Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!

by Paul Dudbridge

Everything you need, from getting the script right, to the edit being tight, is laid out in an informal and easily digestible style. Making Your First Blockbuster covers not only all the major components but delves deep into the nuances that make the big blockbusters really deliver. The book uses examples from older and modern blockbuster movies, as well as the author’s own experiences on set to help demonstrate points clearly and make them easy to understand. Aimed at the professional filmmaker, this comprehensive new book also covers how you can shoot and utilize special and visual effects in your films as well as the techniques on how to shoot and edit action sequences safely, all whilst producing epic results on screen.

219 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2019

Reviews

[Jim Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

An ambitious extension of Dudbridge's first book, this goes beyond his introductory text to focus on stunt work, visual effects and expanding the scope of what can be done on a range of budgets. It manages to be both detailed and easily accessible, delivering technical terms and expertise in a down-to-earth way. As before, the book is at its best when focusing on Dudbridge's own journey from plucky amateur to jobbing pro, with stories of shooting backyard movies that will be familiar to film students everywhere. He takes us with him as he grows from in-camera editing to high-end editing software, from play-fighting with his friends to hiring stunt coordinators, from shooting cap guns to filming CG alien invaders. A new generation of plucky amateurs would do well to follow in his footsteps. This book will tell them how.