My friend Elvin, from Audioneer.com, and I go over some basics on how to capture audio in event type situations. Elvin runs Audioneer.com, an insightful blog for audio enthusiasts. For capturing audio at events, loud ambient noise can become an issue when you’re trying to get the best signal to noise ratio during your audio [...]
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Traditionally you would gel the lights and this works, however gels also cut the light output of your lights. One real benefit of doing this trick is that by using your white balance shift in-camera, you won’t cut any light output. This is under the assumption that you are using one certain type of light [...]
Final Cut Pro X has a pretty cool feature called Optical Flow that allows you to create Slow Motion Video without having to install any additional plugins or purchase software. We shot the Diet Coke/Mentos video below on a Canon EOS Rebel T4i at 60 frames per second with a shutter speed of 125th. Yeah, [...]
OTech reader Albrawy recently sent me an email seeking very common advice. How can I shoot an event, not spend a ton of money, capture clean audio AND possibly throw a jib into my bag of tricks? “Please help Hey Olivia, I am a beginner and willing to film a family wedding coming up soon. [...]
When using artificial lighting, a common problem that needs correcting in post is false color or color casts created. In the video above I show you what a color cast from an LED light looks like and how to go about removing it with your editing software in post production. First we shot a video [...]
Last May, I did a short tutorial on Neutral Density filters. I was using a very inexpensive set of ND filters on my GH2 to show you the basic principles of how a Neutral Density filter threaded onto the lens of your camera works by cutting out the light in stops so your iris can [...]
I wanted to help out my friend Carlen Jewelle with her makeup blog so we shot a red lipstick video tutorial on our infinite white setup in the studio. We wanted to keep it casual and have some fun with the clip. Carlen did her thing and it gave us an opportunity to experiment with [...]
My friend Robert from JuicedLink explains the benefits of using a JuicedLink Preamplifier. If you missed our last video discussion on how to achieve quality audio, you might want to check it out HERE. Robert supplied us with a valuable 101 on all things capturing quality audio. Robert is responsible for the JuicedLink Preamps that [...]
Robert from JuicedLink comes into the studio to guide me through his top 3 suggested best practices for capturing quality audio. Being in the field of production I’ve learned tons from technique to lighting to gear. One of the last arenas I’ve gotten down to the nitty gritty with has been audio. I don’t know [...]
