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Feature Stories

Video Kickoff: Your Guide To Shooting Sports

by Mark Bosko
Learn how to turn ho-hum sports videos into high-impact productions. It's not whether you win or lose - it's how you shoot the game.

Sound Control

by Glenn Calderone
Everything you need to know about choosing and using an audio mixer for maximum sound control. Accompanied by Videomaker's annual roundup of audio mixers for video production.

Cables and Connectors: They're More Important Than You Think

by Stephen Jacobs
These often-overlooked parts of a production system have a major effect on your video and audio signals. We'll show you how to be a cable-savvy videomaker.

The Art of the Edit

by Janis Lonnquist
Editing is more than just sticking scenes together - it's a strange language, a discipline, an art. In this article, we'll show you how to master editing and improve your videos.

Curing Camera Shake: Your Guide To Image Stabilization

by Jim Stinson
Explore today's high-tech means for reducing camcorder shake. Electronic or mechanical, the result is steadier video.

Commercial Distribution: The Next Step: Getting Started In the World of Broadcast

by John Waters
Take your videos beyond rental store shelves and into the world of broadcast. Learn all about low power TV, syndication, cable, barter and more. Your audience is waiting!

Making and Selling a Travelogue

by Bernard Wilkie
If you've got a camcorder, some videomaking knowledge and an interesting locale to spotlight, you're equipped to make and sell a travelogue. Here's how.

Home Room News: A Multi-Source High School News Show on a Teacher's Budget

by Rick Nolletti
Take a trip into the classroom, where instructor Rick Nolletti guides his students through a home-brew news broadcast.

Departments

Letters

by Crissy Follmann
letters to the editor

Tools & Tips

by TBD TBD
Tools & Tips

Quick Focus

by Paula Lee

Product Scene

by Brett Skogen
  • Canon ES70 8mm camcorder
  • JVC ST-C40XZ 40-minute S-VHS-C videotape
  • River City Corporate/Industrial buyout music
  • RCA CC547 VHS camcorder
  • Sony CCD-FX730V 8mm camcorder
  • Toshiba IK-M41A camera
  • Panasonic PV-4466 VHS Hi-Fi VCR
  • Stanton Video Services Mini Crane camera jib

November 1994
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: The Confusion Solution

by Matthew York
Videomaker will make you a better videomaker.

Getting Started: Shooting for the Holidays

by Jim Stinson

Pause: Video Brain Drain

by Stephen Muratore

Profile: George Aguilar and Video Poetry

by Stephen Jacobs

Edit Suite: Switcher Magic

by Mark Bosko

Sound Track: The External Advantage

by Doug Polk

Test Bench