By special arrangement with the folks at Hollywood Camera work, here’s a groundbreaking learning tool used by everyone from beginners to Academy Award winners, this course teaches high-end camera work through over 9 hours of 3D animated instruction on 6 DVDs.
Besides working with actors, blocking is one of the most important things a Director does, and should be really good at. Yet most books, videos and many film schools barely touch the basics.
The primary goal of *The Master Course in High-End Blocking and Staging is to do the most effective blocking with the highest production-value, and to build a vast repertoire of techniques to make Directing more expressive — and ultimately more fun. Here’s a sample:
The course also deals with the problem that blocking often grabs so much of our attention that we’re forced to choose between doing camera work or nurturing great performances. If we choose acting, the camera work suffers. If we choose camera work, the actors are often left to direct themselves. One of the key goals of the course is to have great camera work become so automatic that we can do both at the same time.
When shooting, we also too often abandon many great shots we had planned. When we’re under pressure, we revert to tried and tested techniques like two reverses and a master. Even if we know plenty of techniques, we often only use the ones we know extremely well, so another key goal of the course is to know techniques so well that we actually use them.
The higher purpose of the course is to do as meaningful and expressive camera work as possible. While the course spends a lot of time getting good at technical things like complex line-issues, the deeper goal is to have a profound understanding of the how and why of everything. Ultimately, the goal is to have as clear and precise an emotional impact as possible. All the hot moves we can create (and we do create a lot) are really means to that end.
This course is in use by many schools and companies including AFI (American Film Institute), USC School of Cinematic Arts, Kodak, University of Wisconsin, Macromedia, Dave School, Otis College of Art + Design, Ball State University, San Diego State University, Carnegie, Art Center College Of Design, New York University.
Reviews
“Everything a Director needs to know about camera work is brilliantly presented. It’s film school in a box.”
Sam Simon, Writer / Producer / Director, The Simpsons, Cheers, The Drew Carey Show, Taxi, The Tracey Ullman Show, Friends. 9 time Emmy®-Winner.
“Hollywood Camera Work is the ultimate ‘When to, Why to and How to’ instructional tool for directing and cinematography in live action or CGI. It should be required viewing in order to graduate from any film school. Where was this DVD set when I was going to film school? Of course, I had no way of watching it back in 1979.”
Keith Alcorn – Co-Executive Producer / Director, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, The Ant Bully (DNA), Academy Award Nominee
“I am thoroughly impressed with this DVD Set. It is stunningly comprehensive, and it succeeds at teaching high-quality (and high budget) camera-work. The 3D animations pinpoint techniques like nothing I’ve ever seen. It is easily the definitive course on blocking and directing, and in a league of its own.”
Marc Griffith, Emmy®-Winning Documentary Producer/Editor
“The Hollywood Camera Work DVD course is THE definitive reference for scene blocking & staging. It is clearly the most comprehensive & effective learning tool available to help filmmakers of any level increase the cinematic value of their scenes. It’s brilliant!”
Brad Blackbourn, DreamWorks Animation, Head Of Pre-Viz, Kung Fu Panda (2008), Director of Photography, Flushed Away (2006)
“This DVD set is the real deal. The 9+ hour course offers a true master-class in visual storytelling in a clear and accessible format. It has helped me as a Producer to discover a range of possibilities in shot-design I hadn’t considered, and I would strongly recommend it to any serious filmmaker.”
Gabrielle Kelly, Producer (Stag, All the Queen’s Men, D.A.R.Y.L) and Educator (UCLA, Chapman University, LA Film School), BAFTA/LA
Ordering
So, ready to grab this set? Here’s the deal: we’ve worked out a special affiliate arrangement with the folks who make The Master Course in High-End Blocking and Staging to get you a discount. Instead of the usual price of $329 you can get a 30% discount so you pay only $230.
All you need to do is follow this link and when you go to check out enter the code CALLBOX in the School Acc# field. The price will be adjusted for you. If you have any trouble redeeming this special offer, please contact us immediately and we’ll make sure you get the discount.
RSS: News