The Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects: The Art and Techniques of VFX for Directors, Producers, Editors and Cinematographers

Eran teaches VFX production skills at the School of Visual Arts, has created popular online courses at fxphd, has written numerous articles for 3D World Magazine, and has presented at various international conferences including SIGGRAPH, NAB, and Mundos Digitales.. Since 2011 Eran has served as th

Working in the industry gives a fragmented familiarity with lots of VFX in practice; this book completes the picture and gives me – as a director, producer and First Assistant – a coherent view of why we use certain methodologies and how we can then envision and plan ambitious effects while saving time and money. You need to read this book if you are a filmmaker that needs a simple or complex visual effects shot; your film will be better, and it will be completed sooner and it will cost less if you understand how to work with VFX."John McIntosh, Chairman, School of Visual Arts, Computer Art, Animation and Visual Effects - Board of Directors, Visual Effects Society (VES)

"EXACTLY what I needed." according to pageturner. I actually bought this book at Sam French brick and mortar but I had to write a review. I am about to direct a feature which while no blockbuster still has a serious budget and will not only require visual effects but I know I need them to stretch my budget and production value. This book is written in a very comprehensible cogent manner. Every accomplished story teller should look at this as a gift to expanding their craft and their scope of filmmaking.I am so grateful that Mr. Dinur wrote this book at it came out just at the right time for me. Fantastic!

In contemporary filmmaking and television production, visual effects are used extensively in a wide variety of genres and formats to contribute to visual storytelling, help deal with production limitations, and reduce budget costs. In this book, award-winning VFX supervisor and instructor Eran Dinur introduces readers to visual effects from the filmmaker’s perspective, providing a comprehensive guide to conceiving, designing, budgeting, planning, shooting, and reviewing VFX, from pre-production throug