Chapter 1
The Digital Video Revolution Chapter
In This Chapter
• Everyone can be a digital moviemaker
• Recognizing your needs and knowing the technology
• Technology and specifications
A painter cannot create without paint and a way to apply that paint on the canvas. Similarly, the moviemaker (whether recreational or professional) cannot create without a camera. Today, with the widespread availability of digital technology, anyone can be a moviemaker.
In generations past, moviemakers had no choice but to work with difficult film. But the advent of digital technology gives everyone, regardless of skill level or budget, the ability to express cinematic ideas easily, quickly, and inexpensively. Today’s digital moviemaker has a far larger arsenal ...
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