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Cameras

Edit Points: The Importance of Calibration

That title alone may be enough to scare off some readers. If you've gotten this far, please stay with me. I know the technical...

Audio

Finding the Hi8 in Southern Wisconsin

Videomaker

Where's the Hi8? In response to the December '94 letter regarding Mr. Hankwitz trying to locate Hi8 tapes in Southern Wisconsin: he claims that it...

Documentary

Shooting the Journey: A Guide to Vacation Video

Videomaker

Traveling for pleasure ought to be an ideal subject for video: exotic locales, colorful people, exciting events, spectacular scenery--how can you lose? So you...

Shooting

Camera Work: Letting in Some Light

Videomaker

Of all the technical gremlins that can frustrate a videomaker, poor exposure has got to be the most common. Whether you've used a camcorder...

Audio

Mysterious Snow Appears in Video Footage

Videomaker

Q. I recently shot a wedding and at one point I stopped the camera, rewound the tape and checked my footage. I was dismayed...

Audio

Sound Reasoning: Interview Audio

Videomaker

If you've planned an interview for an upcoming video project, you've probably thought about more than just what questions to ask. Perhaps you've wondered...

Editing

Video Entrepreneur: Data’s All, Folks

Videomaker

These days, you either own a computer or you don't. And within the group of people who own computers, there are more subgroups. One group...

Shooting

Getting the Camcorder There First

Videomaker

Fun, Fun, Fun Applications I was headed for the mailbox to send a letter to Loren Alldrin at your magazine, since I respect his...

Directing

Prompting Your Talent: A Look at Cue Cards, Paper Scrolls and Computer Screens

Videomaker

Do your videos include remarks that are pre-scripted for delivery on-camera? If so, then you need that ingenious gadget that lets TV politicians read canned speeches...

Shooting

Buckle Up and Shoot: How to Get Great Shots from a Moving Vehicle

Videomaker

Have you ever driven through the mountains and suddenly come upon a beautiful scene, perfect for video? Or perhaps seen breaking news just ahead? Maybe...