Anybody working on book for XH A1? at DVinfo.net

Dave Findley · September 3rd, 2007, 10:50 AM

Wondering if anyone's working on book for XH A1, like Barry Green did for DVX 100? Searched around, didn't find anything except for the VASST video.

Chris Hurd · September 3rd, 2007, 10:53 AM

I have an extensive outline and several portions fleshed out, the trouble is that color printing is pretty expensive. Thought about an electronic version for customer print-on-demand. Haven't given up on it.

Dave Findley · September 3rd, 2007, 10:57 AM

I'm down for it if you do it, certainly be worth 50 bucks for me to have it handy in the field.

Even Solberg · September 3rd, 2007, 11:45 AM

Ditto. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Robert Morane · September 3rd, 2007, 01:35 PM

Please Chris go for it.
I bought my A1 few months ago and the basic operation is quite simple for an amazing result, but the potential of the cam is such that it would be great to have a good book to help go further,
In fact what is needed is a an "Idiot guide to filmmaking with the A1". Focussing not only on the how but also explaning the why. The A1 is opening a world of tremendous opportunities to journalist and documentary filmmaker. Many of them with no previous experience as cameraman.
The book I want, would guide me in becomming not great cameraman but a verstile and polyvalent operator able to front a diversity of field situations and bring back the images and sound needed to tell the story.
There is lot of good books for the aspirant moviemaker but for the journalist-documentarian there is very little available. Hope you'll do it.

Mats Frendahl · September 3rd, 2007, 01:55 PM

Chris, I run a publ. business. Colour print is quite reasonable today. In Oct. I'm publ. a 600 page book about Structured FrameMaker that I and a collegue authored - every page in 4C!

Paul Mailath · September 3rd, 2007, 08:30 PM

Conventional or electronic - count me in as well!

Mickey Mackwan · September 3rd, 2007, 10:50 PM

Sounds great, i am just a newbie and would love to have some more knowledge about the camera and filmaking in general and depth.... count me in...

Mats Frendahl · September 4th, 2007, 02:47 AM

Chris, do you have any table of contents of your outline?

Ken Wozniak · September 4th, 2007, 09:19 AM

I'd be on board to buy the book as well. It's always nice to have a printed reference.

Try a place like www.Blurb.com (I've used them for photo albums), and people can pay for their books when they have them printed out. You can set the price of your book, as well.

The Blurb software isn't the best, but it's free. The biggest pain is uploading the finished book. Even over broadband, uploading a 600 MB file takes some time.

Jose Ortiz · September 4th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Brilliant Idea!
Count on me too!

Mats Frendahl · September 4th, 2007, 12:35 PM

Interesting project, but not done in a day or week. A book is a traditional and well-known "media", but does it not seem more suitable to have (YouTube) clips with the different chapters instead of printed pages?

Jonathan Plotkin · September 4th, 2007, 02:31 PM

Count me in too. I really like the idea of incorporating video clips.

Ken Wozniak · September 4th, 2007, 07:27 PM

It's amazing how willing we all are to give Chris Hurd some extra work.

Chris Hurd · September 4th, 2007, 07:45 PM

Yeah, I gotta say, all I had in mind was a printed (or printable if it's an e-book) field guide that you could throw in your camera bag and refer to out on location. Just a question of whether or not it would sell enough to justify putting the effort into it.

But video clips, sorry... I can't afford the time nor the money to create them just to put 'em on YouTube... to accomplish that will take a better person than me. Besides, a couple of different training DVDs have already been done.

September 3rd, 2007, 10:50 AM	#1
Dave Findley Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 39	Anybody working on book for XH A1? Wondering if anyone's working on book for XH A1, like Barry Green did for DVX 100? Searched around, didn't find anything except for the VASST video.

September 3rd, 2007, 10:53 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	I have an extensive outline and several portions fleshed out, the trouble is that color printing is pretty expensive. Thought about an electronic version for customer print-on-demand. Haven't given up on it. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 3rd, 2007, 11:45 AM	#4
Even Solberg Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 106	Ditto. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. __________________ "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -- Edgar Allan Poe

September 3rd, 2007, 08:30 PM	#7
Paul Mailath Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Coast - NSW, Australia Posts: 1,606	Conventional or electronic - count me in as well! __________________ Cheers - Paul M. www.perbenyik.com

September 4th, 2007, 09:19 AM	#10
Ken Wozniak Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 179	I'd be on board to buy the book as well. It's always nice to have a printed reference. Try a place like www.Blurb.com (I've used them for photo albums), and people can pay for their books when they have them printed out. You can set the price of your book, as well. The Blurb software isn't the best, but it's free. The biggest pain is uploading the finished book. Even over broadband, uploading a 600 MB file takes some time. __________________ Woz

September 3rd, 2007, 10:57 AM	#3
Dave Findley Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 39	I'm down for it if you do it, certainly be worth 50 bucks for me to have it handy in the field.

September 3rd, 2007, 01:35 PM	#5
Robert Morane Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 267	Please Chris go for it. I bought my A1 few months ago and the basic operation is quite simple for an amazing result, but the potential of the cam is such that it would be great to have a good book to help go further, In fact what is needed is a an "Idiot guide to filmmaking with the A1". Focussing not only on the how but also explaning the why. The A1 is opening a world of tremendous opportunities to journalist and documentary filmmaker. Many of them with no previous experience as cameraman. The book I want, would guide me in becomming not great cameraman but a verstile and polyvalent operator able to front a diversity of field situations and bring back the images and sound needed to tell the story. There is lot of good books for the aspirant moviemaker but for the journalist-documentarian there is very little available. Hope you'll do it.

September 3rd, 2007, 01:55 PM	#6
Mats Frendahl Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Chris, I run a publ. business. Colour print is quite reasonable today. In Oct. I'm publ. a 600 page book about Structured FrameMaker that I and a collegue authored - every page in 4C!

September 3rd, 2007, 10:50 PM	#8
Mickey Mackwan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: sydney Australia Posts: 60	Sounds great, i am just a newbie and would love to have some more knowledge about the camera and filmaking in general and depth.... count me in...

September 4th, 2007, 02:47 AM	#9
Mats Frendahl Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Chris, do you have any table of contents of your outline?

September 4th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#11
Jose Ortiz Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 347	Brilliant Idea! Count on me too!

September 4th, 2007, 12:35 PM	#12
Mats Frendahl Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 126	Interesting project, but not done in a day or week. A book is a traditional and well-known "media", but does it not seem more suitable to have (YouTube) clips with the different chapters instead of printed pages?

September 4th, 2007, 02:31 PM	#13
Jonathan Plotkin Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 122	Count me in too. I really like the idea of incorporating video clips.

September 4th, 2007, 07:27 PM	#14
Ken Wozniak Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 179	It's amazing how willing we all are to give Chris Hurd some extra work. __________________ Woz

September 4th, 2007, 07:45 PM	#15
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Yeah, I gotta say, all I had in mind was a printed (or printable if it's an e-book) field guide that you could throw in your camera bag and refer to out on location. Just a question of whether or not it would sell enough to justify putting the effort into it. But video clips, sorry... I can't afford the time nor the money to create them just to put 'em on YouTube... to accomplish that will take a better person than me. Besides, a couple of different training DVDs have already been done. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!