Bring It, a Challenge for Starting Videographers

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Canon USA announced recently their new campaign, “Bring It”, designed to enlighten consumers to a new perspective of telling better stories with higher quality images and video. The campaign, scheduled to roll out this month, features Canon's line of EOS digital SLR cameras and lenses with a rallying cry for everyone to bring their best […]

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Litepanels Introduces ASTRA 1×1 Bi-Color Fixture

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Litepanels®, a Vitec Group brand and premier provider of LED lighting for the broadcast and production industries, is introducing its new ASTRA 1×1 Bi-Color panel at Cine Gear Expo (Booth 64) in Los Angeles on June 6-7. Building on the legacy of the company’s original 1×1 fixture, which revolutionized the lighting industry, the ASTRA 1×1 […]

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Using the Sun as a Key Light

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For today’s Slanted Lens lighting lesson, we are back with cowboy extraordinaire Will Roberts. Our goal was to get a shot of Will spinning a 50 foot lasso on top of a plastic horse. This shoot had three obstacles to overcome: Isolate the talent in the background Overcome the lighting challenge from that background Make […]

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Replace/Relink in Final Cut Pro X

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When to replace and when to relink? This is the question Mark and Steve from Ripple Training tackle on this week's MacBreak Studio. If you need to replace a video clip, graphic, or audio file in your Final Cut Pro X project, one way is to use the aptly-named Replace Edit command. With this command, […]

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MovieType For Element 3D: new for After Effects

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Motionworks has released MovieType For Element 3D. The package includes over 200 time-saving type animation presets, 60 camera animation presets, 450 materials, 150 bevel presets, 3D backgrounds, a camera and light rig, 6 tutorials, and associated AE project files. Also included is MoBacks, an After Effects backgrounds kit with over 55 AEPs and HD renders […]

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Directing Motion with Vincent Laforet

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Vincent Laforet is a man with no shortage of accolades. A three-time winner at the prestigious 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Laforet has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Photography.” He was also awarded with a Gold, Silver, and a Bronze in the Titanium category at the Cannes Lions International […]

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Canon Presents EF-S 10-18mm for Wide-Angle Video

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The new lens, ideal to shoot creative video (and photos) at tight indoor locations such as a cozy corner table in a restaurant or unique vacation photos where the subject is close up, is an extreme wide-angle (a 16-28mm if we consider the “crop” factor of 1.6x) that will offer enthusiasts all the coverage they […]

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