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Product Review Summary: Straight to the point Excellent book. It's mostly directed to independent, low-budget video producers, but there's lot of advice that home video users could use (just look for the cheap alternatives).
Product Review Summary: Wonderful guide! This book was easy and fun to read and full of good advice and exercises.
Product Review Summary: Very, very basic stuff The recommendations in this book are hardly secrets; the information is basic and for the absolute novice. I was really expecting a lot more. You can find this information online at any of the DV camera user forums and in articles at Video Maker. This book really disappointed me.
Product Review Summary: Lots of Great Useful Tips! This book is like having a mentor right on set with you relaying, step by step, insider secrets and key production tips which might otherwise take years to learn. How to choose a camera with customized points for the film student, the independent filmmaker, the documentary filmmaker, etc: this is just one example of author Tony Levelle's depth and breadth of knowledge. Learning how to see with the camera and how to operate the camera by touch; exploring the most effective ways to shoot a wedding, a sporting event and how to shoot in the rain- this noteworthy level of attention to detail is one the book's great strengths. Interestingly, the book also has a set of unspoken lessons about the importance of patience, of keeping track of the details, of the attitude you bring to production, which only makes it more valuable for both beginner and pro.
Product Review Summary: Straight from the hip, how to shoot video As a new videographer and an old still photographer of 40 years, I searched extensively for a clear cut step by step guide to shooting video. Well, here it is! I bought it, read it, and use it's suggestions. Most books tend to get into the more commercial aspects of models, crews, producers, directors, and editors, but as a husband and wife team doing simple travel videos, and editing them ourselves, this book fits the bill. It soon becomes clear you just don't shoot and show like most of the YouTube amateur hack videos you see, but it's shoot, edit, shoot more, edit, shoot more, and edit to get it down to a fifteen minute or less show. Even Tony Levelle's mini assignments throughout the book are really helpful. From suggected equipment, pre-shooting tasks, the shots you need, on site shooting, and putting it all together it's here, and like Tony says, "everything happens in a sequence." If you want to start shooting video the right way, without a big production crew, "Digital Video Secrets" will show you the way. This great book is a step by step how to shoot video guide, with mini-assignments, that lead you through the maze to your final video masterpiece.
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