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There are quite a few things that you can do to change boring shots into some great b-roll footage. First, it is extremely important to get all the small details right when it comes to shooting footage. Make sure that the lighting is properly done and the frames per second will highlight the shot. Move the camera around to make your shot feel more energetic and you can zoom in … [Read more...] about How to Turn Boring Shots into Bitchin’ B-Roll

Many people outside of the filmmaking industry do not realize that audio is just as important as video, but those within the industry understand that audio is crucial. Budget cameras usually provide poor audio quality, so it can be important to simply get an audio toolkit, but there are some mid-range cameras that provide sufficient audio quality that is better than what some … [Read more...] about Building A Travel Audio Recording Toolkit

Audio is just as important to the viewer experience as video. Studies have shown that poor audio can lead to negative reactions from viewers. First, it is important to use a standalone camera instead of one on a recorder. An individual camera can give higher quality sound. Secondly, it is important to get as close to the source of audio as possible. The closer you are to the … [Read more...] about 7 Tips to Help You Avoid Common Audio Pitfalls

In the past it was not difficult to know which cables to use, but in recent years the rise of many potential cables has made knowing more difficult. Now that USB cables and thunderbolt cables look similar, it is more difficult to know which cables to use. The cable that you use can greatly impact performance and the speed of read and write operations. It is not enough to just … [Read more...] about Cables Matter—Test Your Connections

The term green screen has become the trendy term used by v-loggers and bloggers in the YouTube generation. Filming with a green screen is the process of shooting a subject against a colored backdrop, usually green, that will then be replaced, usually through a process called compositing, with another background. What people do not realize, is you do not have to use just the … [Read more...] about To Green Screen Or Not To Green Screen?