Creating Great Smartphone Videos

Summary

Easy, Economical, Fun

Making your own great videos can be economical, easy and fun. Chances are you already have everything you need: your smartphone or tablet. Your mobile device is capable of capturing video of surprisingly good quality.

Is This Book for You?

Do you want to:

• Make videos but don't know where to start, or have a limited budget, or


• Make family albums, vacation videos, or videos about your adventures, or


• Give your YouTube or other video blogs a professional polish, or


• Document your software or other developments in video, or


• Create lessons on video, or


• Make videos for entertainment or amusement, or


• Have other ideas for what you could do with video?

If your answer to any of these is yes, you'll find value in this book.

Making Your Videos Great - Technically and Artistically

Author / Narrator Reg Jacklin offers ideas for making the videos you shoot with your mobile device great, both technically and artistically. On the technical side, he covers vocabulary, lighting, sound, resolution, orientation and storage requirements. Artistically, he discusses production values, including simple techniques for giving your videos that professional look and sound, including camera motion, basic editing principles, and composition. He suggests some free editing tools to get you started. Reg then offers a refreshing look at what makes a good story and how to scope and tell your stories on video. Finally, he shows how to get your videos out to where they can be seen.

About the Author

Reg Jacklin is a Certified Professional Videographer and Electronics Engineering Technologist. He has spent thousands of hours teaching university courses. He owns and operates a video production company, VidGigsLive. Presented with deep knowledge and humor, his book educates and entertains.