EventDV articles from April 2006

EventDV archives from April 2006

The music of chance.(the nonlinear editor)
April 1, 2006... there's an old story, recounted in Paul Auster's The Locked Room, of an Arctic explorer named Peter reuchen who hunkers down in an igloo to avoid roving wolves outside. Once inside, he finds that every breath he exhales freezes to the inside of...

Inside the "World Record Wedding Video Event.".(current events)
April 1, 2006... The Sacramento Professional Videographers Association (www.spva.info) has been around for only one year, but their mission statement says it all: "This Association is dedicated to raising the level and perception of professional videography in...

How to Shoot, Edit & Distribute HDV.(continuing education)
April 1, 2006... How to Shoot, Edit & Distribute HDV by Andrew Lock In May 2005, in the early days of HDV's insurgence in the digital video mainstream, Doug Graham reviewed an excellent book called HDV--What You Need to Know by Douglas Spotted Eagle and...

Passion play.(studio time)
April 1, 2006... When asked, most people recall with enthusiasm the reason or occasion that spurred them to buy their first video camera. More often than not, the purchase preceded a joyous event--a birth, a wedding, a long-planned vacation. Laura and Chris...

Do what you love.(the main event)
April 1, 2006... a few years back, I saw a book in the self-improvement section of my local bookstore called Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow by Marsha Sinetar. I've encountered this idea since then, most recently in an essay by Paul Graham (no relation...

Portable audio recorders for HDV producers.(event)(Cover story)
April 1, 2006... Given that most prosumer HDV camcorders have evolved from existing prosumer camcorders, we can expect their internal audio components to retain the lackluster performance of their forbears. By lackluster, I mean that they fail to meet their own...

Grasping the concept.(what a concept)
April 1, 2006... "Your wedding day sounds like it's going to be incredible," I told my new client. "Based on what you've told me about how you met, I think you should consider making a Love Story." "Uh," Bill hesitated and looked sideways at Nina. "We're...

Concise communication on the Web.(tutorial)
April 1, 2006... With the right techniques, you can retool your Web site to impart your message just as clearly, concisely, and effectively as you would in person. When you combine this with the power of video, you have an unbeatable vehicle for converting...

Times have changed.(making history)
April 1, 2006... No one in Boston had ever seen a "videographer" when I produced my first wedding on September 3, 1980--at least none of the clients I encountered. And I'm not sure I made a particularly auspicious debut, for myself or our industry. With...

Softer lighting is not hard.(gear now)
April 1, 2006... As much as the low-light sensitivity of pro and prosumer digital video cameras has "improved" over the years, and as often as we shoot in what otherwise might be considered less-than-optimal lighting conditions, the video image still loves...

Acquired and saved.(the amen corner)
April 1, 2006... I'm writing this column during church. Actually that's only half true: lest you envision me sitting in the pew jotting down notes while pretending to follow the sermon, realize that I'm writing in Torino, Italy, on a Sunday evening in...

Cut lines: installations and system maintenance.(final cut pro tutorial)
April 1, 2006... Welcome to the first installment of CUT LINES, EventDV's new monthly series of Final Cut Pro tutorials. Here we will offer information that will help you use FCP more efficiently. Occasionally we'll look at the other bundled applications and...

How to make more money by working less.(strictly business)
April 1, 2006... I once worked on a project that involved the late designer Charles Eames. You may have seen one of his legendary educational films, such as Powers of 10, or know Eames through his furniture design work. (If you've ever spent half a day sitting...

Breaking the part-time syndrome.
April 1, 2006... As with any freelance or independent business, going full-time with videography involves some serious risk-taking, but many who do find the rewards are worth the risk. How can part-time videographers realize their dreams of becoming full-time...

Craving A/V.(executive decisions)
April 1, 2006... Next time you walk down the coffee aisle of your local grocery store, don't be surprised if a television commercial suddenly begins playing from a tiny video monitor attached to the store shelf. A new "Point of Purchase" advertising technology...

Duplicating, labeling, and delivering stage event videos.(stage to screen)
April 1, 2006... as a stage event videographer, you produce DVDs in considerably higher quantities per job than you would for personal events like weddings and mitzvahs. Since your income depends largely on your volume sales--rather than montages, SDEs, and...

JVC GY-HD100U ProHD camcorder.
April 1, 2006... and there it was. A true 24p high-definition camcorder, all mine to play with. And did it live up to its advance illing? To prevent all of you from fast-forwarding to the end of the movie, er, I mean skipping to the conclusion, if you want a...

Macrosystem Photo-Studio 2.
April 1, 2006... at the variety of industry events I've attended over the last 18 months--national conventions, regional events, local association meetings--I've learned two things about Casablanca users: one, there are a lot of them in the event video...

Echoes from the backyard.
April 1, 2006... The 4EVER Group's inaugural convention, Video 06, was by all reports an unqualified success. And even though I spent most of my time behind the scenes, I still managed to learn more that week than I would have thought possible. Here are a few...

How Jan got his groove back.(the moving picture)
April 1, 2006... On January 14, 2006, I had surgery for a herniated disc. It s worked well so far, knock on wood. It's the same surgery Joe Montana had, and he played six weeks later, so the outlook is good. I'm writing this column because better work habits...