Documentary editing is an art form that requires tremendous patience, skill and imagination. Eisenstein’s theories about the juxtaposition of images are constantly on display in documentary film. Director David Mamet said, “This is good filmmaking: to juxtapose images.” That is the essence of editing, of course, but in particular, documentary editing. This series has done […]
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Feature film: first day. The crew and I start to run out of things to prepare; the director is 45 minutes late, despite the nervous producer’s assurances that he is on his way. Finally, the first-time director shows up: harried, stubbly, preoccupied and exhausted. Blocking Before Coffee: the webinar Stream it on Moviola.com He nearly […]
Bright Tangerine’s Titan Arm Articulating arms can be fraught with frustration. Eventually, they no longer tighten well and once you try to change a monitor’s position the articulating arm completely loses any tension and whatever accessory it was holding flops around. I’ve experienced this situation many times over. In the end, I would become […]
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Image quality can be a touchy subject, from production right through to final delivery. So to claim that I’m going to show you techniques that can make your images look better may sound a little scandalous – but that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Unfortunately I haven’t found a magic button in After Effects […]
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Panasonic first announced the VariCam LT in February 2016. NAB 2016 was likely the first place many shooters had the opportunity to get their hands on the camera and test it out. First, Panasonic seems to be building on the VariCam 35 legacy and it’s great dual native ISOs of 800/5000, 14+ stops of dynamic […]
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I’ve been on the lookout for a way to carry a single DSLR with a lens or two, a flash and a few things more, on small outings. Mindshift Gear heard my prayers. Let me present you the Multi-Mount Holsters. Sized to fit a range of cameras and lenses, the Multi-Mount Holsters from Mindshift Gear […]
For more than 10 years Videoguys.com, one of the world’s leading resellers of video editing and production solutions, has been publishing DIY articles as a service to their customers. These guides have been recommended by video editing, post production, gaming and general computer blogs, web sites, and user forums all over the world—including. The Videoguys […]
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Generations of filmmakers have refined the tools we use to make movies. But if you haven’t been on a few pro sets you may be missing out on using gear that will save your bacon (or tofu–trying to stay politically correct here). […]
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In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe goes back to basics and continues his talk about editing in your Media Composer timeline by looking at how to add basic transitions to your edits. Most people think that this is pretty straight forward, but when you have to add a slightly “custom” transition to your timeline, it needs […]
Read More… from Media Composer 101 – Lesson 20 – Basic Transitions
Right after NAB Show 2016 X-Rite announced a partnership with SmallHD centered on the first-ever line of daylight-viewable, full-HD display with flexible power production-monitor models 1703-HDR, 2403-HDR and 3203-HDR. The small BIG ones… The announcement comes after a similar one made at NAB 2016. There X-Rite had announced an agreement with Atomos, to use i1Display […]
