The Musician’s Video Handbook

The Musician's Video Handbook (another title in Bobby Owsinski's successful Handbook series) describes everything a musician needs to know to easily make any of the various types of videos that are now required of a musical artist for promotion. From creating a simple rehearsal or club video to shooting a pro-quality music video or creating an electronic press kit with fan-generated content and mash-ups, this book shows you how to do it right by demonstrating the tricks and tips used by the pros to make a professional-looking video - even with inexpensive gear and limited resources. The book provides not only easy-to-grasp basics of camera gear, lighting, and audio, but also an overview of production and post-production techniques that even novices can utilize. Issues covered include types of cameras, lighting the band, video formats, editing techniques, audio formats, video encoding for YouTube, permissions and releases, and much more. Features: * Easy-to-understand explanations geared to musicians and performers * Interviews with video-music pros * Instructional DVD As with all the books in the Handbook series, a third of the book is dedicated to exclusive interviews with well-known producers and editors who share their techniques and stories with the reader. The accompanying DVD takes the viewer through each phase of the production and post-production processes and provides tricks and tips from some of the best video producers in the business.