The SOLOSHOT2 Automatic Tracking Tripod Head keeps a camera pointed at a moving subject wearing a wireless transmitter from 200 ft to 2000 ft away. This robotic device does not require a camera operator. It can handle small cameras up to 5 pounds in weight and do 360°...
Shaky cam, also called queasy cam, is a cinematic technique used to give a scene an ENG (electronic news-gathering) or documentary look to persuade viewers that the subject or scene being filmed was happening live without rehearsal or any artifice. It is often used in...
Livestream is a live streaming video platform that allows users to view and broadcast videos using a camera and a website. The company has a free iOS app which they have improved so it can use a GoPro to let you stream GoPro footage live. The iPhone app links the...
You no longer need a professional camera to create seamless time-lapse videos that depict the passage of time at a certain location. Instead, you can just download an iOS or Android-based app that enables you to have complete creative control over the process of...
Click to see the commercial on YouTube Come back and make a comment. This commercial communicates its message with only 2 words. What a smart technique! Could you use this same technique in your business videos or commercials. Using others' ideas is a time-honored...
We all know that a screen shot is a static capture of what's on the screen. A moving capture of what's on the screen is called a screencast, screen recording or screen session recording. When you think of this you generally think of one word -- Camtasia. This is the...
Light casting a shadow of tree leaves, window panes, and other patterns makes a more visually interesting shot. It can also cue the viewer to the location. A thing that creates a shadow and is placed in front of a light is called a Cookaloris. Some are created just...
One of the principles of good audio recording is to bring the microphone close to the source. That's why audio usually sounds bad when recorded from a smart phone or an on-board camera mic. The mic is simply too far away to record good audio. A lavaliere mic attached...
Here's a live webcam of a bald eagle nest where one baby was just hatched. The second egg was buried deeper in the nest by the father. We don't know if this means they are giving up on it or not. They've recorded video of the first baby eagle from this mother. Here's...
Slow motion makes nearly everything look better. Apple's new iPhone 5s can do something no other smart phone cannot do - shoot 120 fps. The Canon 7D, the Panasonic GH3 and G5, Sony NEX 5, 6, 7, as well as my own Sony Ea50 all shoot 50p/60p. Straight out of the camera...
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