Your Color Grading Looks Wrong… Here's WhyA while back now my wife started doing the final editing of some of her videos rather than having to wait around for me to get to it.Anyway that was fine cos' hey, it's not like she was paying me!Anyway one of the first hurdles we had to get over was that the videos she was uploading to YouTube had absolutely terrible … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Bad Color Results and A.I. Storytelling
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This is where you will find my weekly roundup covering all the latest news, tips, tutorials and releases in the world of shooting, editing and producing video.
The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy and Speed Ramping Tips
Amateur Camera Gear Not Worth The Money in 2026Although the title of the video below refers to "Camera Gear," it actually goes way broader than that and is well worth watching.The harsh reality is that in the past four or five years the changes or improvements to most cameras has been incremental and mainly focused on tiny details.The obsession with upgrading yearly … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy and Speed Ramping Tips
The Friday Roundup – Doin’ the Gimbal Walk & Essential Sound FX
How to Walk with a Gimbal for Smooth FootageOver the past few years there have been some incredible advances made in the field of stabilizing handheld footage.Action cameras like the GoPro and the range from DJI have brought some amazing internally driven stabilization features.On top of that handheld gimbals have also taken things to a new level going so far as to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Doin’ the Gimbal Walk & Essential Sound FX
The Friday Roundup – Keeping it Simple & A.I. Motion Graphics
Why You Should Stop Making "Fancy" VideosAlmost every time I add a video from Casey to the Friday Roundup, it is going to be pretty much specific to using DaVinci Resolve in some way.More often than not it will be something to do with color correction or using Fusion.However this week is an exception and for the average person editing their videos, I think it is a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Keeping it Simple & A.I. Motion Graphics
The Friday Roundup – Exactly How to Cut and Cinematic Tips
Why Your Edits Feel Choppy (and how to fix it)I would suggest that this video is vital to anyone that has heir basic shooting and editing tools under control.You will find lots of advice on the internet about how to cut and all the different types of cuts you can use.However most of them fall short when it comes down to the finer details of why you make a cut, when … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Exactly How to Cut and Cinematic Tips