VIDEO, CAMCORDERS and PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
This catalog page has books on producing camcorder video, digital cameras, movie and video scriptwriting.
Our research staff at Lübeck's has selected a great list of book titles. We have selected these books for the professional videomaker as well as for any
photographer who wants to make great pictures. These books cover how-to produce great movies with your camcorder, video movie production techniques, and making
video commercials. All chosen for beginners, intermediate, and advanced film producers and directors.
With the advent of low-cost, high-quality video production
equipment, camcorders, digital cameras, and inexpensive computers that are capable of capturing and playing back high-quality digital video, plus full-featured
editing software, many new ways were avaliable for filmmakers to create professional videos.
One book that could provide the information that is needed to
succeed in this business is, The Videomaker Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Video, which is almost a complete audio training course by itself.
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Books for Making Video Documentaries & Scriptwriting
- Camcorder Video: Shooting and Editing Techniques
~Usually Ships Within 24 Hours
- -Joan Merrill / Paperback 320 pages / Published March 1992
An excellent manual written in a non-technical way for the beginning and more advanced video filmmaker. Includes well
illustrated how-to instructions and techniques for all aspects of video film production.
Covers equipment selection, care, and accessories.
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- 101 Essential Tips on Video
~Usually Ships Within 2 Business Days
- - Roland Lewis / Paperback 70 pages / Published January 1996
This comprehensive guide book step-by-step brings expert advice on video techniques with an easy to understand text.
Covers techniques for using the camcoder, includes coverage on focusing, lenses, framing, lighting, editing, and equipment.
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- Producing Great Sound for Digital Video
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- -Jay Rose / Paperback 428 pages, 2nd Edition, Book and CD-ROM edition / Published December 2002
This is a comprehensive and in-depth resource for audio production in video, multimedia, or internet production. Teaches beginning and experienced
filmmakers on the intricacies of creating an outstanding soundtrack, from preproduction planning through the final mix. Discusses solutions to showstopping
problems that, because of lack of experience, a filmmaker wouldn't realize until getting into the editing room. Other critical issues such as preproduction
planning, the art of production and recording, and post-production editing and effects are also discussed. Includes lots of tips, techniques, and time savers.
The accompanying CD-ROM contains sample tracks and diagnostic tools. Useful for video
producers and audio engineers.
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- The Digital Filmmaking Handbook (with CD-ROM)
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- -Ben Long, Sonja Schen / Paperback 548 pages, Book and CD-ROM edition / Published May 2000
This book explains how to shoot a digital video movie and edit it on a personal computer. Covers storyboarding, lighting, sound, and software options.
This second edition includes a tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions through the editing of an entire scene.
The CD-ROM contains demonstration versions of Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop for Macintosh and Windows. Plus a discussion on financing.
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- The Independent Video Producer: Establishing a Profitable Video Business
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- -Robert M. Jacobs / Paperback 248 pages / Published March 1999
This book details the process of forming an independent business and provides specific information about what must be kept in mind when setting up
shop in the video world. It examines the basic business, management, and communication skills you will need to become an independent video producer.
Explains and descusses all types of productions, from small operations all the way through local, regional and national corporate clients, and
television commercials made-for-television movies. Examins the enormous possibilities for the marketing of video cassettes, from medium market
commercial television, to promotional and educational videos. Includes useful sample scripts, proposals, and forms.
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- Camcorder Video: Shooting and Editing Techniques
~Usually Ships Within 2-3 Days
- -Joan Merrill / Paperback 320 pages / Published August 1993
This comprehensive handbook guides the reader one easy step at a time through the complete camcorder video production process. Covers
the technological background of camcorders, care and maintance of equipment and videotape, and selecting camcorder equipment and accessories.
Covers all the basics such as lighting, subject matter composition, audio, panning, shooting techniques for different specific situations,
and editing. Includes many diagrams and pictures that clearly illustrate specific points. Presents strategies for editing with two
VCRs or a camcorder and a VCR, methods for transferring slides and film to video, instructions for shooting a steady picture, step-by-step
procedures to assemble video and insert editing. Plus suggestions and guidelines for using light and color to create special effects,
and how to include sound in your video production.
This multi-leveled handbook is an excellent guidebook for beginners & intermediates and is perfect for home video buffs, business people,
and other video professionals.
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- Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Home Videos
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- -Steven Beal / Paperback 400 pages / Published December 1999
This comprehensive guide is a book for everyone, from first-time video camera owners to amateur operators. This book is a complete guide, easy to follow,
and is designed to helping the reader in getting the most out of their videorecording equipment. Covers selecting a camcorder, writing a professional video script,
locating filmimg locations, recruiting and working with talent, setting up lighting, controlling shots and sound, and capturing compelling interviews on camcorder.
In addition, discusses editing and dubbing, and cutting-edge tricks for computer editing.
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- Digital Video for Dummies
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- -Martin Doucette / Paperback 384 pages, 2nd Edition, BK & CD-ROM / Published February 2001
This book an excellent guide to digital video production and one of the best-organized and most authoritative books in the Dummies series.
Covers the essentials of getting started in digital video including choosing and buying a camera, shooting top-notch video, frame shots,
lighting, sound, writing script for scenes, downloading video into a PC, editing video with both basic and advanced editing tools, and
selling your finished product.
Plus coverage on the latest features in digital video cameras as well as new computer editing software.
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- Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos
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- -Barry Hampe / Paperback 320 pages / Published January 1997
A practical guide to planning, filming, and editing documantaries of real events.
An excellent guide for professional and beginning film makers.
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- Directing the Documentary
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- -Michael Rabiger / Paperback 464 pages, 3rd Edition / Published November 1997
This authorative and comprehensive is written by a seasoned documentary filmmaker.
Covers in detail all aspects of making excellent film documentaries.
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- Making Videos for Money: Planning and Producing Information
Videos, Commercials, and Infomercials ~Usually Ships Within 24 Hours
- -Barry Hampe / Paperback 320 pages / Published February 1998
This book provides specific and detailed information on producing and finishing successful videos. Includes specific, useful information on how to plan,
write, direct, and complete client-sponsored videos successfully. Discussions of techniques are easy to follow and case studies deal with real world examples.
This book is a great resource and guide for the emerging corporate video producer.
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- Video Scriptwriting: How to Write for the $4 Billion Commercial Video Market
~Usually Ships Within 2 Business Days
- -Barry Hampe / Paperback 352 pages / Published April 1993
This is a comprehensive guide book to learning how to write information and commercial videos for profit. Shows what is involved in market
researching, organizing and writing commercial videos. This book is a writer's guide to making money by writing scripts for commercial videos.
A comprehensive handbook that shows what is involved in researching, organanizing, and writing a commercial video. In a step-by-step process
the book explains how to make the transaction from thinking in words to thinking in pictures.
A valuable resource for producers, directors, and students of film and video production.
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This page was published February 14, 2003.
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