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February 1996 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Documentaries: Then and Now

Join us for a look at the history of documentary film and videomaking, followed by a discussion of how you can shoot your own documentaries with professional results.

Music and Sound Effects Libraries: Your Ticket to Powerful Productions

Music and sound effects are a great way to add spice to your video productions. Fortunately, you don't need a musician or a foley artist to get the job done; all it takes is a CD player, an audio mixer and a library of sounds.

Upon Reflection: Lighting Accessories for Videomaking

Light control devices range from simple sheets of cardboard covered with foil to professional lighting umbrellas, fingers, scrims and flags. In this article, we'll show you how to choose the best lighting accessories to meet your budget as well as your needs.

A Production Value Primer: Big Looks for Small Bucks

Gaining production value on a project doesn't instantly mean spending money. Here's how to improve the quality of your videos with such simple tools as scripting decisions, camera angles and lighting scenarios.

Reviews

Product Probe

  • Sharp VL-H450U Hi8 ViewCam
  • Panasonic PV-D705 VHS-C Palmcorder
  • Sony SVO-2000 S-VHS VCR

Columns

Camera Work: Et Cetera, Et Cetera

Et Cetera, Et Cetera

Pause: High Phi

High Phi

Personal Video Distribution

Uncle Al's Ab Workout, Mike Jones' Kickin' Karate and The Beach Babe Experiment are just three of the hundreds of successfully marketed low-budget videos available on the market today.

Edit Points: Add Spice with Special Effects

Add Spice with Special Effects

Sound Reasoning: Balancing Art

Balancing Art

Desktop Video: The Mac Platform

The Mac Platform

Video Entrepreneur: Keeping Customers Happy

Keeping Customers Happy

Departments

Video Q&A

Video Q&A

Letters

Quick Focus

QF User Groups

Product Scene

  • Sony EV-S5000 Hi8 VCR
  • NRG Research Power Can
  • Anthro Anthro Console
  • Panasonic AG-188U
  • Go Video GV-8050 8mm/VHS dual-deck VCR
  • Charles Beseler Lilliput Utility Light

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