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Create Your Own Digital Moviesby Pam Strayer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:You bought a digital video camera so that you could take and transfer home movies to DVD easily. Only come to find out, it's not so easy when faced with the task on your own. Why does "going digital" seem like such a difficult endeavor? It doesn't have to be and Create Your Own Digital Movies can show you how to get through it all with ease. Find out what camera to choose, filming dos and don'ts, and techniques for creating, editing, saving and sharing movies. Five projects will teach you everything you need to know, plus you'll benefit from numerous other tips, tricks and other helpful information. Don't get bogged down with the intricacies of camera mechanics or software use. Let Create Your Own Digital Movies show you how easy and fun it is to use your digital video camera. Book News Annotation:Intended for the home hobbyist, this tutorial provides practical
advice on shooting home video and editing that video on Movie Maker,
and walks through the best shots for crafting birthday, baby,
vacation, sporting event, school play and family movies. The CD-ROM
contains trial versions of Adobe's Premiere Elements and SpiceFX
packs for Movie Maker 2.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Intended for the home hobbyist, this tutorial provides practical
advice on shooting home video and editing that video on Movie Maker,
and walks through the best shots for crafting birthday, baby,
vacation, sporting event, school play and family movies. The CD-ROM
contains trial versions of Adobe's Premiere Elements and SpiceFX
packs for Movie Maker 2.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorPam Strayer has been a documentary filmmaker since the mid 1980s and a media creator at the forefront of the digital creativity frontier for the last 15 years. Creative consultant and director of video on the ground-breaking 1992 CD-ROM, From Alice to Ocean, which launched the CD-ROM publishing industry, she has written numerous books on educational software for Apple and made films for teachers for the California State Dept. of Education on using computers in the classroom. She has taught and lectured on multimedia widely at industry conferences and Bay Area schools and is the recipient of a PBS Women's Management training grant and an American Film Institute multimedia fellowship. Table of ContentsWelcome to Create Your Own Digital Movies. 1. Welcome to the Wonderful World of Digital Video. Great Shooting = Easy Editing Discovering Your Digital Movie Style Digital Movie Gear What to Look for in a Digital Video Camcorder What to Look for in Shooting Accessories and Editing Equipment Movie Editing Software and Computer Requirements Summary 2. Shooting Digital Movies. Using What You Already Know Shots and Sequences: The Building Blocks of Movies Examples of Shot Types Action and Directing Directing Audio Top 10 Camera Essentials 1. On/Off 2. Record/Standby 3. Widen/Tighten 4. Inserting Tape 5. Autofocus and Manual Focus 6. Batteries 7. Camera Case 8. Tripod 9. External Microphone 10. White Balance Top 10 Tips for Shooting Video 1. Use a Tripod As Often As You Can 2. Learn How to Shoot Stable Handheld Shots 3. Avoid Frequent Panning and Zooming 4. Hold Your Shot 5. Shoot a Lot 6. Get Good Audio 7. Leave Headroom 8. Know When to Use Manual Focus 9. Compose Your Shots 10. Watch Your Lighting Summary 3. Editing Basics: Movie Maker and More. Getting Acquainted with Movie Maker: The Grand Tour Finding Movie Maker Opening Movie Maker Exploring Movie Maker Movie Maker Projects Your First Editing Exercise Step 1: Check Disk Space Step 2: Connect Your Camcorder to Your Computer Step 3: Capture Video Step 4: Import Music Step 5: Import Photo Step 6: Organize and Combine Your Collections Step 7: Edit Step 8: Trim Clips Step 9: Add Music Step 10: Add Transitions Step 11: Add Titles Step 12: Rough Cut to Fine Cut Step 13: Finish Video Let Your Computer Do the Editing: Using AutoMovie Top 10 Tips for Editing Video 1. Create a Beginning, a Middle, and an End 2. Select the Clips You Like Best 3. Make Sequences 4. Less Is More 5. Learn How to Edit Audio 6. Use Music 7. Trim Your Clips 8. Refine and Tweak Until the Last Minute 9. Get a Second Opinion 10. Finalize Your Movie Summary 4. Saving and Sharing Digital Movies. Using Different Formats Using Movie Maker's Finish Movie Section Using the Save Movie Wizard Saving to CD Sending in Email Sending to the Web Sending to a DV Camera Summary 5. Project 1: Creating Birthday Party and Baby Movies. Making Birthday Party Movies Getting Ready for Your Shoot Shooting a Birthday Party Movie Editing Your Birthday Party Movie Making Baby Movies Shooting a Baby Movie Editing Your Baby Movie Summary 6. Project 2: Making Travel and Vacation Movies. Creative Approaches to Making Travel and Vacation Movies Getting Ready for Your Shoot Shooting a Travel or Vacation Movie Shots to Get Before the Trip Begins Shots to Get During the Trip Shots to Get After Your Trip Is Over Editing Your Travel or Vacation Movie Basic Editing Steps Summary 7. Project 3: Making Sporting Event Movies. Creative Approaches to Making Sports Movies Getting Ready for Your Shoot Shooting Your Sports Movie Shots to Get Before the Event Shots to Get During the Event Shots to Get After the Event Editing Your Sports Movie Basic Editing Steps Summary 8. Project 4: Making School Play (and Other Live Event) Movies. Creative Approaches to Making Live Event Movies Getting Ready for Your Shoot Shooting Your Live Event Movie Shots to Get Before the Event Begins Shots to Get During the Performance Shots to Get After the Event Editing Your Live Event Movie Basic Editing Steps Summary 9. Project 5: Making Family Memory Movies. Getting Ready to Make a Family Memory Movie Don't Put Yourself on a Tight Time Schedule Ask Others to Help Start Simple Grow Your Project Organically Over Time Think (and Act) Like an Archivist Creating Photo Slideshow Memory Movies Getting Organized A Sample Slideshow Movie: A Memorial Editing Photo Slideshow Memory Movies Digitizing Old Movies and VHS (and Other Format) Tapes Digitizing Films Digitizing VHS (and Other Format) Tapes Getting Ready to Shoot an Oral History Movie Shooting an Oral History Movie Tips for Conducting Your Interview Conducting a Good Interview Shooting a Family Reunion Editing Family Memory Movies Basic Editing Steps Summary 10. Resources for Learning. Polishing Your Skills and Upgrading Your Tools Learning How to Shoot Better Improving Your Movie Maker Skills Upgrading Your Editing Software The Latest Video Trends Mobile Media Video Blogging Video As a Sport Summary Index. 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