Great movies start with great footage. It’s the foundation editors need to be able to work their magic. Because as the saying goes, you can’t polish a turd (unless you’re the Mythbusters, of course).
It’s important to understand how your camera works, so you can capture the kind of footage editors typically only dream of. These screencasts focus on filming and lighting techniques that will enable you to get the most out of your camera. Whether you’re a beginner or somebody looking to brush up on your shooting skills, you’re sure to find something that will help you turn your home videos into quality productions.
The first screencast covers shutter speed, and how to use it effectively in different lighting situations. If there’s something I left out of the original video, or if there’s another area of filmmaking you’d like to see covered, please let me know.
Meagan has been working on this design since October. OCTOBER. Things weren’t helped any when I accidentally deleted everything two weeks ago after trying to upgrade WordPress.
That sucked.
She wasn’t happy. And I owe her, big time.
But now here we are. I’m on a new host as well, with many thanks to a very special Salem resident for that little bit of awesomeness. I don’t know how it’s going to work out if I end up needing to serve a bunch of video in a short amount of time, but we’ll see how it goes for now.
Something you should definitely check out is the new Screencasts section. From there you can learn how to improve your shooting skills through informative and (highly) entertaining videos. The first is on Shutter Speed, and how to use it effectively. I think you might like it.
Finally, if you have any topics you’d like to see covered in a future screencast, let me know. I’m always looking for new ideas.
The other day I read a rumor about a software-related event taking place at the end of March. So now I’m going to do the rational thing and invest myself emotionally over (maybe) nothing. But here’s hoping there’s a Snow Leopard and/or Final Cut announcement, anyway.
A two for one would be great, really.
And let’s say, for instance, they announce as part of the Grand Central multi-core processing system in Snow Leopard, a side effect is that the new Soundtrack Pro doesn’t arbitrarily spit out the wrong audio track on export.
I still haven’t found a good solution for writing scripts. I’ve tried Celtx in its various releases, and I want to love it so bad. But I can’t. And I don’t. So far, my favorite app for script-writing is Pages. PAGES.
I usually don’t have to share scripts anymore, since leaving Orlando meant then end of SOLMI. So I guess using Pages isn’t a huge deal. And it means I can add whatever formatting that I want.
Still. I want something better. But it’s not like I really need any hardcore script writing software. Just something that has all of the basics plus everything I could ever imagine.