5 Tips for Handheld B-Roll
Ruth and I were discussing an interview setup the other day and we came up with some tongue-in-cheek-yet-serious tips for running a handheld B-camera. I thought I’d share them with you. [Read more →]
Ruth and I were discussing an interview setup the other day and we came up with some tongue-in-cheek-yet-serious tips for running a handheld B-camera. I thought I’d share them with you. [Read more →]
You remember the blue screen from iSundae II, no? Back in those days, we had no idea how bad wrinkles could be. Hours of work in post later, we emerged, vowing that we’d think twice before working with blue screen again.
Until now. Read on to see what changed my mind.
“How do I get my ideas?” Is that a question possible to answer? What if I asked you why you put your right shoe on first? You’d be stuck for an answer, too. But, I shall attempt to do the difficult—I won’t say “impossible.”
For the most part, my ideas just come. There. Was that helpful? But sometimes I have to go after them (or myself) with a club, especially when it’s just plain easier to do something other than come up with brilliance. So, for lack of really good idea to write in this post, grab your club and come with me. We’re going to hunt some brainwaves. [Read more →]
This is part one in a two part series on where our ideas for movies come from. I’ll be giving you what I do in this post, and then the next post will be Rebekah’s thoughts on the subject.
After, “How did you do that?” the question I get asked the most often is probably, “Where do you come up with your ideas?” My idea generation process is at times crazy. I’ll start with a couple that aren’t too off-the-wall and work up to a crazy one. [Read more →]
All trucks use low gear!
Seriously, though. Recently, I learned about a very neat transition in Final Cut. Introducing… The Gradient Wipe!
(Disclaimer: Remember when I talked about cheesy transitions? A gradient wipe can be just as cheesy if you overdo it. Don’t.)
Okay, with that out of the way, let’s jump in. First of all, what is a gradient wipe? My local dictionary says nothing on the subject, so you can make up your own definition based on the explanation. Let’s play with a gradient wipe. [Read more →]
