to point the...
Published on April 2, 2001 by S. Casner

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16 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the novice director
Giving you the fundamentals of the art, this book shows you some of the tecniques involved when capturing a certain shot and helps you to understand the procedures involved. Its a great book for beginners.
Published on January 2, 2000 by Brian Goodwin


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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A practical how-to guide with plenty of examples, April 2, 2001
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S. Casner (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Directing Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes (Paperback)
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning to compose better pictures of any kind. This unusual book takes a "through-the-lens" approach to presenting ideas about how to compose pictures. This is a refreshing break from abstract "art-babble" discussions that offer the reader little practical guidance about where to point the camera. In addition to video and film, still photographers will find this book especially interesting.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Clears Away the Cobwebs!, May 17, 2002
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Elizabeth English (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Film Directing Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes (Paperback)
This fine, detailed & user-friendly book opens up a director's view of the world of cinematic movement & how it relates to good story-telling through film. Staging scenes, blocking, camera movement, choreography of scene movent, reverse shots, camera angles, tracking, exterior & interior shooting, staging multiple characters in a scene...it's all here, with drawings that clearly illustrate the informative text.
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16 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the novice director, January 2, 2000
This review is from: Film Directing Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes (Paperback)
Giving you the fundamentals of the art, this book shows you some of the tecniques involved when capturing a certain shot and helps you to understand the procedures involved. Its a great book for beginners.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very clear and useful..., October 9, 2002
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This review is from: Film Directing Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes (Paperback)
...as well as "shot by shot" from same writer. Very nice explained, b&w illustrated and easy to understand. Perfect guidebook for beginners and also indy filmmakers.
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