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What We Learned from a Master I noticed this video doing the rounds this week and even though it was featured on a few blogs I wanted to add my own perspective on it. Years ago when I first saw old silent movies as a kid I never really thought much of them. To me they just looked silly and amateurish. Of course probably the main reason for that was that they were being … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Buster Keaton, Fire Tornados and YouTube Translations

Closed Caption Files In the post linked below from Techsmith they go into quite some detail on the subject of Closed Captions. Whilst they tend to go on a bit about the legalities of it before getting into a tutorial I wanted to take a minute to expand a little on the subject. Closed Captions are similar to subtitles that play along with a video as text usually at the bottom … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Action Cam Videos, a Guide to Cinematography, Easing In and Out

YouTube Goes 360 Degree VR!Boy! YouTube or should I say Google really took a huge dump on a few people's parade this week!You may have heard of the newly emerging technology of 360 degree video shooting.There are lot's of places around the web where you can check it out but essentially it is video footage taken by a special array of cameras that simultaneously … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – LUTs Explained, Virtual Reality and Action Cam Videos

Teleprompter (Autocue) BasicsOne of the most difficult parts of creating a video project that involves some kind of on-camera presentation is that of trying to appear natural.For a very few people appearing on camera, remembering what to say, keeping track of where you are and all the while looking natural and relaxed is something they can just do with ease.For … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Teleprompters, YouTube Dreams, New Gadgets and Shutter Speeds

Some New Free Image Sources If you are anything like me you are probably on a constant hunt for free images that you can use in your video projects. There are a number of sites around but getting to them can be a little tricky because search results tend to be overwhelmed by sites that offer "royalty free" images which may or may not be actually free to download or even free … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Free Images, New iPhone Video for Bentley and Sensors