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The key to a project's ultimate success is good planning. This
unique new book shows how to prepare for the myriad of steps
required to execute production and post production of a video, film
or multimedia project.
Cartwright explains in detail how to save money and time in
production and post-production, yet produce a quality program with
high production values. The craft of production planning is
explained through a comprehensive system. The production steps are
all there, enhanced with graphs of the production process,
production forms, photos and a comprehensive list of production
resources along with a chapter devoted to the use of computers for
the production and post-production process.
The techniques of planning for success are easily applied to both
traditional linear program development to interactive multimedia
development for all types of programs, including communications,
training, marketing, corporate news and teleconferencing.
Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia also
includes 30 planning, production and post-production forms that can
be accessed on an accompanying complimentary disk (for both IBM
compatibles or Mac).
Steve R. Cartwright is president of Cartwright & Associates, a
training and communications company, and co-owner of the Motion
Graphics Company, a computer graphics and animation firm. A leading
producer, consultant and instructor, Cartwright is author of
Training with Video and Secrets of Successful Video Programs.
A comprehensive system for pre-production planning for video, film
and multimedia.
Includes a detailed description of the production and
post-production processes.
A disk with useful forms is also included.
good teaching tool, butReviewed by Kirk Lohse, 2000-08-07
Mr. Cartwright's book is a excellent teaching text for high school or college students studying video and multimedia production. It does a great job of taking the beginner through all of the steps needed to ensure a successful production.
However, one can't help overlook that a text written four years ago on this subject is LONG overdue for a new edition.
Many software applications that are referred to as "soon to be released" are now in their 3rd or 4th version. Likewise, the hardware section of the book is terribly behind the times, as their is virtually no mention of digital video cameras, digital capture cards, current generation non-linear editing systems, or DVD.
Also disappointing was the 3.5" disc that's included, which contains all of the forms in the book. The disc is specially formatted so that it cannot be read on a Macintosh-which CAN read any commonly formatted PC diskette! Instead the publisher encourages Mac users to send in the PC disk and receive a Mac disk at no charge. Why not just use the standard 1.4mb formatting for a PC disk and let users of either platform access the material? Or better yet, just put the forms on a hybrid CD-ROM. This is especially irksome to Mac devotees, when practically all of the computers pictured in the book doing video editing are Macs!
Yet, despite its need for a new edition to address the latest and greatest in hardware and software, and its platform specific floppy, Pre-Production and Planning for Video, Film and Multimedia will serve as a valuable resource for those new to the pre and post production arena, as much of the planning and organizational approaches in the text never go out of style!
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