What is included with this book?
Introduction | p. xiv |
Everybody is a Star | p. 2 |
Be Your Own One-Man Band | p. 4 |
The Basic Elements of a Web Video Production | p. 7 |
Start with the Idea | p. 8 |
Go with Your Gear | p. 8 |
Plan Your Shoot | p. 9 |
Shoot with Savvy | p. 10 |
Interview Intelligently | p. 10 |
Master Watchability: B-roll | p. 11 |
Perfect Postproduction | p. 12 |
Edit with Ease | p. 12 |
Share It with the World | p. 13 |
Track Your Success | p. 13 |
Real-Life Scenario: Producing "Talking Tech" | p. 13 |
What Type of Video are you Producing? | p. 18 |
Styles of Web Video | p. 20 |
The Parody or Comedy | p. 20 |
The Advertorial | p. 20 |
The Product Demo | p. 21 |
The Vlog | p. 22 |
The Webisode | p. 22 |
The Tutorial | p. 23 |
The Interview | p. 24 |
Producing an Interview | p. 24 |
Booking the Interview | p. 25 |
Interview Tips: The Five Best Questions | p. 25 |
Taking It to the Web | p. 26 |
Producing a Small-Business Video | p. 27 |
Promoting Your Business | p. 27 |
Taking Your Ideas Directly to the Web | p. 28 |
Speaking to Your Customers | p. 28 |
Ideas for Any Business | p. 31 |
How Andrew "Fundy" Funderburg Uses Video to Sell His Business | p. 32 |
Producing a Parody | p. 34 |
How the Pros Do It | p. 34 |
Quick Step-by-Step: Creating a Parody | p. 35 |
Where Ideas Are Born: Producing "Talking Tech" 125 Times a Year! | p. 39 |
ijustine and Her Online Parodies and Vlogs | p. 40 |
Ideas Pitched to Me | p. 39 |
Ideas I Seek Out | p. 42 |
Give It a Try | p. 43 |
How Dane Boedigheimer Comes Up with Ideas for "Annoying Orange" | p. 44 |
Gear Guide | p. 46 |
The Right Camera for You | p. 48 |
Entry-Level Video Cameras | p. 50 |
Point-and-Shoot Camcorders | p. 50 |
Point-and-Shoot Still Cameras | p. 51 |
Mirror-less Compact Cameras | p. 52 |
The iPhone | p. 54 |
The iPad | p. 54 |
Digital SLRs | p. 55 |
Wearable Cameras | p. 58 |
Lighting Equipment | p. 59 |
One Step Beyond Entry Level | p. 60 |
Midrange | p. 61 |
On-Camera Light | p. 62 |
Audio Gear | p. 63 |
Lavalier Microphones | p. 63 |
Stick Microphones | p. 64 |
Mic Flags | p. 65 |
Shotgun Mies | p. 66 |
Audio Recorders | p. 66 |
Best Bets for Audio Recording | p. 67 |
Camera Mounts | p. 68 |
Tripods | p. 68 |
Tiny Tripods | p. 68 |
Basic Tripods | p. 69 |
Better Tripods | p. 69 |
Monopods | p. 69 |
Steadicam | p. 71 |
Accessories for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch | p. 72 |
Stabilizers | p. 72 |
Microphones | p. 73 |
Other Attachments | p. 74 |
Video-Editing Software | p. 75 |
My Gear | p. 77 |
How to Use Your Gear | p. 78 |
The iPhone | p. 80 |
Simple Steps for Shooting with the iPhone | p. 80 |
Simple Steps for Shooting with the iPad | p. 81 |
Apps for the iPhone and iPad | p. 82 |
Point-and-Shoot Cameras | p. 86 |
DSLR Cameras | p. 88 |
Video Cameras | p. 90 |
Preproduction Planning | p. 92 |
Preplanning Basics | p. 94 |
Make Arrangements for Your Shoot | p. 95 |
Plan to Arrive Early | p. 95 |
Visualize Your Setup | p. 96 |
Plan Your Camera Positions | p. 97 |
Make an Equipment Checklist | p. 97 |
Decide Where to Place Your Subject | p. 98 |
Decide If You'll Do a Stand-Up Shot | p. 100 |
Be Ready to Do B-roll | p. 100 |
Prepare for Sound | p. 102 |
Write Out Your Interview Questions | p. 103 |
The Importance of Planning: Lessons Learned | p. 104 |
Production Day | p. 108 |
Getting Started on Location | p. 110 |
Camera Placement | p. 111 |
Position Your Subject | p. 112 |
Audio Check | p. 114 |
Mystery Guitar Man (Joe Penna) on Making Videos | p. 116 |
Lighting | p. 118 |
Outdoor Light | p. 118 |
Window Light | p. 120 |
One-Light and Two-Light Setups | p. 121 |
Pro-light Setup | p. 124 |
Softboxes | p. 124 |
LED Lights | p. 125 |
One-Man Band: Boua Xiong | p. 126 |
Production Examples | p. 128 |
Shooting with an iPhone | p. 128 |
Interviewing and Collecting B-roll on Location | p. 129 |
Business Videos Shouldn't Be Boring | p. 131 |
Remote Interviews | p. 132 |
Valentina Trevino's Weekly Art Painting Videos | p. 134 |
Shooting Techniques for Different Camera Setups | p. 136 |
Shooting with One Camera | p. 138 |
Check Lighting | p. 138 |
Position the Camera | p. 138 |
Check Sound | p. 139 |
Frame the Subject | p. 139 |
Start Shooting | p. 140 |
Take Shots for B-roll | p. 141 |
Final Pointers | p. 141 |
Shooting with Two Cameras | p. 141 |
Framing the Subject and Yourself | p. 141 |
Start Shooting | p. 142 |
Shooting with Three Cameras | p. 143 |
Framing and Positioning | p. 143 |
Interesting Angles | p. 143 |
Important Tips | p. 145 |
Avoid an Embarrassing Shoot | p. 145 |
Keep Things Moving | p. 146 |
Stay on Topic | p. 146 |
Wrap It Up | p. 147 |
Remember the Five Ws of Interviewing | p. 147 |
Penn Jillette | p. 148 |
Video Editing | p. 150 |
Entry-Level Editing Programs | p. 152 |
Hardware Required for Editing | p. 153 |
Windows Recommendations | p. 154 |
Mac Recommendations | p. 154 |
External Drives | p. 155 |
Card Readers | p. 156 |
The Essentials of Video Editing | p. 156 |
Getting Started with the Editing Workflow | p. 158 |
The Basic Editing Process | p. 158 |
Import and View Your Footage | p. 159 |
Create a Script and Record Narration | p. 159 |
Add the B-roll | p. 159 |
Using Simple Video-Editing Software | p. 161 |
Movie Maker for Windows | p. 161 |
iMovie for Mac | p. 162 |
Adobe Premiere Elements | p. 169 |
Editing Video on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch | p. 173 |
Step-by-Step Editing with the iMovie App | p. 173 |
Real-World Scenario: The Bloggin', Vloggin' Grandma | p. 175 |
How It Started | p. 176 |
Production Values | p. 177 |
Gear | p. 177 |
The Shoot | p. 178 |
The Editing Process | p. 179 |
Promotion | p. 180 |
The Latest | p. 181 |
The Vlog Process | p. 181 |
Advanced Video Editing | p. 182 |
Introducing Final Cut Pro X | p. 184 |
A Quicker Way to Edit | p. 184 |
The Layout | p. 185 |
Hands On in Final Cut Pro | p. 187 |
Create a Desktop Folder | p. 187 |
Create an Event | p. 187 |
Create a Project | p. 189 |
Import Footage | p. 189 |
Let's Edit! | p. 190 |
Share the Video | p. 195 |
Multicamera Editing | p. 196 |
Putting All the Clips Together | p. 196 |
More on Creating Multicam Clips | p. 197 |
Angle Viewer | p. 198 |
Sound Enhancements | p. 199 |
Chroma Key Effect | p. 199 |
Sharing the Final Product | p. 202 |
Exporting Videos | p. 204 |
Choosing a File Format | p. 204 |
Saving Videos with Premiere Elements | p. 204 |
Saving Files in iMovie | p. 206 |
Exporting in Final Cut Pro X | p. 206 |
Finding a File in the Future | p. 206 |
Best Source for Answers to Compression Questions | p. 207 |
YouTube Rules | p. 208 |
Final Check | p. 209 |
Uploading Videos to the Web | p. 209 |
A Home for Your Masterpieces | p. 209 |
Uploading to YouTube and Creating Your Channel | p. 211 |
Creating a Title | p. 212 |
Categories | p. 213 |
Importance of Words | p. 214 |
Tagging | p. 215 |
More on Links | p. 215 |
Scream It to the World | p. 216 |
Subscriptions | p. 216 |
Views | p. 217 |
Making It Viral | p. 218 |
Tweaking Your Channel | p. 219 |
p. 221 | |
p. 222 | |
Summing It Up | p. 223 |
Index | p. 224 |
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