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Barry Braverman (Author)
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Publication Date: January 29, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1578202892 | ISBN-13: 978-1578202898 | Edition: 1
Video Shooter is a guide to both the mechanics of the video camera and the craft of shooting. Written by a veteran in the industry and utilizing an engaging, conversational style (including illustrative anecdotes from the author's many years of experience), the book takes the reader beyond "button pushing" to teach the complete range of skills required to capture compelling images. Topics include equipment selection, camera setup and operation, shooting techniques, and working with lighting and audio. Although the techniques illustrated in Video Shooter are appropriate for users of a wide range of camera models, the book focuses on the most popular 3-CCD DV and HDV cameras. A chapter on issues and techniques relating to DVD output makes the book especially suitable for industrial, educational, and government video producers. The book also features a companion DVD with tutorials, footage demonstrating storytelling techniques, and technical matter such as a comparison of various filters.



Written by a veteran in the industry, Video Shooter is a guide to both the mechanics of the video camera and the craft of shooting.

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Barry Braverman is a veteran director of photography and digital media consultant expert with more than thirty years experience, including work on National Geographic specials, network television programs, feature films and music videos. A frequent collaborator of director Wes Anderson, Braverman photographed the original Bottle Rocket in 1992 and contributed to other productions including The Darjeeling Limited (2007). Braverman hosts the Video Shooter website and blog at www.barrybraverman.com, and offers frequent camera training workshops and classes at locations throughout the U.S. and the world. He lives in Studio City, CA.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (January 29, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1578202892
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578202898
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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Barry Braverman is a veteran cinematographer and digital media expert with over thirty years experience in television documentaries and feature films.

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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful
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To give you a hint of the level of this book, the first sentence on the back cover reads: 'It's now possible to make a high-quality movie or television program using a camera that costs under $5,000. While the book then says it's aimed at the Novice to Intermediate user, a $5,000 camera sorta says to me that this isn't a complete beginner who got a camera for Christmas.

Inside the book is relatively little about the camera. Instead the book is about shooting video. It's lighting, framing, capturing the action that's important. He talks about features of the camera, but from a sense of what that feature means to the shooter, it's not a 'camera a has this, camera b has that.'

Mr. Braverman, above all emphasizes that the idea in shooting video is to tell a story. Much of his commentary goes beyond the technical details into how to capture the story. He talks about what the camera sees, and relates this to what the audience gets from the story. Here are the tricks of the trade from a master.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Barry Braverman brought me back to the days when the lust object of every aspiring filmnaker was their own Arriflex, Eclair, Beaulieu or Bolex. Braverman pines for those days, in a way, when he writes: "I hate DV [Digital Video]. I hate everything about it . . . Today I'm no longer that special [film] person as almost anyone can afford a decent camera and be a Video Shooter . . . " and he adds "[t]he issue now is who owns the storytelling craft - and that is a much tougher commodity to come by."

And with those opening words Braverman launches into a thorough exploration of both traditional filmmaking and digital video. It's literally a pair of high level courses in a single book and it is exceptionally well done.

Braverman knows film. Braverman knows digital video. Braverman knows the differences between the two. And Braverman knows not only how to tell a story in film or video, but how to write about it.

For anyone contemplating any serious work in video, this book is a must-have. Those aspiring to a career in video absolutely need it. But Braverman's book is equally useful to the serious hobbyist as well.

The book is lavishly illustrated with lots of how-to and "why you shouldn't" pictures. The writing is concise and natural, without any pretense toward preachiness. Braverman is very adept at mixing the very technical with explaining the art of visual storytelling. Lighting, camera selection sound, operation and shooting techniques. He covers it all. (I really do hope that Braverman authors a new edition every year or so just to keep apace of the changes in the technology.)

The man himself is worth the price of admission. Definitely a book anyone with an interest in telling stories through video will want to have.

Jerry
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This book far exceeded my expectations, even after reading all the five star reviews. The text is both engaging and informative - a rare combination for what might be termed a "how-to" type book. Braverman's book actually stands as an interesting read aside from the technical and artistic information it imparts. His style is refreshingly candid and his guidance practical.

Braverman provides an overview of all the fundamentals necessary to maximizing the quality of DV and HDV productions, including issues related to the equally critical areas of compression and burning to DVD. There are certain limitations inherent in the DV and HDV format, including excessive depth of field and a propensity to burn out detail in high light situations. Braverman helps the video shooter address and compensate for those deficiencies - even where the productions are limited to shooting video of the family. After all, if video isn't well shot, it's not going to be watched.

Looking forward to Braverman's next book.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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The book is OK.
The time to order and receive the book was too long
Three weeks is too long to wait.
I have since dropped the class that I bought the book for. Read more
Published on October 2, 2009 by Tesuque Hacienda
Underwhelming
This guy is obviously knowledgable, but he skims over a lot of stuff - not very in-depth. Spends too much time bad-mouthing DV instead of telling you how to use it. Read more
Published on June 8, 2009 by Anthony Rocha
Not much about storytelling
This book is not really about learning to be a good storyteller with your new camcorder. It's about equipping you to become a cameraman for films and documentaries. Read more
Published on May 16, 2009 by M. A. Sherrill
Very informative
As other reviews mention this is a book about the camera and the shooter and what the shooter should "see." If you are looking for a book on film making then look elsewhere. Read more
Published on May 10, 2009 by W. Powell
Not for beginers..
If you are trying, as I am, to buy a good self learning book in order to become be a good amateur video shooter, this is not such book. Read more
Published on April 18, 2009 by Marco Escobar S.
Frustrating, but some valuable information!
More like 3 1/2 stars.

What I found fascinating about Braverman's guide to "visual storytelling" was how it so stridently catapulted between cynicism about the... Read more
Published on January 24, 2009 by M. Reiley
Love this Book!
For a beginner this is a film course in a book. Find the historical facts and opinions helpful in understanding the "whys" of the formats and techniques used today. Read more
Published on January 6, 2009 by Raw for Life
Not helpful for a non-professional
Wow, I don't understand all the 5 star reviews. I was trying to find a book that would help me shoot better home videos. This is not it. Read more
Published on August 13, 2008 by Walker
Can't tell his own story
It seems odd that a book with "story telling" in its title is written using the dreaded "string of pearls" writing style. Read more
Published on May 6, 2008 by James
A great help for a novice.
very good for me, the novice looking to become an 'intermediate' shooter. well done.
Published on April 5, 2008 by Sean O'Reilly
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