The Videomaker Guide to Video Production, Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Videomaker (Author), John Burkhart (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 8, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0240809688 | ISBN-13: 978-0240809687 | Edition: 4

From the editors of Videomaker Magazine comes this new edition that you have been waiting for. The Videomaker Guide Digital Video, fourth edition, provides information on all of the latest cutting edge tools and techniques necessary to help you shoot and edit video like the pro's.

Learn about equipment, lighting, editing, audio, high definition, and all aspects of video from the leading experts on videography!

* Now packed with high definition articles!
* Learn how to use your skills for vidcasting (video podcasts)
* Advice from the experts with quick solutions for video production

Editorial Reviews

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"Beginners will likely find The Videomaker Guide to Video Production to be a helpful introduction to core principles, and even seasoned video professionals might find value in it as a well-organized reference guide. The upside of the tome's brief chapters is that the contents make it easy to jump right to a specific subject without wasting time paging back and forth." - American Cinematographer magazine

About the Author

Videomaker Inc. (established in 1985) is a print magazine with 50,000 print subscribers, an email newsletter with over 90,000 subscribers, and a website with over a million page views and over 400,000 unique visitors every month.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 4 edition (November 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240809688
• ISBN-13: 978-0240809687
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not waste your money, February 28, 2011

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Jeff Aski (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Videomaker Guide to Video Production, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

If you are an absolute beginner, have no experience whatsoever with video, and/or have never been on youtube, then this is the book for you.

For everyone else, do not buy this book.

I was very shocked because I subscribe to Videomaker Magazine so I was expecting more detailed information from the book, but the problem here is how simple, old, and sparse the information is. Am I wrong? Is this book not from the editors of Videomaker Magazine?

Basically, they took all their articles from past issues and copy-and-pasted them into a book. That's it. They didn't even bother to update the old articles.

There are so many better books on video making on Amazon, avoid this one. You'll even learn more if you visit Videomaker's youtube channel and that's free.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource of Valuable Information!, June 2, 2009

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La Familia Productions - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Videomaker Guide to Video Production, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

This is one of the books used in my class at the Academy of Art University. This book has an abundance of very useful information that pertains to real world experiences. It is a compilation of field writings from various experts in their chosen fields.

This book is unique in that the many professionals who wrote each chapter have something very valuable to contribute to what it is they're talking about. As opposed to a single author trying to know it all. I love this book and found it to be a great wealth if critical information. Why re-invent when you can learn from others who have walked the paths before us.

I highly recommend this book!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, January 24, 2010

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This review is from: The Videomaker Guide to Video Production, Fourth Edition (Paperback)

I needed this course for a digital video course I'm taking. The book is pretty long, I believe there are over 60 chapters, but the good thing is they are all short. The longest I've read so far was 7 pages. The chapters don't try to overkill you with details, although at times I wish it did, but probably better that is doesn't. The book gives you enough details for what you need without overkilling you. I've already learned so much in the 7 chapters I've read.