How To

• Five Tips for Finding Free or Cheap Video Equipment

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  Bree Brouwer - February 14th, 2013

  

  At the beginning of your videography career, acquiring equipment is your number one priority. Maybe you’ve stumbled across an incredible story idea for a short film or web series that must come to life on screen, or you’re going to start that videography business you’ve always wanted. Whatever the case, you need to invest in some equipment. And of course, money seems to be eluding you.

• Documentary Style Shooting in Children of Men

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  To achieve a raw documentary feel for Children of Men, director Alfonso Cuaron and cinematographer Emanuel Lubezki created complex choreographed scenes with long takes and custom camera rigs to bring the viewer into the story. Released in 2006 the film received and academy award nomination for best cinematography.

• Shooting DSLR Audio with the BeachTEK DXA-SLR PRO Audio Adapter

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - February 08th, 2013

  

  How many times have you heard video producers complain about their love-hate relationship with the new DSLR shooting and workflow? Yes, using a DSLR gives you the chance to swap lenses and capture great depth-of-field shots, but then you have to deal with the one big issue that traditional camcorders have addressed for decades: capturing good clean audio. BeachTEK has a solution.

• Rode Continues to Innovate With the iOS smartLav Microphone

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  chipdizard - February 07th, 2013

  

  Innovation and iOS are words that are often seen together, but now add RØDE to this list with the release of smarLav. It’s a lapel microphone that makes it easy to record to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via the headphone jack.

• Creative Lighting and Camera Work in the Assassination of Jesse James

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  Directed by Andrew Dominik, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” uses creative lighting and camera work that results in effective visuals to enhance the story. Released in 2007 this film's cinematography earned Roger Deakins an Academy Award nomination.

• What is a McGuffin? Movie Terms Defined

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - February 01st, 2013

  

  Movies terms define an action, a shot type, a character or a piece of gear, and all of these are meant to help the plot move along, or help the crew know which device to use next, or to help someone like a camera operator prepare for the next shot or scene. One unusual term is "McGuffin". The plot of many movies will maneuver around the McGuffin - so what IS it exactly, and why would video producers want a McGuffin appearing in their movie?

• Focus Assist: Necessity or Crutch?

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  Mike Wilhelm - January 30th, 2013

  

  Today, most video is shot with the shooter looking at an LCD screen, often a foot or more away from their face and without protection from ambient light sources. As a result, capturing clear video that's in focus has become more difficult.

• Blackmagic Cinema Camera: Unboxing

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  The Blackmagic Cinema Camera just arrived! Let's crack open the box and take a look at what's inside.

• Shed 4k Video Storage Weight That You Don't Even Have Yet

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  Jackson Wong - January 29th, 2013

  

  Order your 4k content from T3Media. Ordering food at a counter, is for many kids, a big step. We as video editors are constantly having to make steps to keep up with video technology, so how do we plan to deal with one of the new menu items, 4k?

• Using a Switcher for a Multiple Camera Shoot

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  Live switching an event can be a little overwhelming if you've never sat behind the controls of a switcher before. But if you keep it simple, you can nearly eliminate the need for post-production. In this segment we talk about getting video and audio into a switcher, the basics of switching, and adding live graphics over your shots. If you prepare properly and practice a bit, live switching can be an exhilarating experience.

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