With most of the world in ‘CovID-19’ lock-down, not many of us are out shooting at the moment. I have a lot of friends in the film and video industry and we all have the cleanest and tidiest Pelican cases ever. It seems that apart from news, all other video and film production has stopped. […]
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Here’s a ‘trap for young players’ as my old tech instructor would tell me, so I thought I would share it with you. I had a shoot recently that involved two cameras and three separate data recording methods. Canon C 100 Mk 2 recording AVCHD format on internal SD card Canon 5D recording ‘mov’ files […]
Once upon a time, interviews were generally filmed without too much happening in the background. This meant that the audience would not be distracted by either movement or activity behind the person being interviewed, nor would they hear any distracting noise. Both these principles are still worth considering of course, but for web videos, more […]
In a recent post I talked about shooting interviews on the ‘shop floor’. In other words, in the middle of where the story was happening. If done well, these can be very effective but managing the lighting and sound become even more critical, compared to shooting in a studio or quiet office. Sound Getting the […]
Framing is one of the key skills to learn if you’re planning on shooting video. Whether it’s on your Smartphone or the latest high-end production camera, it’s important to get framing correct. Here’s a quick tutorial video which will help. Check it out. Check out my previous video on recording good sound on your Smartphone.
So, what do you need to run your own video business? Like any business you need the tools of the trade. Here’s my start-up list: Tools of the trade Mid-range video camera and good quality tripod. You may already own a camera, but it needs to be able to shoot the sort of projects you […]
Back in the ‘old days’ when you had finished editing the film you’d shot, it was stored in metal cans on a shelf. When videotape took over, the tapes were stored in large plastic cases. Whilst one of the proposed advantages of videotape was that it could be re-used, often it wasn’t because of the […]
After being behind a camera for over 15 years and directing and producing for another 15, one of the things I have learned to do is to visualise how I’ll shoot or direct a video, often before I’ve even seen the location. Whilst a good pre-production routine is to always visit the location before shooting, […]
Shooting sequences is the key to capturing editable footage. I’ve talked about this a number of times in previous posts and I have used this example before, but a number of readers have asked for a bit more detail, so I have broken it down into a series of stills. In some ways, that’s what […]
Shooting on location in developing countries is always a challenge for the videographer. You need to travel light and be able to adapt quickly to different environments and locations. Over the last 8 years I have made numerous trips to film aid projects in Asia and Africa in seven countries. Given that video is more […]
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