How to Make Great Online Videos

Today’s online videos are a rich mix of high-end DSLR short films posted on YouTube and Vimeo amidst spur-of-the-moment “vids” of family and friends shot on smartphones, and everything in between. The New York Institute of Photography has been producing video for many years, and this tip-filled book will show people who’ve never thought about what elements are essential for great video how to apply simple and inexpensive solutions to the most common problems in homemade video. These step-by-step instructions will help anyone correct the shaky camera syndrome, bad pacing and shot mix, poor lighting, and inadequate audio. Case studies will show readers how videos have gone viral, and How to Make Great Online Videos also shows how to use the techniques of the masters to make the best-quality videos with minimal gear. Amateurs can use simple preproduction and postproduction techniques to make much better videos—and this book shows them how.