How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro

Video is everywhere. Over 90 percent of American homes have some form of video camera, we upload 24 hours of video to the Web every minute, and we watch videos two billion times a day on YouTube. Problem is, most of it is bad but here s how to make it not only better, but also great. "How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" is all about the language of video. It s about how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communication). It s about the rules developed over a century of movie-making which workjust as well when shooting a two-year-old s birthday party. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of "Two Weeks" (2007), plus TV shows, music videos, and hundreds of commercials, "How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" explains in 74 short, pithy, insightful chapters how to tell a story and entertain your audience. Here s how to think in shots how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat, instead of planting yourself in one spot and pressin