motion pictures

"The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.

"Almost every blockbuster movie is now released in 3D. Add scents, seats that move, and more and suddenly it feels like you're in the movie, that's 4D. Today, moviemakers don't need film to make movies. They don't even need scenery or many practical effects, if they don't want them. Readers may be surprised at the amazing technology that exists to make movies look the way they do today. Action-packed, full-color photographs accompany accessible text describing a variety of the latest, most interesting and future forms of cinema technology. There's something for cinephiles and casual moviegoers to learn on every page"--Provided by the publisher.

An introduction to film editing, covering the latest version of Final Cut Express, containing exercises to allow the reader to apply the lessons, and includes DVD containing images and video clips.

A guide to film and video editing that is suitable for all levels of experience, discussing setting up and organizing a project, how to approach footage, making cuts, sound, music, and finishing and delivering a project.

Presents a guide to the basics of movie making, offering guidance on cinematography, visual storytelling, filming with a crew, post-production, and promoting the final product.

"Babymouse joins the school Film Club and writes the greatest cinematic masterpiece of all time! But when the movie gets shown to the entire school, will it be a box office hit or a flop?"-- Provided by publisher.

When an old friend arrives in River Heights to film a movie, Nancy, Bess and George are invited to tour the set and meet a handsome movie actor before the production is threatened by a saboteur's escalating pranks.

Learn how filmmakers have used their experiences in the city to influence how they make movies.