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Feature Stories

Web Visuals with Pizazz: Web Animation Buyer's Guide

by Alan Sheckter
Discover the animation software that can bring your story to the Web at manageable file and bandwidth sizes.

Tripods On Trial: Tripod Buyer's Guide

by Wendy Nichols
Let this tripod buyer's guide help you pick out the best tripod for your needs.

Two Hours in Ten Seconds

by Joe McCleskey
Time-lapse photography - one of the most fascinating and popular effects in cinematography can be created with your camcorder, your computer and these tips.

Departments

Tech Support

by Bruce Coykendall

In Box

by Alan Sheckter

Book and Tape Reviews

by Charles Fulton
  • DVD Production
  • Digital Moviemaking
  • How to Produce Your Own Special Interest (Guerilla) Videos for Fun and Profit

New Gear

by Tony Kilcollins
  • Canon ZR30 MC Mini DV Camcorder
  • RoadWired Photo/Video Pro bag
  • Apple Final Cut Pro 2
  • Lowel/Fluo-Tec Studio450 studio florescent fixture
  • Boris RED 2
  • Applied Magic ScreenPlay 2.5
  • Panasonic PV-DV951 3-CCD camcorder
  • Dynapel Systems Motion Perfect software
  • Screenplay Systems StoryView
  • Case Logic NCLE-2 Notebook Computer Shuttle
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August 2001
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: TV Today: What Would the Founders Think?

by Matthew York
TV Today: What Would the Founders Think?

Home Video Hints: Shoot Video With the Editor In Mind

by Jim Stinson
Make the editing job easier by keeping the editing process in mind when shooting your video.

Light Source: Lighting Faces

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
Basic three-point lighting techniques provide practical solutions to common lighting challenges.

Directing for the Screen

by Jim Stinson
Learn how to apply four major directing tools: point of view, composition, perspective and movement.

Computer Editing: Basic Compositing

by Bill Davis
In a field as rapidly changing as video production, few "buzzwords" generate more interest than "compositing."

Sound Advice: Audio - Get it Right From the Start

by Hal Robertson
10 tools and strategies you can use to caputer great sound on every shot.

Test Bench