The standard lens for video cameras has nearly always been a zoom lens. They are very convenient, but zoom lenses are expensive and require a lot more light than primes. Primes are fixed focal length lenses, while zooms are variable focal length. There used to be an...
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Selling Stock Footage
Still from the James Bond film Skyfall, featuring a giant jellyfish which was created as a stock video by Bass Visuals (http://bassvisuals.com). Many articles advise you to sell Stock Footage, but few give you the whole story. For that you need to listen to the people...
High Frame Rate (HFR) is Here at 48 fps
High Frame Rate (HFR) is the faster than normal rate being explored by some producers. Normally, films are shot at 24 frames per second (fps), and have been for about 80 years. American television is broadcast at 29.97 fps. The HFR films are being filmed at 48 fps....
Digital Cinematography Introduction
Digital cinematography is similar to film cinematography in that each captures a series of still images, typically at 24 frames a second. Unlike film, the digital images are captured to hard drives or to flash memory. Previously these video moving images were recorded...
What’s In Your Camera Kit? Essential Camcorder Accessories
The contents of a Video Camera Kit vary a lot from shooter to shooter. The following are some of the things I believe are essential camcorder accessories. YMMV 1. Camera's Owners Manual 2. LensPen OR (Lens tissue, Lens cleaning fluid, and blower/brush) 3. Small LED...
Scout The Video Interview Location
Choosing the background for a lengthy interview is an important decision. An interview may become most of the film so it must look good. You want a room that is large enough, quiet enough and one where you can control the light - a controlled environment to shoot in....
Shutter Speed, Iris, Depth of Field, and a Review of the Genustech ND Rotating Filter
A neutral density filter cuts down the amount of light that reaches the sensor. Each ND filter is designed for a specific strength from one stop to eight or more stops. These glass filters are screwed onto the front of the lens to reduce the light. This is one way to...
What Is The Difference Between Gain And ISO?
Some cameras and camcorders have both an adjustable ISO setting and a Gain setting. Which one should you use or should you use both? There are differences between the two settings, but for all practical purposes, they control the same aspect of video. You may not...
Powerful New HD Video Editor
With all the great video editing systems available today, I was not sure there was a need for any more. Until I discovered one called Open Shot It is a free, open-source HD video editor for Linux. They are working on MAC and Win versions. OpenShot can edit video and...
YouTube Annotations – A Powerful Tool
Now that YouTube is capturing 25% of all Internet search traffic, video producers should be working all the YouTube opportunities they can. But producing a good video and putting it on YouTube is only half the battle. The real battle is to make the video achieve its...
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