Q&A: What bitrate should you export with?
Chad Whisnant tweets in and asks, “What bitrate do you export with?”
3 tips for Video Technical Directing in a live church production
These are 3 tips that I teach all my new new live production technical directors.
Free Animated Paint Lower Third
Here is a neat little paint lower third that you can download for free.
Holdfast Money Maker Quick View and Giveaway!
If you find yourself needing to shoot with multiple camera bodies during a shoot, then you definitely need the MoneyMaker.
Q&A: Should I Color Grade Before or After Visual Effects?
Tim Bullock tweets and asks: I’m adding floating Dust Particles in AE for a Music Video. Should I grade before or after VFX? @cineblur …
Short of the Month: “Paperman”
This edition of “Short of the Month” brings us “Paperman,” which is an Oscar-nominated short by Disney with lovely minimalistic black-&-white animation.
Gorilla Grain – Add Real Grain to your DSLR Footage
Gorilla Grain offers clips of real grain taken from 16mm and 35mm film stock. You can add it to your footage with any editor.
“The Wrong Guys For The Job,” an interactive web series you need to watch
“The Wrong Guys For The Job” is a comedic interactive webs series that follow two criminals as they do their job…..or at least try to.
Are Project Templates OK to use for your Video Production?
Alot of people have asked me if it’s OK to use templates in their video projects. Short answer: “Yes.”
Free Snow Loop
Here’s a neat little HD falling snow loop.
Jessie – Thanksgiving 2012
Thanksgiving was awesome this year. I went out with my wife and filmed for about half an hour and made this simple little video.
Create a Vignette in Premiere Pro
In this quick tip video, I show you how to create a nice and simple vignette in Premiere Pro.
“Vintage FX” Now Available for Premiere Pro!
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally finished building my “Vintage FX” presets for Premiere Pro.
Precomposed ZIP Kit Overview
Checkout this overview of a DVD template ZIP Kit by Precomposed.com
After Effects Preset: Rolling Shutter Fix
This is an After Effects preset that fixes the “rolling shutter” issue with DSLR’s.
Digital Cinema Pocket Guides
Evan Luzi has put together 20 pocket guides for digital cameras. These are little guides that you can stick in your pocket or view on your mobile device.
Free Aspect Ratio Overlays
I’ve made simple overlays for some common film aspects. They are png image files that you place on top of your footage. Simple, right? Check ‘em out.
Free After Effects Preset: Pendulum
Adding the “pendulum” effect in After Effects has never been easier!
Timing Music to Your Video Edits
Instead of just trimming the end down and fading it out, this is a tip that uses “markers” in your song to seamlessly cut sections out, or add section in.
Free After Effects Preset: Handheld Camera
If you have a clip that was shot on a tripod, you can easily add “handheld” shake with this simple After Effects preset.
The Hunger Games: 2 Cinematography Lessons to be Learned
“The Hunger Games” was a great movie, but there were a couple of cinematography blunders that I noticed, that should have been addressed.
Required Viewing: Polarizing Filters via Shane Hurlbut
Here is a great article by Shane and his team describing the many uses for pola filters. He includes examples and tests that really show the difference a pola filter adds.
Download the Entire “The Dark Knight Rises” Screenplay
Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” is an absolute masterpiece, and thanks to Anton Volkov, you can download the entire screenplay.
“Vintage FX” Color Presets: $8
“Vintage FX” is a preset pack for After Effects and Premiere Pro containing 33 professional presets. Each custom preset color corrects your footage, making it look vintage and retro.