How To

• New Designs and the Best Products at the NAB Show 2013

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  Mike Wilhelm - Wed, 06/26/2013 - 2:35pm

  

  A trip to Las Vegas for the 2013 NAB Show means exciting news from some of the biggest manufacturers. At the center of all the lights and attention we found products for video production that simply couldn’t go without being recognized.

• NAB Wrap Up 2013

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  Jordan Claverie - Tue, 06/25/2013 - 11:17am

  

  For 90 years the National Association of Broadcasters has been putting on a convention for their industry. For the last 20 years, they’ve set up camp in Las Vegas. And over the last five years, they’ve repositioned the annual gathering as a content producers’ paradise. This year’s event did not disappoint.

• Production Monitors Buyer’s Guide: Getting the Right Image for the Work

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  Jordan Claverie - Tue, 05/28/2013 - 4:53pm

  

  Choosing the best production monitor for the work being done is the best key to success.

• Video Production: A Messy Balance of Art & Science

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  Greg Olson - May 20th, 2013

  

  Here at Videomaker, we often delve into the academic fundamentals of video production. We try to boil everything down to the “right way” of doing things.

• 5 Tips for Adding a Light Source With Light Reflectors

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  Jackson Wong - May 17th, 2013

  

  Amid all the talk of second screens and mobile devices, one simple joy is easily passed - a handy light source. Now all we need to do is trade our touch screen swiping for reflector techniques and we can entertain dogs, cats and dragons for hours. Seriously, here are tips that you can take to your production set. But before you can make use of the following tips you must be able to control your reflector. Be sure you get a feel for the angle at which your light source is strongest since your reflection will be a weaker version (less so if you've got a highly reflective surface like a mirror).

• Polaroid XS80 Mountable HD Action Camera

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  Luis Maymi - May 17th, 2013

  

  If you’re planning an adventure where you'll need to cross a river, bike your way through the forest or climb a mountain, including an action camera in your video kit can help you relive the fun later. Better yet an affordable model such as the newest Polaroid XS80 mountable HD action camera.

• Writing Proposals that Sell

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:40pm

  

  The good news for video producers - there’s lots of money out there to fund your production. The bad news - to get it, you have to work hard and follow the rules exactly as requested.

• Hits and Impact Sound Effects

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:53am

  

  TV and movies aren't reality, regardless of what they tell you. Enhanced reality might be a little closer to the truth, or not.

• Build an Open with Graphics, Cameras and Expressions

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  Go behind the scenes as we break down how the opens for our latest Videomaker web videos were created with Adobe After Effects.  From start to finish, we show you how we built a basic two dimensional graphic title, and then used camera movement and expressions to take it into the third dimension.

• Tripods & Stabilizers: Better Video From the Ground Up

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  Jordan Claverie - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:18am

  

  If you want your work to look more like the shots you see on TV, you need to shoot rock-solid steady footage.

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