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Getting Started: Shooting for the Holidays

Ah, the holiday season! The feasts and festivities, the laughter and love, the torture and torment. That's right, torment...the sheer agony of sitting through typical...

Profile: George Aguilar and Video Poetry

"This poet's prayer was answered by the invention of the lens, which gave us a new gift for self knowledge. Might the cameras of...

On the Air

For many independent videomakers, the leased access provision of the Cable Act of 1992 is the key to getting programming on the air. The...

Matching Talent With Your Needs

What's the one factor that usually separates the video novices from the burgeoning pros? Talent. When you tackle the trials and tribulations of working with real...

Looking Good

Makeup and Clothing Tips For Video Bright lights glaring, camera in tight, tape rolling... cue talent Oops...what's that glare where your subject should be? This...

It’s Done With Mirrors

Modern still cameras are so easy to use that you can snap a pin-sharp, correctly exposed photograph even with a bag over your head. We...

Practical Special Effects

A Baker's Ten to Improve Your Special Effects Most videomakers fall into one of two groups. First, the snapshotters, people who record scenes until their...

Macro World – The Uses of the Extreme Closeup

Manufacturers load camcorders with all sorts of electronic doodads that let the user create amazing effects like slow motion, freeze frame, fades in and...

Big Bang Exploring The Joy of Explosives

There are few problems in videomaking life that cannot be solved by a suitable application of explosives. Explosions can add drama, excitement, impact and humor...

Video Gestalt

Working Towards the Perfect Fit Making the whole greater than the sum of its parts is a fundamental aspect of videomaking. Making the whole greater than...