How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly-- whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters.  It's about the language of video. How to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communication).  It's about the rules developed over a century of movie-making--which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old's birthday party. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of Two Weeks (2007), plus TV shows, music videos, and hundreds of commercials, How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck explains in 74 short, pithy, insightful chapters how to tell a story and entertain your audience. How to shoot video people will want to watch.

Here's how to think in shots--how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat, instead of planting yourself in one spot and pressing "Record" for five minutes. Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject's eyes. Why to "zoom" with your feet and not the lens. How to create intrigue on camera. The book covers the basics of video production: framing, lighting, sound (use an external mic), editing, special effects (turn them off!), and gives advice on shooting a variety of specific situations: sporting events, parties and family gatherings, graduations and performances. Plus, how to make instructional and promotional videos, how to make a music video, how to capture stunts, and much more. At the end of every chapter is a suggestion of how to immediately put what you learned into practice, so the next time you're shooting you'll have begun to master the skill. Accompanying the book is a website with video clips to illustrate different video production rules, techniques, and situations.

《如何拍摄不逊色的视频》是一本快速而简单的指南，将使你的视频立即变得更好--无论你是从头到尾阅读，还是只略读几章。 它是关于视频的语言。如何像导演一样思考，而不考虑设备的问题（业余爱好者考虑的是摄像机，专业人员考虑的是沟通）。 这是关于一个世纪以来电影制作的规则--这些规则在拍摄两岁儿童的生日聚会时同样有效。史蒂夫-斯托克曼是《两周》（2007年）以及电视节目、音乐视频和数百个广告的导演，他撰写的《如何拍摄不烂的视频》用74个简短、精炼、有见地的章节解释了如何讲述故事和取悦观众。如何拍摄人们愿意观看的视频。

这里介绍了如何用镜头思考--如何移动--拍摄--停止--重复，而不是把自己固定在一个地方，按 "记录 "五分钟。为什么在看到拍摄对象的眼白之前不要拍摄。为什么要用你的脚而不是镜头来 "变焦"。如何在镜头前制造悬念。本书涵盖了视频制作的基础知识：取景、灯光、声音（使用外部麦克风）、编辑、特效（关闭它们！），并对各种特定情况的拍摄提供了建议：体育赛事、派对和家庭聚会、毕业典礼和表演。此外，还有如何制作教学和宣传视频，如何制作音乐视频，如何拍摄特技，以及更多。在每一章的末尾，都有一个如何立即将所学知识付诸实践的建议，因此，下次拍摄时，你就已经开始掌握这项技能了。与本书相配套的是一个网站，其中的视频剪辑说明了不同的视频制作规则、技术和情况。