I’ve been writing a lot about multimedia these days, focusing mainly on providing inspiration. That’s because I think being inspired about what we can do will lead to us figuring out how we can do it. Still, excellent how-to learning resources are critical, so. . .
Two Great Books
From Still to Motion: A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR (New Riders, 2010) is an absolute must have. Written by James Ball, Robbie Carman, Matt Gottshalk and Richard Harrington, From Still to Motion is an engaging, comprehensive techniques manual geared specifically for knowledgeable photographers. Very, very, very cool.
The Lean Forward Moment: Create Compelling Stories for Film, TV and the Web (New Riders, 2009) by Norman Hollyn is a lucid, eye-opening book focused on storytelling and production concepts critical to multimedia success. Drawing from famous movies to teach essential ideas, this book will have a long shelf life.
Three Super Web Sites
DSLRHD.com — “Get into the DSLR Video Game!”
DVInfo.net — “The Digital Video Information Network”
PhotoCineNews.com — “The first blog dedicated to the convergence of photography and video.”