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How to Upload Your Videos to Instagram from PC and Mobile

It's no big secret that Instagram has grown exponentially in popularity over the past few years. Thousands of people who are interested in creating and sharing content are using Instagram for just that purpose. There are no  firm requirements when it comes to picture or video size. However given that the platform will resize or re-render to suit their needs and for the sake of … [Read more...] about How to Upload Your Videos to Instagram from PC and Mobile

The Fundamentals of Film Lighting

Although it is just one ingredient of a film, film-makers know that light can make your film look professional, or if not applied correctly, amateurish. Control of lights is an important step in creating images with the big screen quality. The mastery is applicable to both cinematographic and photographic use of light, and both quality and quantity of light matter. To start … [Read more...] about The Fundamentals of Film Lighting

The Curves Tool: An Introduction to Color Correction Curves

For video and photo editors, using the color correction tools is an everyday occurrence. The tool that manipulates curves is essential in their work. Regardless of which software package you use, the mechanism of the tool should be basically the same, even if the interface and functions are not identical. The tool gives life to images by making color and luminance adjustments, … [Read more...] about The Curves Tool: An Introduction to Color Correction Curves

A Movie Synopsis: What it Is and How to Write One

It's a great movie and you want to share it with the world, that is not the best example of what is called a movie synopsis. A real synopsis is a brief description or summary of what a potential audience might expect to see or hear in a particular work. There are a few guidelines to writing a movie synopsis. To start, you should have a header, a logline along with a present … [Read more...] about A Movie Synopsis: What it Is and How to Write One

Beware the Pitfalls of Video Editing with Temp Music

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Even though it is only a temp track, you should still produce something that will be worthwhile. When you are given a deadline, you might be tempted to throw something together with a track that you like, edit it a bit, and submit it. If your client falls in love with the track that you didn't put your heart into, then you will have to produce content like that again and … [Read more...] about Beware the Pitfalls of Video Editing with Temp Music

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