100 simple secrets of shooting digital video that "everyone knows" but no one tells you. This is a "little book" for every first-time filmmaker's camera bag. It is filled with practical easy-to-read how-to information. As the complexity and resolution of modern digital video cameras increases, the line between professional and consumer features is increasingly blurred. With a modern "consumer camera" the owner faces "professional" decisions every time he shoots. This book simplifies these decisions, and shows the first-time filmmaker how to get the most out of these marvelous new cameras.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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The title is completely misleading. There are no secrets here. This book contains a good outline that can be used as a checklist of things to do, things to know, and things not to do. Each topic has from two sentences to a page of descriptive content. If you want to know the details of how to do anything recommended in the book, you will need to go to other sources. Its more like a detailed outline or summary for a course in digital video. It's not that it's bad, you just need to know what it is and what it isn't. Don't buy the book expecting to get details on any procedure.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Accessible and easy to understand yet comprehensive. I'm a professional cameraman (documentaries) and I learned a few things. Good job! This book made me realize that I have spent WAY too much time learning things the hard way... this is the shortcut to shopping for video equipment and producing good work without the agony of trial and error.
PS: I saw an early version of the book and suggested a few changes, which Tony quickly implemented.
PS: I saw an early version of the book and suggested a few changes, which Tony quickly implemented.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Digital Video Secrets: What the Pros Know and the Manuals Don't Tell You
An excellent effort in creating a synopsis of digital video production. Having spent 30 years in a technical writing career, it is a pleasure to have simple straightforward technical information on any complex subject. Digital Video Secrets was a fast read and although I am not a professional in video, if I had this book a couple of years ago some of my projects would have been much better and I would have saved a lot of time. Tony Levelle has captured the essence of the digital video craft in a clean outline form and I enjoyed this book very much. Digital Video Secrets is going to live in my camera bag for a long time. Good work Tony! Thank you!
An excellent effort in creating a synopsis of digital video production. Having spent 30 years in a technical writing career, it is a pleasure to have simple straightforward technical information on any complex subject. Digital Video Secrets was a fast read and although I am not a professional in video, if I had this book a couple of years ago some of my projects would have been much better and I would have saved a lot of time. Tony Levelle has captured the essence of the digital video craft in a clean outline form and I enjoyed this book very much. Digital Video Secrets is going to live in my camera bag for a long time. Good work Tony! Thank you!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Save Yourself Years of Experimentation
This book is entirely practical. If you just bought a digital video camera or DSLR and want to know how to get the best results, you can save yourself a whole lot of unnecessary... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Carl King
still keeping secrets regarding editing software
DVS is a great book for cinematography, but fails to consider any of the software applications (e.g. Read more
Published 7 months ago by jlittlebutte
absolute entry level - no secrets
The title is misleading. These are not secrets. Read the manual to any camcorder, you will find the same secrets. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jeff Aski
This Book Opened a Door in My Writing
I'm a book and screenwriter and I'm always looking for new ways to see my characters and how they can move through a story. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Christopher Keane
Excellent resource
Digital Video Secrets is the ideal gift for every filmmaker, from novice to pro, in your life. Both times I have given it to family members who are learning by doing, the reaction... Read more
Published 20 months ago by H Jacey
Invaluable For Filmmmakers of All Levels
If you are embarking on a film of any budget, you need to check out DIGITAL VIDEO SECRETS. This is a book that is full of all of the "secrets" most experienced filmmakers know but... Read more
Published 20 months ago by J. Hirschberg
Great survey for the eager beginner.
This book has what I as a novice needed to know. Not too much and not too little. Easy to read, easy to take, because of big print and pleasant formatting. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Joan Roos
Straight to the point
Excellent book. It's mostly directed to independent, low-budget video producers, but there's lot of advice that home video users could use (just look for the cheap alternatives).
Published on February 10, 2010 by Eugenio Betanho
Wonderful guide!
This book was easy and fun to read and full of good advice and exercises.
Published on January 12, 2010 by Kathleen A. Giessuebel
Very, very basic stuff
The recommendations in this book are hardly secrets; the information is basic and for the absolute novice. I was really expecting a lot more. Read more
Published on January 1, 2010 by Carl E. Feather
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