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Steve Stockman In Your Questions Answered

Making Your Video Sound Great

Hi Steve!

I bought your book, How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck and this morning I shot my first video – a documentary of a local pancake breakfast. The finished product was 1:46 and includes 17 cuts. If I hadn’t read your book it would probably be a lot longer and much more boring!

One question I have is sound. I was concerned that the sound from the individual clips would be discontinuous…but I overlayed some music that came with Corel Video Studio and magically it all seemed to work out really well. I don’t know if I just

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Steve Stockman In For Pros, Your Questions Answered

Great Video Transcends Equipment

Great video transcends equipment. You can shoot an awesome film on your cell phone, or a terrible video on a Panavision digital rig with a crew of 200.

Case in point: This video, shot on a Nokia N8 Mobile phone. It surely wasn’t edited on a mobile phone, but that doesn’t obscure the big idea: great video comes from the brain, not the machine in your hand.

This video has a terrific sense of style, a clear organizing idea, and great music holding it together. A complete tale in under 2 minutes. Watch: