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Documentary

How to shoot documentary interviews viewers remember

We've all seen documentaries or informational videos in which the interview material carries much of the information along with the story. Interviews are the backbone...

Technology

How to geotag video

Videomaker

Geotagging attaches a location to your video, usually as latitude and longitude, and sometimes as the time and altitude where it was shot. Tagged...

Cameras

A quick guide to camcorder formats

Videomaker

Camcorder formats used to come on tape. Today, nearly every camcorder records to memory cards, and the format you choose affects image quality, file...

Technology

Video editing in 6K: Minimum system requirements

Stephen Mandel Joseph

Let's go over what you need if you're planning on taking the daunting yet rewarding task of editing to the next level: editing in 6K.

Technology

CUDA vs. OpenCL vs. Metal: Which GPU Option Should Video Editors Use?

Peter Zunitch

What is CUDA? What about OpenCL and OpenGL? And why should we care? The answers to these questions are difficult to pin down. They...

Writing

How AI can help improve your scriptwriting

Luis Maymi Lopez

Scriptwriting can be time-consuming, but using AI writing tools can help speed up the process and let you be more creative in the process.

Aerial Cinematography

Drone photography: How to get cinematic drone shots

Ty Audronis and Devin Hujdic

Here's how to get cinematic drone shots, from legal flying basics to smooth piloting and the best US-available drones for video.

Audio

Homemade sound effects with big-budget impact

Videomaker

Hollywood sound designers still build their most convincing effects out of things sitting in your kitchen right now.

Hacks

How to build a blood-squirt device

Marshal Rosenthal

Blood spraying from a wound is one of horror's most convincing practical effects, and low-budget productions can pull it off cheaply.

News

RED vs. ARRI: Who makes the better cinema camera?

Kyle Alsberry

Both RED and ARRI cameras are the best of the best cinema camera companies. But which one makes the better cameras? Let's find out.