Your Quiz Results: You are a Storyteller
You’ve got the basics down. People like your videos well enough, but they don’t LOVE them. The secret to creating video that people will really want to watch is STORY. You’ve got to intrigue your audience and take them on a journey. The 10 lessons I’ll email you will teach you how to add story to your videos - because it’s story that intrigues your audience and holds them until the end.
You're Just Moments Away from Transforming
Your Videos Forever
There’s only one real secret to getting people to watch your video: you have to give them video worth watching.
Luckily, it's easier than you think.
I’m a working Hollywood director. I wrote the world's best-selling video how-to book, designed a brand new video course to go with it, and created the tips and tricks you're about to get in your email.
I can teach just about anyone to shoot professional quality video - without special equipment, complicated software or made-up "rules." Shooting decent video is easy. Shooting great video takes practice. And it all starts with learning new ways to think about your audience, and how you shoot to make your video great for them.
Next steps? Your first article arrives in your inbox in the next 24 hours. You can unsubscribe anytime, of course. And there's more...
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You're In the Right Place If...
You like to shoot video for other people to watch.
You want your video to have more impact.
You're ready to elevate your storytelling so that people watch the whole video.
You want lessons you can apply right away to make your video better.
There's More
After you check out a few of my tips & tricks, it's time to take a look at our new video course: the ultimate series on How to Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck.
The 22-lesson course is full of simple exercises that will make your video better instantly. Nearly half the course is about learning to tell great stories in video.
There’s no complicated tech-- because Hollywood directors know that great video isn’t about software or fancy equipment. It's about how you think about how to shoot.
Watch the trailer below.
“Stockman has packed a veritable film school between the pages of this highly informative, yet entertaining book. Very highly recommended.”
Videomaker Magazine
“Great tips from a video expert.”
PC World
“The only thing missing is a time machine so I could go back and reshoot fifteen years of sucky birthday party and school play videos.”
David A. Goodman
Executive Producer/Head Writer of Family Guy and The Orville
“Like two years of film school in 248 pages.”
Steven Pressfield
Author of The War of Art and The Legend of Beggar Vance
“Whip-smart and funny. Teaches readers how to think about film and reveals the why and when behind techniques; there is next to zero tech or tool talk.”
Library Journal
My Promise
I'll drop 10 daily, customized tips and tutorials into your inbox to help you shoot videos that look great and tell compelling stories. Videos that engage, entertain, and enlighten. Videos that people don't just watch—they feel and remember.
You'll also get each new article I post (mostly weekly, and you can unsubscribe anytime). If you want to dive right into the archives for even more tips on shooting, storytelling, editing and more, you can find all kinds of free resources here.
Watch the First Lesson - On Me
You'll get a lot of great tips & tricks in your in-box soon. Why not preview our new video course right now, while you're waiting? You can watch the first lesson absolutely free. No credit card required.
