Video Storytelling Projects: A DIY Guide to Shooting, Editing and Producing Amazing Video Stories on the Go, 1st edition

Published by New Riders (August 17, 2023) © 2024

  • Rafael Concepcion
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Today, your bookbag can contain a video production studio so powerful, you can use it to share your greatest ideas with the entire world. Now, there's a complete full-color guide to doing just that, whether your “video stories” take the form of short movies, video journalism, public service announcements, or anything else.

Renowned video producer and instructor RC Concepcion starts in exactly the right place: by teaching you an easy approach to using the language of storytelling that's captivated human beings for millennia. You'll master the essence of story, learn how to develop ideas, create story formats, build dialog, and organize stories to maximize your impact.

Next, Concepcion introduces you to the gear and techniques you need to execute your story, showing how to assemble and share it with the latest mobile or computer software—including Adobe's amazing (free!) Premiere Rush. You'll transform theory into practice with three full projects: a short movie, public service announcement, and video journalism assignment. Concepcion covers every step of production, shares inspirational “spotlight” stories illuminating individuals and key aspects of the video storytelling profession, and offers even deeper reference tutorials on a companion website.

CHAPTER 1  The Elements of Story

CHAPTER 2  How to Structure Your Story

CHAPTER 3  Previsualizing Your Idea

CHAPTER 4  Working with Sound

CHAPTER 5  Working with Video

CHAPTER 6  The Importance of Dialogue

CHAPTER 7  Everything in Its Place

CHAPTER 8  Assembling Your Story in Adobe Premiere Pro

CHAPTER 9  Basic Edits: Sharpening Your Point in Premiere Pro

CHAPTER 10  Editing: Beyond the Basics

CHAPTER 11  Mobile Journalism Project

CHAPTER 12  Sharing Your Video Online

CHAPTER 13  Project: Card Game

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