Reviews

“Video Production Techniques is a very comprehensive and thorough tool for use by aspiring digital media producers. I am recommending this production guide for my digital journalism classes and for my senior level production course. I will also be adding it to my personal library of reference materials.”

Bob Judson, Professor of Practice, Georgia State University and Managing Director, GSUTV

Praise for the previous edition:

“The modest title of this book doesn’t begin to reflect the ambitious scope of its design. From heady aesthetic theories to an explanation of the LLP form, Video Production Techniques provides one-stop shopping for theory, production, and business. Students of media criticism and the media industry would benefit from this book as much as students of production. After twenty-five years of teaching, I learned a lot from reading it.”Robert Thompson, Director, Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture, Syracuse University

“In the ever-evolving business of television and film, it’s nice know that there is a source so accurately assembled, so dense with dynamic information, and at the end of the day, easy and enjoyable to read. Donald Diefenbach has put together an invaluable guide that I’m sure will be the bible for both young and experienced filmmakers alike.” Brett Weitz, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, TBS

“I’ve been reading books that tell you how to make movies since the 1960s and this is far and away the best I’ve encountered. It covers every aspect of the film and video making process in a fresh, authoritative, readable and clear fashion. It doesn’t forget the art of film while teaching the craft of it.” Ken Hanke, Film Critic and Author