Format

Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.

While people wait for HD-DVD or Blu-ray to make some decisive victory, people hesitate over buying HDV cams or upgrading their computers.

Explanations of all those non-standard modes that today's camcorders are capable of shooting.

High definition video gives more to the viewer, but it asks more of the shooter. What do you need to know to begin?

Shooting for widescreen doesn't mean just shooting wider. It's how to creatively get your entire subject in frame and what will be lost if viewed on a 4:3 aspect ratio TV.

We are entering a new era of video production. Our hard work will show in all its HD glory and our sloppy mistakes will glare in HD horror. But light can help us.

If you're eager to leap into High Definition production, but prefer to limit your six figure purchases to real estate, then HDV is for you.

JVC GY-HD100 HDV Camcorder

High-Definition Video Production is a Real Choice

Hi-Def has become the big catch phrase of the year, but many people don't understand just what the format is and why it will be so important to our TV viewing future.

Sony HDR-FX1 HDV Camcorder

You may want 24p, but do you really need it?

Pragmatic, inexpensive ways you can make your video look more like film.