O'Reilly Published Digital Video Production Cookbook

This book will show you how to create sophisticated-looking visual effects, dramatic shots, and powerful sequences using low-cost methods adapted from high-end professional techniques. Author and award-winning filmmaker Chris Kenworthy explains how you can use a digital video camera and basic editing software, to create high-end production values with household equipment and a little imagination.

Digital Video Production Cookbook includes easy-to-follow recipes for:

• Creating bluescreen effects
  
• Simulating rain, snow, and other types of weather
  
• Working with backlighting, simulated candlelight, and special lighting effects
  
• Shooting day for night
  
• Staging safe stunts, chase scenes, and fistfights
  
• Makeup techniques for aging, bruises, and serious injuries
  
• Shooting at night
  
• Working with camera movement
  
• Adding special effects such as laser bolts, holograms, and explosions

Digital Video Production Cookbook (Kenworthy, O'Reilly, US $29.95) features clear, step-by-step instructions laid out in a stunning, easy-to-follow format. This book is a master class for amateur and independent filmmakers working in the digital medium. [Bill Fox]