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About film making techniques
I have developed a big interest in film making recently (I hope it isn't a fad). I am interested more in the technical side like cinematography, editing, lighting etc than acting, direction etc.
I am ...
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Things to do during shoot to prevent loss of quality during extreme colour grading in post?
I am doing a shoot where I will need to increase the saturation quite a bit in post. You can only really push it so far before you get artifacts etc. so I'm just wondering if there is anything I ...
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How to create a good short video with limited supplies and time
My buddy and I are contemplating putting a project up on Kickstarter. Most projects have a video (nice quality for the most part) that users can view to get a gist of the project and decide whether or ...
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Music video lighting with small budget?
I'm shooting the main performance and possibly some other scenes of a music video for my band (I'm not in it) and the scene is like this:
In a field or in a forest (some variation thereof).
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filming objects that emit light in low light conditions
I have a Canon HF100 HD camera which I'm using to produce video for youtube and other online video channels, in HD.
I need to primarily shoot video of objects and people in low light conditions, ...
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White Balance/ Filters
I have a silly question:
Do I have to the WB before or after choosing a Color filter?
If I do it after, then the camera will "see" white and the filter wouldn't make sense. If I do it before, why just ...
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Improve chroma key effect in Sony Vegas
I'm performing some tests with the chroma key, I already noticed that blue screen will not perform well for me (the subject is often in black, which doesn't match well with blue), so I got a green ...
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Cluster laser stage lighting
I'm not entirely sure if this is on-topic here, since it's about stage lighting rather than audio or video directly, but I'll give it a shot.
I've been looking at various types of laser stage ...
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Whats the difference between a sekonic light meter CINE version vs non-cine version
I'm looking into getting a used Sekonic light meter, my question is what are the advantages of getting 'CINE' version light meters Sekonic makes versus the regular versions. I'm going to be primarily ...
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Color temperature
If there is more than one light source, they should be the same temperature, right?
If this isn't always the case, when should they be different?
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Halogen brightness for video
I'm trying to get an idea of the brightness of halogen lights before I go and buy any. I'm going to be producing a music video and for some indoor scenes I'll need lighting. I'm on a small budget ...
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Lighting and Camera Angle of the Video
I'm trying myself with my first video. I made the figures with crayon/colored pencils. I have made the video at night with a desktop light.
The pencil drawings seem to glow, how can i prevent ...
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Lighting for shooting a presentation
I need to record a presentation at a conference.
I did it last year and the lighting was so low it was unusable.
i want to come prepared this year, so i need advice on proper lighting.
The subject ...
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Remove noise in video post production
I have a video, shot with a recent but low-end camcorder (Samsung HMX-Q10) in Full HD 1920x1080/50i.
The problem is that there wasn't enough light (I guess) and the camcorder added some "parasites" ...
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Bad video camera + little money = decent video quality
I have a Kodak Easyshare z950 camera. Previously I only used it to take some pictures while traveling. Now I want to seriously work with video. Not that seriously as in TV studio, but still I want to ...
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What's a good, cheap, piece of gear to start with when adding lighting equpment to your toolset?
I now have a camera that I'm quite satisfied with, and also a couple of different microphones for recording audio that doesn't sound horrible. However, something I haven't paid attention to yet is ...
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How does lighting work around moving subjects when shooting a movie using Canon 7Dd?
I have a question with lighting. I would like to record a film with Canon 7D, some of the scene involve movement of the character in indoor and outdoor. In such a case how the lighting works around ...
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suction-cup lamps for video lighting [closed]
Here's an idea that I wonder if anybody has tried...
In order to get better lighting for indoor video camera work, get a few small pendant lamps, each with a suction-cup. Just stick them onto a ...
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What Kind of Lighting Rig is This? [closed]
I saw this lighting rig on a music video and it has had me intrigued as to what it is called. I am looking into building one but I would like to do more research before I jump into anything.
Here is ...
