Lone
Rider
This is brilliant, Short, cute and oh so very true
And extremely well made. If you are a film maker,
you got to spend a couple minutes with this flick.
Sometimes a filmmaker's greatest challenge is simply
raising cash. But financial woes won't deter this
director.
Internet Video Making
Tips, Reviews and Tutorials for Video Professionals and
Independent Film Makers
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reviews/Tutorials
Opinions
& Trends
Book
Reviews
News
Items
Sony HD Camcorders!
A
first look at
Sony's PMW-EX3
Doug Jensen explores the
new Sony
PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX's versatility. Are
you shooting High Def yet?
How to
properly use Web 2.0 and
widgets for marketing and PR
- by Andy Marken -
Today's Web 2.0 social media environment offers a
tremendous opportunities for companies to closely
engage with customers, prospects and market segments
in a positive, mutually beneficial manner. .
MORE
The
new producers
-
With TV audiences increasingly turning to
the internet for their entertainment,
broadcasters are leaning more and more on
the skills of specialist digital agencies.
These businesses in turn are rapidly
evolving into the production companies of
the future. C21 introduces the leading
players.
Full Story
The
Museum of the
Obvious
is a commercial site sponsored by
Duracell and Proctor & Gamble. Its wonderful and
the videos are very funny. Brilliant and
very well done. Check out the videos here and at the Museum
of the Obvious at YouTube.
Final Cut Express - Editing
Workshop by Tom Wolsky provides beginner and
amateur video editors with firsthand experience with
the art and technique of Apple Mac video editing.
more
Adobe announced Adobe Creative Suite 3.3 Design Premium, Design Standard,
Web Premium, and Master Collection editions for
designers who need to rapidly prototype Web sites and Web applications.
more
ARTICLE ARCHIVE - the best Internet Video Magazine
articles from the last EIGHT years
Product Reviews
Tutorials
Opinions and
Columns
Book
Reviews
Rhozet Carbon Coder and Carbon Server by Jan OzerIn
this video tutorial, Streaming Media.com contributing editor Jan Ozer
shows you the new features in Rhozet's Carbon Coder 3.0
Here are the
best web videos and movies of last year
as selected by the Webby Awards.
Check this out - if you like Internet video,
you got to read this and watch these online videos.
more
Vegas Pro 8 Editing
Workshop will teach you everything you need to know
about
capturing and editing audio and video
(including AVC and HD video). This
comprehensive guide is for the Vegas Pro beginner as
well as someone who is familiar with the program
more
The new Gotuit VideoMarker Pro™
is
an application for publishers to package and
present their broadband video libraries with
a new level of rich video metadata that
drives greater traffic, longer session
times, and superior monetization.
more
YOU
NEED THIS BOOK. How you can make your film or video project sound as
good as it looks - "Producing Great Sound
for Video and Film by audio guru Jay Rose. . This is
a solution-oriented guide with FAQs, how-tos,
tips, and time savers.
Read the Book Review
The
Lone Videographer Record professional sound without a dedicated sound engineer
How to record audio using a
boompole and a shotgun microphone with a video camera when you are
working alone.
Amy
Shuen's new book
Web 2.0: A Strategy
Guide (O'Reilly, US
$24.99) explains
what's different about
Web 2.0 and how those
differences can improve
your company's bottom
line. Using real-life
examples, Shuen
demonstrates how various
companies, large and
small, are creating new
opportunities on today's
Web and shows how you
can apply the same
strategies to your own
business.
more
The
Differences between CCD & CMOS An in-depth exploration of the two most common video camera
sensors. Which camcorder technology will work best for you?
The Guide to Making Flash Video and Posting
to YouTube -
This new article from Manifest Tech's
Doug Dixon will walk though getting
started with using streaming Flash video,
from posting to YouTube to customizing your
own site with video clips.
Click Here to Read
Dailymotion
has launched Cinema Dailymotion.
www.cinema.dailymotion.com, this online
screening series will host some of the best independent film-related
content available, including full-length feature films and documentaries
more
Producing Video Podcasts - A Guide for
Media Professionals - Are
you looking at a career in podcasting (or netcasting or videocasting or
making video for the net), this is a great little introductory book that
will show you the nuts and bolts of what you need to know - with lots of
real world insider production and business tips.
Even if you are podcasting for fun, or if
you are thinking of using Internet video or
podcasting to boost your company's sales and
business, this is a wonderful guidebook for
the first timer. .
more
Corel
Photo Impact X3 Review - Powerful,
easy and affordable image editing for
families, digital photo enthusiasts and even
professionals
FARfromEarth Films director,
Tim Cash uses his JVC HD100 Series camera
to shoot short films, music videos, and
other works
-
Bend, Oregon director, Tim Cash relies on
his JVC HD100 Series camera to deliver to
his audience a high-quality look without the
expense of using film.
Cash spent the last year shooting music
videos, short films, business promos, and
documentaries, all with his versatile JVC
HD100 Series camera in tow. more
iPhone
pushes video, web access usage
The iPhone is the most popular device
for accessing news and information on the mobile Web, Not less than 30.9% of iPhone owners watched mobile TV or
video, versus a 4.6 market average.
Essential
Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date--New from
O'Reilly
Master Microsoft's New
Cross-Platform Plug-in for
Rich Internet Applications
Now you can design rich
Internet applications (RIAs)
for the Web using
Silverlight 2, Microsoft's
second release of the
Silverlight platform.
more
Do
you want to use your computer to
record, edit, restore, encode, and master a
wide range of audio formats and types? Check out Doug Dixon's
review of
Sony
Sound Forge Audio Studio 9
It includes interactive Show Me How
tutorials to help step though learning new tasks.
more
"Art and
Technique of Digital Color Correction",
provides practical skills to the postproduction pro
seeking to improve their color grading
craft.
The author interviews and observes 8
professional colorists as they grade
a series of real world video images,
describing the methods and
techniques each artist uses to reach
their finalized image.
more
Looking for Work?
Looking for a video
producer? Check out Bid4Vid.com . The idea's real
simple. Need a video produced, for your business, for a Web campaign,
for your family, for a nonprofit? Post a video job on the site and
then select from the best bids from producers who've registered on the
site.
If you are thinking of getting into film
special effects or are just curious about
how it is done, "Steve Wright's "Compositing
Visual Effects - Essentials for the Aspiring
Artist" is a great book for someone just
starting out in this space.
more
Looking to create and edit audio for your
video? Sony ACID Music Studio 7
is designed for consumers or prosumers who
want to create original music using loops or
recording vocals, instruments, or using MIDI
-- DJs and remix artists, home recording
studios and musicians, video and multimedia
producers, podcast and streaming media
creators, educators, trainers, and
presenters.
more
Camcorder
zoom looks easy, You just press a button in
one direction and the picture inside your
camcorder gets bigger, You press it the
other way and the picture gets smaller and
wider. Sounds simple. However, there is a
lot more to using zoom than just pressing
the zoom button. Zoom may be the most
overused and most wrongly used
control on a camcorder
more
We love to mash up video -
especially online. Check out this
new site dedicated to
promoting the new Rambo movie - this mash up site allows you to mix
and match a bunch of video and still clips from the latest Rambo film,
add a bunch of special effects, sound effects, music, slow mo and more-
to create your own Rambo Movie trailer. You can also share a link or embed the completed mash-up
on your own web page.
Ira
Brodsky's The
History of Wireless
tells the chronological
story of how
scientific discoveries and
leading-edge communication
innovations were
transformed into today's
mobile phones, wireless LANs
and
high-definition television.
more
Apple
Color Overview for users of Final Cut
Studio. All about Apple Color - great
software-based 2k color correcting for Mac
users
more
If you are looking for a powerful, full
featured and relatively easy to master video
editing program, you should take a look at
the Pinnacle
Studio
family and especially the most recent
entrant, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11.
.
read the review
This is really
cool. Introduced at CES 2008, the Liquid Image Digital Underwater
Camera Mask allows scuba divers and snorklers to record underwater
photos and video hands free.
more
Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio
Handbook is a vital reference tool for every
postproduction house.
It
describes appropriate postproduction workflows, team
roles and responsibilities, and required equipment
for some of the most common media productions.
more
Adobe Audition 3 for Professional Audio Production
- Adobe Audition vs Adobe Soundbooth CS3 and new
Adobe Audition features - A summary of
new enhancements and key features in
Adobe Audition 3, released at the end of
2007 as Adobe's flagship stand-alone tool for
professional audio production
more
High Definition is
the next wave in video. Everyone wants their video to look great
on the giant screen TV and on their DVDs. Here is a short guide to
some of the top High Definition Camcorders and associated video
editing gear.
HiDef
Camcorder Guide
The Future of Internet TV? Why
would a well-known music business executive
walk away from a successful career (and a
seven-figure salary) to become the next
Internet entrepreneur? Just ask Tim
Devine, founder of Webcastr.com, a new
company whose slogan says it all - ‘the Best
of Internet TV.’
more
Do you like to Make Stuff? Are you geeky and
love technological puzzles and projects?
Then check out this new book -
Make
The Best of 75 Projects - If you're just catching on to the
MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've
missed, this book contains the best DIY
projects from the magazine's first ten
volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and
challenging activities going back to MAKE's
launch in early 2005.
The Plug-In Pavilion
- The editor's
tools: 3D compositing, titling, FX creation,
lighting, color-correction and more with BorisFX,
Graffiti 5.1, Red 4, and Boris Blue 2.
Lighting for Interviews
Do you know how to light an interview properly for
video? How to use a softbox - fill, main and fill.
If you
want to make money making Internet video, you got to
read this:
Streaming
and Digital Media by Dan Rayburn is an
outstanding book for those who not only want to
understand how the technology works, but want to
know how THEY CAN MAKE MONEY with Internet video and
streaming TV.
more
If
you're getting serious about producing high
definition video (and DVDs and animations, you
should think about moving up to a workstation-class
system.
more
A
Look at 3:2 Pulldown
-
24 frame production in a 30-frame world. All about
Drop frame versus Non-Drop Frame
If you
are a video or film pro, you should check out this
short article about "Drawn By Pain". This is the
inside story of how writer/director Jesse Cowell
brought his 12 part Net miniseries to the internet
video screen.
Read the article
Do you want to
know the down and dirty details of what it takes to
get an indie film made?
TALES FROM THE
FRONTLINE OF INDIE FILMMAKING & OTHER ASSORTED TIPS
FOR THE ASPIRING MOVIEMAKER, that has a bunch of
articles and also stories of
Peter John Ross's
adventures as a filmmaker. It’s
his E! TRUE NOT-HOLLYWOOD STORY
“tell–all”
book.
Audio for Professional Video -
Sony
Sound Forge goes much farther as a professional
digital audio production suite. It is designed for
the entire audio workflow: record, analyze, and edit
more
Green Screen Tutorial - all about how to set up
and use green screen for fun and dramatic video
effects. Put your subject on the moon, in Paris or
anywhere you can imagine.
more
Canon's new three-CCD HD camcorders – the XH A1
and XH G1 models - provide broadcasters,
cinematographers and production facilities with a
full line of professional, high quality, low cost HD
solutions.
more
Since
launching in April 2006, ExpertVillage.com has paid
more than one million dollars to freelance
filmmakers and videographers to produce how-to
videos for Expertvillage.com.
more
DV Filmmaking: From
Start to Finish covers all aspects of the
new digital video frontier, for amateurs and
professionals alike--from the nuts and bolts of
timecode and aspect ratio; to framing, lighting, and
sound recording; as well as editing, special effects
creation, and distribution.
read the article
How to preview HDV in Realtime -This article
explores the various options for creating a
real-time preview out on either a Mac or PC with
either a PCI Express or external solution.
more
So you want to be a TV or film producer but don't
have the financial backing or the Hollywood
connections to make your dreams and projects come
true? Create a short pilot and/or demo and stick it
up on the net, promote the heck out of it, and maybe
fame and fortune will come your way. Check out
Robert Hegyes and his
VeniceWalk project.
The
FILE INTERCHANGE HANDBOOK is a must-have
reference for every film and video professional
moving to computer based production and
distribution. It is the only book that gives a
complete scrutiny and breakdown of all file formats
for the transfer of images, sound and metadata.
Get
File Interchange Handbook :
For professional images, audio and metadatafrom
Amazon
Pinnacle
Studio Ultimate 11. Regardless of what format you
shoot in, or how you plan on sharing and
distributing your finished videos, Studio 11 has an
answer.
read the review
CMP Instant Books -
The Instant series from CMP
Books is designed to efficiently deliver the
essential skills readers need in their video and
audio projects - Instant ACID, Instant Surround Sound
and Instant Boris Effects.
more
Ulead VideoStudio Review - easy to use
consumer video editing solution that provides pro
effects and capabilities.
Sony HDR-UX1 AVC HD DVD Handycam Camcorder -
1080i resolution, 2.1-megapixel CMOS,
Progressive Shutter
to get the package for just $599.95 plus
shipping!
Do you need a music soundtrack to add emotional
depth to your video productions? The answer for many
producers is an automated soundtrack tool. Check out
the latest from SonicPro and from Sony. All about
SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 and Sony Media Software
Cinescore
more
How
to edit using Adobe Premiere Elements 4 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 -
A guide for the Creative VideoMaker
Studio
family and especially the most recent
entrant, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11.
.
from
Amazon