Movie-Making in One Hour

Book excerpt: Today, video-shooting is accessible to almost everyone—most modern cell phones are equipped with a video camera of some sort. And even professional directors often use the video recording capabilities of digital SLR cameras for cinematography. However, just putting a few pieces of video footage together does not instantly create a masterpiece. This book will set you in the right direction by explaining the basics of video shooting and montage and providing extensive illustrated guidelines to help you create content-rich, exciting movies to share with your friends and family.