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\n􀀌oo􀀚 films—t􀀞os􀀛 t􀀞􀀗t 􀀛1􀀛􀀙t v􀀛ly 􀀙ommun 􀀙􀀗t􀀛 t􀀞􀀛 􀀚􀀛s r􀀛􀀚  \nm􀀛ss􀀗􀀝􀀛—􀀗r􀀛 t􀀞􀀛 r􀀛sult o􀀜 􀀗n 􀀗lmost m􀀗􀀝 􀀙􀀗l 􀀘l􀀛n􀀚 o􀀜 􀀚􀀛􀀗s 􀀗n􀀚  \nt􀀛􀀙􀀞nolo􀀝 􀀙􀀗l n􀀝r􀀛􀀚 􀀛nts􀀄 􀀇n􀀚 w t􀀞 􀀗n un􀀚􀀛rst􀀗n􀀚 n􀀝 o􀀜 t􀀞􀀛 tools 􀀗n􀀚 t􀀛􀀙􀀞n qu􀀛s 􀀗v􀀗 l􀀗􀀘l􀀛 to t􀀞􀀛 filmm􀀗k􀀛r􀀂 you 􀀙􀀗n truly r􀀛􀀗l z􀀛 your v s on􀀄  \n􀀔􀀞􀀛 “ 􀀚􀀛􀀗” n􀀝r􀀛􀀚 􀀛nt s w􀀛ll 􀀚o􀀙um􀀛nt􀀛􀀚􀀂 􀀜or 􀀘􀀛􀀝 nn􀀛r 􀀗n􀀚  \npro􀀜􀀛ss on􀀗l 􀀗l k􀀛􀀄 􀀈ooks 􀀙ov􀀛r n􀀝 v rtu􀀗lly 􀀗ll 􀀗sp􀀛􀀙ts o􀀜 t􀀞􀀛 􀀗􀀛st􀀞􀀛t 􀀙s  \n􀀗n􀀚 m􀀛􀀙􀀞􀀗n 􀀙s o􀀜 filmm􀀗k n􀀝 􀀗􀀘oun􀀚—􀀞ow to 􀀙􀀞oos􀀛 􀀗n 􀀗ppropr 􀀗t􀀛film styl􀀛􀀂 t􀀞􀀛 mport􀀗n􀀙􀀛 o􀀜 soun􀀚􀀂 􀀞ow to wr t􀀛 􀀗n 􀀛1􀀛􀀙t v􀀛 films􀀙r pt􀀂 t􀀞􀀛 􀀘􀀗s 􀀙 􀀛l􀀛m􀀛nts o􀀜 v su􀀗l 􀀙ont nu ty􀀂 􀀛t􀀙􀀄  \n􀀇lt􀀞ou􀀝􀀞 􀀛qu􀀗lly mport􀀗nt􀀂 􀀘􀀛􀀙om n􀀝 flu􀀛nt w t􀀞 t􀀞􀀛 t􀀛􀀙􀀞nolo􀀝 􀀙􀀗l  \n􀀗sp􀀛􀀙ts o􀀜 filmm􀀗k n􀀝 􀀙􀀗n 􀀘􀀛 nt m 􀀚􀀗t n􀀝􀀄 􀀕 t􀀞 t􀀞􀀗t n m n􀀚􀀂 w􀀛 􀀞􀀗v􀀛  \npro􀀚u􀀙􀀛􀀚 t􀀞 s 􀀘ook􀀂 The Essential Reference Guide for Filmmakers. 􀀎n t you w ll fin􀀚 t􀀛􀀙􀀞n 􀀙􀀗l n􀀜orm􀀗t on—􀀗􀀘out l 􀀝􀀞t m􀀛t􀀛rs􀀂 􀀙􀀗m􀀛r􀀗s􀀂 l 􀀝􀀞t􀀂film s􀀛l􀀛􀀙t on􀀂 postpro􀀚u􀀙t on􀀂 􀀗n􀀚 workflows—n 􀀗n 􀀛􀀗sy􀀃to􀀃r􀀛􀀗􀀚􀀃  \n􀀗n􀀚􀀃􀀗pply 􀀜orm􀀗t􀀄  \n􀀒urs s 􀀗 􀀘us n􀀛ss t􀀞􀀗t’s mor􀀛 t􀀞􀀗n 􀀆􀀅􀀅 y􀀛􀀗rs ol􀀚􀀂 􀀗n􀀚 􀀜rom t􀀞􀀛􀀘􀀛􀀝 nn n􀀝􀀂 􀀏o􀀚􀀗k 􀀞􀀗s r􀀛􀀙o􀀝n z􀀛􀀚 t􀀞􀀗t 􀀙 n􀀛m􀀗 s 􀀗 􀀜orm o􀀜 􀀗rt st 􀀙  \n􀀛xpr􀀛ss on􀀄 􀀔o􀀚􀀗y’s 􀀙 n􀀛m􀀗to􀀝r􀀗p􀀞􀀛rs 􀀞􀀗v􀀛 􀀗t t􀀞􀀛 r 􀀚 spos􀀗l 􀀗 v􀀗r 􀀛ty  \no􀀜 tools to 􀀗ss st t􀀞􀀛m n m􀀗n pul􀀗t n􀀝 􀀗n􀀚 fin􀀛􀀃tun n􀀝 t􀀞􀀛 r m􀀗􀀝􀀛s􀀄  \n􀀇n􀀚 w t􀀞 􀀗ll t􀀞􀀛 􀀙􀀞􀀗n􀀝􀀛s t􀀗k n􀀝 pl􀀗􀀙􀀛 n film􀀂 􀀚 􀀝 t􀀗l􀀂 􀀗n􀀚 􀀞y􀀘r 􀀚  \nt􀀛􀀙􀀞nolo􀀝 􀀛s􀀂 you 􀀗r􀀛 nvolv􀀛􀀚 w t􀀞 t􀀞􀀛 􀀛nt􀀛rt􀀗 nm􀀛nt n􀀚ustry 􀀗t on􀀛  \no􀀜 ts most 􀀚yn􀀗m 􀀙 t m􀀛s􀀄  \n􀀇s you 􀀛nt􀀛r t􀀞􀀛 􀀛x􀀙 t n􀀝 worl􀀚 o􀀜 􀀙 n􀀛m􀀗to􀀝r􀀗p􀀞y􀀂 r􀀛m􀀛m􀀘􀀛r t􀀞􀀗t  \n􀀏o􀀚􀀗k s 􀀗n 􀀗􀀘solut􀀛 tr􀀛􀀗sur􀀛 trov􀀛 o􀀜 n􀀜orm􀀗t on􀀂 􀀗n􀀚 w􀀛 􀀗r􀀛 􀀞􀀛r􀀛 to  \n􀀗ss st you n your journ􀀛y􀀄 􀀍op􀀛􀀜ully you w ll fin􀀚 t􀀞 s 􀀘ook us􀀛􀀜ul—􀀗n􀀚  \nw􀀛 nv t􀀛 you to 􀀙􀀗ll upon us now 􀀗n􀀚 n t􀀞􀀛 􀀜utur􀀛 􀀜or t􀀞􀀛 t􀀛􀀙􀀞nolo􀀝y􀀂  \npro􀀚u􀀙ts 􀀗n􀀚 support you n􀀛􀀛􀀚 to su􀀙􀀙􀀛􀀛􀀚􀀄  \n􀀆  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nSECTION 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE FILM AND ITS PRINCIPLES  \nIdeas and 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.........................................................................................................63  \nSECTION 2: PRACTICAL GUIDES AND TECHNIQUES  \nPlanning Your Workflow................................................................................................................................73  \nFilmmaking Resources ...................................................................................................................................77  \nFilm Crew ..........................................................................................................................................................83  \nFilm S pecifications ..........................................................................................................................................93  \nFilm Storage and Handling...........................................................................................................................101  \nExposing Film 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