Shoot Great Video with your MiniDV Camcorder

     
 

NEVER SHOOT BORING VIDEO AGAIN!  This 71 minute DVD will cut weeks or months off your learning curve.  We'll show you how to make great videos with no additional investment in expensive software or hardware.  Get the results you want without going to film school!

   
  We'll take you through the steps that great storytellers use to captivate their audience.  You'll learn the techniques and visual grammar that filmmakers have used for over a hundred years.   
   

Camcorder "hunting" for correct focus subject in low contrast situation

 
 

Topics include:


  • Visual storytelling


  • The art of being invisible


  • Shooting techniques


  • Why angles matter

 

  • Zoom with your feet

 

  • Camera features to avoid

 

  • White balance

 

  • Manual controls

 

     
  • From camcorder to computer

 

     
  • Editing footage the easy way

 

  • Adding narration and music

 

     
  • Using still photographs


 

  • Tripods and accessories

 

  • Transferring your movies to DVD, tape, and the Internet


 

  • And much more!    
 

Tripods in various sizes and price points

Understanding editing styles

Using  white balance settings effectively

What's the best tape to use?

 
  Anybody can pick up a camcorder and start shooting.  That doesn't mean the resulting video will be acceptable.  Learn from a pro how to make movies your friends and family will envy.  Enhance your movies with music, still photos and narration.  In about an hour, you will be using your camcorder in a whole new way! 

Understanding the editing interface that comes with your computer

 
     
     
     
 

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