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Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos

~ Steve Stockman

24 Jun 2017

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I’ve never used a video camera, however my daughter will be getting married this October and I will be filming for the VERY first time. I’m scared stiff ! ! ! Can you please advise me on the best way to …(Read the rest)

Audience Focused Video

~ Steve Stockman

05 Mar 2012

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Hey Steve, I’m a brand new Realtor in a small coastal town in Florida. Understanding that more and more people are viewing video as opposed to reading a bunch of stuff on line, and with a very limited budget, I bought …(Read the rest)

Quick Storyboards

~ Steve Stockman

01 Sep 2011

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In days of yore, one needed to be able to draw storyboards to get a good idea what a video would look like before shooting it. Luckily, it’s way past yore.  Now you can whip out a digital camera (in this …(Read the rest)

Shot List: The Opera Spot (p. 77)

~ Steve Stockman

16 Aug 2011

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From  How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, Page 77: The easiest way to plan a video that’s more complicated than “point at party guests” is by using a shot list. A shot list is exactly what it sounds like: a …(Read the rest)

What’s Your Intent? (p. 25)

~ Steve Stockman

25 Mar 2011

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From How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, Page 25: Before you shoot your next video, brainstorm a long list of why you’re doing it and how you want to treat the audience. Select the most useful thoughts from your list and …(Read the rest)

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Steve Stockman is a writer/ producer/ director in Los Angeles. How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck, available in 9 languages, is the best selling video how-to book in the world. You can find the updated (2017) edition from Workman Publishing wherever you get books, ebooks or audiobooks. [more...]

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