http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: education - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:38:12 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/question-about-sony-vegas-movie-studio-hd-platinum-production-suite-11#post-70552 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:12:32 +0000 vid-e-o-man 70552@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Joe, I recently purchased VMS Hd Platinum suite 11, I got it for a very good price from Sony because I am ungrading from VMS Plat 9. I just finished viewing the Jump Start Tutorials DVD. It is basically a guide to start you using VMS and DVD architect softwares. For me it was a refresher of the things that I had been using in VMS 9. I did find a number of things that were new to me because I hadn't used them in 9 and somethings that are new to 11. If you are new to video editing or new to the Vegas interface, it is very informative and will get you going in the right direction. The DVD is broken into 11 chapters that run any where from about 5 minutes to 10 minutes each. The chapters are Intro, Getting started,Look at the interface, Selecting project properties, Importing project media, Basic editing technique, Creating text and titiles, Filters and effects, Steroscopic 3D editing, Delivering the video, Conclusion. Some of the things discussed are above the beginning level but are well explained and easy to follow (blue/green screen, other filters). The interactive tutorials are imbedded in the software and can help you proceed while you are actually working on a project. The quick start DVD gives you a study of how to do things before you actually start a project. One thing I must suggest to you is also suggested on the beginning of the DVD is to upload the most recent upgrade to your software. I didn't do this and spent hours trying to make my first Blu-ray disc until I googled the error code that I was receiving and found a solution (see my other post about error code in VMS 11, from a few days ago). I was very happy using VMS 9 but needed to move to VMS 11 because I wanted to burn Blu-ray discs with menus. In the short time that I have been using VMS 11 I am very satisfied (except for error code and I should have updated before starting). The Sony creative software web site offers free upgrades for their stuff free and on the site you can compare all the features of each of the products. I hope that this info helps and you find the Sony software as satisifying as I have. keep shooting.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/question-about-sony-vegas-movie-studio-hd-platinum-production-suite-11#post-70490 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:34:33 +0000 Sloppy Joe 70490@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sony sells 4 different Vegas software packages. The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum Production Suite 11 is the only one that comes packaged with a DVD tutorial (the DVD tutorial is not included with Sony Pro).</p> <p>1) Does anyone know the run time of the DVD? </p> <p>2) Does the DVD tutorial teach new students more techniques than the Show Me How interactive tutorial that comes with all 4 versions of Vegas? Or in other words, does it go beyond basics by teaching the student how to edit videos a little like a pro?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/10000-donorschooseorg-video-project-on-tongalcom-1#post-62954 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:30:59 +0000 Tongaldude 62954@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>$10,000 DonorsChoose.org Video Project on <a href="http://tongal.com/">Tongal.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://donorschoose.org/">DonorsChoose.org</a> was created with<br /> the sole purpose of allowing charitable individuals to donate directly to<br /> classrooms in need. The site allows teachers to post specific classroom project<br /> funding requests (from pencils for a poetry writing unit to violins for a<br /> school recital) that people can browse and give any amount of money to.</p> <p> </p> <p>Your mission is to create a powerful and inspiring video educating<br /> people about <a href="http://donorschoose.org/">DonorsChoose.org</a> that also<br /> inspires new donations. The ten best videos will receive cash awards with a 1st<br /> place prize of $4,000. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your<br /> filmmaking skills for an excellent cause. For more information, visit: <a href="http://tongal.com/donorschoose">http://tongal.com/donorschoose</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Specs: $10,000 prize pool, 30 - 60 second video, 13+ years old,<br /> deadline: November 30th, 2010</p> <p> </p> <p>Tongal</p> <p><a href="mailto:info@tongal.com">info@tongal.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tongal.com/">http://www.tongal.com</a></p> <p>The Tongal Blongal: <a href="http://tongal.com/blog">http://tongal.com/blog</a></p> <p>follow us: <a href="http://twitter.com/tongal">http://twitter.com/tongal</a></p> <p>like us: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Tongalinc">http://www.facebook.com/Tongalinc</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-mixer-advice#post-57064 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:29:41 +0000 gordlb 57064@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm offering advice on school-based broadcasting to some local schools, some elementary and some high school.  For the past seven years I've had good success broadcasting over my high school's cable network using an old Panasonic MX-20 mixer and an even older Realistic sound mixer.</p> <p>As an upgrade, I was sold on the Tricaster system from Newtek, but it's too pricey for the elementary school that I'm talking to.  Does anyone have advice for a good basic mixer that wouldn't break the bank, but a person could buy new?  If not, what's your best advice for used?  I know you get what you pay for, and $5000 for a basic Tricaster is cheap for what you get (choice of output format/recording capability/chroma-key/audio mixer/all-in-one solution) but they have a budget of around $3000 for the mixer.</p> <p>There aren't a lot of MX-20's around now, but WJ-MX50A' seem to be plentiful used, and can be had for under $1000.  I've also been looking at Edirol systems as a 'new' option...</p> <p>Any advice would be appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-help-a-newbie#post-55217 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:26:14 +0000 birdcat 55217@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You can probably do just fine with a consumer video camera - try to get one with optical image stabilization and you can get away without the GlideCam, but you may want to invest in something like this (only $60): <a href="http://www.shouldershooter.com/">http://www.shouldershooter.com/</a></p> <p>If you shoot during daylight hours, you might get away without lighting (I've seen many real estate vids with just ambient light, and they looked more than good enough.  Although, for darker parts of the home you can never go wrong with type of lighting.</p> <p>Grinner is also correct about Windows Movie Maker on your existing PC - I've seen some fairly good stuff done with it - Invest in a Dummies book do get you started with it.  If you find you want to do more, there are other options available like Sony Vegas Movie Studio for &lt; $100 - Free, fully functional 30 day trials of all Sony software here: <a href="http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials">http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/trials</a></p> <p>Also, if you haven't registered at the following website, it would serve you well to do so: <a href="http://www.wellcomemat.com/index.htm">http://www.wellcomemat.com/index.htm</a></p> <p>Good luck.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-help-a-newbie#post-55203 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:57:32 +0000 grinner 55203@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> You can find camcorders at Best Buy, windows comes with Movie Maker, and I'm not sure what you'd do with a mac at his point. You can find god light kits on BandHphoto.com and I recomend a glidecam from ebay. You may opt for a tripod per room but if I were looking at homes, I'd want an actual walk through. Light accordingly.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-help-a-newbie#post-55201 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:36:25 +0000 cincyopenhouse 55201@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Can someone please help a newbie?  I am attempting to create virtual "open house" walk thrus of real estate listings for the internet--eventually posting to youtube as well.  I am very new to AVP, can some one please recommend a camera and software package to get high quality videos to my website (trying to keep costs down).  Also, should I invest in a Mac, too?  Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/post-your-favorite-books-on-filmmaking#post-35378 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:22:15 +0000 naji 35378@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My favorite book so far has been - Grammar of the Film Language by Daniel Arijon. It covers camera positioning and angles thoroughly. Though it's about 600 pages, it is a treasure for new filmmakers. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/post-your-favorite-books-on-filmmaking#post-35189 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:08:44 +0000 bmoede 35189@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><strong>Painting With Light &lt;!--aoeui--&gt;</strong><br /> by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-2635801-8604947?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;search-type=ss&amp;index=books&amp;field-author=John%20Alton">John Alton</a></p> <p>Great book of film lighting</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/post-your-favorite-books-on-filmmaking#post-35169 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:26:43 +0000 maxzilla 35169@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Post your favorite books on filmmaking with the author and a short description about the book.</p> <p><strong>The Guerrilla  Filmmaker Movie Blueprint</strong> by Chris Jones</p> <p>  The books goes into heavy detail about the process of production and what role everyone plays in production covering crew sizes from 10-ish (low budget indie) to 40-ish (low budget industry), and i'm guessing if you've got a crew bigger than these you should probably already have enough experience and not not need this book. This is really an awesome book to have.</p> <p><strong>Directing: Shot By Shot</strong> by Steven D. Katz</p> <p> This book teaches you the very technical, tedious, and often challenging process of visualizing your ideas for shots, being able to storyboard them, and then actually shooting them. There are over 20 chapters, but the book basically is divided into 3rds, visualizing, storyboarding, and shooting. The book contains many storyboards from Empire of the Sun, The Birds, Citizen Kane, and Blade Runner.</p> <p><strong>Directing: Cinematic Motion</strong> by Steven D. Katz</p> <p>I've haven't read this book yet, but I am going to be purchasing it very soon. It basically covers the non-technical aspects of directing, and focuses on blocking and staging your scenes with your actors within the frame. It's a direct sequel to Shot by Shot. If it's as good as that book was, I'll be able to recommend it, but we'll see. If anyone has already read it, please post your opinion.</p> <p><strong>Directing Actors for Film and Television</strong> by Judith Weston</p> <p> Your actors are the elements that truly bring the screenplay and the film itself to life. So why not get the absolute most out of them. Judith Weston runs directing actors workshops across the country and based on what I read in the book, she must really know what she's doing. This book educates you to better understand your actors in what's going through their heads when they're preparing their role and while on set, but also the different approaches you can take in helping them improve their performances and also to avoid the wrong approaches. I can also recommend this book to actors who are interest in film or television as it will help you direct yourself and better understand what the director is telling you.</p> <p><strong>The Film Director's Intuition</strong> by Judith Weston</p> <p> I bought this book last month and haven't gotten the chance to read it quite yet. This book is an immediate sequel to Directing Actors. It covers script analysis and rehearsal techniques. If it turns out to be as good as Directing Actors I will be able to recommend it.</p> <p><strong>Screenwriting for Teens: 100 Principles  Every Budding Writer Should Know</strong> by Christina Hamlett</p> <p> No matter what age you are, this book is AWESOME. This book could easily be used as textbook for a screenwriting class at a high school. Basically each chapter is a principal, 1 page long, and on the back of that page are movies that you can watch that contain this principle and also brainstorming exercises that you can do. This can easily be a self-taught course. It's a little over 200 pages, but you could easily read it in a week.</p> <p> I've got a bunch of other filmmaking books in my collection, but not any really great or unique ones that don't have a couple hundred just like it.</p>