What is Reddit's opinion of The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques?

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It's a really fun book and it teaches a lot of the basics. I had a copy of it in high school and it absolutely helped sort things out. It does also tend to teach you to draw like John Buscema, which may or may not be what you ultimately want. In terms of the Marvel style, this book is very much in the 60s and 70s era. If you want more of the Art Adams or Jim Lee stuff from the 1980s, this book will be helpful but not as immediately relevant. And if you're looking to do stuff like Frank Quitely or Mark Bagley, it also might not be exactly what you're looking for.

You might also check out The Five Cs of Cinematography, which is all about staging and movement and time, and was a book that at least some of the Marvel artists relied on to help with their storytelling. It obviously won't teach you how to draw, but it will show you what to draw when you're telling a story.

Thanks man :) You can see where I started if you go back to some of my 2012 videos. One in particular was called "Winter Camping in the Meadow 2012" I was really bad at editing etc. I've also done a lot of studying of film techniques for the past few years and it has helped :) I recently found a good book too which I could suggest if you are interested. "5 C's of Cinematography" which applies more to film but you can apply a bit of the techniques... http://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458232324&sr=8-1&keywords=5+c%27s+of+cinematography

assuming you were talking about filming skill :P Cause i dont consider my bushcraft skill that superb ;) My filming skill needs work still too but I know i've gotten better :D

Writing is a lot, a LOT harder than photography IMO. As you said everything is practice, just shoot and don't worry about mistakes.

EDIT: If you're interested, get this book, is amazing and surprisingly easy for beginners. http://www.amazon.com/The-Five-Cs-Cinematography-Techniques/dp/187950541X

I second Masterclass courses and LinkedIn learning classes if you have access.

And here's a classic book.

5 C's of Cinematography

These three books combined will give you a great understanding and foundation to build from.

• The 5 C’s of Cinematography. This book is old and looks dated, but it’s the best intro to filmmaking book I know of. Teaches you how to shoot footage that can be easily edited, and introduces many key concepts of film language. https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X

• In the Blink of an Eye. Very good book looking at what’s going on in the viewer’s mind when watching something that’s edited, and how filmmakers use that understanding to tell stories and create emotions. https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Perspective-Film-Editing/dp/1879505622

• Directing the Story. A top Disney storyboard artist uses storyboards to teach how to tell stories visually in film. While his BG is animation, the book works equally as well for live action. https://www.amazon.com/Directing-Story-Professional-Storytelling-Storyboarding/dp/0240810767/

The Five C’s of cinematography (https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X) is an old but really good book about how to film footage that’s useful and easy to edit. Highly recommend you get a copy and study it.

There are lots of great textbooks out there. One I like is called "The Five C's of Cinematography"

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X/

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X/

Buy and read this:

http://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X/

Get this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Five-Cs-Cinematography-Techniques/dp/187950541X

Where do you live?

If you want to do it, just try and get a job working as a PA on student films or something shooting in your area. You don't need experience, you don't need a degree, and the hardest part will be getting that first job.

I've seen too many of my friends in the business crippled by student loans that were unnecessary and actually counterproductive to their success. The people the did the best in the industry now actually dropped out of school 2 or 3 years in because they saw school was getting in the way of the work they were getting.

I hope you like reading, because while you're trying to get a job you should read these books.

Five C's of Cinematography (http://www.amazon.com/The-Five-Cs-Cinematography-Techniques/dp/187950541X)

Set Lighting Technicians Handbook http://www.amazon.com/Set-Lighting-Technicians-Handbook-Distribution/dp/0240810759

Camera Assistants Handbook http://www.amazon.com/The-Camera-Assistant-Complete-Professional/dp/0240800427

Placing Shadows http://www.amazon.com/Placing-Shadows-Lighting-Techniques-Production/dp/0240806611

Then watch these DVD's - They're expensive, look for them on eBay or used or something. http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/mc_index.html

Have you made a movie before? If not, start churning them out. They don't have to be good, you just have to finish them. Believe it or not it is quantity, not quality, as the first few movies are going to be filled with the most stupid terrible mistakes you'll ever make, mistakes that will totally prevent you from telling a bearable story.

So if you combine all these...you look for a job, you start working as a PA, you read whatever you can get your hands on, especially those books listed, and you start shooting your own movies and applying what you learn from books and work to those films, you'll be in great shape.

No problem lol. I hope I taught you a thing or two along the way (you need to enroll in some film classes). I can recommend some really good books if you’d like.

Look up Syd Field, who will give you a very basic overview of how to write a screenplay (and teach you all the rules Wonder Woman failed to follow). https://books.google.com/books/about/Screenplay.html?id=As1vDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button

Here’s another interesting book. https://www.amazon.com/Five-Cs-Cinematography-Picture-Techniques/dp/187950541X

And here’s one that will really shine light, I think, on the shortcomings of Wonder Woman. https://www.amazon.com/Making-Movies-Sidney-Lumet/dp/0679756604/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R4PVAAEC79VSYWYQDYNE&linkCode=sl1&tag=trentalor-20&linkId=d4292cece2da1ede25839add8757a2f3&language=en_US