Digital Moviemaking, 2nd Edition: All the Skills, Techniques and Moxie You'll Need to Turn Your Passion into a Career (The Filmmaker's Guide to the 21st Century)

Geared to professional-minded people who have had some prior experience in production and understand the fundamental difference between a hobby and a career. Billups (an award-winning director/cinematographer) offers inspiration, high ideals, and a no-nonsense approach that includes technical, aesthetic, and business guidance for serious filmmakers who understand the difference between hobby and career and are ready to take their technique to the next level of quality and professionalism. The updated second edition includes the latest cameras and formats, how to turn your film crew into a digital crew on a budget, pitching your film before and after production, insights from top players in the new "PixelWood," and making the transition from DV to HD. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) This is perhaps the easiest time in history to be successful.