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This is where you will find my weekly roundup (Get it? A cowboy on a horse? Roundup?) covering all the latest news, tips, tutorials and releases in the world of shooting, editing and producing video.

The Friday Roundup – Tailored Effects and Audio Tips

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Tutorials: Slow Shutter Effect and Color Correction Like Wong Kar WaiMost video editing programs these days come packed with a whole bunch of effects, filters and tools that you can use to create the look and feel of your videos.One mistake I think a lot of people make is that they tend to look at an effect in their project, not really like it then quickly move to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Tailored Effects and Audio Tips

The Friday Roundup – Wes Anderson Style and Hidden Transitions

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How to Color Grade Like Wes Anderson! - FilmoraThere are some movies that when you see the opening few seconds you know exactly who the director is. A clear example of this is Wes Anderson who has for years turned out highly stylized quirky movies that are a joy to watch and visually unique.In this tutorial from the guys at Filmora you can learn a few tricks and … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Wes Anderson Style and Hidden Transitions

The Friday Roundup – Aspect Ratios and Bad Editing Advice

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The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Aspect RatioCurrently the most common aspect ratios for video are 16:9 for YouTube and general viewing, 9:16 for portrait display on sites like TikTok and Instagram and we even have a preferred 1:1 for FaceBook just to screw things up a little more!Whilst many of the modern platforms have becoming a little more forgiving on this, it is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Aspect Ratios and Bad Editing Advice

The Friday Roundup – Filmora A.I. Thumbnails, VideoStudio Effects

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How to Create Eye Catching Thumbnails Using New AI Tools - Wondershare Filmora 12So in the latest versions of Filmora they have added access through the software interface to ChatGPT.From inside the program you can directly connect to ChatGPT and have it generate Titles, Descriptions and even scripts or script ideas.On top of that you can now access A.I. image … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Filmora A.I. Thumbnails, VideoStudio Effects

The Friday Roundup – Cool Transitions and Rolling Shutter

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The Hidden Transition Netflix Uses to Keep You WatchingIt is easy to think of transitions as those prepackaged effects that come with your software that you can slap in between clips and you are good to go.Problem with this is that professionals almost never use those things!The difference is that transitions are an action and not a thing.A transition is how you … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Cool Transitions and Rolling Shutter

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