Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film: A Panic-Free Guide explains the fundamentals of line producing in an easy-to-understand style; and the tips and techniques apply no matter what kind of scheduling or budgeting software you use. Author Paula Landry includes full examples of breakdown forms; organizing resources; distribution expenses; and hidden costs; and discusses how to set priorities and find industry and state tax incentives.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great book for beginning to very experienced photographersBy WinterThis is an exceptional book that has exceptional photographs to illustrate the different concepts covered. Each pair or more of images of a subject includes commentary by both Art Wolfe and former art editor for a national magazine so you get different perspectives. Each image has the exposure information and focal length of the lens used and aperture and if film which type. This information is more educational than one might suppose as Art Wolfe has made interesting decisions that are either atypical or more extreme than most would make in the same situations.This book is also unusual in that it is relevant to digital camera users even though many images where made using 35mm film. For example there is an image that was made with a 70-200mm telephoto lens on a digital camera and then the multiple images made were digitally stitched together into a much wider picture that retains detail and perspective that would not have been possible by using a wider angle lens and taking a single shot.I bought this for my wife who is a novice photographer and she loves it. I have read it and gotten a lot from it even though I have practiced photography for 45 years from sheet film to digital cameras and done professional product photography and wedding photography. Now that I am doing nature. landscape. and wildlife photography. I am back into learning mode and this book has been an excellent aid in the process.63 of 63 people found the following review helpful. Update to a classic textBy Alan ShiAs far as books on composition go. this is among one of the better books youll find. I really enjoyed the first version of this book. and the good parts are definitely preserved in this new release. The unique format of this book. where much of the text contains commentary from Wolfe and Hill about specific photographs is where this book really shines. As a former editor of Audubon magazine. Hills comments can be particularly insightful. Wolfes photographs are. of course. excellent. and the great print quality of the images allow you to really appreciate their beauty. As for the parts of the book that were updated to contain technical information on digital imaging. these sections were unremarkable. and frankly did not really fit the theme of a book whose primary purpose is to discuss aesthetic concerns.The first six chapters cover classic concepts on composition. Youll learn about isolating the subject. framing. perspective. colour. design. and light in the classic conversational format between Wolfe and Hill. This is what I really enjoyed about the first version of this book. Having had time to reflect a bit on this. and having read many more photography books since I read the original. I can say that while on the whole. this format can be very instructive. it is not always so. The most instructive bits are when Wolfe and Hill discuss the *creative* aspects and decisions that really make the image work. However. there are some images where the commentary is about background information on the subject. or some vague generalities of what the image communicates. without specifically addressing how that is done. Those parts are interesting. but not particularly instructive.Chapter 7 deals with creative options. such as depth of field. shutter speed. and filters. This is pretty standard technical information that may be interesting to the beginner. but is fairly average in terms of content. Id recommend dedicated books on this topic instead of this one if technical concerns are your primary interest.The last three chapters are new to this update. and are written by Wolfe. Hill. and Grey individually. Wolfes chapter contains an set of tips and advice on nature photography. and a short section on the equipment he uses. Hill discusses telling a story through photography. and gives you insight into how selections are made for publication. The last chapter from Grey contains basic digital imaging tips (raw vs. jpg; exposing to the right; etc). and as with chapter 7. is fairly unremarkable.While the addition of tips for digital imaging may be appealing to some (particularly newer photographers). I would say on the whole. if this is something you are interested in. the original version of this book. combined with other dedicated books on the technical aspects will serve you better than just this single book. Its not that the technical sections of this book are bad; its that they are fairly shallow. and you either probably already know this information. or else you will be someone who could really benefit from greater detail that one this book will provide. However. for examples and instruction on composition this book is still very good. and the unique perspective from Hill is something you wont see from other books on composition.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nice Guide for the Novice PhotographerBy SophieArt Wolfe was one of the first photographers I took notice of through his PBS series. I got into photography. a little over a year ago and finally decided to get a book on composition. to compliment the book by another author I bought on more technical aspects. This book has been helpful in helping me to move away from the standard. frame-everything-into-the-shot. to perspectives that are more creative and unique. It was also fascinating to get a glimpse into Arts shooting process. I think this book is worthy to have if you are a fan of Art. or if you are a novice needing guidance on composition.
