Russ Fairley
Russ Fairley is a producer, editor and motion graphic designer who enjoys writing for Videomaker. He has also written for About.com (Lifewire.com), RedShark News, Modern Drummer Magazine, and others.He is an Adobe Certified Expert, Adobe Community Leader, and co-founder of After Effects Toronto, Canada's largest motion graphic user group.Fairley is the creator and editor of ProductionWorld.net, a popular production news website.
Are new camera features future-proofing or sales-baiting?
Every new camera generation introduces us to a slew of new features, improved specs and promises of better video capture. But how much of these new releases...
NAB 2018: Tech and Trends from the Show Floor
Every April, the trucks rumble into Las Vegas carrying the tools of our trade. Cameras, monitors, external GPUs, mass shared storage devices and anything else necessary to make pro...
How to Get Started with 360-degree Video
Within the last few years the video industry has seen the emergence of a handful of new techniques, technologies and methodologies. Aerial videography has gone positively mainstream, action cameras...
Encoding YouTube Videos at the Highest Quality
With over one billion users and more prime demographic reach than any major television network, YouTube is a distribution channel you don't want to miss out on. From codecs...
The Essential Video Shooter’s Toolkit
The big day has finally arrived — a video shoot for the biggest client to ever darken your door. You’re nervous, but excited and well-prepared. You get to work...
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