Besides serving as a diagnostic tool for you, students can use the workbook to practice and develop their video production skills through summaries of the chapter content, key terms, activities, self-tests, and problem-solving applications. The workbook can be customized and bound into the student edition text.
Zettl explains the basics clearly, remembering that the reader might be a real beginner. There are a lot of helpful pictures, and the text is not cumbersome.