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My Premiere Pro multi-cam premier
So we did this little shoot. Three cameras, plus multitrack audio. Slated most of the takes, like I said… Here is the workflow we evolved: Shoot seven takes total of three different pieces by the aerialist team, Charity and Jon. Ingest – Broadcast wav in multitrack Pro Tools sessions for audio Canon AVCHD files from two…
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Guerilla filmmaking at its best!
My first short film, Kid Stuff, featured some guerilla filmmaking – shots of a pawn shop, in particular. So I am always heartened and intrigued to learn of the guerilla tactics of others. This is quite a coup, though: shooting a feature at Disney World! http://www.fastcocreate.com/3017814/how-the-makers-of-escape-from-tomorrow-made-a-twisted-disney-world-horror-without-disneys-ok
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The Joys of Post Production
I have nearly completed a rather large project – a DVD of Video Killed the Fairytale Star, Sunnyside Environmental School’s Spring musical. I ended up only editing one complete performance, rather than cutting together bits and pieces. But that is a two hour show, with a three camera shoot and 14 channels of field audio in Pro…
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Time remapping: Final Cut beats Avid and Adobe by a couple of lengths
It seemed so simple… Just speed up some clips, creating a faux-time-lapse sequence. It would be cute, save some space. It seemed so simple… I am editing the DVD (and BluRay) packages for Sunnyside Environmental School’s Spring musical, Video Killed the Fairytale Star. Three performances, each shot with three cameras – plus an 8 or…
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New Cameras for Filmmakers
The film and pro video world is abuzz this week about changes in the camera landscape. Amidst the usual flurry of growing capabilities for shrinking prices, a couple of things have caused a lurch: Red Digital Cinema announced impending price cuts. Red’s cameras have taken parts of the pro video business by storm because of…