Getting Started: Altering Space and Time with Video

The space-time continuum used to be the sole domain of science-fiction writers.Today it is the playground of the videographer.

Fooling around with the space-time continuum used to be the sole domain of science-fiction writers, professors and scientists. Today it is the playground of the videographer. As a video producer, you have the power to manipulate everything your viewers see and hear when they watch your video. When successful, you control your audience's perception of space, its sense of time and the suspension of reality.

As a creator of video, you have the power to create an entirely new universe. It's true! With your camcorder, you can create entire worlds for your viewing audience to visit. Worlds that don't exist outside the TV screen. Whenever you make video, you decide where your audience visits and how long they stay there. By using your camcorder to show or conceal different elements, you have control over what exists in a shot in your video unive…

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