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• New Titles: Corporate Video Production, Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
  August, 2012
  by Mark Holder and Joseph Ayres
  Book and Media Reviews
• Documentary Funding
  May, 2012
  by Mark Holder
  Getting Your Project Off The Ground
• The Birth of Film - The Beginning of Motion Picture Making
  May, 2012
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  As often is the case, when new technology comes along, many people are afraid of what it represents; they scoff at it, or dismiss it as a fad. (3D movies…
• Viewfinder: Make a Movie
  April, 2012
  by Matthew York
  From the basics of composition and storytelling to the costs of realizing your dream, how to make a movie is a question that newbies and long-time movie…
• The History of Video
  April, 2012
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  The World Gets Smaller Every Day, Thanks to Video
• Viewfinder: Movie Maker
  March, 2012
  by Matthew York
  When compared to the thousands of years required for the written word to become available to the masses, the video revolution has occurred at mind-boggling…
• Viewfinder: Cinematography
  February, 2012
  by Matthew York
  A cinematographer used to be thought of as a film artist, but cinematographers are creators of original works - whether it's film or video. All of us who use a…
• Online Documentaries
  February, 2012
  by Andrew Burke
  Documentary storytelling is found across a diverse swath of mediums including celluloid film, DVD, online video and even interactive scrapbooking. Even through…
• Viewfinder: Unscripted
  December, 2011
  by Matthew York
  Sometimes you spend weeks working on shotlists, storyboards and scooting scripts; and Sometimes you shoot just for fun, and you don't have a plan - your story…
• Using Video in Schools
  November, 2011
  by Jenny L. Hanson
  Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic - the fundamentals of American Education - gets a new boost with video. Whether they are teaching how to make video stories,…
• New Titles: Cinematic Storytelling, After Effects CS5 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques, DSLR Cinema
  August, 2011
  by Morgan Paar
  Media Reviews
• Viewfinder: 25 Years
  June, 2011
  by Matthew York
  As we celebrate 25 years of Videomaker, we believe our focus and mission to encourage video producers to follow their dreams has succeeded and we'll keep doing&…
• The History of Video - Historical Showdown
  June, 2011
  by Peter Zunitch
  Some technological breakthroughs were marvelous time-savers, others were, well, not so stellar. Here's a look back at the beginnings of video gadget history.
• Videomaker's Silver Anniversary
  June, 2011
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  "It's a magazine about a powerful tool and how you can use it effectively in many situations, some of which have yet to be discovered." Matt York, Viewfinder&h…
• Cinéma Vérité
  May, 2011
  by H. Wolfgang Porter
  Documentary filmmaking is as old as the motion picture format itself. There has always been a desire for film and video directors to 'tell the story as it happens'.
• Take Five
  August, 2010
  by Scott Memmott
  Storytelling Tips for Better Wedding Videos
• TV is Dead
  June, 2010
  by D. Eric Franks
  A Glance Through the Looking Glass at the State of Television Technology
• Entertaining Book Gives Vital Tips on Storytelling
  June, 2010
  by Mark Holder
  Media Reviews
• 10 Keys To Success In The Wedding Video Business
  February, 2010
  by Brent Holland
  A guide to becoming successful in the wedding video business written by those in the trenches. Part of a series on how to make money making video.
• Viewfinder: Home Video
  January, 2010
  by Matthew York
  Should Videomaker serve those who want to make home video movies or the professional videographer?
• Fan-Made Low Budget Films: The Story Continues...
  January, 2010
  by H. Wolfgang Porter
  The enthusiasm for characters and stories in science fiction is inspiring the independent creation of entertaining fan-made, low budget films as a hobby.
• How Relationships Play a Role in Making Video
  November, 2009
  by Matthew York
  Videomaker's role is changing from teaching people how to make video to fostering a community to empower mass collaboration over the Internet.
• A Checklist To Find The Best Digital Video Camcorder For You
  September, 2009
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Thinking about getting a new camcorder? Here are 10 points to consider while searching for the best digital video camcorder to suit your needs and budget.
• Documentary Interview Tips
  August, 2009
  by Peter Biesterfeld
  The key to a good documentary interview is to listen. Maintain eye contact with your subject. Do not look down at your notes or settle for generalizations.
• The Wedding Biz
  June, 2008
  by Brent Holland
  A guide to starting a wedding video business.
• Directing Documentaries
  April, 2008
  by Robert G. Nulph, Ph.D.
  Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.
• Young Filmmaker gets a boost from Videomaker
  February, 2008
  by The Editors
  Reader's Letters - Young Video Producers; Upgrading the Reader on the Changing Technologies; Double Credit; Shooting Steadier Handheld Shots.
• How Camcorders Change the way We Track Events
  October, 2007
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  Topical News
• Wedding VideoLand
  August, 2007
  by Bill Davis
  A lighthearted Look at Wedding Video.
• Back to Film School
  August, 2007
  by Robert G. Nulph, Ph.D
  Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer. All good directors are students of film. They&…