Running a multi-camera shoot at a large outdoor event can be tricky. Here are a few tips to keep the operation running smoothly. So you make it to your nearest arena to see your favorite band. Great, except the talent themselves are the size of ants. This is where Image Magnification (or mor

Shooting video on a blue or green screen can be tricky. We’ve rounded up some tips to help you successfully pull the cleanest key possible. When done right, a green screen can be an excellent way to add unique effects to your video projects. When done incorrectly, it will be the very b

Whether you’re new to visual storytelling or a certified expert, here are some of the most inspiring ways creators are using typography to tell stories. In the last few years, kinetic, type-driven projects have increased in popularity, showing up in movie intros, commercials, and music

This tutorial shows you how to speed through some After Effects fundamentals, including transparency information. Here’s what you need to know. If you’re new to Adobe After Effects, you may not know how to include transparency information in your exports. This is an important aspect of

The key to an efficient product shoot is knowing which lights and what camera movement will deliver on your client’s expectations. The number one rule in product photography (video or photo) is making whatever you’re shooting aesthetically appealing — no matter what it is. That&#

PremiumBeat spoke with Brazilian filmmaker Carolina Costa about her path to success, her approach to the work, and her creative direction. Being named one of American Cinematographer’s rising stars of 2018 is just one of the many accomplishments Brazilian DP Carolina Costa has achieved this

Quantum image sensors are undergoing extensive development. So what does the technology mean for tomorrow’s videographers? Every year, the professional camera world gets stirred up about the year’s hottest new features and upgrades to camera technology. But a few filmmakers know

In this tutorial, we’ll cover the basic workflow for capturing and ingesting GH5 time-lapse photo sequences into Lightroom, and exporting a graded .MOV for editing and final color in Premiere. Note: This time-lapse tutorial is based on GH5 Firmware update v. 2.4. One of the most exciti

Need to point out a specific part of your image with custom callout graphics? Check out these step-by-step instructions for your next project. In this tutorial, we’re going to create a callout graphic to help illustrate the height of one of the towers of the famous Notre Dame cathedral

Adobe’s Creative Cloud has suffered a number of bugs and stability problems with each update. One bug, though, could get expensive. News broke earlier this month of a class action lawsuit filed against Adobe for what may well be the bug of all bugs. This one caused the deletion of hund

Travis Scott’s music video for “SICKO MODE” inspired us to recreate some of its truly awesome visual effects. Here are our four favorite. Over the weekend, Travis Scott dropped the highly anticipated music video for his hit single off of “ASTROWORLD,” his new al

In our latest video tutorial, learn how you can use circle burst animations to quickly spice up a motion graphics project. You can throw these elements behind an animated logo to illustrate movement, or add them to text graphics for some dynamic and interesting results. The circle burst is e

Are you new to the world of filmmaking? Here’s why you should keep your initial footage, even when you feel it isn’t up to par with the pros. I’m sure you’re familiar with the scene of a writer penning his next novel, only to feel his words aren’t telling the story he

In this video tutorial, learn how you can create a digital distortion scene with a glitch effect using these four easy techniques. One of the most popular effects to use in a video project in After Effects is the glitch effect. To design and animate glitch-based effects, it’s important

NLEs generally operate similarly, but when it comes to captions, things change. Here’s what you need to know about creating subtitles in DaVinci Resolve. When it comes to working with captions, Adobe Premiere has a great built-in caption and subtitle feature, which we have already cove

In this easy-to-follow video tutorial, we take a look at how to manually stitch dual-lens 360° footage in Adobe After Effects. If you own a consumer-level 360° camera (which usually have two fish-eye lenses), you may have realized your options for manually stitching the footage are quite lim

The freelancer’s worst nightmare is a client who doesn’t pay on time — or at all. Here are a few steps you can take to make sure that doesn’t happen. If you have ever worked freelance, you’ve probably run into this situation. You agree to terms, work the gig, and sen

How much time — and money — would you save if you had a budgeting framework that guaranteed profits? The idea of charging what you’re worth is more controversial than you might think. Proponents say you should charge what you’re worth — or don’t take on the project at all. Others espouse th

There are a number of reasons why shooting 4K for 1080p is a good idea, but does online compression mean you’re wasting your time? Shooting in 4K to deliver in 1080p offers a number of benefits, such as the ability to crop your composition without loss of (HD) resolution, digitally zo

Social media’s heavy influence on video content has challenged the status quo regarding what constitutes a proper aspect ratio. Vertical and square video are crimes! Or are they? Vertical video, which was once thought of as taboo, has made its way into many high-budget shoots with end-distr