Product Description

Setting Up Your Shots is a complete visual encyclopedia of creative camera set ups and moves every filmmaker and cinema fan will want to own.

Over 100 storyboards with simple descriptions have been especially designed for this book. They show filmmakers, home video buffs and cinema fans how to achieve an incredible number of effects, images and compositions.

This book is presented in an elegant horizontal format to create the proper cinematic perspecitve. It also provides over 135 references to great shots from classic movies, including:
- Titanic
- Blade Runner
- Star Wars
- Vertigo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59085 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 142 pages

Synopsis
"Setting Up Your Shots" is a complete visual encyclopedia of creative camera set ups and moves every filmmaker and cinema fan will want to own. Over 100 storyboards with simple descriptions have been especially designed for this book. They show filmmakers, home video buffs and cinema fans how to achieve an incredible number of effects, images and compositions. This book is presented in an elegant horizontal format to create the proper cinematic perspective. It also provides over 135 references to great shots from classic movies, including: "Titanic", "Blade Runner", "Star Wars", and "Vertigo". It is a visual guide to hundreds of camera moves. It features over 300 original illustrations and storyboards. It draws examples from many classic films, eg "Titanic", "Blade" and "Star Wars".

Customer Reviews

Don't bother with this book.
I hate to be too negative about something, but I bought this book expecting to find out about how to plan my shots to tell a greater visual story. What you get from this book is just a list of many types of shots.

I then found and ordered 'Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker' which was EXACTLY the book I was after. Which works for beginners and more experienced filmakers alike.
My opinion is whatever your level, you're far better off with Cinematic Storytelling.
Put your money towards that one.

Not exactly what it says on the tin errrrrrr i mean cover
If I was thinking of becoming a story board artist and was looking for idea's this book would be great, because it show's the techniques used to show the idea's given from the director/writer and how it would look on a storyboard.

If you wanted conceptual stuff to get the grey cells going then sorry this isn't for you.

The best thing about this book is the references to films because as a camera operator I want to see what the shots turn out like and how they are used in real time.Following the motion and the speed allows me to visualise the shots for myself in a particular situation. So for me this book has it's good points and bad points but it has it's place on my bookshelf.

GREAT!!
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in filming techniques.