KLUTZ BOOKS:
I've cowritten two kids books on filmmaking with John Cassidy at Klutz:
Here's the description of Tricky Video from the Klutz Catalog:
Tricky Video is a clever collection of easy-to-achieve video tricks, gags, and gimmicks you can do with your home video camera. Turns out you don't need to go high tech to be a master moviemaker. This book comes with a Hollywood-style slate (or clapper) to mark the start of every scene. Simple step-by-step sequences show young directors how to make people disappear, how to stage a painless fight scene, and more — in short, how to be a video genius.
For ages 9 and up
WATCH THE VIDEOS FROM TRICKY VIDEO ON THE KLUTZ WEBSITE HERE
BUY THE BOOK HERE
Here's the description of the book from the Klutz Catalog:
The Klutz Book of Animation is a complete how-to treatment of stop-motion magic, from practical instruction to ready-to-shoot scripts. The software you’ll need is available as a free download, ready to use on any computer (PC or Mac). And real-life samples of all the projects are viewable online — the perfect marriage of book and web. All you need to provide is a video camera, a computer, and a way to connect the two. Attached to the book is a piece of low-tech, non-toxic clay, ready to be molded into a million different heroes starring in a million different films — all of them animatedly yours.
For ages 9 and up
WATCH THE ANIMATIONS FROM THE KLUTZ BOOK OF ANIMATION ON
THE KLUTZ WEBSITE HERE
BUY THE BOOK HERE