Video Basics 5 by Herbert Zettl (2006, Paperback)

I had to buy this book a few years back for one of my basic video production classes. Sure I was groaning at the time because everyone groans when it comes to buying textbooks for school. But after getting into the book, the info that I have culled from it has been valuable. It covers quite a bit of ground in the video field, but it does a great job.

The nice thing about this book is that it is very well written. It's not like a lot of those other college textbooks out there. You know the ones, very dry and boring. Great for reading before bed, but not so much for actual learning. No, this book is actually interesting, and written in a way that seems to maximize reading comprehension and retention.

I find myself coming back to this often in my more advanced projects. Fantastic book. I highly recommend it.