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Manu Smith
May 2, 2017
Audio

Cutting and Extending Music Using Adobe Audition Remix

Manu Smith
May 2, 2017
Audio
Cutting and Extending Music Using Adobe Audition Remix

See how using the Remix feature in Adobe Audition CC can make editing music faster. Remix can automatically re-arrange any song to fit any duration. We show you all of the advanced parameters and what they do. Remix can help you quickly make music loops and cut down or extend the length of your background music.

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Frank Dellario
April 25, 2017
Lighting

Shooting Steady Insert Shots

Frank Dellario
April 25, 2017
Lighting
Shooting Steady Insert Shots

Filming insert shots can be fun and interesting, but a little tricky if your actor has to hold something steady in the frame. Frank demonstrates a grip trick using a pigeon plate and a grip stand to help film nice, steady insert shots and talks a little bit about French oak wine barrels.

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Manu Smith
April 18, 2017
Editing

Hackintosh Behind the Scenes

Manu Smith
April 18, 2017
Editing
Hackintosh Behind the Scenes

Spuds gets tied up explaining how we made the Hackintosh video collaborating on WriterDuet, using more than one microphone input into the two-input Zoom H5, and without renting a white cyc studio.

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Frank Dellario
April 11, 2017
Camera

Overhead Video Camera Rigs

Frank Dellario
April 11, 2017
Camera
Overhead Video Camera Rigs

We’re all familiar with using a tripod to get standard shots in our videos but what if you need to rig the camera overhead, pointing it straight at a table for those product or food beauty shots. Or to rig it higher up to record straight down at a person. Frank looks at a few simple rigs using grips stands and shows how to make a “goalpost” rig for more stable overhead shots.
 

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Manu Smith
April 4, 2017
Editing

In Camera vs Digital Effects

Manu Smith
April 4, 2017
Editing
In Camera vs Digital Effects

We’re so used to digital post effects and CGI that we forget that in camera effects were the defacto SFX technique back in the day, and are still used today. Spuds creates both in camera and post effects with the help of Micah and looks at the history and use of a time-honored technique: from Pepper’s ghost to a recent episode of “Sherlock.”

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Frank Dellario
March 28, 2017
Lighting

Affordable Fluorescent Lighting and CRI Explained

Frank Dellario
March 28, 2017
Lighting
Affordable Fluorescent Lighting and CRI Explained

Frank looks at the world of affordable fluorescents, how to attach them to light and grip stands, and explains CRI ratings so you can avoid green lighting.

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Manu Smith
March 21, 2017
Editing

Best Editing Computer: Mac, PC or Hackintosh

Manu Smith
March 21, 2017
Editing
Best Editing Computer: Mac, PC or Hackintosh

Spuds explores the different types of editing computers and gives advice on how to decide which is best for your needs. Do you need a fast editing machine but like the Mac OS? He also highlights the pro's and con's he discovered when he built his own Hackintosh, a PC/Mac hybrid.  

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Frank Dellario
March 14, 2017
Preproduction

Formatting an AV Script

Frank Dellario
March 14, 2017
Preproduction
Formatting an AV Script


The standard script format doesn’t work for all situations so the AV 2-column script was born. We’ll show you how to create, format and use an AV script for your video projects. 

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Manu Smith
March 7, 2017
Audio, Onset

Video Microphones: Which One to Buy for Your Needs

Manu Smith
March 7, 2017
Audio, Onset
Video Microphones: Which One to Buy for Your Needs

Spuds breaks down the microphone types we use in video production so you can figure out the right microphone for your needs. He covers the tips and tricks of microphone use so you can record the best audio by using the right tool in the right way.

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Frank Dellario
February 28, 2017
Lighting

Affordable Light Solution: the Outlet to Light Socket Adapter

Frank Dellario
February 28, 2017
Lighting
Affordable Light Solution: the Outlet to Light Socket Adapter

Frank rediscovers a tried and true piece of common hardware in his kit and uses it to fill in those black holes in his shot. At some point, when lighting for your video production, you just run out of lights. What to do? You have a lot of CFLs and LED bulbs but no more lamps to put them in.

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Manu Smith
February 21, 2017
Editing

The Cross Dissolve: Its history, process in film, and lots of interesting facts

Manu Smith
February 21, 2017
Editing
The Cross Dissolve: Its history, process in film, and lots of interesting facts

Ask any video editor what the most used transition effect in their arsenal of effects is and she'll usually say the dissolve. Besides a direct cut, the dissolve is a staple in the book of film and video editing. How did editors perform a dissolve, or what is also called a "cross fade" before digital editing was available? 

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Frank Dellario
February 14, 2017
Lighting

Controlling Practical Lights: How to Make Your Own Dimmers

Frank Dellario
February 14, 2017
Lighting
Controlling Practical Lights: How to Make Your Own Dimmers

We’re going talk about two basic types of practical dimmers, a standard dimmer that’s used with tungsten lights, and electronic dimmers that work with everything including LEDs and dim-able CFLs.

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