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PowerDirector 18 Basic Training, Part 1 of 8 For any longtime readers of the Friday Roundup you would have noticed that there are certain resources I go back to over and over each week. For example when it comes to YouTube videos I go to Tim Schmoyer and Derral Eves. For PowerDirector I go to Maliek at PowerDirector University and The Sharper Turtle. The reason I do that is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – PowerDirector Basics, 1:1 Aspect Ratios and Teleprompters

How to get Pro Video Out of Your GoPro or Osmo Action CamI wanted to kick off this week's Friday Roundup with a couple of tutorials on the subject of shooting videos.It is pretty obvious these days that you can take a tiny action cam like the DJI Osmo or a GoPro or even a mobile phone and get some pretty decent results.On top of that if you want to take that footage … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shooting Tips, SFX Trick Shots and More

Effective Slow Motion Video Tutorial for BeginnersThis is not a video showing you how to capture or create slow motion video so let's get that out of the way first of all.This is an excellent video that covers a concept I tend to bang on about over and over.That concept is, "just because you CAN do it, does not necessarily mean you SHOULD do it!Yes slow motion … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Slow Motion, Lower Thirds and Car Scenes

Make Better Videos! Practice This for 15 Minutes I am kind of leaning towards this video probably being the most important entry for this week's Roundup. Back in the days of shooting on film it was very difficult for anyone to get good at shooting as a skill unto itself. That was because film was very expensive especially when you took into account processing costs. These … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shooting Practice, Updates and New Features

Massive YouTube Changes Happening... Are You Safe?Recently YouTube attracted an FTC fine of around $170 million for Child Online privacy protection act (COPPA) violations.In a nutshell those violations were as a result of the introduction of the Google learning machine into their algorithms for targeting advertising and other functions.For some reason they didn't … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Changes, Director’s Tips and Jumpcuts