Mini Review by a Real Rebel
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 11:41PM Eric Escobar, a filmmaker who's living the DV Rebel spirit more than even I am, posted this mini-review of The Guide as a comment on the HD For Indies review:
I was lucky enough to get a copy of this from the back of Stu's van yesterday.This book is worth it's weight in gold for indie/guerilla/no-budget big vision filmmakers. It is the most relevant how-to manual I've read for leveraging desktop-handheld tools to bring Hollywood production value to everyone else's projects.
The French New Wave filmmakers modified their film mags to increase shooting time and it shook the film world—they were technicians as well as artists. It's imperative for today's indies to be able to understand and manipulate pixels if they want to squeeze the most out of their images. The DV Rebels Guide is a comprehensive and straight forward guide from a true filmmaking rebel.
Reader Comments (4)
Hey Stu,
Amazon.com just made me approve the shipping delay of the Guide. They don't expect to ship it until "March 5, 2007."
Have you already sold out on the first printing, or did you miss a deadline? ;-)
Will this van be around MacWorld?
The Peachpit van will be. Peachpit will have the book for sale at Macworld.
Stu:
The dishes are piling up; so's the garbage, and tomorrow is garbage day! Getting a cold--don't care. Have to make more coffee!
I can't stop reading The Guide!
There's so much info that I have to put it down, but then I pick it right back up. The density level is so high...like a neutron star, but with rounded corners!
Just finished reading the pdf on The Camera; fantastic. Pg 28...the killer equation of DV Rebel filmmaking has got us very excited over here.
Anyway...gotta go.
Thanks,
-John