Go Wild With Your Camcorder - How to Make Widlife Films (Paperback)

by Piers Warren (Author) "Welcome to the wonderful world of wildlife film-making!..." (more)
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Product Description
Whether you want to film wildlife as a fascinating hobby, or are hoping for a career as a professional wildlife film-maker, this book and a basic camcorder are all you need to get started! Packed with information and advice acquired over years of teaching wildlife film-making Piers Warren guides you through all aspects of making a wildlife film from choosing a camcorder to editing the final product.

Includes:

Selecting a Camcorder - different formats explained (including High Definition) Other Useful Equipment - tripods. lenses, lights, microphones and more... Subjects for Filming - in the garden, on holiday or on a special trip Documentary Themes - how to choose a topic for your film - with numerous examples Camera Techniques - handling, composition, shooting sequences, panning/tilting/zooming, cutaways, interviews and many other techniques discussed Fieldcraft - how to be neither seen, heard nor smelt by the wildlife Set Building - how to construct and use wildlife sets The End Product - DVDs, web-streaming, television, showreels - the possibilities explained Post Production - planning, editing, working with sound tracks, adding music and narration

About the Author
Author Piers Warren is the Principal of Wildeye Wildlife Film Training, editor of Wildlife Film News, producer of wildlife-film.com, founder of Filmmakers for Conservation and author of Careers in Wildlife Film-making. Through Wildeye, Piers leads wildlife tours and training expeditions around the world.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Wildeye (April 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0954189965
• ISBN-13: 978-0954189969
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #608,070 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last!, May 29, 2006

By	Mike - See all my reviews

As a keen amateur camcorder user with a passion for wildlife I've been looking for a book like this for years. It's answered many questions, given me loads of new ideas and all in friendly language I can understand. Various technical matters that were confusing me have been explained and I now have a much clearer idea how the professionals do it. I'm already getting better results from my camcorder and have ideas for movies queuing up in my head. I've realised how previously I was just pointing my camcorder at wildlife and recording - now I am making movies!
I've even found myself contemplating a career in this field.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to get more out of their camcorder - especially if wanting to record wildlife/nature.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book - but overpriced, September 18, 2007

By	L. Shofner "Videographer/Programmer" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is definitely one-of-a-kind (at least I haven't been able to find any others on the same subject). The content is useful and exactly what I was looking for when I purchased it.

The only reason I give it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the book is really small. I guess I didn't read the description details very well, but this book was a lot smaller (dimensions) and shorter (pages with information) than I was expecting. I also have really no use for any chapter (of any book) that tries to tell me what camera to get, by the time the book is published that chapter is out of date. That limits the usefulness in the future.

I am glad I purchased it, and the size is nice in that I can pack it up with the gear and use it as a field guide at times.

If you are looking for a book on wildlife videography, there really isn't any other book devoted to the subject right now. However, I'd recommend trying to pick up a used copy and save yourself a little bit of money.

4.0 out of 5 stars Video Recording Book, January 19, 2007

By	Rondel M. Dooley "Roni" (Rhode Island USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Loved the book, very informational on how to record birds and other critters in the wild. going to test some of the suggestions in Connecticut when I go to the Eagle Watch.