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The Moving Camera by Per Holmes

The Moving Camera

...with Per Holmes

The Moving Camera 1

These two volumes build a comprehensive language of dolly and crane moves, and look at some fundamentally different ways to approach scenes than most of us have learned.

1. introduction

2. why storyboarding doesn't work

3. thinking in parallel

4. thinking in keyframes

5. thinking backwards

6. script staging: parallel staging and keyframes

7. pan: keyframe to keyframe

8. pan: reframe and regroup

9. pan: start on, reveal, end on

10. blocking-transitions

11. pan: search, shift, swish

12. pan: hand-off

13. parallax and the value of foreground

14. track: coordinating foreground

15. track: keyframe to keyframe

16. track: keyframes on opposite sides of the line

17. track: deep staging to deep staging

18. track: early and late arrival into keyframe

19. track: parallel

20. track: start on, reveal, end on

(about 92 minutes)

The Moving Camera 2

1. track: hand-off

2. track: opening and closing space

3. track: personal and impersonal

4. track: back parallax and unrest

5. track: regroup

6. track: reframe

7. track: timed master move

8. track: master push

9. track: close push

10. track: low push, high push

11. track: pull

12. track: converge and counter

13. track: pivot

14. track: pivot-reveal

15. track: around

16. pan and track: rack focus

17. boom and crane

18. crane: keyframe to keyframe, parallel

19. crane: start on, reveal, vertical converge

20. crane: pivot, pivot-reveal

21. crane: low/high push, high/low push

(about 96 minutes)

This product was added to our catalog on July 11, 2005

This title is in the Film::Camerawork category

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Reviewer: Michael P.
Rating: Stars_5

I have been a Cinematographer (18 yrs) and Director (7 yrs) for over 25 years. I found these 2 DVDs (set) extremely helpful and enlightening in figuring out complex scene shooting. When one has a scene to shoot with 3 or more actors things can get really hairy and a good director would want to shoot this type of scene with as few shots as possible. Using a "moving master" and 1 or two more moving medium or close-ups while moving the actors around in the scene one can create amazingly efficiently shot scenes. These two instructional DVDs are very helpful in learning how to do that.


Reviewer: Richard U.
Rating: Stars_5

Grade A". Very infomative, cut to the chase easy to understand, great directotor.


Reviewer: Juan A.
Rating: Stars_5

The whole series of Hollywood Camera Work (6 DVDs in all) is a must for cinematographers. It provides you with an understanding on how to use the camera for perspective, composition, blocking, and ultimately, editing and shooting your final product. It also explains the logic behind camera angles, camera movement, and focus. You will be grateful that you invested the time in watching it.


Reviewer: Ian P.
Rating: Stars_3

Although the "key Frames" concept is important, the set-ups that this DVD suggests are mostly impractical and require the dolly and actors movement to coincide, rather than the illusion that camera is directed by actor movement. The audience will see right through these set-ups- and despite what the authors may claim, are not necessarily time-saving. Do yourself a favor- hire a qualified dolly grip who can do compound moves on dance floor, and experienced DoP and Camera Operator.

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