--- product_id: 1206798 title: "How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro" price: "£11.66" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1206798-how-to-shoot-video-that-doesnt-suck-advice-to-make store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro **Price:** £11.66 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro - **How much does it cost?** £11.66 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1206798-how-to-shoot-video-that-doesnt-suck-advice-to-make) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Newly updated and revised, 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 and 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 on your phone. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of the award-winning feature Two Weeks , 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. In other words, 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’ve learned into practice, so the next time you’re shooting you’ll have begun to master the skill. Steve’s website (stevestockman.com) provides video examples to illustrate different production ideas, techniques, and situations, and his latest thoughts on all things video. Review: The Best Book on Video - When people ask me the best way to learn video skills, I point them to this book. Whether you’re just starting to get into video or have video experience, Steve Stockman gives you the tools you need to create videos people will actually watch. Of course, you have to learn the skills, practice them and then implement them. First off, Steve tells you up front that this book isn’t about equipment. And that’s a good thing because you may have the latest and greatest DSLR/mirrorless camera, an old hand-me down camera or your smartphone. This is a technique and skills book. Steve breaks everything down into easy to digest chapters and succinctly explains everything. He doesn’t overwhelm you with technical jargon, but writes in everyday, understandable language. You don’t need a videography/cinematography dictionary next to you as you read this. He provides everything you really need to know to get started, or get reoriented if you’ve fallen victim to all those fancy YouTube techniques or crazy transitions. I have both the Kindle and paperback versions. If you thumb through the pages of my paperback edition, you’ll discover all the notes, highlights and underlines I’ve made in it. It’s a book I reference again and again. If you want to make videos and don’t know where to start, then start with this book. Or if you started already and need some help to cut through all the other video stuff “creators” inundate you with, then cut to the chase and get this book. Review: Practical & enjoyable guide! - This book focuses on basic techniques without getting deep into jargon or tech not available to the average person. Even if you're not the one creating a video, it's a good read to help you articulate about what you like or dislike about films. There is lots of practical advice and the author is quite funny. Overall, an enjoyable read that (like a good movie) entertains and educates. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #56,323 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Cinematography (Books) #47 in Movie Direction & Production #2,836 in Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,896 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tnnuUPz9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Book on Video *by D***N on November 28, 2024* When people ask me the best way to learn video skills, I point them to this book. Whether you’re just starting to get into video or have video experience, Steve Stockman gives you the tools you need to create videos people will actually watch. Of course, you have to learn the skills, practice them and then implement them. First off, Steve tells you up front that this book isn’t about equipment. And that’s a good thing because you may have the latest and greatest DSLR/mirrorless camera, an old hand-me down camera or your smartphone. This is a technique and skills book. Steve breaks everything down into easy to digest chapters and succinctly explains everything. He doesn’t overwhelm you with technical jargon, but writes in everyday, understandable language. You don’t need a videography/cinematography dictionary next to you as you read this. He provides everything you really need to know to get started, or get reoriented if you’ve fallen victim to all those fancy YouTube techniques or crazy transitions. I have both the Kindle and paperback versions. If you thumb through the pages of my paperback edition, you’ll discover all the notes, highlights and underlines I’ve made in it. It’s a book I reference again and again. If you want to make videos and don’t know where to start, then start with this book. Or if you started already and need some help to cut through all the other video stuff “creators” inundate you with, then cut to the chase and get this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Practical & enjoyable guide! *by A***N on June 30, 2025* This book focuses on basic techniques without getting deep into jargon or tech not available to the average person. Even if you're not the one creating a video, it's a good read to help you articulate about what you like or dislike about films. There is lots of practical advice and the author is quite funny. Overall, an enjoyable read that (like a good movie) entertains and educates. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Book Doesn't Suck *by A***R on March 26, 2013* This book contained many great tips that indeed prevent the amateur video maker from making some easy mistakes. The book reads like a fast fact book with a little filler which to me is great because it's hard to read long personal sagas about film by other authors I've read. Tips include how to write a good story, how make your video not boring, and how to use lighting and camera to work for your given situation. The angle of video making advice is for all styles,reasons, and purposes of video making whether you are working on filming a wedding, corporate video or a music video. I gave this book a 4 star only because I had to skip over a couple sections that did not pertain to me. 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