
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
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Narrated by:
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Steve Stockman
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By:
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Steve Stockman
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly - whether you hear it cover to cover or just listen to a few chapters. It's about the language of video. How to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communication).
It's about the rules developed over a century of movie-making - which work - just as well when shooting a two-year-old's birthday party. 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. How to shoot video people will want to watch.
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. Accompanying the book is a website with video clips to illustrate different rules, techniques, and situations.
Here's how to think in shots--how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat, instead of planting yourself in one spot and pressing "Record" for five minutes. Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject's eyes. Why to zoom with your feet and not the lens. How to create intrigue on camera. The book covers the basics of framing, lighting, sound (use an external mic), editing, special effects (turn them off!), and gives advice on shooting a variety of specific situations: Sporting events, parties and family gatherings, graduations and performances. Plus, how to make instructional and promotional videos, how to make a music video, how to capture stunts, and much more.
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Cut out whatever isn't exciting!
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Excellent
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Great resource for filmmakers
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comprehensive American take on filming videos
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Surprisingly great listen
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solid and useful
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Regardless of your skill level, you will gain knowledge from the book.
Highly recommended if you want to get past the 'norm' and into better video creation.
Excellent - even for those with years of experienc
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To the point
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I learned so much from this book!
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Later chapters of the book have more detail regarding topics like using two or more camera's or syncing audio while editing. I think the book is structured well so you don't have to read the whole thing If you don't want to (that was my original idea) but I did listen to it all which surprised me.
This is a good how-to book; and check out his list of must watch films at the end.
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