 Event Videography is one of the most challenging and rewarding areas of digital videography. It can also be very profitable - if you do it right!
One of the most important aspects of event videography that makes it so challenging is that you only get ONE chance to shoot it. Just like the old days of live TV, you have to get it right the first time. You need to make sure your lighting is good, your audio is coming through loud and clear and most importantly, that you have plenty of power avail
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 If Gebbs Wedding Films' Michael Gebben didn't have a strict personal policy against selling clients on technology, you can bet he'd be bragging about the two most significant additions to his arsenal he's made recently: Canon's 5D Mark II and EOS 7D DSLRs. For Gebben, a rising industry star whose demo was recently selected for use in the nationally syndicated TV show Wedlock or Deadlock, these so-called fusion cameras have made his already great-looking same day edits (SDEs)-his studio's special
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 At Videoguys.com, we understand that professional video editors have different needs than the average consumer. Not only do you need the best tools available in the industry, you also need the fastest and most reliable solutions available because down-time may not only prevent you from making money, it may actually cost you money.
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 If you're a post-production professional editing with Apple Final Cut Studio, Avid Media Composer or Adobe CS4 Production Premium, Videoguys.com is your source for the professional tools you need to make the most of your production environment. At Videoguys.com, we understand that professional video editors have different needs than the average consumer. Not only do you need the best tools available in the industry, you also need the fastest and most reliable solutions because down-time may not
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 If you are familiar with the more expensive Canon EOS 7D, you'll notice that quite a few of the features listed above were handed down from this camera. There is a lot of chatter online about the viability of the EOS 7D now that the Rebel T2i offers many of its features but with a price savings of $900 (based on street pricing). The thinking is that maybe they should get the Rebel T2i instead and put the extra $$$ toward better & faster lenses. Since this overview was written with the idea of he
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 RED’s Scarlet appears to be just around the corner and both Sony and Panasonic seem to be responding to the challenge of the upstart photo manufacturers. No matter what acronym you use – DSMC, HD-DSLR, HDSLR – these hybrid HD video / still photo cameras have grabbed everyone’s attention. 2010 may indeed be the year that hybrid digital SLR cameras hit their stride.
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 It's snowing again. Most of the schools on Long Island are closed, but we're open with a skeleton crew. We'll be here until 3PM on Friday, then we'll close early for the weekend.
If you're snowed in like us, or you just have some extra time this weekend, why not check out some of the valuable articles posted to our blog.
We've added a really cool feature to the blog, our HOT TAGS cloud. By using our HOT TAGS you can zero right in on the stuff you are interested in. Our HOT TAGS will
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 Part 1 of a live seminar recorded at BVE London, February 16, 2010. Topics covered: the ability to adapt and meet changing requirements; making the right investments; the importance of efficient workflows. Featuring Matt Davis, Producer and Director, MDMA; Christina Fox, Camera Operator, Trainer/Consultant, Urban Fox; David Fox, Journalist/Technology Writer; Larry Jordan - Producer, Director, Trainer. The panel is chaired by Rick Young of MacVideo.tv
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 Join StudioDaily on Thursday, February 25 at 1:00pm ET, as they answer your questions during the StudioDaily Webinar HSDLR Filmmaking: Techniques and Workarounds from Early Adopters. It'll take just 90 minutes to listen and learn as experts explain the technology and business models that will prevail in the future. This is your chance to get your head around this emerging format early—before your competitors can figure it out.
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 No, this isn’t the 5D workflow article that you’ve been waiting for. That’s still coming in another couple of weeks. In the meantime, I’ve started on another Canon 5D commercial. This time I’m cutting the project in Avid Media Composer instead of Final Cut Pro. There are a number of reasons, including some recent stability issues I’ve had with FCP. In addition, the creative treatment calls for some nice speed ramp effects. Avid’s FluidMotion is simply a much better slomo technology than anything
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 People have been talking about the amazing video footage coming from new DSLR cameras, at resolutions that can easily exceed 4K digital cinema files, for a couple of years now, in all kinds of forums, including Cinematography, After Effects, and many NLE forums. In the past year, that traffic has continued to accelerate, and so we invite you to join us in a newly-created forum to concentrate all of that energy in one place: Creative Cow's new "DSLR Video" forum.
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 Buying a Canon 7D is a smart move well done, don't second guess yourself with, should I have got the new 550/T2i for half the price? The Canon 7D can do so much more on the photo side and it is tried and tested on the video side, there has to be some downside to a new camera for half the price.
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 The 7D has manual control, great function control, and can work with a variety of traditional lenses and accessories.
Canon is stepping up its prosumer DSLR game with an all-new camera line, and it all starts with the 7D. Sporting HD video in 1080/24p, 720/60p, and the 18 megapixel stills are also impressive, but the most attractive aspect is the huge assortment of Canon EF and EF-S lenses.
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 Besides all the advantages and possibilities shooting with a HDSLR offers, there are some major drawbacks. For me the biggest problems are: rolling shutter (but even the red has it), no audio control and the too contrasty, over-compressed, 4:2:0 h264 output. You can create or download a “flat-look” profile for your camera, which basically eliminates contrast by lifting blacks and crushing highlights when the camera sensor processes the image before compressing it. After playing around and testin
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 Attention Fusion still/video shooters: The honeymoon with so-called "bokeh art" is over. The harsh facts have been revealed. Working with the new generation of HD video-capable still cameras is just plain hard—many times it's frustrating beyond belief for the videographer wanting to take advantage of the buzz and technological edge. These "first born" supertechie cameras are just a year old and haven't grown up enough to let you in on their secrets.
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