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Film School On Demand – Production – Lesson 7
Today we discuss the wild time of production! Enjoy.
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Film School On Demand – Getting Started Lesson 1
Welcome to Film School On Demand! There will be 10 video lessons. This is the first called Getting Started. Please read the Film School On Demand page before watching. The videos discuss forums and other things that are not available in this version. Enjoy.
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Top Christmas Gifts For The Video Professional or Enthusiast
Shopping for someone who shoots video or stills either professionally or on the side, is a daunting task. Buying camera gear for someone is a bit like shopping for a teenage girl. The type of gift is as important as the name brand. Get the wrong thing or the wrong name and you can expect an instant request for a receipt. Most gift givers concede defeat almost immediately and go for a gift card from Best Buy or Walmart. However, [...]
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The Death of DOF Adapters
Image by mickiky via Flickr Shallow Depth of Field For the filmmaker, HD camcorders gave us the freedom to shoot without the expense of film and development cost. The drawback was the inability to achieve shallow depth of field. With a fixed lens HD camcorder, everything is in focus down to the smallest detail. In the late 90s, filmmakers using HD video, were forced to use tricks such as lighting in layers with the subject lit the brightest. Without these [...]
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Two Cameras at the Crossroads: 5D Mark II or 7D
In September, I had an opportunity to do some shooting with the 5D for the first time as we had a demo unit in our office for a trade show. I took it for Labor Day weekend and instantly fell in love. I’ve been shooting video since 1990 and have always had some form of video camera in my arsenal mostly for short films. For larger projects I always rented gear.
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NAB Super Session – Million dollar look thousand dollar budget video
I was lucky enough to share a stage with some great folks at NAB’s Super Session aptly titled “Million dollar look on a thousand dollar budget”. Mr DV Rebel Stu Maschwitz was the key note speaker and gave a highly inspiring talk. Also on the stage with me was Alex Lindsay of the PixelCorps.com, Brian Valente of RedRockMicro.com, and DP Taylor Wigton. Our camera ran out of battery after 45 minutes but there is some great stuff here. Enjoy!
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How to pitch your project or what’s that pain in my stomach?
By David Basulto As many, but not that many, may have seen there is a new reality show called “On the Lot”. Let me start off by saying I am not a reality show fan but this one intrigued me as I am a filmmaker as well. My wife and I sat down to watch the episode that was on. It happened to be about the young filmmakers on the show given a storyline to follow and turning that into [...]
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