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Carrara F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2026 Jun 21 11:17 pm)
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The 48 Hour Film contest is coming up here in Houston, so I dusted off some of my movie making books for a refresher. One that I like is:
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
http://tinyurl.com/pkm2q5t
$16 at Amazon and well worth it IMHO. The excerpt Amazon gives is not the best section, I think. For my purposes, I like the chapter on "Camera Motion". The idea is to tell the story visually, with little or no dialogue (always good for a 2 day contest, no voice acting & lip syncing), and also I try to avoid characters walking around, just more animation to do. Moving the camera is pretty easy in Carrara, probably much easier than for the live action folks. I mean, crane shots with no crane ... or drone ...