Video Basics (with InfoTrac)

by Herbert Zettl

Herbert Zettl has drawn on his expertise and field experience to bring you the new edition of Video Basics, which continues to be the most authoritative, current, and technically accurate student guide to video production. Meeting the instructor's needs for a briefer book, this text distills video basics so they can be covered in a single semester. The book moves students from video concepts and processes to production tools and techniques, and finally, to the production environment (studio or field, inside or outside) and its effects. A more conceptual framework leads the student from the idea (what to create) to the image (how to create) on video.

432 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1994

Reviews

[Lyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars - This textbook is easy to read and jam-packed with information. The images are helpful in understanding what certain video equipment looks like and how it is used. The definitions are clear and I learned a lot from reading this.

[Dave Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not the most up to date version of book but contains the basics for "making it happen" on camera. This is a must for all serious videographers. I highly recommend getting the newest version (5.0) and then messing around with an actual camera. Sorry you're cell phone doesn't count but is a start.

10 burritos!

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to buy this book the price is ridiculous for a paperback not even a hard cover yes I do need this book for class but for that price no.