To craft engaging audio and visual content, several factors come into play. Audio and video are fundamentally different media, but they do have several things in common. In audio projects like podcasts and radio programs, creators will need a good script or outline, audio recording equipmen

Did you ever stop to think about all the filmmaking terms we use nowadays that harken back to the good ol’ days when “films” were actually shot on film? (Uh, wait. They’re still shot on film. Back when they were only cut on film?) Terms like… “Reel” – as in “demo reel” today, but originall

When Jordan’s dog, Boomer, had a little tumble and chipped one of the bones in his elbow, the doctor ordered him to take things easy. This meant the lovable Burmese Mountain dog couldn’t do any running or hard exercise. When you have such an energetic dog who can’t do physical exercis

You may have noticed that recently, Adobe has been busy rolling out updates for its editing software suite every 1or 2 months. Only in February, Premiere Pro 14.9 was released, promising and delivering on faster H.264 and HEVC encoding. In March, we’ve now got a milestone update as Premiere

If you’ve watched movies and television, tuned into radio stations, browsed YouTube or listened to podcasts, you’ve undoubtedly heard sound effects (SFX). A sound effect can be either created through artificial means such as software and synthesizers, or by processing or enhancing natural o

Can you hear that? That’s the sound of the SFX Challenge winners rejoicing. Some 3 weeks ago, we launched a contest that challenged you to create the best-sounding videos using Artlist sound effects and music. The contest was sponsored by some of the best gear manufacturers out there, such

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In the world of filmmaking gear, cameras aren’t the only things that are simultaneously getting smaller and better. For decades, huge computers with a lot of processing demands were needed for the job of editing footage. Nowadays, that’s all changing. While it’s true that Hollywood an

Making videos can be an expensive and time-consuming process. Just establishing the story that you are trying to tell–let alone writing a script, hiring cast and crew, gathering the equipment, location scouting, and then shooting the video–can take more time than you realize or have to spen

We want to show you how to take any video to the next level using assets from the creative pack that we are giving away. In this tutorial, we are going over a clip, and use the different features to make it pop. To get your hand on our biggest giveaway ever, subscribe to any Artlist and Art

Time equals money when it comes to video editing work, whether it’s your own indie film or a branded client video. FCPX is one of the fastest, most easy-to-learn video editing applications on the market, but even so, you’ll need to know these Final Cut Pro tips to make your work as efficien

As you may have noted in our recent article covering how to import footage into Premiere Pro, Adobe recently launched a new Public Beta version of their flagship editing application. This Beta arrives as Adobe celebrates 30 years of Premiere Pro (we shudder, thinking back to all those expor

Keyframing is one of the essential skills an animator can have, and you can pick up the basics in just a few minutes. Animation can take many forms and use many different tools; one thing that unifies all animation, however, is the use of Keyframes. Keyframe animation is used in everything,

Using keyboard shortcuts in After Effects can save you a lot of time and energy, often performing tasks that take several mouse clicks in a couple of buttons. Unfortunately, it can take you a pretty long time to learn the go-to shortcuts, and in many ways, it’s like learning a whole other A

For video work, crafting great visuals is really only one part of the production equation. Giving your video great audio is the other major ingredient, alongside other production components like editing, costume, speaking/acting and graphics, to name a few. Utilizing audio in the foreground

Whether you’re considering editing as a career path or looking to create digital marketing content of your own, the world of post-production can be a daunting and confusing place. There are many aspects to editing a video, so sit back and let us guide you through the first few steps to this

Growing up in a little town in Oregon back in the 1970s and 1980s, no one knew about film, according to John FK Parenteau, a visual effects artist and producer with over 30 years of credits in countless Hollywood productions like Sin City, Iron Man 2, Fast Five, Super 8, The Hunger Games to

Motion graphics is a big topic, with a vast range of styles and animation subcategories. So, if you’ve ever wondered what motion graphic animation is, we’re going to answer that question and give you the knowledge and skills to begin using motion graphics in your videos today. W

What is animation? Moving images are the basis of film. In traditional film cameras, strips of celluloid pass through the camera at 24 frames-per-second to give the illusion of movement. What you see are successive images that are shots of an actual location. In traditional animation, the i

There are many reasons you might want to seek out an alternative to After Effects; it might not achieve the results you want, be out of your budget, or perhaps you just don’t like it. Whatever your reason, there are many After Effects alternatives you can turn to for your motion graph