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    Lighting on a Budget 

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    Published on 10-02-2010 07:28 PM

    The budding amateur's forever restricted by cost. You'll never get slick looks with cheap equipment and even budget gear's out of the reach of humble amateurs. So why not use a cheap alternative to low end specialist equipment? Professional looks the Blue Peter way is a specialty of Digital Director and exemplified by our very own forum member, The Guru. When Digital Director’s forums held their annual summer video competition, The Guru decided to enter using a palmcorder, and nothing else. No professional ...
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    Shoot to Edit: A Guide to Using Your Camcorder 

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    Published on 10-02-2010 07:26 PM

    Marc Peters explains what the manual doesn't say about using your camcorder; get the most out of editing by putting in the best you can get.


    Post a watchable video on almost any forum and you're guaranteed to be asked the same question, "what software did you use". Or perhaps, "what camera did you shoot that with". Although perfectly understandable questions, they expose the first faux pas of the video editing newbie... that the editing suite is a magical ...
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    A quick start guide to blue screening 

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    Published on 10-02-2010 07:24 PM

    We're often asked how to blue screen, so here's a collection of tips posted previously on the forums.
    It's harder to correct mistakes than to avoid making them, so starting off on the right foot helps... your background (green or blue screen) should be evenly lit and coloured since what you're going to tell your computer to do is... "take all the pixels with this particular green value and replace it with something else." If the greenscreen has different values then your computer ...
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    Shooting Fireworks 

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    Published on 10-02-2010 07:22 PM

    Recording fireworks displays can look spectacular if you get it right or it can turn into a washed out mess if you get it wrong. It's the one time when you have to switch to manual control on the camera and take charge yourself. The first thing you'll have to do is turn on manual focus as the auto focus won't be able to cope with the lowlight levels and having nothing 'solid' to lock onto.

    The main problem though is exposure, if you are pointing the camera at a black sky you don't ...
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