Cine Craft (1974) is an ideal guide to the world of amateur film making, a treasure-house of authoritative information. It covers the equipment, both basic and advanced, and the planning needed for a successful production. It looks at indoor and outdoor shooting, composition, exposure, continuity and camera movement, editing and titling, and the methods and use of recorded sound. An intriguing chapter deals with the various forms of cine animation using puppets, cut-outs and cells.
1. Simple Rules of Filming 2. The Cine Camera 3. The Film and the Lighting 4. Equipment for the Later Stages 5. Equipment for Projection 6. Equipment for Sound Recording 7. The Personal Film 8. The Factual Film 9. The Fiction Film 10. The Film Unit 11. Theme, Treatment and Script 12. Planning Shots and Sequences 13. On Location 14. On the Set 15. Editing 16. Titling 17. Animation 18. Planning for Sound 19. Recording 20. Using Stripe 21. Presenting the Film
Biography
J. David Beal
