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In the Bag: Essential Camcorder Accessories

After careful consideration (or perhaps on a whim!), you made the decision to buy a camcorder. Congratulations--you now hold in your hands the power to...

Pause: Dr. Monty’s Four Prescriptions for Computer Video

"Nurse Raster?" "Yes, Dr. Monty?" "I've got a full schedule today. Please prep the patients to go through the usual routine before sending them in." Since his...

Sharp’s new Camera Combines Digital Stills and Video

This month: Sharp VL-DX10U DV Camcorder/Still Video Camera Elite Video Bryce 3D Software Mitsubishi HS-U680 VHS VCR Video Sphinx Pro MPEG-1 Video Digitizer SD-3 Duplication Station Jack of...

Take It Light-ly

Camera! Action! Wait. Something's missing. What happened to the lights? You see, just like the famous "Lights! Camera! Action!" we hear reverberated by directors...

Getting Started: Avoiding Common Camcorder Mistakes

Five ways to keep from shooting yourself in the foot. I was a professional videographer when I received my first personal camcorder as a birthday gift from...

Writing Docudrama Dramatizing Reality for Film and TV

Writing Docudrama Alan Rosenthal (1995,Focal Press, 313 Washington, Newton MA 02158, 271 pp., $24.95) Fact-based fiction is enjoying a surge in popularity in film and on TV, proving...

Videomaker’s Best Products of 1997 Awards

No doubt about it--1997 was a good year for both professional and amateur videographers. A number of new camcorders with never-before-seen features and functions...

JVC Camcorder Continues legacy of Beginner Friendly Cameras

This month: JVC GR-AXM25 VHS-C Camcorder DataVideo Technologies SE-300 Digital Video Illustrator Mitsubishi HS-U780 S-VHS Editing VCR Data Translation Broadway 2.5 MPEG-1 Video Digitizer FutureVideo Media Commander 100 Batch...

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