Video Shooter, 2/e : Storytelling with HD Cameras (Paperback)

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 shooting for green screen and understanding point of view apply just as well to video shooters and storytellers of any level.

As apprenticeships in the industry have largely disappeared, aspiring shooters and film students have had to seek alternative sources for training and guidance. In Video Shooter, you will find a master teacher offering perceptive lessons with a healthy dose of inspiration; these pages are as close to a living and breathing mentor as one can get in a printed form.

Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations present the many lessons throughout the book.

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* Engaging and informative, veteran shooter Barry Braverman shares the ins and outs of crafting a story using DV cams.
* Extensively illustrated in full color, readers will see examples of good video shooting that will help them learn what to do (and what to avoid) in their own videos.
* Companion website offers tutorials, bonus illustrations, examples, demos, equipment reviews, craft tips, blogs, and an instructor's corner complete with students' work.

厭倦了那些忽略了如何講述引人入勝的視頻故事的乾燥基礎指南嗎？《Video Shooter》通過將攝像機作為一種強大的講故事工具，將您帶到一個新的能力和專業水平。當然，您將學習高清格式的基礎知識，壓縮和色彩空間的基本原理，但這些技術領域只是為了服務您的藝術而存在，其中包括攝像機位置和視線，鏡頭焦距的選擇以及三角形在創造強大構圖中的作用。在整本書中，您將理解到大師攝影師的指導原則，即故事是所有創意和技術決策流動的媒介。

作者幽默而有見地，提供了有洞察力的軼事和教程，幫助您學習視頻攝影師的技藝。雖然本書主要關注如何充分利用入門和中階的P2、XDCAM和AVCHD攝像機，但所涵蓋的原則和教訓，如拍攝綠幕和理解視角，同樣適用於任何級別的視頻攝影師和講故事者。

隨著行業中的學徒制度幾乎消失，有抱負的攝影師和電影學生不得不尋求其他培訓和指導來源。在《Video Shooter》中，您將找到一位傑出的教師提供有洞察力的課程，並帶有豐富的靈感；這些頁面是印刷形式中最接近真實的導師。

全彩色照片和插圖在整本書中展示了許多教訓。

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* 經驗豐富且富有信息性，老手攝影師Barry Braverman分享了使用DV攝像機講述故事的方方面面。
* 全彩色廣泛插圖，讀者將看到良好視頻拍攝的示例，這將幫助他們學習在自己的視頻中該做什麼（以及該避免什麼）。
* 附帶網站提供教程、額外插圖、示例、演示、設備評論、技巧、博客以及一個包含學生作品的教師專區。