We all have unfinished projects. Revisiting old video footage can help to develop new ways of working, and remind us of old techniques.
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A breakdown of the process I used to make a historical documentary in under a year. Research, writing, filming, editing and animation are all discussed.
How I made a documentary by myself Read More »
The Specifications of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. Short Video detailing the dimensions and defenses.
Fort William Henry – Recreating an 18th Century Fort with Animation Read More »
Z Cam E2 cinema camera is packed with useful video features. It is an interesting camera at a great price point. Here are my initial thoughts after having it for a week.
Z Cam E2 First Impressions Read More »
Directing non actors can be a big part of video production. Knowing how to get a natural performance out of real people is an important part of making compelling videos.
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Title safe is still relevant due to phones and other new devices having differing aspect ratios. If your video will only be on TV you can use different safe margins than for online video.
Yes, Title Safe Still Matters – Especially for Online Video Read More »
A Look Up Table, or LUT as they are commonly called, is a set of mathematic instructions that transform the colors of an image from one numerical value to another. You can think of LUTs like an instagram filter – when you apply a filter the colors of your image are changed in predefined ways.
Filming on green screen has its challenges. There are general tips you want to adhere to, which will get you most of the way to the best key possible in post production.
Tips for Shooting Video on green screen – case study Read More »
To get an accurate representation of your printed image in Photoshop you need to figure out what the pixels per inch of your monitor is.
There are two main types of star photos. One captures the stars as pinpoints in the sky and the other captures them as streaks across the sky due to the earth’s rotation. Typically the “pinpoint” photos are a single photo, while the streaks are several photos stacked on top of each other in Photoshop.
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