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Got Mobile? Get Movin' with a Mobile Studio!

by Andrew Burke
Today we can create video almost anywhere. We aren't confined to using a TV studio, edit lab, or even our own den.

A Complete Guide to Shooting Wedding Video

by Brian Schaller
It's not just the newlyweds making wedding promises. Before you say

Choosing a Video Switcher

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
Key factors to consider when buying a video switcher

Microphone Buyer's Guide

by Randy Hansen
To appreciate where we are in regards to microphones, let's review a little history.

How to Make a Video Look Like Film

by Michael Reff
How to use movement, lighting, and filters, to make a video look like film.

Departments

Your Tips

by Jennifer O'Rourke

In Box

by Jennifer O'Rourke

Quick Focus

by Charles Fulton

LensPen | Videssence P055-155BX light kit | DVDAfterEdit

by Charles Fulton
LensPen for safely cleaning any kind of lenses. 55-watt florescent lamp utilizes reflectors produce 71% more light.

JVC Debuts HD200U and GY-HD250U | Sony's royalty free music software.

by Andrew Burke
Two new video cameras from JVC. Sony's new Cinescore allows you to create your own royalty free background music for your videos.
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July 2006
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Columns

Viewfinder: Privacy Expectations

by Matthew York
Privacy Expectations

Basic Training: 7 Ways to Involve the Kids

by Kyle Cassidy
Children love to make videos, all they need is the impetus and opportunity. So take the camera out of the closet on a lazy Sunday and say

Distro Bistro

by James DeRuvo
You've finally got that masterpiece in the can, now what?

Illuminations: Reflecting on Reflectors

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
No money for more lights? No problem! Here are sure-fire, no-power solutions to making your subject shine.

Becoming a Professional Video Editor

by Bill Davis
Part 1: Growth, your tools and your space. Step 1: Clean up your act! If video editors desk is a home-office catch-all, the video editor is not using space effectively or time efficiently.

Sound Advice: Mix it Right

by Hal Robertson
Mixing audio correctly is a true art form, as well as a necessary skill to have in your video production toolbox. After all, sound is half the experience of a video production.

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