Essential Digital Video Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Videos That Make Money

By Pete May

The digital video revolution has blurred the lines between professional and amateur equipment, with some Hollywood movies being shot and edited using the same technology that families use for their vacation footage. With sales of digital video cameras and computer-based editing systems skyrocketing, more and more people are seeing the potential and are anxious to advance their own personal video production skills to a higher level. The Essential Digital Video Handbook will help you, the beginner and budding professional become a better writer, producer, director, photographer, and editor. Author Pete May's sound advice and no-nonsense approach will help you achieve results that will wow audiences whether they're gathered in the family room or the corporate boardroom. The Essential Digital Video Handbook takes the you through every step of the process, from buying the right equipment to editing footage. This book shares tips on achieving professional quality results by understanding and exploiting visual language, both by initially following the rules and then by breaking them with style and confidence. Videographers will also learn to sound like professionals by understanding and speaking the language of the business. Instead of narrowly focusing on just the latest equipment and technology, May uses lessons he learned during twenty-five years in the television business to drill down to the most important stuff: the principles that don't change, and the tricks behind making videos that document, entertain, train, motivate, persuade, satisfy, and even have the ability to make money.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240807812
• ISBN13: 9780240807812
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Digital Video Handbook

I received this book in time for school. It was in wonderful condition and it was a pleasure doing business with this seller.

Very Practical and Well Written

I found the book to be a wonderful and practical guide for Video Production. Obviously written by a true video expert, Pete May is also an outstanding writer and teacher. The second edition appears to be free of the printing errors that are mentioned in reviews of the first edition.

Highly recommended! - Printing errors corrected in 2nd edition

A friend recommended this handbook to me, after I expressed an interest in digital video production. After reading these reviews, I Googled the author Pete May (super friendly guy!) and emailed him to make sure that the printing issues had been resolved. He indeed reassured me that all the printing problems (the publisher's mistakes) had been fixed in this new 2nd edition. If you do have the 1st edition you can download the corrected pages on his FTP website ([..]). I highly recommend this book for anyone who is even just curious about the process of video production. His writing style is clever and easy to follow, not to mention, the information is rock solid!

Comprehensive

Covers everyting you need to know to start working in digital video. The author provides good career advice for those that want to make money. I recommend it.

GREAT BOOK!!!!

This is one of the most concise and informative books I've read and I have been in the business of video for over 20 years. A must have for those new to digital video and veterans alike - BUY IT NOW!!!!!