DP Vance Burberry dived into his Blackmagic Design bag of gear for the music video for singer/songwriter Van William’s song “Revolution,” which features Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. The DP, who has shot music videos for Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Santana, and Coldplay turned to his URSA Mini Pro and Video Assist 4K monitor/recorder, […]
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As the media production climate continues to change so do the rates which video professionals charge to create that media. If the image above is indicative of a lot markets around the United States (and the world) then those rates vary wildly from the top to the bottom of the industry. A similar topic has […]
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As we mentioned last week, we’re re-publishing some of our older (but still useful!) courses for free. This course shares one of our favorite tricks: using 3D lights in After Effects on “2D” layers – including already-shot video, renders, text, and graphics – to greatly increase their visual impact. Virtually no knowledge of 3D is […]
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Do you know what I love? I love being able to use the same cameras or software as a big Hollywood Summer Blockbuster. I know what we see on screen has more to do with the talent behind the camera or edit, but it sure does help my self-esteem to have some of the same […]
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Siggraph 2017 is essentially an NAB show for Pixar computer science geeks and VFX artists. But it also reveals the cutting edge of technology poised to make its way into the general post-production world. And for those paying attention, this year’s conference gave prescient insight as to how the job market may be eroded in […]
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Lee Smith, ACE has cut numerous films with Christopher Nolan, including Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception (for which he was nominated for an ACE EDDIE), The Dark Knight (for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Editing), The Prestige and Batman Begins. He was also nominated for an Oscar for editing Master […]
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With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided to take a deeper look into the world of a Filmmaker. This week, we had the opportunity to speak to Filmmaker Matt Alonzo about his work. This is what he said: What inspires you? Matt Alonzo: […]
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RED’s smartphone will be better at video than many mirrorless and small DSLRs, according to a recent video published on YouTube. The first images of RED Hydrogen One are now available, courtesy of American vlogger Marques Brownlee, also known by his YouTube username, MKBHD. The channel, which has close to 4.5 million subscribers, had more […]
In this Let’s Edit with Media Composer lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about some of the great new features in the newest release of Avid Media Composer, v8.9! […]
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The Agua Drone Lander, the Agua Sling and the Agua Versa Backpack are the new products from miggo, promising protection from rain, snow or dust. New bags for your Winter adventures. One year after the launch of Pictar – the revolutionary iPhone camera grip -, miggo returns to the crowdfunding platform with “agua” – a […]
