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All About Camera Angles & Moving Shots

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Learn when to use camera angles and camera moves in this free video covering the most commonly used shots: close ups, extreme wide shots, over the shoulder, bird's eye view, panning, and more!

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Summary: The development of film in America rose to become an empire. The technology developed in the late 19th to early 20th century and quickly became a staple of modern culture and mass consumption. Many who trace the beginning of film to a moment also considered the advent of the comic strip as we know it: Eadweard Muybridge's famous pictures of a horse's stride, which proved that in fact there is a moment when all four hooves are off the ground. This series of photos looked like a comic yet sparked a crazy idea in the minds of other artists: What if we took pictures like that and flashed them in sequence like in children’s flipbooks? The birth of celluloid film ten years later came in Louis Le Prince's "Roundhay Garden Scene."

In this free video series, professional filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth gives you expert advice on how to use camera moves and camera angles to make a powerful, dynamic visual narrative. Kevin leads you throw every shot: wide angle, pan, when to use a dolly or crane, extreme close ups, medium range shots, bird's eye view, eye level shots. Watch these, and you’ll be ready for the Academy in no time!

About the Expert

Contact: lindenmuth.com

Expert: Kevin Lindenmuth has worked in the film/video business for more than 20 years. He received his B.A. in film/video production from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1987. Most of his professional life was spent working in New York City in all the major aspects of video production. Kevin is an independent movie maker who helped pioneer SOV movie making in the early 90's and paved the way for their acceptance to mega-chain video stores with his well-received vampire movie Addicted To Murder (1995). He has produced 18 genre movies (12 now available on DVD) and five documentaries (broadcast on PBS). He is the author of two books on independent filmmaking, both published by McFarland Books Publishers (1998 and 2001) and was interviewed in the book "The Independent Filmmakers Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Investors" (by Gabriel Campisi, 2004). Occasionally, his articles can be seen in Fangoria magazine.

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