About the Book:

What the Pros Know and the Manuals Don't Tell You....

Whether you spent $200 or $20,000 on your camera, Digital Video Secrets will give you what you need to get a great look. Inspired by such available light and low-budget films as Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi and Jon Jost's Frameup, filmmaker Tony Levelle sets out on a mission to tell you how to do the same.

Here are 107 easy-to-apply digital video shooting secrets that "everyone knows" but no one will tell you. Digital Video Secrets is a "cheat sheet" for every filmmaker. It is loaded with practical, ready-to-use information that will improve the quality of your shooting from day one.

What people say:

"Very clear and precise. A layman can take this book and eliminate massive amounts of mistakes and actually make good movies." — Alan Siegel, California Teacher of the Year, teacher at nationally recognized, award-winning Carle High School

"Tony Levelle has put between two covers everything you need to know about the best and brightest ways to use your digital camera, regardless of what you're shooting — from wedding videos to the next big ground-breaking low-budget sensation." — John Gaspard, author of Digital Filmmaking 101

"Digital Video Secrets is not only a terrific introduction to the craft of visual language, it offers up many of the purest essentials that experienced filmmakers often neglect. Tony Levelle has, quite simply, assembled a wonderfully proficient guidebook." — Richard D. Pepperman, author of Film School, The Eye Is Quicker, and Setting Up Your Scenes

About the Author:

Tony Levelle is an author with over 30 years experience in the fields of technology and filmmaking. He has made short films about family farms, hospice care and the Tatagata tea ceremony. His interests include digital technology and storytelling through a range of styles and techniques. In addition to teaching basic filmmaking at schools in Northern California, he launched a film festival in order to encourage and recognize student filmmakers in his community.