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Ratings: ★★★★★ (4.6/5)
Genre: #VideoProduction #Filmmaking #Technology #Photography

Book Review:
This is a practical guide to video recording techniques, subjects, and equipment, written by David Cheshire. The book covers getting started: how video works, choosing VCRs and camcorders, formats, lenses, focusing, light and exposure, color temperature, and batteries. It covers basic camera technique: steadying the camera, basic shot types (long, medium, close-up), and the ''language'' of movies. It covers making a movie: shooting for editing, creating a sequence, moving the camera, parallel action, manipulating time and space. It covers lighting, sound (microphones, monitoring), capturing different subjects (sports, weddings, wildlife, travel, documentaries, fiction), special techniques (macro, in-camera effects, filters), and editing the tape (where and when to cut, shot length, building a sequence, assembling shots, symbolic editing, building a soundtrack). This is a comprehensive guide for anyone serious about video production.