VIDEO SHOOTER

TIRED OF THE DRY RUDIMENTARY GUIDEBOOKS THAT IGNORE THE ART OF TELLING COMPELLING VIDEO STORIES? VIDEO SHOOTER TAKES YOU TO A NEW LEVEL OF COMPETENCE AND EXPERTISE BY PRESENTING THE CAMERA AS A POTENT STORYTELLING TOOL. SURE, YOU WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF HD FORMATS, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPRESSION AND COLOR SPACE, BUT ONLY SO MUCH AS THESE TECHNICAL AREAS SERVE YOUR CRAFT, WHICH INCLUDES MORE FUNDAMENTALLY CAMERA PLACEMENT AND EYELINE, CHOICE OF LENS FOCAL LENGTH AND THE POWER OF THE TRIANGLE IN CREATING POWERFUL COMPOSITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE BOOK YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND THE MASTER SHOOTER'S GUIDING PRINCIPLE, THAT STORY IS THE CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH ALL CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL DECISIONS FLOW. HUMOROUS AND OPINIONATED, THE AUTHOR PROVIDES INSIGHTFUL ANECDOTES AND TUTORIALS THAT HELP YOU LEARN THE VIDEO SHOOTER'S CRAFT. WHILE THE BOOK FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ENTRY- AND MID-LEVEL P2, XDCAM, AND AVCHD CAMCORDER, THE PRINCIPLES AND LESSONS COVERED SUCH AS SHOO