Appendix A. Additional Resources We Like
As we mentioned in the introduction, this book is only the tip of the iceberg. There is a huge and growing number of resources out there to help you deliver your message using the medium of video. Here we will share the resources we like, use, and recommend to our students, and now to you.
Books and Magazines
Books
Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen, Stephen D. Katz (Michael Wiese Productions, 1991)
The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age, Steven Ascher and David Pincus (Plume, 2013)
In the Blink of an Eye, Walter Murch (Silman-James Press, 2001)
Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player, Robert Rodriguez (Plume, 1996)
The Film Editing Room Handbook: How to Tame the Chaos of the Editing Room, Norman Hollyn (Peachpit Press, 2009)
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X 10.1: Professional Post-Production, Brendan Boykin (Peachpit Press, 2014)
Media Composer Editing Essentials, Bryan Castle Jr. (Avid Official Curriculum, 2013)
Apple Pro Training Series: iMovie, Dion Scoppettuolo (Peachpit Press, 2014)
Hand Held Hollywood’s Filmmaking with the iPad & iPhone, Taz Goldstein (Peachpit Press, 2012)
Color Correction Look Book: Creative Grading Techniques for Film and Video, Alexis Van Hurkman (Peachpit Press, 2013)
The Lean Forward Moment: Create Compelling Stories for Film, TV, and the Web, Norman Hollyn (Peachpit Press, 2009)
StudentFilmmakers Magazine, Welch Media
Filmmaker Magazine, Independent Filmmaker Project
American Cinematographer: The International Journal of Motion Imaging, The American Society of Cinematographers
Post Magazine, COP Communications, Inc.
Gear
Low-Budget
Pocket Cinema Camera, Blackmagic Design
EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera, Canon, Inc.
ME66/K6 super-cardioid shotgun mic kit, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation
ew 100-ENG G3 wireless microphone set, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation
DR-70D four-channel audio recorder for DSLR cameras, TASCAM TEAC Corporation
MVK500AM lightweight fluid video tripod system, Lino Manfrotto + Co., S.p.A.
Microbudget
EOS Rebel T5i DSLR camera, Canon, Inc.
iPad tablet device, Apple, Inc.
iOgrapher Mobile Media Case for iPad Air/Mini device stablization and mounting, iOgrapher LLC
NTG2 condenser shotgun mic, RØDE Microphones
smartLAV+ lavaliere mic for mobile devices, RØDE Microphones
Zoom H1 ultra-portable audio recorder, Zoom Corporation
Compact Action tripod, Lino Manfrotto + Co., S.p.A.
iOgrapher Mobile Media Case for iPhone/iPod Touch stablization and mounting, iOgrapher LLC
ATR6550 condenser shotgun microphone, Audio-Technica, Inc.
MM-160 lavaliere microphone for mobile devices, MXL Audio
Compact Series monopod, Lino Manfrotto + Co., S.p.A.
Apps and Applications
Screenwriting
Final Draft Writer, Final Draft, Inc. (iOS)
Final Draft, Final Draft, Inc. (Mac OS X, Windows)
Preproduction
Gorilla, Jungle Software (Mac OS X, Windows)
Chimpanzee, Jungle Software (Mac OS X, Windows)
Storyboard Composer, Cinemek, Inc. (iOS)
Paper by FiftyThree, FiftyThree, Inc. (iOS)
Production
FiLMiC Pro, Cinegenix (iOS)
Hyperlapse, Instagram, Inc. (iOS)
Artemis Director’s Viewfinder, Chemical Wedding (iOS, Android, BlackBerry)
MovieSlate, PureBlend Corp. (iOS)
Postproduction
Final Cut Pro X, Apple, Inc. (Mac OS X)
Media Composer, Avid Technologies, Inc. (Mac OS X, Windows)
iMovie for iOS, Apple, Inc. (iOS)
TouchEdit, Dan Lebental, A.C.E. (iOS)
DaVinci Resolve Lite, Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux)
Critique, DFTi (iOS)
High School Cube, High School Cube, Inc. (iOS, Android)
VideoGrade, Fidel Lainez (iOS)
Websites
Safari, online training books and videos (www.safaribooksonline.com)
Moviola, online and onsite professional training (www.moviola.com)
Ripple Training, post-production video tutorials (www.rippletraining.com)
Hand Held Hollywood, mobile app directory (www.handheldhollywood.com)
Incompetech, royalty-free music, storyboard paper from Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
Indy Film Gear, DIY and cheap gear blog (www.indyfilmgear.com)
The Black and Blue, tips for camera assistants (www.theblackandblue.com)
StudioDaily, tutorial and news publication (www.studiodaily.com)
Digital Production Buzz, talk radio show covering video production from Larry Jordan (www.digitalproductionbuzz.com)
User Groups and Networking Organizations
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) (www.nab.org)
Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group (LACPUG) (www.lafcpug.org)
Film and video production Meetup groups (www.film-and-video-production.meetup.com)
Final Cut Pro X User Groups (www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/resources/communities.html)
Avid User Groups (http://community.avid.com/groups)
Student Contests and Festivals
The White House Student Film Festival (www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival)
California Student Media Festival (www.mediafestival.org)
International Youth Media Summit (www.iyms-usa.org)
Adobe Youth Voices (www.youthvoices.adobe.com)
The YoungCuts Film Festival (www.youngcuts.com)
National Film Festival for Talented Youth (www.nffty.org)
South Bay Student Video Festival (www.mcmediaarts.org)
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Student Contest (www.latinofilm.org)
Bay Area Youth Media Network BAYMN FEST (www.baymn.org)
Original iPhone Film Festival (www.iphonefilmmaker.com)