http://www.videomaker.com/ Having knowledge of video and film history can help you better understand the technology and the techniques that have been developed over the decades. Learning from the filmmakers of history is a great way to develop your own movie making style. en-us Copyright 2012 Videomaker Magazine, Inc. 1440 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://banners.videomaker.com/banners/videomaker/VM_88x31_1.gif http://www.videomaker.com/ http://www.videomaker.com/article/15554/ 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&hellip… http://www.videomaker.com/article/15554/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/shop/movie-making-history-of-blue-and-green-screen-effects.html Explore the history of Chroma Key. Everything from blue screen to green screen! http://www.videomaker.com/shop/movie-making-history-of-blue-and-green-screen-effects.html?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/shop/how-3-types-of-the-documentary-genre-are-made.html This Video On Demand highlights 3 common types of the Documentary genre. We'll discuss Observational, Expository and Participatory. http://www.videomaker.com/shop/how-3-types-of-the-documentary-genre-are-made.html?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/shop/the-history-of-making-documentaries.html This Video On Demand highlights the history of making documentaries. Everything from the Lumier Brothers in the late 1800s, to the birth of "Reality TV". http://www.videomaker.com/shop/the-history-of-making-documentaries.html?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/15376/ 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… http://www.videomaker.com/article/15376/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/15177/ 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. http://www.videomaker.com/article/15177/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/15178/ "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… http://www.videomaker.com/article/15178/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/14797/ A Glance Through the Looking Glass at the State of Television Technology http://www.videomaker.com/article/14797/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/14102/ Videomaker's role is changing from teaching people how to make video to fostering a community to empower mass collaboration over the Internet. http://www.videomaker.com/article/14102/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/shop/cinematography-theory-and-practice.html The knowledge, methods and techniques essential to the work of the DP. http://www.videomaker.com/shop/cinematography-theory-and-practice.html?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/shop/the-technique-of-film-and-video-editing-history-theory-and-practice.html The Technique of Film & Video Editing contains the best training for aspiring directors and editors, providing a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. http://www.videomaker.com/shop/the-technique-of-film-and-video-editing-history-theory-and-practice.html?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/13635/ Reader's Letters - Young Video Producers; Upgrading the Reader on the Changing Technologies; Double Credit; Shooting Steadier Handheld Shots. http://www.videomaker.com/article/13635/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/13131/ Topical News http://www.videomaker.com/article/13131/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/13017/ http://www.videomaker.com/article/13017/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/14543/ One Media Player per Teacher (OMPT) benefits citizens in third-world countries by bringing our technology to them through benevolence. http://www.videomaker.com/article/14543/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/764/ These often-overlooked parts of a production system have a major effect on your video and audio signals. We'll show you how to be a cable-savvy videomaker. http://www.videomaker.com/article/764/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Nov 1994 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/1204/ No video transition is so simple and inexpensive as the cut. And none is so powerful. http://www.videomaker.com/article/1204/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Aug 1996 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/1221/ A History of Videotape Editing http://www.videomaker.com/article/1221/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/1983/ They've brought us VHS, low-cost video editors, desktop video and a whole catalog of other innovations we now take for granted. This article gives you the&helli… http://www.videomaker.com/article/1983/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/1985/ Panasonic AG-456U Audio-Technica AT-MX341a SmartMixer Elite Video BVP-4 Broadcast Video Processor Rip-Tie CableCatch Velcro fastener Sony HMEAD… http://www.videomaker.com/article/1985/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2026/ A look at the camcorder and its role in the course of human history. http://www.videomaker.com/article/2026/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sat, 01 Jul 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2077/ Letters http://www.videomaker.com/article/2077/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Jun 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2551/ Beauty is only skin deep. Can video go deeper? http://www.videomaker.com/article/2551/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 May 1997 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2764/ Join us for a look at the camcorder's illustrious history -- complete with an easy-reference timeline of important dates. http://www.videomaker.com/article/2764/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 Sep 1997 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2775/ On January 25, 1997, representatives from six of the leading nonlinear editing companies joined the Nonlinear Editing Panel at the Videomaker Expo. http://www.videomaker.com/article/2775/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2930/ One man's insult is another man's praise. http://www.videomaker.com/article/2930/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Aug 1997 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/2946/ A good grasp on camera movement will do wonders for your productions. This article shows you how to mimic the masters. http://www.videomaker.com/article/2946/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/3189/ Check out these video "antiques" to appreciate what's available now. http://www.videomaker.com/article/3189/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/3224/ Compare the style and technique of eight great film makers as we demonstrate what you can learn from the masters. http://www.videomaker.com/article/3224/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/3320/ They seemed like good ideas at the time http://www.videomaker.com/article/3320/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/3519/ Step back in time with video pioneer Roger Miller as he takes us on a guided tour that revisits the "old days" of home video equiopment. Your time machine&helli… http://www.videomaker.com/article/3519/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/7168/ Press Principles http://www.videomaker.com/article/7168/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Jun 1995 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/7177/ On Ramp: The Internet and the MBONE http://www.videomaker.com/article/7177/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sun, 01 Dec 1996 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/7242/ Going Digital? Save time and money by exploring the various digital-upgrade paths available to you. http://www.videomaker.com/article/7242/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/7287/ Digital video is more popular than ever. Does it warrant the hype? Dr. Mylar explains the virtues of the digital medium. http://www.videomaker.com/article/7287/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/7967/ A salute to the pioneering spirits that shaped the history of video and led the way to the products of today. http://www.videomaker.com/article/7967/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/8024/ The Web may be your ticket to the big time. Explore the opportunities that wait for you on the Web. http://www.videomaker.com/article/8024/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/8168/ High Phi http://www.videomaker.com/article/8168/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Feb 1996 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/8179/ When you show your videos, you're revealing a part of yourself to your audience. Don't let selfish videos threaten a good relationship. http://www.videomaker.com/article/8179/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sat, 01 Feb 1997 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/8238/ A student's idea to infuse frozen instants-in-time with visual movement led to a cutting-edge Hollywood effect. http://www.videomaker.com/article/8238/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/8273/ A Decade and a Half in the Making: Videomaker's Fifteenth Anniversary http://www.videomaker.com/article/8273/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/9342/ Classroom video projects can teach students how media can manipulate reality--and viewers http://www.videomaker.com/article/9342/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/9436/ Tailor your shows for the people who will watch them. http://www.videomaker.com/article/9436/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/9519/ The world of transitions speaks a language we all understand--whether you realize it or not. http://www.videomaker.com/article/9519/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/9631/ "Beauty from order springs."--William King, Art of Cookery http://www.videomaker.com/article/9631/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/9722/ How high-speed broadband Internet is changing the course of digital video. http://www.videomaker.com/article/9722/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/9729/ Understanding the hidden meanings of transition effects. http://www.videomaker.com/article/9729/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/9788/ In quality videos, camera angles enhance the style of the program http://www.videomaker.com/article/9788/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/10000/ Examining the scope of the North American broadcast video standard. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10000/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/10388/ Understanding the language of digital audio. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10388/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/10472/ The camcorder that works for you might not be what works for someone else. What do you really need? http://www.videomaker.com/article/10472/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/10509/ Video has come a long way, baby, but its history is a short one. We’ve got ten fun facts you might not know about video. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10509/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/10709/ When random pictures come together to create a single compelling collection. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10709/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/10775/ Camera moves can make your project look super professional or incredibly amateurish depending on how well you use them. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10775/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/article/10813/ Planning for post-production will re-focus your vision of the program you want and then help you create it with the material you've got. http://www.videomaker.com/article/10813/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/11087/ "Shoot to Show" and "Shoot to Edit" are two different styles requiring different methods of planning. No one knows these techniques better than a run-and-gun&he… http://www.videomaker.com/article/11087/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/article/12397/ Quick Focus http://www.videomaker.com/article/12397/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/529/how-to-make-your-video-look-like-film/ How to give video a film look using 24p. http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/529/how-to-make-your-video-look-like-film/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:06:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/524/make-money-with-on-line-video-distribution/ How to use on-demand DVD distribution to make money with video over the Internet. http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/524/make-money-with-on-line-video-distribution/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Tue, 26 May 2009 17:29:02 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/516/the-history-of-making-documentaries/ The history of making documentaries. Everything from the Lumier Brothers in the late 1800s, to the birth of "Reality TV". http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/516/the-history-of-making-documentaries/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/515/how-3-types-of-the-documentary-genre-are-made/ Learn about 3 of the more commonly known types of the documentary genre. They include: Observational, Expository and Participatory. http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/515/how-3-types-of-the-documentary-genre-are-made/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:11:07 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/512/history-of-online-video-and-youtube/ History of Online Video growth from early video cameras to the evolution of YouTube. http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/512/history-of-online-video-and-youtube/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:55:33 PST http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/502/movie-making-history-of-blue-and-green-screen-effects/ Explore the history of Chroma Key. Everything from blue screen to green screen! http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/502/movie-making-history-of-blue-and-green-screen-effects/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:21:31 PST http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/489/chromakey/ From start to completion, Charlie walks through the basics of achieving a Green Screen effect. http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/489/chromakey/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:04:32 PDT http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/news/190/news-andtechnology/ NEWS and Technology - Morgan / 1. HD-DVD 2. 50 years of Video tape 3. Boris Blue PROPS: LitePanels DV Lite Vlog… http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/news/190/news-andtechnology/?utm_source=videomaker.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_content=/learn/theory/history/rss/ Mon, 01 May 2006 17:44:00 PDT