Title: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZE WARDROBE AND MAKEUP IN YOUR PRODUCTION   Author: Bree Brouwer  Date: March 21st, 2014

Making a video/movie is always people thinking about the tech and all the new gadgets and programs to make them the beautiful masterpiece people want, but the thing is that you could have all the best equipment but if your wardrobe and makeup isn’t up to par then you will definitely have visual problems.

Wardrobe- Avoid all extremes. Harsh contrasts in tone, sparkly attire like jewelry can wreak havoc on video camera sensors even if you do have one of the newer type of cameras. It will result in harsh rendering, wobbly lines, and glare. That is also known as the Moire effect. Dress slim, because people always say how the camera adds ten pounds, so dress flatter than your actors figures, but make sure it still works for their character. Stick with solid colors like pastels, neutrals, greens, and blues. Colors like orange and red might make it look like the actors are glowing. Also be careful with using white as it might work negatively with the camera

Makeup- Go for a natural look, a whole lot of makeup is for the theatrical productions, so leave it there. Both men and women should even out their skin tone while also not making them look washed-out on film. Remember to powder because just at least one small dab can make a huge difference on camera. Keep hair under control. Men should shave to avoid having five o’clock shadow, and women and men with long hair need to pull it back into a ponytail if it works for the character. Everyone should use hairspray to tame any loose hairs.

What to do when you are not sure-  There are always people to hire to get opinion on the whole wardrobe and makeup you have going on or even people just to do it themselves so you don’t have to deal with it. Even if you don’t have the money to hire anyone, just make a good decision and test everything on camera before shooting for real.

All in all video production is truly the sum of all its parts and wardrobe and makeup is one of those elements that when done right, it can make your final work look like the masterpiece you want it to be.

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Bouwer, Bree. “How to Successfully Utilize Wardrobe and Makeup in Your Production.”Videomaker.com. Videomakers, 21 Mar. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. <http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/03/how-to-successfully-utilize-wardrobe-and-makeup-in-your-production.>

Title: 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>.

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.

 

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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Title: 4 BACKGROUND TIPS TO MAKE YOUR ACTION CAM VIDEO LOOK PROFESSIONAL  Author: Brian Teal  Date: March 04, 2014

This article states how you can make an awesome looking background for an action scene without using a green screen and using the natural terrain. Brian teal states “It just takes a little setup before shooting your HD video.” All of which making it look cooler then some green screen background compared to the real outdoors.

1. Use the weather to you advantage. Use the natural light to light up your shot or if their is a misty background the darker colors will stand out to the audience and look better and out the focus on him. With something like having a bright sun the trick is to angle it correctly so the sun doesn’t take away from what you are trying to film and getting it to look good, but it done perfectly then it looks amazing.

2. Use backgrounds to show different angles. Like if you see something in the background you would like to include don’t just want a basic shot find something around like a log, stump, rock, or even the ground to give a different angle with what you want in the background and liven up your shots a bit.

3. Realize whats in your background. Make sure you take a trial run if you plan on panning or moving your camera in anyway ad there might be something that could come up that could block your view or be in the background that you don’t wan. What if you had a great take and you mess it up because you didn’t check your surroundings, like Brian teal says “Don’t be a victim of an unsuspecting photobomb, especially from an inanimate object!”

4. Preform a trial run. Have the actors or person that you are filming do a practice run. While you are filming the way the background interacts with the camera and the actor might need tweaking, like is the background not working well and causing you to not film what you want. All in all use it just to make sure everything looks great!

 

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Teal, Brian. “4 Background Tips to Make Your Action Cam Video Look Professional.”Videomaker.com. Videomakers, 04 Mar. 2014. Web. 14 Mar. 2014. <http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2014/03/4-background-tips-to-make-your-action-cam-video-look-professional>.