Practical DV Filmmaking, 2nd Edition

Introduction to the second edition

Since this book was first published in its first edition in 2002, it appeared to be prepared for the brave new world of the DV revolution. But in the accelerated development of current filmmaking, it later needed much revising to reflect what could be termed the post-revolutionary DV world. Arrivals such as streaming, web film and DVD have quickly become standard features of the filmmaking landscape, and have been joined by high definition, the rise of the VJ and the multiplicity of viewing formats. The new landscape left behind by these advances offers chances but also quandaries for the emerging filmmaker. Faced with a world where there are no pre-set paths to follow, no continuous route of development in ...