Another group of aspiring videographers landed in our California headquarters this past weekend to learn the Basics of Video Production. This particular course is a weekend long boot camp that teaches a variety of techniques for shooting and editing video. It's a great hands-on experience where

Wedding and Event Videographers convened last week in Las Vegas for the 2007 WEVA show. It was unfortunate timing with the 30-year anniversary of Elvis' death meaning every qualified Elvis impersonator was in Graceland. So, we won't be able to post another random Elvis impersonator pic, as w

You may recognize the name Riley Harmon from the 2005 Videomaker/ Digital Juice Contest. If you don't, here's a reminder: He took home the Grand Prize (and almost $8,000 in Digital Juice MegaPacks) with his entry, "Carbon Nation". More recently Riley has shown up on Current TV as a

Depth of Field/Focus Conundrum I was surprised to see the misstated comments on Depth of Field vs. Depth of Focus in the June 2007 Your Tips get past your editors. To clear things up, here are the definitions of the two phrases from The American Cinematographer Manual (4th edition, 1973, page 625).

Renaissance Shooting (in Hi-Def) The 501HDV tripod head is an elegant and useful update to the well-known Bogen/Manfrotto tripod 501 series. Paired with the 351MVB2 legs, it’s ready to support your larger HDV camcorders with relative ease. But don’t let the name fool you; this model perf

reprinted from a Disc Makers press release: Disc Makers Introduces the MedleyTM All-in-One DVD/CD Disc Publisher with Audio CD Ripping Software Disc Makers new disc duplicator and printer to debut at this months NAB Show in Las Vegas PENNSAUKEN, NJ April 16th, 2007 Disc Makers, a leading manufacture

reprinted from a Primera press release: Primera(R) Integrates Dual-Layer, 50GB Panasonic(R) Blu-ray Disc(TM) Recordable Drives Bravo(TM) SE Blu(TM) and Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publishers now burn and print Dual-Layer, 50GB Blu-ray Disc media. PLYMOUTH, MN, USA (May 16, 2007) Primera Technology, Inc., the

What was that you said? You said video production is too easy? Well then! If you're getting bored using only one camera, try using 2! At the 2007 Maker Faire, a participant made a camera with stereo vision using 2 disposable camcorders (shown above). The relatively new disposable camcorders are

We're hosting another Basics of Video Production Workshop here in our home town. There is a bit of mystery and danger in this workshop's production. This shot, using a handheld shooting technique, will certainly help build the suspense in their story. It takes good planning and some hard wor

Getting Off the Tripod and into the Action with Camera Car Mounts. Remember those movies from the 50’s and 60’s where a couple of young lovers would go for a drive in the country? The “scenery” behind them moved. Every so often, a gust of wind might blow back their hair, but

At our recent Videomaker Summit in New York, I overheard one of the attendees say: “I always knew that was something I should be doing, but I didn’t know what it was called!” in reference to a type of shot the attendee wanted to recreate. Having names and definitions in your head i

It's up! The workshop video from our local workshop event is complete and now playing on our YouTube channel. Click on the image below to go there and watch the video. Enjoy.

Shortly after the term "Digital" was popularized we saw all kinds of new products that used the word. Today, we're lucky enough to go through the same goofy nonsense with "HD". Here's our list of Things Labeled HD That Shouldn't Be: 1. HD Paper Stack Cutter, by Oozak

From a JVC Press Release WORLDS FIRST FULL HD 1920x1080i CONSUMER CAMCORDER JOINS JVC EVERIO HARD DRIVE CAMCORDER LINE HD Everio Offers Five Hours of High-Definition Recording and Broadcast HD Camera Lens LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2007 JVC next month will deliver a new high definition camcorder that provi

Wired News ran an article this morning on Justin, a videoblogger from San Francisco who recently launched Justin.tv. What's there to watch? Well, um, it's more about how much than what. You can watch as much as you want, 24/7 thanks to the camcorder he has mounted to his head. We recognized

This is great. The Canon A1 has a BNC video output which let this user add a big, broadcast-style viewfinder pretty easily. Found at: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=86969

SD: $495, HD: $795 Serious Magic 101 Parkshore Dr., Ste. 250 Folsom, CA 95630 www.seriousmagic.com Rack ’em Serious Magic’s DV Rack video recording software made quite a splash when it first hit the market a few years back. Designed to turn any DV-friendly PC lapto

reprinted from a Corel press release: Corel Announces Support for AVCHD Standard Corel?s InterVideo WinDVD 8 First Playback Software to Achieve AVCHD Certification Las Vegas, NV January, 7, 2007 Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE), a leading provider of digital media softw

reprinted from an AJA press release: AJA Introduces Miniature Converter for HDMI Grass Valley, CA (November 15, 2006) New HI5 Offers Small Footprint and High Value for Viewing SDI and HD-SDI Material on HDMI Displays AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion

As editors of Videomaker Magazine, we see a lot of articles pass our desks. So, in honor of those articles that have proven to be quite helpful (we hope all of them are), we're bringing them back around on the blog. Here's one we hope you didn't miss: Intro to Genres by Morgan Paar For t