No-Nonsense Filmmaking
Jessica Livingstone and Mischa Livingstone
An open textbook built around the working decisions a filmmaker actually faces: cinematic space, camera, light, sound, shot design and the edit. Student commentary runs alongside each chapter to show how the ideas land in practice.
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