"...a well written, intelligent overview..." Computer Arts Magazine (Issue 100)

Price: £6 ($12, €8.5) - Includes free postage! Paperback / ISBN: 0-7145-3102-2

It's not Hollywood and we like it that way!  All you need to know about why, and how to become your own movie maker on the web.  A practical, irreverent guide to Internet filmmaking for all levels of experience. This book is intended for use by anyone with an interest in making and showing film on the Internet, regardless of their level of skill. In two sections; Thinking (A Cultural Guide) and Doing (A Practical Guide), the authors show how to tackle film making in an accessible, irreverent style that is easy to understand and jargon free.

The book also features contributions from Richard Stallman (of the Free Software Foundation), Stephen Marshall (of Guerrilla News Network), Dr. Lev Manovich (author of 'The Language of New Media'), Rob Newman (comedian, activist and author of 'The Fountain at the Centre of the World') and Michael Stutz (author of the 'Linux Cookbook')

The book is structured into three sections, Thinking, Doing and Appendices

Thinking

This section of the book looks at the ideas behind web filmmaking – what it is, why do it and the ideas you need to grasp to succeed in this area.

Forward by Lev Manovich (Professor of Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego)

• Chapter 1 – The Revolution will not be Digitized – Looking at the emergence of film on the Internet and the question of what is a web film.
• Chapter 2 - File Format Wars – there are so many file formats; Real,Windows Media, QuickTime Flash Video and so on; what does it all mean?
• Chapter 3 - The Rights and Wrongs of Copyright – The big battleground on the web. This section looks at copyright, copyleft and anti-copyright.
• Chapter 4 - Business at the Speed of Light- In the digital age, the old ways of doing things seems to be dissolving; who will filmmakers make their money in the brave new world of new culture?
• Chapter 5 - the pluginmanifesto – Looking at a manifesto of ideas for web filmmakers and how you can shape its course!
  

Doing 

This section looks at the practicalities of making films for the web

Forward Robert Newman (Comedian, Activist and Author)

• Chapter 6 - From Idea to Online – How does the inclusion of the web in the process change how you need to approach filmmaking?
• Chapter 7 - The Production Process – revising the old model of production for the web-age.
• Chapter 8 - Tools of the Trade – What do you need to make a web film?
• Chapter 9 - Advice on Cameras – A commonly asked question, and with technology constantly moving, what should you look for?
• Chapter 10 – Compression – All video online needs to be compressed. What is compression and why does it matter.
• Chapter 11 - Using the Internet as a Cinema – Once you have made your film, you need to get people to see it!
• Chapter 12 - A Practical Manifesto – Revisiting the pluginmanifesto from chapter 5 and seeing how the content of this section may change your thinking.
• A Final Note – Ana reflects on the filmmaking process from celluloid to digital.
  

Appendixes 

Some practical examples of processes that you may find useful. Each one includes full instructions with screenshots.

• I - A Sample Script and Storyboard – how is the linear process of writing changed by the non-lienar possibilities of the web?
• II - Capturing Digital Footage – How to capture footage from your camera.
• III - Basic Editing with Virtualdub – using the free, open-source editing software for simple editing.
• IV - Distributing Film on a File Trade Network – an example of how to distribute your work using a file-trade (or peer-to-peer) network.
• V - Encoding Using QuickTime – Using Apple's QuickTime to compress a video.
• VI - Creating a Webpage for Free – An examination of the basic of creating a website.
• VII - Using Paypal to Accept Money over the Internet – Looking at an example of how to accept money over the web.
• Glossary – Navigate your way the the maze of new words, acronyms and terms; so you will know your MPEG from your PDA and your USB from your URL.

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Paperback / ISBN: 0-7145-3102-2 

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