Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes Paperback – August 1, 2011

Great book! I really like how the scenes are illustrated to help communicate the idea and purpose of each shot. The only thing I dislike is the shape. Odd, I know. But it doesn't compliment a book shelf to have this thing sticking out past the shelves. That aside, the contents within more than make up for an elongated shape. The author explains the emotion and direction of the shot without shoving it down your throat. Quick, easy, and organized if you want to go back and find "that one shot".

I love this series of books. The visual explanations and breakdown of shots is exactly what is called for. There's no need to verbally explain what can be easily shown. Why translate from one language, to another only to describe the first. After all a picture is worth a thousand words.

I am a photography major moving into video with the advent of HDSLR I have been shooting and editing short films, commercials, music videos with pretty good success. When I got this book and V1 it changed the professionalism of my videos. Made them easier to shoot, light, and edit! I highly recommend both of these books for pro's and entry level film makers!

Loved it! The book is a great primer for generating a shot list, with easy to use visuals and explanations for each shot to develop a look a feel reflective of what's happening in the scene.

If you enjoyed the first master shots you will love this one as well. It is set up the same way the other book is. It shows you different dialogue scenes from movies and breaks down how they did the shots so that you can use them for your own films. It's a lot like photography books that show you how a photographer shot their shots. The chapters include Conflict, Increasing Tension, Power Struggle, Group Conversation, Connecting Characters, Revealing Plot, Walking and Talking, Intense Emotions, Intimacy, Long Distance, and Creative Staging.This is a great companion piece to the other book and it's great to throw in your camera bag to use on set of to get ideas while breaking down your script. This is a great book and I completely recommend getting it.

I have not finished reading this book, I am up to page 96. I can't put this book down, it is a great book and makes you really look att how you use the camera to tell your story. The director can truly control the emotions of the viewers if they know what angles and lens to use at the right time. This is my first time writing a review because I normally just don't have the time, therefore, I keep it short. GREAT! Book your work should get much better after reading this book.

All these Master Shot books are a little different from each other. This one is great in its own way. I definitely suggest getting all three for live action OR animation people.

I like that there are references for every shot. I look at it every time I have a project to come up with fresh ideas to shoot it.

Really helpful guide if you're into getting inspired for shooting your scenes.It's offering you different cam setups and giving you a preview of how it would look.

Upcoming Cinematographers should read this Book and the other 2 in the series as well.

Ein Zeitgemässes Buch über die moderne Video / Cinematographe. Als absolvent der NYFA kann ich diese Buchreihe nur empfehlen. Allerdings sollten alle Bände gekauft werden. Wer sich ernsthaft mit Cinematographie beschäftigt für den ist diese Buchreihe eine starkes Lernquelle. Vieles was wir an der New York Film Academy gelernt haben ist in diesen Büchern vorhanden. Es Zeigt viele Praktische Besipiele gut Illustriert und einfach erklärt. Hast Dich immer gewundert weshalb Hobbyvideos auf Youtube so gut aussehen? Dann schau mal in diese Bücher rein und lerne von den besten.

Un libro davvero ben fatto, ogni tipo di ripresa ha due pagine dedicate: la prima descrive il movimento di camera e gli effetti psicologici /narrativi delle stesse, nella seconda pagina vi sono delle illustrazioni, per esemplificare quanto scritto prima ci possono essere schemi o fotogrammi estratti da film con il rispettivo titolo in modo da poter recuperare e vedere quanto spiegato. Davvero un bel libro, consigliato a chi voglia sperimentare e ricercare nuove vie per raccontare storie attraverso la cinepresa /dslr o per gli appassionati che vogliono capirne di più.Ottimo davvero, un manuale ben fatto

El Libro esta muy bien, y el contenido es de utilidad, el único inconveniente que le encuentro es que las imágenes son en blanco y negro,y por lo tanto solo te puedes fijar en la composición…por otro lado Christopher Kenworthy ha sacado 3 libros en versión ebook, acompañados de video… solo he visto la versión de prueba que te permite ver un plano de 3 capítulos, y lamentablemente tengo que decir que me decepciono ya que si es un video instructivo no se pueden permitir tener FALLOS DE RACORD DE MIRADA… pero el libro de Master Shots: 2 es una buena compra.