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Howto Make an Interview Come Alive 20 Caro le Kahn You've watched Mike Wallace and Dan Rather do it on C BS's60 Minlltes. Now it" s your turn , and you want to film an interview that's more than just a "talking head." Author Carole Kahn tells you how you can make a filmed interview exc iting, and at the same lime reveal your subject 's personality. You'll get t ip s on camera placement, shooting technique s and recording sound .
Tools and Tricks: How to Make Your Own Blood Pellets Kenneth Gullekson Special Effects: Smoke and Fire Effects Rod Eaton Animation-8: Fluid Art Animation Kelly Hart Home Movies: Film a Local Legend Jame s Nartker Profiles: Shooting in the Wilds Beverly Ensom Filmcraft: The Truth about XL Cameras Lenny Lipton Product Probe: Handy .' ilmmaking Aids Denni s Duggan
The Magic of Special Effects Filters 26 Eli nor Stecker Rainbow colors , ghostly halos and bri lliant starl ike points oflight can be had with the twist ofa filter. Author Elinor Stecker introduces you to a world offantastic color and special effects that you can easily add to your films. She also reviews some more practical filters that can be useful in any filmmaking situation. It 's an inexpensive way to be creative.
Howto Make Your Own 3-D Movies 30 Lenny Lipton Lenny let s you in on the secre ts of his 3-D filmmaking system. and tell s you how to make your own 3-D film s in Super-S. Le nn y fo llows a step-by-step approach to 3-D s hooting , editing and projecting. This is the first part of a three-part series exc lus ively in SUPER-8 F1LMAKER.
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All about Sound Cameras 39 Dennis Duggan Befo re you buy a sound camera, you s hould know what all those gadget s and gizmos on thecamera really do. What ones do you need , and w hat can you do without? Denni s Duggan's rundown of "feature attraction s" may help you decide. Sound Camera Buying Guide 41 Our roundup of sound-on-fi lm cameras lets you compare features and prices! Caracas Festival: The Cannes ofSuper-8 46 Bruce Anderson Our editor has an on-the-scenes report from the exciting internat ion al Super-8 festival held in Caracas. Ve nezuela, Th is ten-day event looked at the stat e ofSuper-S today and its possibilities fo r the f ut ure.
Cover Art: Photograp her and fi lmmaker Rod Wyatt shot this " down the barrel" view of Lenn y Lipton with his Super-8 Ste reocamera. See Lenny's article on 3-D fi lmmaking on page 30.
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