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Basic 3 Point Lighting

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Poorly lit scenes can leave your project looking flat and lifeless. But if you can get the lighting right, it will help establish a tone and bring the depth and texture to your footage.

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Adding a Third Camera to Interview Setups

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When shooting interviews, one or two cameras is the norm. However, using a third camera on interview shoots can bring an extra dynamic to your production…

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Business Videos Terminology

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Even though you want to avoid using sales speak in a business video, you’re bound to hear some jargon batted around while you’re planning and making one — as well as measuring its success.

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3 Useful Audio Filters in FCPX

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When dealing with Audio in Final Cut Pro, there are two primary filters that help our audio during video work. In this article I’m going to share some tips about them to increase the overall quality and value of your

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4K Editing System Requirements

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To start off, you’ll need to ask yourself some questions about your projects. What type of footage will you be editing: R3D, CinemaDNG, ProRes, XAVC S, mp4?

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Six Affordable Lav Mics

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Curtis Judd provides a list of six affordable lavalier microphones with decent sound quality that you may consider grabbing for your next gig.

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5 Difficult Lighting Scenarios

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Douglas Miller, MFA, is the Associate Professor of Cinematic Arts at the Zaki Gordon Center at Liberty University. His resume includes film and network television with productions ranging from soap operas and commercials to PBS documentaries and special events.

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Focus on Moving Subjects

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Filmmaker Walter Walbeck may have the answers you’re looking for in the featured video that showcases a few excellent techniques in that regard.

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Shreditors Guide to Pre-Production

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For those of you who are unsure what a “Shreditor” is (and if you might be one yourself), check the definition below (or read up on the term in this article). If you find the concept of producing, shooting, and editing to be your ideal

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Camera Movement Techniques

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Early movie cameras were limited by their size and weight. And by early, I mean for the first 150 years of cinema. Throughout the golden age of Hollywood, a camera was a device often ridden across train tracks by a