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The Friday Roundup – Wes Anderson Style and Hidden Transitions

Screenshot of Wes Anderson movie.

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

Image showing bad aspect ratio choice.

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

Woman shocked at getting clicks.

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

Humorous image of man pleading for more video transitions.

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

The Friday Roundup – Going Solo & Blue Screen vs. Green Screen

Humorous communist propaganda poster on creating videos.

How to Film YourselfCreating video content even with a very small team can be pretty challenging at the best of times.However if you are going it totally alone the demands can go through the roof.That's not to say you can't do it but the reality is that doing for a sustained period of time will ultimately start to break you down.If you have no other alternative … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Going Solo & Blue Screen vs. Green Screen

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