In this indispensable guide to digital film-making; leading film-maker Mike Figgis offers the reader a step-by-step tutorial in how to use digital technology so as to get the best from it.Mike Figgis; with experience from films such as Miss Julie and Leaving Las Vegas - for which he received two Oscar nominations - is an authoritative and insightful guide through the details of film-making. He outlines the equipment and its uses; and provides an authoritative guide to the shooting process - from working with actors to lighting; framing; and camera movement. He further dispenses wisdom on the editing process and the use of sound and music; all the while establishing a sound aesthetic basis for the digital format.This handbook is essential whether your goal is to make no-budget movies; or simply to put your video camera to more use than just holidays and weddings.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Use this Guide to Learn the D90By Nick VanmatreI got my Nikon D90 right before Christmas and quickly read the user manual. Ugg. Yes; it tells you what the buttons do; but why? Or when? I also got Darrells Mastering the D90 book just a few days later; via ; thank you very much; and just love it. Youngs book is easy to read; well laid out; and it is easy to use later when trying to look up just one factor. This book really tells you what different options are and why you would want to use each of them. Of course it SHOWS you how to adjust the buttons/menus in order to apply each option. It is an especially good book to use over and over as you gradually acquire skills with the D90. And believe me; it does take time; as this camera is a complex camera with amazingly "pro" features.Each time I would go to the book and read about some function or feature;it would then be translated into much better camera skills on my part. I didnt know how good this camera was until reading this book.The book is particularly good for anyone who is relatively new to DSLRs and moving from the point and shoot world to the DSLR environment. I particularly liked the sections on focusing (how to and when to change the different focusing types: single point; matrix; etc...) Also the sections on white balancing and exposure are extremely helpful.My suggestion for a person new to the D90 is to: read the user manual; start reading Youngs mastering book; and start shooting. You dont even have to finish the book before you start shooting. Why? Because when you encounter a shooting problem or mystery; just go to the book; look up the index; and then seriously read that section; then go shoot again. Even shoot your room; your foot; anything to practice making the settings and adjusting them and seeing what the different settings do to the photos on the LCD. That is the beauty of the digital camera: instant results.The author; Darrell Young; has been using digital cameras; and Nikons in particularly; for a number of years. His writing style is easy to read and follow. He has close enough contacts with the official Nikon technical staff that he interacts with them to assist his learning of a camera. This pays off in the book with information that is NOT in the user manual and is not commonly known. Really neat stuff to know. The book covers not only the still photos aspects of the camera; but also the movie or motion picture capability.89 of 91 people found the following review helpful. The First Book to Buy for your D90.By J. BassManuals and guidebooks for cameras often look like they were written by the people who used to write VCR manuals. They are in black and white. There are some illustrations but they are either too simple or too complicated. The grammar is often mangled and the language is dense. Darrell Youngs book; "Mastering the Nikon D90" is the exact opposite."Mastering the Nikon D90" is a marvelous book. And no; I am not related to Mr. Young or his publisher. I have read a lot of guidebooks over the years and this is one of the best. It is full of color photographs not only illustrating the controls of the D90 but also the application of principle to practice. The topics are arranged in logical order and thoroughly addressed. The language is clear and concise. Mr. Young describes the settings that he uses and why they may or may not be appropriate depending on the photographic style of the reader.This should be the first book you buy when you get your D90. It will get you up and running in an efficient and enjoyable manner. If you feel compelled to read the manual; Mr. Young even refers to the appropriate pages in his book.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Mastering the Nikon D90By IzzieThey say that a dirty book is a good book. Well; this must be a good book because as I was reading it; due to laziness to go downstairs to find a highlighter; I put dog ears in some pages I thought at the time I need to remember. The next night; I went through the dog-eared pages and highlighted all the info I need to remember. Not only that; there are a lot of info here that I really;; really need to remember because of our next trip and our next event after our trip so I have to not only highlight the info I need but also put flags on them. Thank God my brain didnt fail me. On our trip last weekend; I remember to use the techniques in this book without referring to them. Nor did I had any time to even pick up this book during our event -- I remembered all of them. Of course; with the help of another photographer his technique reminded me of the technique the author used in this book even if this other photographer uses a Canon.This is a very easy to follow; very easy to remember technique book and I am glad to have bought it and learned from it.
