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  • The Coolest Slow-Motion Camera Effects Since The Matrix

    Jackson Wong - June 04th, 2013

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    The Matrix is one of the most visually unique movies of all time, but that was 14 years ago. Now, be on the look out for bullet-time shots in sports and more. Who wouldn't be cool acting like Neo and Trinity? It seems that ever since the 1999 debut of The Matrix, no one has really developed similar effects, until recently.
    Blog Tags:  effects The Matrix slow-motion Bullet-time replay sports camera technology NHK MLB umpires NFL referees

  • Cinegear 2013 Roundup

    Mike Wilhelm - June 03rd, 2013

    Canon CN-E 14.5-160mm T2.6 Lens
    Everyone thinks of NAB as the heartbeat of the video production and filmmaking industry. It's where all the big players come out to show their new products to the media and potential buyers with deep pockets. Cinegear, which takes place annually at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, is a different type of expo.
    Blog Tags:  cinegear Professional tradeshow

  • Three Video Tricks to Play on Your Viewers

    Jackson Wong - May 28th, 2013

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    Video is such an illusion. We're a bunch of tricksters, just fooling audiences by the second. Yes, you may have heard us mention frames per second or even 24p and 30p. These terms in our vocabulary are so basic because we create the visual perception of motion with many images shown in a second. Rarely do we spend time thinking of the illusion itself. Let us begin with a quick video that tests your brain's visual perception. Go through the test and look into the findings to discover more of how your brain works.
    Blog Tags:  visual perception illusion optical illusion video tricks jump cut suspense Composition

  • YouTube Gets 100 Hours of Video Per Minute

    Jackson Wong - May 21st, 2013

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    It is amazing how much video is being produced right now. YouTube is a huge reason that people are so willing to upload content, and yes, there should be the distinction between uploading and shooting, in fact I will often shoot video and not upload to YouTube. If you're like me, then you're adding to the countless amounts of video that are being shot right now, but look at the 100 uploading hours of video, stop, and think of how many are productions (certainly not all of them), and many are music videos, in fact all but one of the 30 most viewed YouTube videos of all time are music videos, as of today (May 21, 2013).
    Blog Tags:  Youtube upload per minute Dove Real Beauty Sketches YouTube Charts YouTube Birthday viral video

  • Video Production: A Messy Balance of Art & Science

    Greg Olson - May 20th, 2013

    graphic image of the right and left brain

    Here at Videomaker, we often delve into the academic fundamentals of video production. We try to boil everything down to the “right way” of doing things. From proper organization, to attaining the perfect exposure with the ideal framing, right on down to best practices for editing and exporting your project. But time and time again, as we research for our training videos and articles, we run up against a simple fact. Video production is a messy and delicate balance between science and art. The complex technology that goes into making video cameras, lights, microphones, and software is astounding, and the tools we have at or disposal have gotten smaller, more powerful, and more affordable. But the ultimate goal of video production is to create a final product that is engaging, informative, or just plain fun, and there's nothing scientific about that. The technology provides us the tools, but our creativity drives the way we use them.

    For every video rule we teach, there is almost always a good reason to break it in certain situations. For those of us whose brains are practically split right in the middle between right (creative) and left (logical) it can be maddening to search for the definitive answers our left brains demand. Just peruse any forum and you're bound to find numerous approaches to get the same result. But the right side of our brains relish in the vast gray area that allows various creative solutions to the same problem.

    Blog Tags:  technology Editing best practices Video Production Software cameras Lighting Microphones

  • 5 Tips for Adding a Light Source With Light Reflectors

    Jackson Wong - May 17th, 2013

    Disc of gold and silver fabric partially unzipped
    Amid all the talk of second screens and mobile devices, one simple joy is easily passed - a handy light source. Now all we need to do is trade our touch screen swiping for reflector techniques and we can entertain dogs, cats and dragons for hours. Seriously, here are tips that you can take to your production set. But before you can make use of the following tips you must be able to control your reflector. Be sure you get a feel for the angle at which your light source is strongest since your reflection will be a weaker version (less so if you've got a highly reflective surface like a mirror).
    Blog Tags:  budget lighting fill light reflectors inverse square law diffusing light Bat-Signal Photoflex

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