Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film, and Multimedia [Paperback]

Steve Cartwright (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240802713 | ISBN-13: 978-0240802718 | Publication Date: September 18, 1996 | Edition: 1

The key to a project's ultimate success is good planning. This unique new book shows how to prepare for the myriad of steps required to execute production and post production of a video, film or multimedia project.

Cartwright explains in detail how to save money and time in production and post-production, yet produce a quality program with high production values. The craft of production planning is explained through a comprehensive system. The production steps are all there, enhanced with graphs of the production process, production forms, photos and a comprehensive list of production resources along with a chapter devoted to the use of computers for the production and post-production process.
The techniques of planning for success are easily applied to both traditional linear program development to interactive multimedia development for all types of programs, including communications, training, marketing, corporate news and teleconferencing.
Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia also includes 30 planning, production and post-production forms that can be accessed on an accompanying complimentary disk (for both IBM compatibles or Mac).
Steve R. Cartwright is president of Cartwright & Associates, a training and communications company, and co-owner of the Motion Graphics Company, a computer graphics and animation firm. A leading producer, consultant and instructor, Cartwright is author of Training with Video and Secrets of Successful Video Programs.

A comprehensive system for pre-production planning for video, film and multimedia.
Includes a detailed description of the production and post-production processes.
A disk with useful forms is also included.

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Cartwright explains in detail how to save money and time in production and post-production, yet produce a quality program with high production values. The craft of pre-production planning is explained through a comprehensive system of production planning; from content organization, content development, scripting, visualization; proposals, contracts, budgets and legal issues; equipment selection, crew and talent, graphics creation; editing, duplication and distribution. The production steps are all there, enhanced with graphs of the production process, production forms, photos and a comprehensive list of production resources along with a chapter devoted to the use of computers for the production and post-production process.The techniques of planning for success are easily applied to both traditional linear program development to interactive multimedia development for all types of programs, including communications, training, marketing, corporate news and teleconferencing. Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia also includes 30 planning, production and post-production forms that can be accessed on an accompanying complimentary disk (for both IBM compatibles or Mac).

About the Author

Steve R. Cartwright is president of Cartwright & Associates, a training and communications company, and co-owner of the Motion Graphics Company, a computer graphics and animation firm. A leading producer, consultant and instructor, Cartwright is author of Training with Video and Secrets of Successful Video Programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (September 18, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240802713
• ISBN-13: 978-0240802718
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,438,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good teaching tool, but, August 7, 2000

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Kirk Lohse (Texarkana , TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film, and Multimedia (Paperback)

Mr. Cartwright's book is a excellent teaching text for high school or college students studying video and multimedia production. It does a great job of taking the beginner through all of the steps needed to ensure a successful production.

However, one can't help overlook that a text written four years ago on this subject is LONG overdue for a new edition.

Many software applications that are referred to as "soon to be released" are now in their 3rd or 4th version. Likewise, the hardware section of the book is terribly behind the times, as their is virtually no mention of digital video cameras, digital capture cards, current generation non-linear editing systems, or DVD.

Also disappointing was the 3.5" disc that's included, which contains all of the forms in the book. The disc is specially formatted so that it cannot be read on a Macintosh-which CAN read any commonly formatted PC diskette! Instead the publisher encourages Mac users to send in the PC disk and receive a Mac disk at no charge. Why not just use the standard 1.4mb formatting for a PC disk and let users of either platform access the material? Or better yet, just put the forms on a hybrid CD-ROM. This is especially irksome to Mac devotees, when practically all of the computers pictured in the book doing video editing are Macs!

Yet, despite its need for a new edition to address the latest and greatest in hardware and software, and its platform specific floppy, Pre-Production and Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia will serve as a valuable resource for those new to the pre and post production arena, as much of the planning and organizational approaches in the text never go out of style!

3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, Yet Still Useful, November 6, 2010

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This review is from: Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film, and Multimedia (Paperback)

This book is outdated for a student of the digital age, but it still holds some relevent information that comes in handy for some classes.

The copy I got was in great condition. (And yes, it came with a 3.5" Disk that still appeared to be in great shape. Haha! :) )