Introduction

All kinds of people today are creating video for the web. Whether you’re a small business owner, a blogger, or a web show host, or if you’re simply doing some marketing for your company or yourself, right now you may be all on your own in learning how to put that video together, make it look good, and get it to go viral.

Learning filmmaking and production techniques can be a daunting task because most books and resources cover productions with big budgets and multiple crew members. Resources that cover only the camera or video editing aren’t particular helpful either if you don’t know the basics about video production.

This is where Video Nation comes in. I wrote this book to provide the layman with real-world, practical advice, ...

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