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Composition, Framing and the 180 Rule Composition in video borrows a great many of it's lessons from the world of photography. After all video is just a sequence of still images taken one after another so that makes a lot of sense really. Another aspect of video that does not apply to the world of photography is that of framing. In other words where the camera is positioned in … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Composition, Framing and the Great Outdoors

OK right from the outset this week let's get totally real. The whole reason I can managed to scrape together a blog post each week is definitely NOT because I am a gifted blogger or natural writer! It's because I can scrape together a bunch of what I believe to be relevant content from other places around the internet, cobble them together and make it all look like I am a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – It’s an NAB Wasteland Around Here

One of the key features being added to the average consumer level video editor at this point in their development is that of color grading. This is completely different to color correction where you are simply trying to compensate for incorrect colors generated by lighting conditions or shortcomings in the video shooting process. Color grading is actually taking control of the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Monitor Calibration, Audio and Lighting Tips

Over the past few weeks I have managed to track down a few good tutorials on lighting your videos.My intention in directing your attention to them has never been much about actually lighting your videos!Let's face it, the idea of most of us taking or having the time to set up lights is kind of silly!My point with them has always been to direct your attention to the … [Read more...] about The Friday Round Up – The Perils of Camera Angles

Welcome to this week's Friday Round up!The big news this weeks is that CyberLink announced the addition of a subscription based licensing model to their range of consumer to semi-pro video editing products."CyberLink Introduces CyberLink Cloud Service and Director Suite Live"Some of you may remember last year Adobe adopting a similar model for their pro level … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – CyberLink Director Suite Live, Stabilizers and More