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http://www.storyguide.net/ Web video producers are forgetting something. Sequencing their shots. When shooting video it is wise to think about capturing the story as a sequence. This means shooting wide-shots, medium-shots and close-ups of events as they unfold. Remember to use a wide variety of angles. Change the elevation of your camera so the view is high, medium and low. Leaning the visual syntax of sequencing means when it comes time to edit…
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http://www.storyguide.net/ Buying a video camera can be a frustrating experience. Not just choosing a camera, listening to a sketchy sales pitch and wrestling with sticker shock. The real frustration comes with discovering not only how it works, but learning how to shoot good movies with it right away. Most of us just want to turn on the camera and go… This episode is part of a multipart series where users can glean common sense tips, and hopefully…
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http://www.storyguide.net/ For thousands of tech-heads, the Consumer Electronics Show is a trip to Candy-land. Bright shiny lights, glowing screens, and a preview of next Christmas’ “Must Have” toys. But this is more than a celebration of our insatiable consumerism; CES affords an opportunity to observe how technology is changing a product in one fell swoop. Here you can easily see the trends and make connections you might otherwise miss. One trend…
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http://www.storyguide.net/ This year the Consumer Electronics Show saw all the big companies unveiling spiffy new 3D TVs. It’s evident there is a scramble to profit from the hype surrounding 3D after movie hits "Avatar" and "Up" brought audiences back to theaters. Additionally, CES saw plenty of industry announcements about consumer content and distribution. But despite all of the industry pronunciations about this inevitable embrace of technology…
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http://www.storyguide.net/ Most of us are still using tape. And we are likely to use tape for some time to come. The cameras we have purchased in the past few years still make great movies. Not to mention the hours of legacy content we have of our families, sitting in a cardboard box on a shelf in the hall closet (the tapes are in the box in the hall, not our families. Although with four kids there are times…). This is a simple little example of…
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