When you are making your own videos you typically take on many roles. You are the Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Camera Operator, Prop Master, and even the talent. Because you wear many hats you have to be good at many things and one of the main things is Editor. Read more…
A major debate that has been going on for a few years is whether 4K content is all it is cracked up to be. Sure you could get a 4K TV and be ready to take in all of the amazing content that is available but for creators and filmmakers Read more…
I am a firm believer that the best way to learn something is the act of doing and inspiration. This is especially true when it comes to the art of filmmaking. Here are 5 of my favorite content makers and videographers that have given me inspiration through the years! Peter Read more…
Choosing the right camera to get your YouTube career started is a bit harder than just picking up a point-and-shoot, switching it to video mode and starting to film. A lot of things come into play such as choosing whether 4K or 1080p resolution is right for you, do you Read more…
These days it seems like everyone has a drone and we are starting to see this type of footage everywhere, but it is good footage? Anyone can fly a drone and capture video footage but how do you get more cinematic drone footage as you see in the movies? Use Read more…
When it comes to the settings you should check before pressing record, your frame rate is at the top of the list. It might not seem like a major setting but it can drastically impact how your video looks. Let’s discuss the basics of choosing the right frame rate for Read more…
When people think of 3D LUT files they usually think of video or film editing. While this is usually the case you can actually use LUT files for photo editing as well with programs like Adobe Photoshop. Now, we have another program we can add to the list of editing Read more…
Freesound Freesound is a pretty decent site and has a large selection of sounds. I have personally used them on many large and small projects. Unlike other sites, this one has a forum with many helpful tips as well as a small community to contributors. Also, if you have any Read more…
Final Cut Pro is a fantastic video editor. It has so many features and endless third-party plugins that you can create almost any video you can think of. One thing that is apparent after using it for a while is that it is a HUGE resource hog! Even if you Read more…
When you think of Adobe Photoshop the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t video editing but you can in face edit video using this mainly photo editing program. Thank being said, why would you want to edit video using Photoshop? The answer for me is you wouldn’t want Read more…