Chapter Five: Shot Visualization
• 14 Steps to create a final script, storyboards and animatic
• 5 Terms used to deconstruct scripts for preproduction
• 101 Camera shots and transitions for storyboarding
• 12 In-camera techniques to consider when storyboarding
• How to create a line script and rough shot list
• 9 Ways to frame a character
• How to determine rough timing of each shot
• How to design camera shots to tell a powerful visual story
• 38 Techniques for creating more interesting camera shots
• Using the 180 degree rule
• How to create well planned eye-line match cuts
• 5 Example images on using the rule of thirds
• 3 Examples on why you need to compose storyboards with angles
• 9 Ways to use balance when composing shots
• Using leading looks
• Using leading lines to compose shots
• 15 Techniques to create depth in your camera shots
• 5 Frame within a frame examples
• 9 Ways to draw storyboards
• Top 10 reasons to storyboard
Chapter Six: Mise En Scene For The 21st Century
• 6 Ways to create unique visual styles in your film
• 18 Realistic verses stylized production choices
• 18 Examples of using existing visual styles in your film
• How to create original visual styles in your film
• 11 Digital character design approaches
• 8 Digital set design approaches
• 6 DV shooting styles to consider
• 9 Digital postproduction effects
• How to create visually expressive characters on a budget
• 6 Ideas for using metaphors and symbols in costume designs
• 20 Cheap costume and makeup ideas
• 33 Possible accessories to add to your characters to develop backstory
• 6 Character posing and staging techniques
• 6 Metaphorical character scene activities
• Take the character eye-scan test
• 6 Step process for creating virtual sets using cut up photographs
• 6 Examples of creating visual moods using textures
• Ways to design conflict in scenes
• 7 Things lights tell us in a film
• 5 Light factors to consider when planning shots
• Three-point lighting set up
• 20 different ideas for creating different lighting styles
• Using the 2 types of shadows
• Over 30 different ideas for creating lighting effects on a budget
• 7 Different types of character lighting styles
• Using light sources as symbols
• 26 different symbolic light source examples
• 6 Miscellaneous lighting tips to help your film look more professional
• How to create a color palette for your film
• Using color to show theme
• How to create a RGB color map
• Adding film looks in post
Chapter Seven: Narrative Sound Design
• Learn 100’s of ways to make sound more part of your film
• 3 Types of film sound
• How to create a sound ambiance for each scene
• 90 Different types of emotional sounds
• 8 Ideas for contrasting foreground and background sounds
• 20 Different sound sources to evoke specific emotions and moods
• 15 Ideas for creating simple and original sound effects
• 10 Offscreen sound ideas
• 14 Ideas for creating sound space
• 5 Ways to use sounds to identify with characters physically
• Learn how to create sounds that cue audiences emotionally
• Learn how to use sounds to foreshadow events
• Using sound to help develop POV
• 10 Digitally enhanced dialogue effects
• 6 Tips for looping dialogue
• How to create moving group voice tracks
• Matching sound to camera shots
• Creating original mindspace sound designs
• MOS shooting style
• 15 Sound recording problems and solutions
Chapter Eight: Preproduction Story-Editing Choices
• Take the juxtaposition visual test
• How to use juxtaposition to show thoughts and emotions
• Creating symbolic shots using juxtaposition
• How to use juxtaposition between two scenes
• How to use juxtaposition between two stories to show theme
• How to use juxtaposition between voice and image
• How to use juxtaposition between music and images
• How to use juxtaposition between two ideas
• Developing disjointed editing styles
• Eliminating exposition in favor of juxtaposition
• Using juxtaposition to create humor
• 29 Miscellaneous editing tips
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