Create professional looking home videos, sales videos for your small business, beautiful wedding videos--even your own documentary or feature film--with help from this approachable, easy-to-understand guide. You'll learn all the essentials, from choosing the right camera and computer equipment to working with lighting and sound. Then, follow project chapters that take you through planning, writing, and producing your video, along with the camera, software, and editing techniques necessary for completion. Get inspiration from the CD-ROM and a companion Web site demonstrating examples from several of the projects featured in the book.