Digital Video Secrets: What the Pros Know and the Manuals Don't Tell You [Paperback]

Tony Levelle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2008

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932907475
• ISBN-13: 978-1932907476
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Outline of Topics, Nothing More, June 22, 2009

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Charles C. Connor "Edna's Market Place" (Oak Ridge, TN) - See all my reviews
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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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY clear and easy to follow...EXCELLENT resource, February 9, 2009

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Matthew Luotto "luckyjoe adventure video" (Menlo Park, CA) - See all my reviews
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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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Must Read, December 10, 2008

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Paul L. Beck (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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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!