Day: March 24, 2014

Videomaker Article

4 QUICK TIPS FOR CREATIVE CAMERA POSITIONS

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shutterstock_39155641Title: 4 QUICK TIPS FOR CREATIVE CAMERA POSITIONS  Author: Chuck Peters Date: March 19, 2014

This article talks about how usually people keep the camera at eye-level which is about 5-6 feet high and that if you can change the camera angle dramatically then it can give the viewer unique and creative perspectives. It can give more interest to the scene then the same placement of shots.

Get down: Good creative camera work is all about finding different points of view that can help/look great. Kneeling or laying down to get a perspective of an ant, but in the industry it is known as a worm-eye view. What this does is makes what your filming look larger than life and many people haven’t seen what it is to see the point of view of their shoes.

Get up: Get on a scaffold, on top of a building or even a ladder. It can give the feeling of omniscience and make what you’re shooting look small. You can use up high type of shots and intercut them with ground level type shots and that would look good.

Inside out: Cameras can go many places that a human holding a camera can. So you can place it in some very precarious positions. You could put a camera in the fridge when someone goes for a late night snack or in a mailbox for when a mailmen delivers a letter. That can give a different type of view that will mix up your shots and look great.

Slide to the side: A lot of shots at eye-level can easily be changed so easily by slanting them to change and give it an uncomfortable, even anxious type of feel. If that is what you need/looking for then it would be perfect.

” The ultimate takeaway is this: don’t just shoot every shot from eye level. Look for opportunities to employ creative camera positions, and be selective about perspective.”- Chuck Peters

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Peters, Chuck. “4 Quick Tips for Creative Camera Positions.” Videomaker.com. Videomakers, 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. <http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/03/4-quick-tips-for-creative-camera-positions>.

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Videomaker Article – March 14th, 2014, By: Jennifer O’Rourke, March Issue 2014 Article Title: Nikon 1 V3 Mirrorless Cameras with Improved AF and Fast Continuous Shooting Announced

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In this article it talks about lenses for cameras, and how they can keep sharp focus even on objects that are moving.  It also talked about mirror-less cameras that are lighter, and smaller, plus, they take great footage.  Lastly, this was based on the Nikon, V3, which is the new lens for staying in focus even when the objects are moving.
I learned from this article, the different lenses of cameras, and their effects.  How I could apply this to class is, I don’t think I really could use this in class unless we had those special lenses for the camera.

To read the article, here is the link: http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/03/nikon-1-v3-mirrorless-cameras-with-improved-af-and-fast-continuous-shooting-announced

Videomaker Article

Making videos using 7000 post it notes

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We all know what post it notes are as they are a useful tool for jotting down notes for classes, studying, TV shows, or just general ideas you though were important. This guy was able to use his knowledge in Final cut pro and 7000 post it notes to make an awesome stop motion animation of Mario and Pacman.

Zach King a member of the youtube community who built his channel from Final Cut tutorials. His information he posted was useful on real life videos such as Real Life Portal Gun and Jedi Kittens which also gave him credit. When he had a big enough audience he decided to use his experience to make a stop motion animation using 7,000 post it notes and a home made dolly camera.

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He said that recreating one minute of video would mean taking 1,440 individual photos. He also said that unlike traditional videos stop motion animation is much harder to produce. Usually videos are at 24 frames per second, to recreate this aesthetic video you’ll need to re-create each individual frame.

This article will be useful when if I choose to make a stop motion animation video, because it gave me an example of how long a stop motion animation is. I also thought that it was just pretty cool.

http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/03/how-to-make-a-video-using-7000-post-it-notes

Videomaker Article

WonderRig Elite DSLR

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You’ve seen those amazing videos that are stable and don’t have any shaky shots and wanted to create one of those videos, but only had shaky shots well now all your looking will come to a halt. You won’t need to search any longer because with the WonderRig Elite DSLR you won’t have anymore shaky shots.

First let us talk about what you’ll get for materials before you go and spend your money, The WonderRig Elite DSLR will include these items; shoulder support stabilizer, reversible follow focus, 15mm rod system, matte box and a shoulder accessory support pad. The materials are made of metal except for the matte box and barn doors which are made of hard plastic.

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Right now you may be thinking WOW! I need to go get this now, but with the WonderRig Elite DSLR there are both strengths and weaknesses just like every other thing in life. It’s strengths include; Metal construction, quality follow focus and it’s weaknesses include; grips slip under any type of strain and the shoulder support isn’t made for everyone.

For more information please read WonderRig Elite DSLR Video Rig Review at http://www.videomaker.com/article/17073-wonderrig-elite-dslr-video-rig-review an article Chris Monlux

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