How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761163239 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great title, good insights, so-so structure" according to Jeremey Donovan. With no prior training, I was immediately drawn to this book to improve the quality my home videos.Here are my take-aways to Plan-Move-Point-Shoot-Stop-Edit:I.Plan: - Make sure that every video, scene, and shot has a clear intent of how you want the audience to react and be explic. "Because no one ever received the Academy Award for Most Megapixels or Longest Unedited Shot." according to John (Ohkuma) Thiel. No book I have ever read or course I have taken has ever educated so thoroughly, concisely, and simply as this one. As applicable to the corporate manager as it is to aspiring artist, it not only tells you how to shoot video that doesn't suck but how to communicate your thoughts a. Great guide for beginners! J. Perry Purchased as a gift for my 11 year old, who is very into video. He reads a little bit every day and is using the tips as he needs with his videos. I'd say it's easy to understand, and very informative to someone with only hand-on video experience and hasn't read anything about tec
Very highly recommended."Videomaker Magazine"Great tips from a video expert."PC World"Whip-smart and funny teaches readers how to think about film and reveals the why and when behind techniques; there is next to zero tech or tool talk."Library Journal"His simple-to-follow guide takes readers step-by-step through the film- and video-making process"Kirkus Reviews. "Like two years of film school in 248 pages" - Steven Pressfield, author of "The War of Art" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance""Stockman has packed a veritable film school between the pages of this highly informative, yet entertaining book
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly-- whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters. Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject's eyes. At the end of every chapter is a suggestion of how to immediately put what you learned into practice, so the next time you're shooting you'll have begun to master the skill. How to create intrigue on camera. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of Two Weeks (2007), plus TV shows, music videos, and hundreds of commercials, How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck explains in 74 short, pithy, insightful chapters how to tell a story and entertain your audience. Accompanying the book is a website with video clips to illustrate different video production rules, techniques, and situations.. The book covers the basics of video production: framing, lighting, sound (use an