My P.O.V.: Getting Ahead in the Film Industry

About this book... You have just picked up this book.... You are drawn in by the cover ... nice, unusual. You immediately flip over to the back. Here you are. If you like what it says... you may buy the book. So what's it about, then? Well, I'll tell you what it's not about. It's not about the technical side of filmmaking: camera lenses, what's a wide shot, f/stop, how to fund or flog a film. No. None of that. What it is about is the art of communication in the film industry: who you talk to to get started, how you conduct yourself on set, what are the key human skills to be a success in this wonderful career called filmmaking. And to help me help you to further understand how people get on with each other, or not, I have gathered together some amazing video interviews with a whole bunch of successful creatives: directors, producers, grips, art directors, writers, visual effects artists, editors and more. These include Matt Eastwood, Aussie boy and now Chief Creative Officer of DDB New York; Andrew Rowlands, another Aussie lad now steadicam operator in Hollywood (Gangs of New York, The Departed, etc); Mark Renton, also from The Land Down Under and for years the go-to visual effects supervisor in LA (Minority Report, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.); not to mention Josh Canalini a young, energetic offline editor, now working on The Hobbit Trilogy at Weta Digital in NZ, from Perth, Australia. Do you see a pattern here? It's all about these people following a dream. It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. They worked bloody hard and used some solid skills to get where they are. Those skills are waiting for you inside. Now buy the book and be enlightened.... informed and entertained. Cheers, Ross.

Author: Ross Tinney
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/13/2014
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781499123623
ISBN10: 1499123620
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Film & Video
- Performing Arts | Film | General

About the Author
Ross Tinney is a Kiwi, from New Zealand. He is also a highly respected, multi-award-winning film director, with over 35 years' experience. Ross specializes in TV commercials, company profiles, web promos, safety/training films ... In fact, anything to do with the moving medium. He has a keen understanding of what it takes to create a strong corporate image. Ross started RT Films in 1985, after having spent seven years at Channel 7 Perth as Commercials Director and Program Director. Prior to that, he was Commercials Director at South Pacific Television in New Zealand for three years. In 1997, seeing an opportunity to expand into Asia, he opened RT Films in Indonesia, establishing RT as a quality, award-winning production house in the Southeast Asian region. Ross returned to Perth in 2008 to be with his family, and to re-establish himself in the corporate sector. Ross is also focused in business, media, and the human relations sector. After gaining his Cert IV in Training and Assessment, he lectured at TAFE in film & television and still engages media students on every production he is involved in. He is still actively directing and has a passion to share his wealth of knowledge with the upcoming generations.

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