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Looking back, we wrote an article about How to Make your Home Video Better.
Home Video
The One Trick to Make Your Home Video Better Than 90% Out There
Mike Wilhelm - November 21st, 2012
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we are about to enter that time of year where cameras will be capturing video in a majority of households in the United States. Don't be that person who takes awful video that no one wants to watch! We all know what it's like to watch other people's home video and gotten either bored, motion sick or both. Unless you have some sort of sick desire for revenge, don't do it back to them! The way to avoid this is easy; something anyone can do.
Making a Monster Movie with Homemade Gear
mikerosen - August 16th, 2012
Trying to shoot video without any gear can be a nightmare. The last time I tried it is when I was 13 -- and there's reason that I haven't tried it since! My parents had bought their first camcorder and, after they got bored with shooting a few birthdays and holiday gatherings, they let us kids play around with it.
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Video and Film Discussion
Hey everyone
Im new to this group, so please forgive me if this subject has already been covered or if it is too elementary for this forum. But, I need your help
I am an entry-level/intermediate video enthusiast and I would like to store the footage from the 100 or so miniDV and older Digital8 tapes in such a way that I can:
1. access the footage for use in Final Cut without having to capture from the tape each time.
2. access the footage from my TV and scrub through it and access it randomly (i.e. pull up any home video and watch it).
Video Editing: Better Family Video
Julie Babcock - April 08th, 2011
The problem with family videos is they are usually unnecessarily long. As a result of this, they are unnecessarily boring. The easiest way to make better family or home videos is by using good video editing to keep the story short and sweet.
Home Video for the Holidays
Julie Babcock - December 17th, 2009
The holidays are in full swing! As a videographer, there's no doubt you've made sure your camera is charged, stocked and ready to capture the holiday cheer. Unfortunately, your family members don't share your movie-making enthusiasm. They duck and dodge, and do everything within their power to avoid being caught on tape...
