“A huge thank you to Kurt Lancaster for giving a voice to HDSLR … in this new trailblazing book. I welcome him on the set any time….”

—Shane Hurlbut, ASC

“This book should be in every camera bag. A rich, comprehensive, and poetic examination of how filmmakers and cinematographers are creating stunning moving imagery with HDLSRs.”

—Rodney Charters, ASC

“IF YOU BUY ONE BOOK ON DSLR SHOOTING, MAKE IT THIS ONE! …It tells me exactly what I want to know—how to get the LOOK that I need. Hats off to the author for tackling this subject. It makes the book INVALUABLE for the DSLR filmmaker.”

—Julian Grant, Producer/Director

“Kurt has written a masterpiece in HDSLR books—something that everyone starting to make a movie should read. It is like Film School 101 and planet5D all wrapped together in a book. The thing that sets Kurt’s book apart from the other HDSLR training DVDs and books is the expanded look at several different short films. Breaking them down piece by piece (not only the images but the story as well) helps the student understand what went into the films and what to learn from each one.

“Sure, there’s good coverage of the very basics of moviemaking (lighting, equipment, rigs, movie terms, etc.) for those who are new or moving from stills. And yet there’s also much more detail in the basics than most of the other materials I’ve seen. Detail you can sink your teeth into and learn from.

“At planet5D, we ask moviemakers to give us details about a particular shoot—but with Kurt’s book, you get an entire chapter on the breakdown of Shane Hurlbut’s The Last 3 Minutes—much more detail than we could provide in 10 posts online.

“With interviews of major industry players, details about making movies, both the hardware and the story side, you will find plenty to not only learn from but to enjoy in this wonderful book.”

—Mitch Aunger (www.Planet5D.com)

“It tells me exactly what I want to know—how to get the LOOK that I need. Hats off to the author for tackling this subject. It makes the book INVALUABLE for the DSLR filmmaker.”

—Julian Grant, Producer/Director

“Fantastic Approach! By emphasizing excellent Cinematography as a critical aspect of filmmaking (especially Cinematography in support of Storytelling), he is immeasurably helping myriads of budding filmmakers avoid making crappy-looking films.… Correspondingly, by emphasizing a ‘hands-on’ approach, and providing excellent walkthroughs of specific techniques to significantly, measurably improve the reader’s cinematography, he lifts this book high above the pack!”

—Dave Anselmi, Director, Producer, and Instructor, PracticalMysticProductions.com