The Video Bible
SHOOT BETTER MOVIES with the definitive guide to Video Production. This information-packed, 116-page book is a must have for any amateur or professional videographer!
THE FACTS:
- The Video Bible is already being used by a number of colleges and high schools in their media classes
- There are hundreds of tips, techniques and examples that you will learn from my 25 years of both production and training filmmakers
- It is written in easy to understand terms
- You will learn the five key step of all film and video production:
- Development
- Pre-Production
- Production
- Post Production
- Distribution
- How you can create a fabulous $5,000 shot with just a bit of pluming pipe, some lumber, and an old chainsaw
- You’ll read some really funny stories that actually happened during a shoot
- You’ll learn all about “best boys” and “grips” and who does what on a film crew
- How to do those car driving special effects shots
- Getting your script together
- How to get free money (that’s right! FREE) for producing your video
- How to win film awards (it’s really not that hard)
- How to set things up for the shooting day
- The language used on set and what it means
- The best kind of video cameras
- Picture quality and resolution
- How to get great audio during your shoot
- How to spend the least money for the best product
- The difference between scenes, shots and takes
- Potential markets for selling your video that you never thought about
- How to get your video on TV
- Why professionals use dolly shots
- Working with child actors
- How and when to feed the crew
- How to deal with makeup and hair
- Working with on camera narrators
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- Wave Form Monitors and Vector Scopes
- Foreign Language versioning of you finished show
- How to structure your payment schedule
- Where to get stock shots for your video
- Great product placement ideas that can result in cash for you
- Instantly useable lighting tips
- What is the shooting day like?
- First aid on the set
- The continuity thing
- How to find a good producer
- How to cheat shots and fool your audience
- How to shoot to make your editing easy
- Getting the best colour in your video
- Working with actors in general
- Getting the most from your pre-production planning
- How to make your video look like film
- Tripods
- Insurance and liability
- How to find sponsors
- Working out deals for payment to your crew
- Colour temperature gels and diffusion materials
- Children doing a voice over (some tips)
- Length of the average shooting day
- How long to produce your video?
- Longer life for your video by staying away from dates and times
- Good Art Direction will help your film
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Video Bible Reviews
“This book is a keeper, a tiny jewel. Every sales and marketing manager of every small to mid sized company in the country should have a copy if they have even considered making a corporate video or local TV commercial. This book tells you everything you wanted to know but didn’t know who to ask.”
-- Don Angus, Editor, Canadian Society of Cinematography Magazine
“An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand how a film shoot really works. Peppered with illuminating first-hand examples from Casson’s film and video making experiences, this book will save you a lot of time and money, and is a great read!”
-- Tim Moshansky, author of the A to Z Guide to Film Terms.
-- Don Angus, Editor, Canadian Society of Cinematography Magazine
“An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand how a film shoot really works. Peppered with illuminating first-hand examples from Casson’s film and video making experiences, this book will save you a lot of time and money, and is a great read!”
-- Tim Moshansky, author of the A to Z Guide to Film Terms.
