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  Cinematic Gimbal Moves With Your Smartphone This is a kind of review/promo for the Zhiyun Phone Gimbal which is OK I guess but the important part is not really the gimbal itself or the phone being used. The Slanted Lens is a pretty good source of information on stuff like this but they tend to focus more on photography than video. This is however a good tutorial with some … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gimbal Moves, Free Graphics and Video Effects

DSLR or Mirrorless Which Should You Buy? As you may (or may not) have noticed this website does not have a section covering the latest and greatest in cameras or devices for taking videos. There are many reasons for that so here's just the highlights. First up I am not technically qualified to recommend cameras for video to anyone other than myself. Even then I tend to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Animated Travel Routes, DSLRs vs. MILCs and Audio Tips

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