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 Five years have passed since the second edition of this book was published. Technological changes have been dramatic since then, most notably the arrival of digital filmmaking. There is hardly a motion picture nowadays that does not use computer generated or altered images. Whole features have been shot not on film but on High Definition HD Video—whole features have been shot without real live actors or sets—yet they look convincingly realistic.Well-established directors and producers such as George Lucas have been at the forefront for many years in advancing the medium, and rely completely on digital artistry—and movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy are virtually impossible but for the wizardry of computer generated special effects. The entertainment industry is in the midst of a technological revolution that changes the way theatrical motion pictures are produced and—more seriously and with yet unknown consequences—the way motion pictures will be distributed throughout the world. Nevertheless, the basic standards and procedures of how filmmaking is being organized, how locations are chosen, how actors are made ready for shooting, those and most other related procedures for getting the film in the can—or getting the video digitalized—remain the same. Wherever possible I have tried to provide fresh and updated information. The consequences of digital filmmaking have been incorporated into the text whenever it affects procedures in preparing, shooting and finishing a movie. Other areas—such as the use of the Internet—have been deleted from this edition; I don’t think there is anyone any more who is not highly sophisticated in using this medium; it has become standard, just as knowing how to read and write. Also the section on film festivals has not been expanded. There are film festivals on almost any day of the year throughout the world, catering to specific filmic interests, and filmmakers should find out for themselves which festivals suit their individual purposes the best. There is a vast amount of information on this topic on the Internet and the information will and does fill a variety of books. Download free multimedia ebook: Film Production Management third Edition
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