In our "Hands On" segment, Andrew is back with a look at some features to Panasonic's HVX 200 camcorder.
Panasonic HVX 200 Camcorder Review has DV Tape Transport
Change Shot Perspective to Change your Video's Mood
Jennifer shows us how taking the camera from eye level to a low or higher level can change the perspective of a shot and enhance the emotional mood of your scene.
Avoid Continuity Errors
Jennifer shows how to avoid continuity errors in your production.
Deceptive Shooting with Shooting Angles Part 2
Mark and Andrew are back with part 2 of deceptive shooting: this installment is how to use depth of field to realistically shoot fake fights.
Climb a Vertical Wall with Deceptive Video Shooting
Andrew and Mark have some easy-to-do tips on deceptive shooting... just in time for April Fool's day.
Tips for Freehand Shooting with a Hand-Held Camera
Jennifer shows new video user, Melissa Hageman, some simple handheld tips, and Melissa then creates a "First Week of Spring" photo essay for us.
How to Protect Your Video Gear in the Rain
Andrew has some rainy day tips to keeping your gear safe and dry.
How to Shoot Video All By Yourself
Jennifer and Andrew show us different ways to shoot yourself when you're in the field working as a "One Man Band."
Words from Professional Oscar-Winning Documentarians
Recently, Videomaker was invited to a special reception honoring this year's documentarians nominated for Academy Awards. For this week's "Tips & Tricks" segment, Jennifer has some words from the pros on the trials and tribulations of documentary making.
Extreme Long Shots, Close-Ups and Other Shot Angles
ennifer, Mark and Andrew demonstrating different shot types and showing you how to use them effectively in your video.
Stylize Video with Color Controls in your Editing Program
Mark shares tips on colorizing your edited video for style.
How to Apply Stage Make-Up for Manly Men
Jennifer has tips on a difficult subject for some men... how to apply makeup on your talent.
How to Stage a Realistic Fake Fall
Jennifer and John showing you realistic ways to fake a fall.. and some of the props and skills you'll need to pull them off.
How to Artistically Edit Down Long Shots and Control Time
Tips from John and Jennifer on TIME CONTROL: timelapse,... how to artistically edit down long shots...and more..
Screen Direction Tips for Continuity: 180 Degree Rule
Jennifer and John once again go out in the field to answer some confusing questions about screen direction.
Use Deceptive Shooting to make Fire, Rain and Earthquakes
Jennifer and John go out on location to experiment with making a sunny day look rainy, a studio look like a fire-lit setting, and creating some "camera shake" moves that are more realistic than 1960's era Sci-Fi TV shows.
How to Enter Video Contests
Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.3 update in our News & Technology segment. This is a maintainence update that includes the addition of batch capture & error log. In our VIDEO SHARING NEWS we tell you about WorkBook Project: a social network built around the video community, and Mashable has a the best of 2006 and 2007 predictions. Also in our video sharing news: Youtube has begun to share some of the direction with the users With the introduction of "Test Tube". The first offering is Streams.
How to Read Color Bars
In our News & Technology segment, Blackmagic ships HDMI Intensity; Mark tells you about that along with a Panasonic announcement of a universal format live switcher and Red Giant releases Colorista. Derek gives details on the BBC's partnering with Zudeo, putting British TV on the Internet in his Video Sharing news.
"How to read Color bars" is the subject of our Tips & Techniques segment from one of our favorite "Best Of" tips from this past year.
News on Best New Video Technology and Tips
In our News & Technology segment, Mark has news from Cyberlink, HP, NewTek & Sony and Derek has some news on a few video sharing sites to watch including Stumbleupon.com and vodpod.com, plus free internet phone calling through Google.
Our Tips & Techniques segment shares some of our favorite "Best Of" tips from this past year.
On-Camera Lights for Portable Video Cameras
In our News & Technology segment, Derek has some exciting news in the video-sharing world. Samsung has developed a phone that delivers Divix media. A new site we're watching closely is Zudeo which supplies High Def film download with a bit torrent twist.
Mark tells us about two new AVCHD camcorders form Panasonic... and the latest release of DVD-it Pro HD by Roxio.
Hitachi's newest DVD/Hard Drive Camcorder
In our News & Technology segment, Derek and Mark tell you about Hitachi's newest DVD/Hard Drive Camcorder and some great news on DVD and CD prices slashing by Primera. We are also adding a daily up-to-the-minute news updates on our blogs, and they tell you how to find us.
In our Tips & Techniques segment, Jennifer and John look at the first of two parts on lights for your production.