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Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web
The nine projects Hillman describes in this book, each between 60 seconds and 10 minutes long, draw from a wide variety of creative sources and take various forms - documentaries, music videos, a fictional short film, and a series of video portraits. Each one in unique, yet the goal is always the to capture in video the essence of his subject.
Equal parts inspiration, instruction, and personal essay, Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web offers an intimate look into the author's personal filmmaking from the ideas and influences that drive the concept and theme of the piece, through the setup, shoot, and assembly of a rough cut, to the final edit. Hillman explains how his flexible, often spontaneous filmmaking style is guided by certain principles - the value of leaving room for serendipity, the freedom found within self-imposed limitations, the importance of collaborating with others, and the possibilities for discovery and revision when reacting to unforeseen accidents.
Throughout the book, Hillman offers advice on filmmaking's numerous elements, such as direction, sound editing, and interviewing. Also included is a primer to help you get up and running with your own digital video projects - explaining the equipment you'll need and providing an overview of the filmmaking process - and an appendix that guides you through building your own Flash video player.
Equal parts inspiration, instruction, and personal essay, Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web offers an intimate look into the author's personal filmmaking from the ideas and influences that drive the concept and theme of the piece, through the setup, shoot, and assembly of a rough cut, to the final edit. Hillman explains how his flexible, often spontaneous filmmaking style is guided by certain principles - the value of leaving room for serendipity, the freedom found within self-imposed limitations, the importance of collaborating with others, and the possibilities for discovery and revision when reacting to unforeseen accidents.
Throughout the book, Hillman offers advice on filmmaking's numerous elements, such as direction, sound editing, and interviewing. Also included is a primer to help you get up and running with your own digital video projects - explaining the equipment you'll need and providing an overview of the filmmaking process - and an appendix that guides you through building your own Flash video player.
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228 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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March 9, 2008
I read Hillman Curtis' other book about process and found it to be equally amazing ... but this one, 'Creating Short Films for the Web', really resonated with me because, although it is not the overall theme of the book, Hillman Curtis continually talks about his own personal failure throughout the creative process.
Each episode, each story of his video work, describes a scenario where he gets the gig and excitedly jumps headlong into the projectwork at hand. Somewhere along the line in each piece he seems to get to point of utter hopelessness. Issues with sound capture for a band shoot, bad this or that going on from a technical perspective, or even just execution of what becomes a bad idea for the basis of the project.
Then, at some point in the process ...
Hillman Curtis creatively figures out how to turn a potential nightmare into a smashing success. Each and every time. He continually solves the problem, no matter what fate throws his way.
I highly recommend this book to any creative out there. And to the general population. Dig in. Good reading. Nicely written. Extremely engaging.
Each episode, each story of his video work, describes a scenario where he gets the gig and excitedly jumps headlong into the projectwork at hand. Somewhere along the line in each piece he seems to get to point of utter hopelessness. Issues with sound capture for a band shoot, bad this or that going on from a technical perspective, or even just execution of what becomes a bad idea for the basis of the project.
Then, at some point in the process ...
Hillman Curtis creatively figures out how to turn a potential nightmare into a smashing success. Each and every time. He continually solves the problem, no matter what fate throws his way.
I highly recommend this book to any creative out there. And to the general population. Dig in. Good reading. Nicely written. Extremely engaging.
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