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The Friday Roundup – Action Cams and A.I. Translations
The Best Action Camera Of 2025 So, if you have followed this weekly blog or even taken a stroll around my website you may be aware that I don’t do camera reviews. To be honest I don’t really feel qualified to do that because I lack the technical expertise in…
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The Friday Roundup – Zoom Shots and Basic Camera Settings
How to Use a Zoom Shot – Why the Best Shots Work Zoom shots fall into a very specific category of editing and shooting techniques the title of which should be, “Just Because You Can Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Should!” Zoom shots can be used to make…
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Mixing Resolutions and Frame Rates in Video Editing
In an ideal world you and I should be able to slap any old collection of mixed assets on the timeline of our video editing software and life should just be excellent from that point forward! Unfortunately you and I don’t actually live in an ideal world…
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The Friday Roundup – Classic Fim Effects and A.I. Lip Sync
Amazing Effects in Classic Films – How Did They Pull It Off? Every now and then the guys at Film Riot put up a video covering how special effects were created in the days before CGI and A.I. It’s always great fun to watch how inventively and…
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The Friday Roundup – Cinematic Looks and Mixed Assets
How to Build a Cinematic Look from Scratch First up I have not suddenly become so delusional as to be thinking that I or anyone reading this post will be replicating this video exactly! Having said that there is an important lighting point to learn in it…
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A Guide to Choosing Lights for Video
When it comes to creating professional-quality content in video and filmmaking, effective lighting is paramount. However, with many lighting options available, selecting the right type can be a bit overwhelming especially when your budget doesn’t extend to the point of purchasing multiple solutions. In the beginning what…
The Friday Roundup – Video Editing Mistakes & Transitions
Video Editing Mistakes That 98% of Beginners Make – Guide to Video Editing There are a number of basic mistakes video editors new to the subject tend to make. In this YouTube tutorial the guys from Movavi focus is on some of those mistakes and how to…
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