Chapter 1 – A Short Walk through Film History -- Chapter 2- Know Your Audience -- Chapter 3 – Storytelling -- Chapter 4 - What You Need to Know about Video Files -- Chapter 5 – Purchasing Production Equipment: Cameras -- Chapter 6 – Purchasing Production Equipment: Other Devices -- Chapter 7: Purchasing Post-Production Equipment: Video Editing Programs -- Chapter 8 - Preparing for Filming -- Chapter 9 – Stationary Filming Techniques -- Chapter 10 –Lighting -- Chapter 11 – Making Visual Composition Dynamic -- Chapter 12 – Advice on Specific Styles of Filming -- Chapter 13- Recording Sound -- Chapter 14 – Video Editing: Post Production -- Chapter 15- Useful Video Editing Applications -- Chapter 16 – Specifics of Sound Editing -- Chapter 17 – Exporting and Distributing Your Film -- Epilogue.

This book breaks down the critical elements that all introductory film makers must know to make a potent videos for public consumption. Each chapter transports the reader from a place of unknowing to being prepared to build and dissemintate their own video productions. This user’s manual gives the reader a complete set of directions for video-making and the wisdom to leverage these skills to inform their intended audience. Effective science communication with the public is no easy task. Math, complex figures and large bodies of technical knowledge present formidible roadblocks for sharing with scientific findings, however certain tools, like video production, help to bridge this gap. .