Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies

Video cameras built into cell phones, easily accessible editing tools, and platforms like YouTube where anyone can share a video empower student filmmakers to begin their journey to being the next Spielberg as early as age 7. Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies provides a roadmap for younger readers interested in creating and sharing their own videos.

This book assumes no background in video or access to high-cost video equipment as it guides students aged 7-16 through a number of projects designed to introduce all stages of filmmaking. The book effectively offers a course in filmmaking for the younger set at a fraction of the price you'd pay for an after-school or classroom program.

With full-color, easy-to-follow steps and simple examples, the book guides the reader through:

- Planning a video project
- Writing a script
- Creating storyboards
- Picking a set
- Working with the equipment you have on hand
- Lighting a scene
- Getting top quality sound
- Framing and shooting
- Editing into a film
- Adding special effects
- Sharing with friends or a global audience

This book contains insight from author Nick Willoughby, and film and video professional who's taught kids the art and skill of videomaking since 2010. The book also includes access to a number of videos that highlight and demonstrate skills covered in the book.

Nick Willoughby heads Filmmaking For Kids and Film Future, a pair of programs designed to teach kids aged 7-16 the various aspects of filmmaking. Nick is also a writer and director for 7 Stream Media, a video and media production firm based in the UK.