David Kong’s Videos

Understanding Exports - Video Tutorial

from David Kong Added 3 years ago 36.7K 842 39

This video takes a practical approach as I go through the interface of Adobe Media Encoder, which both Premiere Pro and After Effects use, explaining what each of the sliders and checkboxes means…

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How Codecs Work - Tutorial

from David Kong Added 3 years ago 110K 2,989 116

If you work with video, it's vital to understand how codecs work and how they change your image. In this tutorial, I cover all of the big concepts behind codecs, breaking it down into understandable…

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Filmmaking Tutorial: Part 5: Build a Motorized Slider

from David Kong Added 4 years ago 24.2K 202 16

Edit: sadly some of the parts that I used in this video are no longer available. If you search for DIY motorized sliders, though, you'll find other people with updated recommendations for which…

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Filmmaking Tutorial: Part 4, Postproduction

from David Kong Added 4 years ago 22.4K 232 18

All about post production for DSLR filmmakers. The companion article can be found at philipbloom.net/2013/12/09/working-with-less-part-4-postproduction/ Follow me on facebook.com/davidkongfilm This…

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Filmmaking Tutorial: Part 3, Magic Lantern

from David Kong Added 4 years ago 50.8K 560 42

High-end cinematic images on low-end DSLRs. This video explains what Magic Lantern is, and how I use it on my Canon T2i/550D to capture high quality imagery. Follow me on facebook.com/davidkongfilm…

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Filmmaking Tutorial: Part 2, Get the most out of your DSLR

from David Kong Added 4 years ago 54.3K 731 63

High-end cinematic images on low-end DSLRs. This video goes very in-depth into how the DSLR works – I cover everything you need to know about formats, codecs, and dynamic range in order to get…

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Filmmaking Tutorial: Part 1, Working With Less

from David Kong Added 4 years ago 72.6K 956 84

This is the first in a series of videos which go in-depth explaining how to use simple, affordable equipment to make high-quality cinematic films. The film that I discuss in the video can be seen…

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Portrait of Macerata

from David Kong Added 5 years ago 132K 1,044 87

I shot this film of a small hill-town in Italy in order to give the rest of the world a taste of its enthralling natural and anthropological beauty, a simple exercise in non-narrative video technique.…

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Visual Effects Breakdown: Fire on Water

from David Kong Added 5 years ago 3,015 13 3

Here's a shot that I worked on this summer for a book trailer starring Joel Courtney. At this moment in the story, this character has just crash-landed a plane in Lake Michigan. This video demonstrates…

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Morning Coffee

from David Kong Added 6 years ago 4,271 55 7

Me, before and after coffee :) Shot on my T2i with the kit lens, internal mic. Edited in Premiere Pro.

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Color Scene 7

from David Kong Added 7 years ago 1,293 2 0

This is one scene from an unfinished (sadly) short film titled "Color." I shot this in 2008 on my DVX100. This scene takes place the night before the climax of the film. Mary talks to her…

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Public Service Announcement

from David Kong Added 7 years ago 576 0 0

I shot this in 2006 on my DVX100.

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