When looking for a hand-held mobile studio that was feature-filled and could handle HD, Tony Pronko, Engineer at C-SPAN in Washington DC, stopped looking when he found the HS-2000. A lot of the high definition footage that is shot for C-SPAN requires that a field crew be on-location, and many sites do not easily accommodate […]
A great Reader Quicktip came over the other day from Rob Wilson. It’s a nice tip for doing a little surgery in your Avid Media Files folder that can help with organization and being able to identify the media files that goes with a particular project. Rob published this on his own blog when he […]
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It seems everyone and their sister’s friend’s cousin has made a list of indispensable cinematography iPhone apps. Now it’s my turn. Let’s see how original I am. One week ago today I received my new Verizon iPhone, and life hasn’t felt quite the same since. I feel as if I’m a little behind as everyone […]
Read More… from iPhone Apps: The Short List for the Average Cinematographer
Q: Which one of these test swatches is correct? A: None of them. An example of life before we learned how to follow a color managed workflow while printing. One old theory of knowledge was that we were born knowing everything (having gained that knowledge in a previous life), and it was just […]
As you are aware by now, we’re going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (“CMG5” for short) and pulling out a few “hidden gems” from each chapter. These will include both essential tips for new users, as well as timesaving gems that experienced users may not be aware existed. Chapter […]
Read More… from CMG Hidden Gems: Chapter 12 – Stencils and the “T”
