• Shot Sheets, Logs and Slates - How to use shot sheets, storyboards, logs and slates to effectively map your shots and boost the quality of your production.



• Lenses and Filters - Use filters to protect your camcorder's sensitive components, improve shot quality and create interesting effects.



• Exposure and Shutter - Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs), using your camcorder's iris to manipulate depth of field, using shutter speed to control exposure.



• Camera Moves - Learn the ins and outs of dollys, trucks, arcs and cranes. How to improvise on the cheap.



• Handheld Techniques - Using your body to make your shots smooth and stable. Image stabilization - optical, electronic and with a Steadycam.



• Composition - Get beyond the "Rule of 3rds." Converging lines, depth of frame, lens compression, using focus, the "Hitchcock Zoom," and how to shoot moving subjects.

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Get an overview of all the elements involved in creating great video. Covering the necessary theory, tools, terms and techniques, Videomaker's Instructional DVD Series is a favorite among instructors teaching basic video production!
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