Chapter 10. Resources for Learning | Create Your Own Digitial Movies

You've learned a lot in this book, but this is just the beginning of what you can explore in making your own digital movies. This chapter covers resources that will help you further develop your skills.

This chapter lists resources for getting better at shooting and editing on your PC, and it also provides some information about new directions in which video is moving: cell phone videos, video blogs, video contests, and more. It's a big and constantly growing pond, so find out about jumping in with some of the newest video toys and action!

The field of digital movies is exploding and, luckily for us, the ability to make videos more easily and cheaply is also coinciding with the wider availability of videos on the Internet. Making movies is part of a global transformation that is changing the way we share experiences and information in both personal and public life. People are beginning to express themselves by using videos, to deepen personal relationships as well as to inform people about significant events and experiences.

As you learn more about making digital movies, you can grow your skills by making more kinds of videos than the ones described in this book. As you get more comfortable with what you have learned, you can try your hand at making longer and more complex videosmusic videos, documentaries, narrative films, and more. When you've mastered the basic skills, the world's your oyster.

First, this chapter covers in-depth resources to help you polish your movie-making skills. Then it takes a look at some of the latest video developments and shows how you can have fun with them.

Note

The highly esteemed sound and movie editor Walter Murch was the first major motion picture editor to cut a big Hollywood movie, the $80 million Cold Mountain, on a Macintosh (using Final Cut Pro). You can learn all about this historic turning point in digital history in the book Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain. To watch Murch online in a keynote address on the future of film and video, visit www.pqhp.com/cmp/dvxw04.