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Practical Filmmaking: A Hands-on Introduction to Filmmaking for Learners
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789358901191
Publisher: Cinevidya
Published: Jun 21 2026
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Practical Filmmaking is a hands-on introduction to the art and craft of filmmaking, designed for learners, educators, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone curious about how films are conceived, planned, and created.
Drawing on more than three decades of experience across feature films, documentaries, television, OTT productions, and film education, Amitabha Singh presents filmmaking as a process best understood through practice. The book integrates fundamental concepts with exercises, assignments, production activities, and real-world filmmaking scenarios inspired by situations that arise on film sets.
Covering the complete filmmaking journey, from story development and visual storytelling to cinematography, sound, editing, production, and emerging technologies, Practical Filmmaking encourages readers to learn by doing. Rather than focusing solely on equipment or theory, it emphasizes observation, collaboration, creative problem-solving, and the human skills that lie at the heart of meaningful filmmaking.
Suitable for schools, colleges, media programmes, film clubs, learners, and aspiring content creators, the book provides a structured yet accessible pathway into filmmaking. Each chapter helps readers translate ideas into action through practical exercises that build confidence, creativity, and technical understanding.
At a time when visual storytelling has become an essential form of communication, Practical Filmmaking seeks to demystify filmmaking as a people's medium, one that can be learned through curiosity, practice, and creative exploration.
Whether you are picking up a camera for the first time or guiding others on their filmmaking journey, this book offers a practical foundation for learning, making, and understanding cinema.
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