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Advanced
Movie Production is included in the Command Course
Plus. This section of the course is very compelling
as we get to be a fly on the wall on the set of an
indie feature film. You'll see the frustrations and
triumphs of the crew as they work with a limited budget
on location. You'll also learn the improvisational
mindset required for an indie production.
Advanced
Lighting is included in the Command Course Plus.
This instruction covers very specific techniques for
lighting 13 setups. Examples include problematic setups
such as shooting around firelight, shooting around
window light and lighting small objects such as you
might shoot for the B-roll.
Digital
Compositing is included in the Command Course
Plus. This is indispensable information for getting
optimal results when shooting green screen content.
There is some post-production information provided
as well as a raw HD green screen footage file on the
disk you that can pull into your editor (Note: Mac
only as it is an HD .mov for which a PC codec doesn't
exist.)
Finally,
Audio Intermediate is included in the Command
Course Plus and builds on the concepts covered in
the Movie Production DVDs. This section will help
you understand the finer details of capturing audio,
which can make the difference between your film being
perceived as amateur or pro. CPM
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| Pros: |
| Overall
this is a high quality production with extensive
content that is an amazing learning experience
for the enthusiast or entry-level filmmaker and
an excellent reference for more experienced filmmakers
and film students. The DVDs are well packaged
and there are nice extras like a laminated pre-flight
checklist, a spiral-bound field manual and a production
prep audio disk. There are also additional support
documents on the DCT web site such as a 67 page
printable table of contents for the Advanced
Movie Production DVDs and exercises that
can help with your story development. Overall,
this course really feels like a labor of love
and is a high value purchase. |
| Cons: |
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content can be a little dry at times, but unlike
a professor you can fast forward to what you are
looking for and still reference the skipped content
later. You will also need to find other sources
of information for post-production and the business
side of filmmaking as this course primarily covers
production. |
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| DCT
has many video outtakes and additional documentation
on their site found at: http://www.digitalcinemacourse.com.
At the time of this writing the Command Course
containing 20 DVDs with over 25 hours of content
plus extras is $449- and the Command Course Plus
containing 33 DVDs with over 45 hours of content
plus extras is $549-. We recommend the Command
Course Plus. The Advanced Movie Production DVDS
alone justify the extra $100, and if you are planning
on doing digital composting then you will benefit
from the additional instruction. |
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