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Close-up Shots in Film — Ultimate Guide to Lighting, Framing and Editing Close-upsIn all reality the video below is probably a little beyond the scope of your average amateur video maker.However the bottom line is that a close up shot done correctly and for the right reasons can create an incredibly powerful effect.On the other hand, if done badly and for the wrong … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Close Ups and Other Editing Techniques

Everything About ProxiesOK so I was never one for using proxies all that much until I started regularly working with 4K video files.I have a pretty good computer that I bought recently with editing in mind and it actually can handle 4K with no problems.However once I start to add some stuff to the edit like color correction, effects and the like, things start to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Proxy Editing and Keyframes

Editing a Short Clip for Social Media - WalkthroughThis is quite a long tutorial from Gripps using Corel VideoStudio to edit a clip ultimately destined for for social media.There is nothing particularly ground breaking in the tutorial itself but I have added it this week for a very good reason.First it is pretty much exactly what I do when preparing a video for … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Editing Time and YouTube #Shorts Updated

Top 10 Lighting Mistakes Beginners Make Generally speaking most intro lighting tutorials cover the subject of one, two or three point lighting as a starting point. Unfortunately most of them then immediately leap off into very high concepts of lighting without really offering much middle ground. That's why I am leading off his week's Friday Roundup with the tutorial … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Lighting Mistakes and Audience Retention

QUIT Chopping Videos Up and Use This Instead. Back in the old days kids there were very few people shooting film because of the sheer expense and even when digital video appeared it was still not available for everyone. That meant that it was basically only the pro's working in the area. Since then of course the world has changed and both video capture and video editing are … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Jump Cuts and Shooting with the Sun