Fast-Track Yourself Into 1st-Year Level Film Education
Fast-Track Yourself Into 1st-Year Level Film Education | Apple Books
Get beyond mere tips & tricks and how-to tutorials. This beautifully designed learning system is both a textbook and a structured film course in one volume – this is 1st-year level film education!
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★★★★★ “I’m loving this Apple Book! It’s clear, not overwhelming, and set up in chunks to differentiate it for varied skilled readers – interactive and definitely user friendly.”
~ Evdoxia Darios, Assistant Principal, New York, Board of Education
Say Goodbye to Dry and Dull Textbooks!
Engage with quizzes, exercises, and multimedia content that will challenge and inspire you in a truly immersive and enjoyable educational journey. Learn from it. Teach with it. Gift it.
Learn and practice at home or prep for film school. If you’re a teacher, this great time-saving textbook enhances any film curriculum.
Grounded in Theory and Practice
- Learn through study, practice, and review on one device.
- On iPad and iPhone, switch from the Apple Book to Camera and iMovie.
- On a Mac, use your preferred camera and editing app.
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★★★★★ “A structured film course equivalent to first-year curriculum for less than the price of a basic textbook.”
~ Lance Carlson, Cinematographer/Instructor
George Brown College, Toronto
★★★★★“… A 21st-century version of the bible of film schools, ‘The Five Cs of Cinematography.’ Perfectly analyzed and explained. “
~Charles Braive, Assistant Director/Production Manager
Learn, Shoot, & Edit
Tutorials, Exercises, and Assignments throughout. Shoot with your device or preferred camera. Start editing from the very first chapter.
Page 65 shown – Eye Lines & Angles “Quick Hit” Exercise
★★★★★ “I based my film course on Cyber Film School. The sections and chapters break up strategies and topics clearly – great for planning class and film exercises.”
~ Adam Palmer, Chehalis Community School, Aggasiz, BC
The book’s design features simplify and reinforce essential concepts, complex rules, and techniques through:
- Hands-on exercises that can be done on your device’s Camera and Editing apps.
- Insightful interview clips with A-list filmmakers.
- Interactive galleries.
- Actual movie clips for analysis.
- On-set video tutorials.
- Web portals throughout the book take the reader to exclusive online content for deeper study.
★★★★★ “Multi-touch features are very effective. Our students represent a wide array of learning abilities. We successfully went through Cyber Film School as our main source of theory content in my video class.”
~ Patti Jenkins, Parry Sound High School, Parry Sound, ON
What’s Inside
- We begin with our human disposition to optical illusions.
- Early filmmakers made tools and techniques to trick our eyes and brain into seeing movement.
- These ‘tricks’ evolved into the structured visual film ‘language’ filmmakers use to this day.
- Subsequent chapters illustrate and teach film ‘language’ through frequent practice.
- Students become equipped with ‘evergreen’ skills, ready for advanced studies or to enter the profession with a solid understanding of the craft.
Our Chapters
The Magic of Cinema
Shot Vocabulary
Composition
Scene Coverage
Screen Continuity
Camera Movement
Sound
Lighting
Lens
The Five Stages of Production
Screenwriting Primer
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Revised and Updated in 2023 – Version 2.0
357 Pages
Over 200 Videos
Over 700 Images & Illustrations
ISBN 9780968878521
by Stavros C. Stavrides & Maurizio Belli
Customize Your Learning or Teaching Experience
An entire class could study from the same edition while each individual can annotate their copy. Notes can turn into flip cards for self-study or quizzes.
It’s just one example of how this platform facilitates independent learning.
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Once downloaded, you get automatic notifications of updates as we add new chapters, features, and improvements – just like an app, directly through Apple.
How To Navigate This Book
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★★★★★ “I recommend Cyber Film School to my students as a resource for both film theory and film practice. Beautifully designed and easy to navigate – an excellent and timeless resource.”
~ Mark Terry, Ph.D., Contract Faculty York University, Toronto, Canada
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