5 professional lighting setups for interviews
No matter if your interviewing your neighbor or local mayor, having a professional lighting setup is key for capturing a great interview.
Continuity editing: The importance of consistency in cinema feature image
Continuity is an essential concept to cinema as it establishes composition rules that help guide the video's narrative in the editing room.
The 180-degree rule featured image
Videographers follow the 180-degree rule for a very important reason: to move their stories along in a logical way.
In a nutshell Screenwriting requires adherence to rules and procedures despite being a creative medium. Screenplays for film and television share the same formatting but follow different story structures. The majority of screenplays follow a three-act structure that consists of the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution. Let’s get one thing straight —...
Video editors use transitions to combine two separate scenes or shots These six transitions are often go-tos for professionals.
Operating at the core of their films' sound department, boom operators play a critical role, often making or breaking audio recordings.
The rule of thirds is a fundamental guideline all videographers should know and follow. Here's everything you should know.
Lens compression
Lens compression is easily misunderstood, but its visual impact can't be denied. Let's talk about what lens compression is and how to use it.
A vectorscope on top of a scene from "Blade Runner 2049" (2017)
Vectorscopes are necessary tools that every video colorist needs to use when color balancing, shot matching and color grading.
"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V)"
To make subjects feel powerful, filmmakers often use the low-angle shot to make those subjects appear larger-than-life.
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