Sunday, November 27, 2005
Comprehensive Video Course
Cybercollege.com is the strange creation of Ron Whittaker, PHD. His
Comprehensive Video Course contains 70 modules taking you through all the major features of professional film and video production. If you didn't need the piece of paper, you could just get everything you need to know here. :-)
Comprehensive Video Course contains 70 modules taking you through all the major features of professional film and video production. If you didn't need the piece of paper, you could just get everything you need to know here. :-)
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Eyecon Video Production Tips
This company has put together an amazing collection of Production Tips. They range from shooting foriegn locations, to fun ways to impress your clients. Lots of technical stuff on Audio, Lighting and Editing too.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Film History Part1: Galileo Sunspot Drawings
In 1612 Galileo made a series or sunspot drawings that have become (I believe) the first known 3D animation. With this information Galileo helped develop his hypothesis that the sun was a globe (not a disk) and that the planets revolved around it, not around the earth. Thus drawing the ire of the church. Upon showing him the instruments of torture, Galileo agreed to stop publishing his theory. The Galileo Susnpot Drawings
Film & Video Lighting
Jesse Martin submitted an interesting story on flourescent lighting for video. Before we got to that, I thought I should find some info to share on basic lighting for video. Here's a good starter:
video lighting basics... definitions and a basic 3-point lighting tutorial that everyone should read.
And another: Film & Video Lighting for Low-Budgets (That's us, for sure!)
And now Jesse's contribution on flourescent lighting for video. Don't try this without reading the article first. Flourescents are notorious for giving your video a green cast.
video lighting basics... definitions and a basic 3-point lighting tutorial that everyone should read.
And another: Film & Video Lighting for Low-Budgets (That's us, for sure!)
And now Jesse's contribution on flourescent lighting for video. Don't try this without reading the article first. Flourescents are notorious for giving your video a green cast.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Apple Digital Campus - Video Journalism
Another great link via Leslie. The Apple Digital CampusVideo Journalism Curriculum. Includes a student gallery of work and a great glossary of terms.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Continuity Editing
Continuity Editing :
a system of cutting to maintain continuous and narrative action. It relies upon matching screen direction, position, and temporal relations from shot to shot to give spatial and temporal unity between shots. Just so you know I didn't make it up, here is the Wikipedia entry on Continuity Editing
Video is made in three places - on paper, in the camera and on the editing screen.
Editing Terminology and Definitions
a system of cutting to maintain continuous and narrative action. It relies upon matching screen direction, position, and temporal relations from shot to shot to give spatial and temporal unity between shots. Just so you know I didn't make it up, here is the Wikipedia entry on Continuity Editing
Video is made in three places - on paper, in the camera and on the editing screen.
Editing Terminology and Definitions
Monday, November 07, 2005
Analysis: Film and Literature
Thanks to Leslie for submitting a link to a page on Film and Literature. For those who want more theoretical analysis. Not required reading for this 1/2 semester overview. Those considering a 4 year degree in Film will need to get used to this sort of thing.
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Flash 8 Video and a look at the P2
Those of you who missed the MCA-I / MMUG meeting last week, missed a cool presetntation of Flash-8's new video capabilitites. Much of them are owed to the new compression codec incorporated - The On2 VP6 Codec
Story:
Streamingmedia.com: Flash 8 Video
We also got a preview of Panasonic's new P2 Tapeless aquisition system and their $6K DVCPRO Camcorder. Tha January MCA-I meeting will present an in-depth look at P2
Story:
Streamingmedia.com: Flash 8 Video
We also got a preview of Panasonic's new P2 Tapeless aquisition system and their $6K DVCPRO Camcorder. Tha January MCA-I meeting will present an in-depth look at P2
KnowledgeHound: Guides to Film, TV & Video
Justin Harrington supplied this link to dozens more links. You could spend a week following all these links and learn lots! Film, TV and Video Tutorials: Filming, editing, lighting, sound, funding... Dig in, drill down to find things like the Film Underground and this guide to editing in Premiere Pro. Thanks Justin.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Timecode and a DTV Buffet.
While browsing for a simple explanation of SMPTE Timecode in the DV world, I came across this link: SMPTE Timecode explained
But then I found this one that not only explains timecode but almost everything else in the DV world as well. Pull up a tall beverage, fill your plate and dig in.
All the DTV tech details,you can eat!
But then I found this one that not only explains timecode but almost everything else in the DV world as well. Pull up a tall beverage, fill your plate and dig in.
All the DTV tech details,you can eat!
