How to Shoot Smooth Handheld Footage - Stabilization Tips and Techniques Obviously the downside to shooting handheld in high definition is that even the slightest appearance of camera shake or movement gets amplified greatly on playback. In an ideal world we would all be walking around on holiday with the family armed with a tripod and a gimbal ready to go at a moments … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Camera Shots and Angles, Stabilization Tips
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The Friday Roundup – B-Roll for Transitions, Video Masking and Effects
Transition B-Roll - The Effect You're Not Using At least once every few weeks I can usually find some kind of resource for the Friday Roundup on the subject of transitions. I personally think that the reason for this frequency is that the people who generally make tutorial videos aimed at the beginner market live in a permanently disturbed mental state. Or to put it bluntly, … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – B-Roll for Transitions, Video Masking and Effects
The Friday Roundup – Masking, Smooth Transitions and B-roll
Movie Edit Pro 2020 Updates... sorta This week I received an "update" email from the guys at Magix announcing their 2020 "updates" for Movie Edit Pro. Now the reason I have referred to the updates as "updates" is that it is all a bit confusing. A few years back now Magix decided to stop renaming Movie Edit Pro with new version numbers. From memory I think they stopped at … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Masking, Smooth Transitions and B-roll
The Friday Roundup – Pinnacle Studio Updates, NASA and Blend Modes
Pinnacle Studio 23 UpdateThe first signs of us moving into the "silly season" have pretty much arrived. Last week Vegas Pro updated and this week the big news is the release of Pinnacle Studio 23.As is usually the case with a major upgrade, Corel have added some new features to Pinnacle Studio as well as working on a few "behind the scenes tweaks and fixes.In this … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Pinnacle Studio Updates, NASA and Blend Modes
The Friday Roundup – Framing, Establishment Shots and Zoom Transitions
Establishing Shots — Setting a scene like Kubrick, Wes Anderson, and Michael BayOK so let's get real here! None of us (or at least very few!) will be seeking to create movie masterpieces of the same caliber as Wes Anderson or Stanley Kubrik!Additionally most of us will probably not be shooting epic establishing shots that are equal to the ones in this video!However … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Framing, Establishment Shots and Zoom Transitions