Teach Yourself Visually Digital Video 2nd Edition – Book Review
Posted by RustyHill - 23/08/10 at 07:08 pm
Visual Storytelling
Teach Yourself Visually Digital Video is an excellent resource for beginning to intermediate videographers. Lonzell Watson employs a combination of short, easy-to- read paragraphs, dynamic cartoon illustrations and labeled screenshots to quickly demonstrate how to create compelling video.
Hits Highlights
Lonzell Watson in Teach yourself Visually Digital Video covers the critical elements often missed by beginners. The table of contents enables quick access to desired sections. The detailed index provides easy key word access.
Chapters include:
- Understanding Digital Video (Great introduction to the subject)
- What You Need to Get Started (Buying a camera and software)
- Preparing to Shoot Video (Avoid Murphy)
- Recording Great Audio (Critical to compelling video)
- Controlling Exposure and Focus
- Exploring the color of Light and Lighting
- Basic Principles and Event Videography
- Shooting Great Footage Through Composition
- Reviewing and Transferring Video (Camera to Computer)
- Editing Video and Postproduction Process (Building the story)
- Creating Transitions, Titles and Other Video Effects (Dressing up the story)
- Sharing Your Video with the World
Through these twelve chapters, Lonzell Watson provides a comprehensive introduction to videography. Will this book make you a professional? No, but it provides a great start to creating compelling video. Follow the guidelines set out in Teach yourself Visually Digital Video and produce videos that tell compelling stories, and that your family and friends will watch (without groans or twisted arms).
Contact: Wiley
Cost: $29.99 US $35.99 CAN