DIY Video Editor Blog

Choosing a Lens These days is is becoming more and more likely that you will be shooting with a device that has the ability to take different types of lenses. Digital SLRS, compacts like the Sony NEX series and even a bunch of add-ons for phone cameras are all beginning to offer exchangeable lenses. Of course just when you thought it was all getting simple... it gets … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Hair Lighting and Choosing a Lens

Long Text in VideoAdding a particularly long piece of text into a scrolling shot like the beginning of Star Wars can be a little laborious in most video editors.However by processing the text outside the editor first then bringing it in you can really save some time.PowerDirector Long Scrolling TextBetter B-RollOne aspect of professional movie making that … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Time Lapse, B-Rolls and Setting Up a Home Studio

Clean up that Mess! As the title of this weeks roundup suggests, video editing is not made more enjoyable by getting messy! In fact one of the most common ways in which video editing can become reduced to a mindlessly boring chore is if you are constantly unable to quickly find the things you are looking for. As soon as you start to get frustrated by the process this will begin … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Video Editing, Not Like Eating Cake

The YouTube Beauty Lessons The beauty of the new paradigm when it comes to video production is that there is a certain 'evenness" that has come about in the playing field when it comes to accessing a potential audience. When you see some of the big companies producing videos that are "bigger than Ben Hur" and paying ridiculous amounts of money to make them go viral you would … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Tips, Action Cam Shoots and Cooking Blogs

Shooting Tips Another excellent lighting tutorial this week from The Slanted Lens. This one covers and important aspect of both lighting itself but more importantly the way the shooting angle affects how people look. If you have someone that always complains that you are making them look fat this tutorial goes a long way in explaining why that is happening... unless of course … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Camera Angles, Motion Graphics and More