Adventurous Film Making (1980) looks at some more ambitious and interesting techniques and shows how these serve film makers in expressing their ideas. This volume spans every kind of film: travel, action, recreations of the past, visual and verbal comedy, the natural world, cartoon and puppet animation, true-life adventures, sporting events, fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the more advanced use of equipment, and discusses all aspects of shooting and editing, and also reveals for the first time the particular methods chosen by some of the most talented and successful amateur film makers, each an acknowledge specialist in their chosen field.

Table of Contents:

1. Procedures with a Purpose 2. Exploring the Byways of Filming 3. Filming Against the Odds 4. Post-Synchronized Sound 5. Double-System Live Sound 6. Single-System Live Sound 7. The Films of Fred Harshbarger 8. The Films of Gordon McKnight 9. The Films of Chris Bonar 10. The Films of Archie Reid 11. The Films of Ian Rintoul 12. The Films of Craig Clements 13. The Films of Bill Glue 14. The Films of Arthur Smith 15. The Films of Tim Wood 16. The Films of Sheila Graber 17. The Films of Dick Budgen and Action Incorporated 18. The Films of Fred McLeod and Ron Miller 19. The Films of Roy Spence 20. The Wishing Stone