Shoot Your Shot

Sometimes the uncertainties within your life will draw you back. But don't allow them to draw you back from becoming who you truly want to become. Shoot your Shot: Land Amongst the Stars is a book meant to inspire the lives of other people to live out their true potential. We all have struggles that arise, and some bottle up inside. But Shotty shares his ideas on how perseverance can help you overcome the barriers that life throws directly at you head on. Dive into this thrilling novel and find out how you can conquer the world and realize your potential.

In life, just as in sports, you miss all of the shots you don't take. 'Shoot Your Shot' provides a unique and entertaining approach to the self-help book genre by identifying the key principles that the world's most elite basketball players--such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry--have applied to their lives and relates how you, the reader, can use those exact same principles to help you navigate through life and realize your dreams. Divided into "Quarters" and reading as if you are in an actual game, 'Shoot Your Shot' provides a never-before-seen yet effective and enjoyable approach on how to accomplish your goals and attain success. By utilizing examples of techniques employed on the court, the stories of current and former NBA players and personnel, as well as personal recollections from the author, 'Shoot Your Shot' gives you the winning formula on how to live your best life. This book is perfect for any age, background, and standing in life!

Shooting is the most important fundamental skill in basketball, but despite being the skill players are the most willing to practice, shooting technique is perhaps the least-taught fundamental of the game. In addition, there are very few instructional basketball books dedicated exclusively to shooting. Shoot Like the Pros is perhaps the most detailed analysis of shooting mechanics, covering every aspect of shooting, ever published. Divided into seven sections, it covers shooting mechanics, the mental aspects of shooting, free throws, game situations, strength and conditioning, teaching methods, and finally workout drills for advanced levels. Including tips from some of the NBA's biggest stars, this is a book that will give both players and coaches at all levels proper direction on how to improve shooting technique.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The viewer will give the video his time, and the video will give him an experience that he’ll enjoy. If the video gives the viewer a good time, he’ll even pay it by watching its commercials. But if the video gives the viewer a bad time, he wants out immediately. #2 The first step to preventing bad video is to accept that you must entertain or die. If you don’t, your audience will leave you. You don’t need explosions or nudity to entertain. All you need is competent, compelling video that intrigues your target audience. #3 Select 10 random YouTube videos and try to watch them all. Stop when you feel like changing the channel. How many seconds have you watched. At what moment are you bored. Why. What kept you interested. #4 Every video needs a clear intent. The intent is what you’re trying to accomplish when you make the video. A result happens after the video is done, and you don’t have much control over it. If your intent is to show absurd behavior, you can guess that when you shoot something that strikes you as absurd or funny, you’re on the right track.

It began with a free sandwich, a simple camera, and twenty “I can do better than you” shots. From that afternoon of friendly competition, six college guys created Dude Perfect, a YouTube group that specializes in the craziest basketball shots you can imagine. Within months, the guys went from shooting backyard trick shots to starring in GMC truck commercials and standing on an L.A. Red Carpet. Listed by Advertising Age as one of YouTube's Hottest Brands, Dude Perfect's videos have reached and inspired hundreds of millions with one contagious message—the very phrase they championed from day one—Go Big. By leveraging the connected world, Dude Perfect's dream became a reality, and now, they want the same for you. Written by one of the dudes himself,Go Big tells their story and unveils their secret: five practical principles for taking your passions, skills, and dreams to the next level. Areyou ready to Go Big?

Dating has changed dramatically over the last 10 years with the advent of Instagram and Tinder. Today's dating apps only require that users take ten seconds to look at a handful of your photos before making a decision to swipe right (hot) or left (not hot) on you. Also, the selfie-focused social media platforms of today have made what you look like more important than what you have to say. Social media has had a direct impact on the way people meet in traditional settings such as a bars or clubs where it's more common for a girl to share her Instagram handle with you than her phone number. This book will teach you how to shoot your shot and find success in meeting girls both online and in-person in this current dating climate. You will also come to understand how sales and marketing practices in the business world correlate to the principles of online dating. Whether you're newly single or have been shooting your shot for a while, you will definitely learn something new from this book. About Author: Eric Santos is a technology entrepreneur and writer. He is the CEO of customer feedback software startup Benchmark Intelligence as well as the co-founder of smelldope.com. Eric's work has been featured on AskMen.com, Yahoo Finance, Elite Daily, Business Insider and more. When Eric's not growing his business or writing books on shooting your shot, he trains as an amateur boxer.

Shoot, Edit, Share is an interactive, accessible introduction to video production techniques, concepts, and terminology. With the increasing availability of affordable video equipment, many students and professionals need to learn the basics of video production without being overwhelmed by technical details and equipment lists. Covering preproduction, production, editing in post, and distribution, this book shows you how to produce video quickly and effectively for a range of clients, from commercial firms to community service organizations. Key features include: A companion website including video interviews with professionals that demonstrate and reinforce techniques covered in the book; Service-learning exercises that engage readers in real-world learning experiences, encouraging them to interact with their communities and new clients; Clear, easy to follow and heavily illustrated guides for all of the equipment and processes that go into video production; Focus on creating stories for a target audience, and building convincing and engrossing narrative through videos; A thorough breakdown of all the techniques needed in post-production, through editing, well-designed graphics, and quality sound; A best-practices guide to viral videos, sharing video content online and increasing its exposure on social media sites; QR codes throughout the book, that when scanned, demonstrate video techniques and concepts related to what was read.

Film is a powerful medium. Successful filmmakers possess the passion to visually tell a story that will affect people's emotions, make them see things differently, help them discover new ideas, or just create an escape for them. Whether you love the experience of being enthralled by movies or the excitement, challenge, and magic of making the movie yourself, Filmmaking For Dummies is your primer to creating a respectable product. For the seasoned professional, this friendly reference can inspire you with fresh ideas – before you embark on your next big flick. Get ready to roll with expert information on Defining the difference between independent and studio films Knowing what genre fits your fancy Finding perfect locations Storyboarding your film Directing the action Giving credit and titles Written from the author's 30 years of hands-on work as a writer, producer, and film director, Filmmaking For Dummies carries you through from screenplay to distribution, with lots of experience-packed insight into Writing or finding a screenplay Raising financing for your film Budgeting and scheduling your film Hiring the right actors and crew Planning, shooting, and directing your film Putting your film together in the editing room Finding a distributor to get your film in from of an audience Entering (and maybe even winning) film festivals Taking into account the advent of digital technology, author Bryan Michael Stoller focuses on creative elements that apply to both film and video production. He also points our technical differences and notes the many similarities between traditional and newer age making of motion pictures – all in a fun and engaging way that'll have you shooting for the stars!

Newly updated and revised, How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly—whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters. It’s about the language of video and how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communication). It’s about the rules developed over a century of movie-making—which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old’s birthday party on your phone. Written by Steve Stockman, the director of the award-winning feature Two Weeks, plus TV shows, music videos, and hundreds of commercials, How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck explains in 74 short, pithy, insightful chapters how to tell a story and entertain your audience. In other words, how to shoot video people will want to watch. Here’s how to think in shots—how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat, instead of planting yourself in one spot and pressing “Record” for five minutes. Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject’s eyes. Why to “zoom” with your feet and not the lens. How to create intrigue on camera. The book covers the basics of video production: framing, lighting, sound (use an external mic), editing, special effects (turn them off!), and gives advice on shooting a variety of specific situations: sporting events, parties and family gatherings, graduations and performances. Plus, how to make instructional and promotional videos, how to make a music video, how to capture stunts, and much more. At the end of every chapter is a suggestion of how to immediately put what you’ve learned into practice, so the next time you’re shooting you’ll have begun to master the skill. Steve’s website (stevestockman.com) provides video examples to illustrate different production ideas, techniques, and situations, and his latest thoughts on all things video.

Producing and Distributing Special Interest Videos is a step-by-step, do-it-yourself guide for successfully producing, selling and marketing videos without a huge financial investment for anyone who has an idea or expertise that they want to showcase in video. Learn how to successfully create and market videos for carefully researched niche markets, for long-term residual income.

Gorgeous full-color photography how-to book gathers the best photo tips from professionals and amateurs, as well as how to use all the latest technology. From the shutter-snapping experts at Popular Photography magazine, Take Your Best Shot takes your from camera novice to point-and-shoot pro. Learn how to: set up flattering window-lit portraits * capture breathtaking underwater images * take eye-defying motion-blur action shots * shoot surprising abstract compositions... all with the help of this manuals collection of tips from pro photographers. Take Your Best Shot starts with expansive sections on basic gear and camera functions, and then devotes entire chapters to photographing people, places, and things, offering insightful techniques for taking impressive photos. Includes illustrated step-by-step how-tos and diagrams that break down each shot so its as easy as 1, 2, 3.

So you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with less. Get started NOW with this book and DVD set, a one-stop shop written by a guerrilla filmmaker, for guerrilla filmmakers. You will learn how to make your project better, faster, and cheaper. The pages are crammed with 500 full-color pictures, tips from the pros, resources, checklists and charts, making it easy to find what you need fast. The DVD includes: * Video and audio tutorials, useful forms, and interviews with leading documentary filmmakers like Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls), and others * 50+ Crazy Phat Bonus pages with jump start charts, online resources, releases, storyboards, checklists, equipment guides, and shooting procedures Here's just a small sampling of what's inside the book: * Putting together a crew * Choosing a camera * New HDV and 24P cameras * Shooting in rough neighborhoods * Interview skills and techniques * 10 ways to lower your budget * Common production forms

Great American Folklore gathers together nearly three hundred of the most entertaining legends, tall tales, and ballads from America's distinctive oral heritage.

Write to Shoot teaches budding screenwriters and screenwriting filmmakers how to write a short script with production in mind. Beker instructs them how to showcase their strengths, tailor projects to shoestring budgets, resources, and practical production parameters without sacrificing the quality and punch of their screenplays, whether they're creating a sizzle short for an unproduced feature script, an independent creative work, or a soapbox to promote a cause. Write to Shoot: Writing Short Films for Production is a must-have guide for anyone who wants to be sure there will be no surprises on set that come from a script that's not ready for production.