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:
Thanks, Gretchen, for the tip!
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Steve Stockman is a writer/ producer/ director in Los Angeles. How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck, available in 9 languages, is the best selling video how-to book in the world. You can find the updated edition from Workman Publishing wherever you get books, ebooks or audiobooks. 
Wow. That was fantastic!
Very Cool. I eventually want to get high end DSLR or video camera to shoot with but this really shows me that i can learn much "craft" with anything! Thanks for posting!
Travis
Beyond brilliant !