Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
- 1. Welcome to the Wonderful World of Digital Video
- 2. Shooting Digital Movies
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3. Editing Basics: Movie Maker and More
- Getting Acquainted with Movie Maker: The Grand Tour
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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
- Summary
- 4. Saving and Sharing Digital Movies
- 5. Project 1: Creating Birthday Party and Baby Movies
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6. Project 2: Making Travel and Vacation Movies
- Creative Approaches to Making Travel and Vacation Movies
- Getting Ready for Your Shoot
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Shooting a Travel or Vacation Movie
- Shots to Get Before the Trip Begins
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Shots to Get During the Trip
- Shooting Exteriors of Buildings
- Scanning Famous (and Not-So-Famous) Works of Art
- Getting On-location Narration
- Recording Walk-and-Talk Shots
- Shooting Food and Eating Scenes
- Interviewing People You Meet and Your Traveling Companions
- Recording Daily Highlights
- Shooting at Different Times of Day
- Trying the “A Day in the Life of” Format
- Repeating a Theme or Question
- Capturing Running Gags: A Special Guest Star
- Shots to Get After Your Trip Is Over
- Editing Your Travel or Vacation Movie
- Summary
- 7. Project 3: Making Sporting Event Movies
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8. Project 4: Making School Play (and Other Live Event) Movies
- Creative Approaches to Making Live Event Movies
- Getting Ready for Your Shoot
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Shooting Your Live Event Movie
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Shots to Get Before the Event Begins
- Shooting Practicing Scenes
- Shooting Preshow Interviews
- Shooting Exteriors of the Building at the Event
- Shooting a Sign or Poster Announcing the Event
- Shooting a Brief Interview with Your Star or Others at the Event
- Shooting Ticket Takers Taking Tickets
- Shooting Scenes of the Audience Waiting to Enter
- Shooting the Audience Entering or People Waiting for the Performance to Begin
- Shooting Backstage Getting-Ready Scenes
- Shots to Get During the Performance
- Shots to Get After the Event
- Editing Your Live Event Movie
- Basic Editing Steps
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Shots to Get Before the Event Begins
- Summary
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9. Project 5: Making Family Memory Movies
- Getting Ready to Make a Family Memory Movie
- Creating Photo Slideshow Memory Movies
- Digitizing Old Movies and VHS (and Other Format) Tapes
- Getting Ready to Shoot an Oral History Movie
- Shooting a Family Reunion
- Editing Family Memory Movies
- Summary
- 10. Resources for Learning
Product information
- Title: Create Your Own Digitial Movies
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2005
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780672328343
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