Finding great locations is an essential element in film and video. But great locations do not find themselves. On big budget productions, there is an official location scout. But if you're on a small budget, you'll have to do it yourself. You'll want to start by...
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DXL The 8K Cinema Camera
The Millenium Digital XL or DXL for short camera is an 8K camera built by a consortium of Panavision, their subsidiary Light Iron, and RED Digital Cinema. They call it a revolution in optics, color and sensor quality. The DXL uses a large format 8K RED sensor, which...
Time for Police Body Cameras
by Hal Landen This is a promotional video from Reveal Media, a company which manufactures police body cameras. Other manufacturers include Panasonic and Wolfcom. It's Time for Police Body Cameras Body cameras also known as body worn video are typically used by law...
Color Grading With LUTS
Color grading with LUTS has become very common in film and video production. Color grading is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture, video image, or still image. Today this is done digitally. Color correction, on the other hand, is done...
DJI Osmo 4K Cam With Built-In Hand Held Gimbal, 120fps
There are more and more stabilizers for small cameras on the market. Many are Chinese, but unfortunately the designs are lacking. There are also gimbals for smartphone cameras, but again not many good reviews. The DJI Osmo is a step up in design. It features a 4K...
Go Ahead Try and Crash This Drone
The new DJI Phantom 4 claims to have a crash avoidance system. And for $1400 you would think it should. Well, some crazy guys over at TechSmartt needed to test that claim. Can they crash this drone? Fortunately they made a video to document their attempts. And besides...
QuickTime for Windows Vulnerable to Exploit
Trend Micro, the software security company, warns there are two “critical vulnerabilities” in QuickTime for Windows and advises users to uninstall this program immediately. The Homeland Security Department also posted a warning...
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1080p Security Camera Amazing Features
Security cameras have come a long way. The Amcrest ProHD security camera has features that could be very useful to a video producer. While you certainly would not produce a business video entirely with a 1080p security camera such as this, there are a great many...
How To Get an Awesome Video Opening for $15
An awful lot of videos are not watched more than 10 or 20 seconds. Lack of professional polish is a major reason. The first thing the audience sees must look awesome. A video intro or logo animation also known as a "logo sting" can do the job. Hollywood has been using...
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