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Shooting and Working with Log Video

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TCSTV’s Jordan Drake and Chris Niccolls explain when to use log, and how to process it.

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Understanding Your Camera’s Internal Light Meter and Metering Modes

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Understanding the internal light meter of my camera is one of the best skills I’ve ever learned. It helps me to shoot in fully manual mode, so that I rarely look at the back of my camera. Let me tell

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Video File Formats

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Video files are collections of images, audio and other data. The attributes of the video signal include the pixel dimensions, frame rate, audio channels, and more. In addition, there are many different ways to encode and save video data. This

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Storyboards 101

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Storyboards are the most effective way to explore your visual strategy and communicate that vision to your creative team. Even if you can’t draw.

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Log for More Image Control

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There’s more than one log used in the editing bay and that doesn’t include the fireplace logs of a high-end Swedish post-production boutique. No Hygge here, instead it’s a rich texture of color brought about by mathematical gymnastics, the log

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6K BMPCC Footage & Downloads

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Footage from the BMPCC 6K you can download. Blackmagic has made the original files available so you can color grade them yourself. There are a series of 9 clips showcasing different shooting scenarios where the Pocket 6K was used. You can

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Wrap Cables Like a Pro

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We’ve shown you all sorts of ways to wrangle your cables in the past, but often you need to wrap and unwrap them when on the go. These six methods will help you keep all your cords contained quickly in almost any

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Advanced Curves Techniques

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Take a look at the Beginners guide to curves if you need an introduction to Curves. Combined with the scope I use the most, the RGB Parade, it’s a super tool for quick and precise color adjustments. Granted, if you have a

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Control Expressions in After Effects

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http://bit.ly/2y9nfxs – follow along with step-by-step instructions on how to control expressions using sliders on the PremiumBeat blog.

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7 Archived Footage Tips

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Looking to fill the gaps in your documentary with archival footage? Here are 7 must-know tips for documentary filmmakers and video editors. Whenever you are working on a documentary film that focuses on history or features flashbacks to yesteryear, odds