Getting sequences with the five-shot method
Many new-to-video-journalism folks have encountered the same problem when they’ve logged and uploaded all their interviews and clips: not enough
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Shooting Tips
Back to Basics: Focusing an interview
I teach in a small school; currently, we’re under 500 students, and that means I’m working with brand-new students who
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Looking for a good explainer on Aperture for video? Check out this piece by Todd Wolfe
If you’re looking for a nice, quick explainer on how different aperture settings effect video, take a look at this
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Jake Frew offers a few tips beginning tips for taking better video with mobile devices
Looking for a few tips on how to take better video with your smartphone or other mobile device. Here are
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Need some virtual learning? New Unit Available: Making Sense of the Coronavirus Through Media Making
If you’re like many of us, you’re moving to online learning after your school closed to slow the spread of
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You can record multiple videos at the same time on an iPhone with FiLMic’s Double Take app
A week or so ago I saw Mark Murray share a post about this app and I had to give
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The DJI Osmo Pocket is an Incredible Video Camera That Punches Way Above Its Weight
In the last few years our video program has made some purchases in our quest to stay updated in the
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No Film School shows how to Rack Focus in video and when it should be used
I came across this video last week looking for something to share with my intro broadcasting students. I thought the
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Looking for a good B-Roll lesson for your staffers? Check out Peter McKinnon’s B-Roll Challenge
I had a class last spring where one of my editors showed this video to my video staff, then she
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