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Panasonic GH3

$1,299.00 w/o lens The Panasonic GH2 just got a new brother. The Panasonic GH3. This is a Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) camera. Here are the differences between it and the GH2. The first thing you will notice is that is it bulkier than the GH2. Most early...

The Virtue of Producing Pro Bono Videos

Pro bono is Latin for for the public good. This includes professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. The pro bono video project is often performed to gain experience and build a demo reel, to transition into...

Cinemagraphs: Animated Gifs From Video

Coco in Oscar de la Renta (Image source: From Me To You. Link removed) We've come a long way from the animated GIFS which once plagued the web. Cinemagraphs are a big step up. The term was coined by fashion photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck. They used the...

How To Shoot a Documentary Scene

Shoot These Five Shots Among video journalists and documentary producers one tried and true approach to covering a scene is the "five shot" method developed by Michael Rosenblum. Most experienced shooters know the method without thinking about it. Make these shots in...

Crowdsourcing Commercials With Poptent

An example of a Poptent video for Paypal that was purchased for $7500. Poptent is a crowdsource exchange that connects producers with advertisers. The arrangement produces thousands of commercial videos each year for clients which include numerous Fortune 500 brands...

DSLR – Choosing A Prime Lens or a Zoom

The focal length of a lens is one of the first decisions the camera operator makes when considering lens choices. The focal length of a lens is expressed in millimeters. This focal length determines its angle of view (how wide a shot) and how much the subject is...

Marketing With QR codes, Black Magic Camera

  VideoUniversity Entrepreneurs Greetings , Shooting Tip Take the curse off of a zoom by panning at the same time you are zooming. Black Magic Cinema Camera ”“ First Look on Video See one of the first Cinema Cameras and how it works. What a camera! Time for...