Hello my name is Colin Jeffrey and I love making and editing home videos. I love my finished work to such a degree that I decided to publish an e-book to make it simple for anyone who wants to learn.

The Lay Out Of The Book Is As Follows:

1. Video is the 4th Literacy: The language of Sound and Motion

- information  - marketing  - visibility

2. Where is video used

- Offline - Online (websites, emails, blogs, video marketing etc)

3. Components of a Video

- photos - sound - text/graphics - video - effects - voiceover etc.

4. How to Shoot a Good Video

- camera types - format types - pre-production basic elements

   [what to shoot] (story)  [goal/target market] [lighting]  

   [set design/props]  [microphone and other accessories]

5. How to edit

- choosing your hardware (suitability to format chosen etc.)

- choosing your software

  [Moviemaker] [Adobe Premiere] [Camtasia]  [Ulead]

- Editing with a script - Troubleshooting bad script and bad footage

6. Spreading the word

- Burning to format of choice - Uploading - Increasing SEO

7. Summary and FAQS