Watch the Video Introduction to the Book
This is the video introduction to my book. Shot at a street fair in New York City, it describes how Ready, Steady, Shoot can help you shoot better home movies, videos that your friends and family will want to see, not run away from. Make better videos of your vacations, your kids’ activities, family barbecues, or a night out with friends. The intro outlines the easy learning system I invented called The 10 Shot Video. I hope you’ll watch the ones that I shot in many different circumstances in order to give you ideas for your own home movies. I’m continually shooting...
Read MoreChevy Nomads (some of the most beautiful cars every made)
I set out to shoot a “10 Shot Video,” the easy learning exercises I invented for my book, but the Nomads are so cool — made in 1955, ’56, ’57 — I went a bit beyond 10 shots. Good filmmaking is accomplished by being flexible. So, why limit to just 10 when these cars are so amazing. I think you’ll agree it’s worth a few extra shots. The operative word is TIGHT for this video. The more close ups the better. Stay in tight and you’ll make better videos.
Read MoreThe SNAP Conference Official Unofficial Movie (in 10 Shots)
Here in Lehi, UT with 325 talented women: bloggers, vloggers, artists, crafts makers, EXPERTS. For thee days they’ve been sharing their talents, opinions, skills, techniques at this conference in Lehi, Utah. I gave a video production workshop focusing on the techniques of my book, emphasizing the 10 Shot Video easy learning system. I thought it would be cool to make a 10 Shot Video to share. It was shot and uploaded to YouTube over a few hours on the closing day.
Read MoreGigi the Labradoodle
Dogs are difficult to shoot. First of all, they don’t sit still. And, as I wrote on the Huffington Post Travel blog I wrote (with a demonstration video), Zooming is Death. Zooms will kill your video, guaranteed. So, how do you shoot dogs? Get low, even on the ground. Hold your camera at dog-eye level. It’s all in the book.
Read MoreCanal House Fair –– 10 Shot Video #2 of 3
This is the second of three 10 Shot Videos I shot at The Canal House Fair last July. The idea was to shoot three videos of the same place – differently. This one, as you’ll see, is much more intimate than #1. I guess, as I became more comfortable being there, I was able to get in closer to my subjects. Don’t you think it’s a better film when people speak and show emotion? The viewer becomes an active participant, not an outsider. Oh, and sometimes even pros screw up: my microphone got turned off at the beginning of a shot. Oh, well.
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