ABSTRACT

Since the advent of digital video technology, ’dance on camera’ has become an increasingly popular, and important genre of dance.

This is the first ever ’how-to’ manual for choreographers, dancers and students who want to make dance films.

Specifically written from a personal experience of a complete lack of printed material to help beginners get started, Katrina McPherson has produced an exemplary text which combines practical help with aesthetic discussion in an anecdotal and accessible style.

Making Video Dance includes:

  • exercises to be used inside, or outside the classroom
  • a production diary
  • interviews with leading practitioners on both sides of the camera.

Also including a glossary of terms, anyone involved in making dance videos needs this helpful and remarkable book.

chapter 1|22 pages

First Steps

chapter 2|20 pages

Dance and the Camera

chapter 3|20 pages

Developing the Work

chapter 4|22 pages

Creating Your On-Screen World

chapter 5|32 pages

Making Strides

chapter 6|24 pages

When the Shoot Comes

chapter 7|16 pages

Light and Sound On the Shoot

chapter 8|16 pages

Preparation for the Edit

chapter 9|24 pages

Choreography of the Edit

chapter 10|16 pages

Final Stages

chapter 11|12 pages

Out On the Road

chapter 12|22 pages

Diary: The Making of the Truth