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EventDV articles from August 2008
A monthly trade magazine for event videographers. Provides industry and product news as well as technical and business advice. Covers production products and topics including camcorders and accessories, lighting and audio; and post production products and
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EventDV archives from August 2008
On the bubble.(the nonlinear editor)
August 1, 2008... When interviewed about the success of his first novel, A Conspiracy of Paper, author David Liss explained how he'd originally tried to write the novel while ostensibly pursuing his doctorate in English Literature at Columbia University....
'Very inspirational'.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2008... I am a huge fan of EventDV magazine. I just finished reading the Studio Time article on Take 1 Productions ("Value Engineering," June, pp. 10-11) and was truly inspired by Don Pham's story.
I have a small videography business I started...
Misreported.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2008... In his June Strictly Business column, "Are You Certifiable?" (June, p. 16), Steve Yankee asks, "How about something that carries a Consumer Reports endorsement?"
Consumer Reports militantly does not endorse products, and whacks anyone who...
Listen to your market.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2008... I enjoyed the Elizabeth Welsh article about the documentary style of producing wedding videos ("Meet the New Doc," March, pp. 38-45). I have used this method over the past 20 years in the wedding business.
I have always used a documentary...
Portable storage devices offer mobile real estate.(gear & now)
August 1, 2008... Location, location, location" is the mantra for real estate agents. And extra real estate is essential for high-volume video editors and post studios. So what if you want to take your real estate on the road?
Some high-capacity portable...
Critical Skills for Streaming Producers.(continuing education)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Critical Skills for Streaming Producers, a new instructional title from Jan Ozer and Streaming Media, Inc., is billed as a "mixed media tutorial." Before I get into what I think of the product, I first need to spend...
CinematicBride Dream in Color.(continuing education)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
If you have ever seen a video by Joshua Smith of CinematicBride, you are familiar with the beautiful colorization in each clip he produces. The colors, saturation, and other visual elements just pop off the screen....
Upcoming educational events.(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... WEVA Expo 2008
Grande Lakes Orlando Resort
Orlando, Fla.
August 11-14, 2008
www.wevaexpo.com
one ON one Workshop
Von Wedding Films
Broken Arrow, Okla.
September 15-16, 2008
www.trainingvideographers.com...
What's your definition of customer service?(strictly business)
August 1, 2008... This warm weather has me reminiscing about the great times I had on our company boat, back when I lived close to the Lake Michigan port of Grand Haven. During the summer, I'd spend every weekend I could out on the big lake.
Although this...
Cinevate Brevis 35.(in the field)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Having one team shoot in two mediums, both photo and video, creates a synergy from which the concept of StillMotion was born. Aside from the obvious organizational advantages of having one team take care of photo and...
Your skills needed!(the amen corner)
August 1, 2008... In pursuit of a little "down time," away from technology, my oldest daughter suggested that I accompany her on a trip to Acapulco, Mexico, this summer to help with a construction project at an orphanage. Actually, I had to go since she's still...
Cut lines: adding high-impact filters to your titles.(final cut pro tutorial)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Words go so well with video. They can give an emotional punch to a scene or simply announce what is going to happen next. I love using romantic quotes, Bible passages, and other forms of text in my work. The best...
Graphic thoughts: creating perspective shadows.(tutorial)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Perspective--it's one of the first things you learn about in any art class. The basic idea is that it's the way your eye actually sees something, represented on a flat surface such as paper or a monitor. A simple...
Road to success: promoting and booking out-of-market weddings.
August 1, 2008... Several winters ago, when I lived in Norfolk, Va., I took a day trip up to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore, off the Atlantic coast. The islands are known for their annual pony swim and auction, but...
Have demo, will travel: presenting demos outside the studio.
August 1, 2008... When I was asked to write about the process in which I show demos of my company's work, I initially thought of what I used several years ago to show clients my samples--a time when DVDs didn't even exist and my home office setup was not such...
Set design for online corporate video.
August 1, 2008... In the April issue of EventDV, Stu Sweetow's article, "Producing Corporate Web Videos," described the wide-open world of corporate video production for the web. This is a huge potential growth area for wedding and event videographers to develop...
Choose your encoding tool.(the moving picture)
August 1, 2008... Once you've chosen a codec, you have to choose an encoding tool. In this column, I'll outline the codec-specific and automation-related questions you should ask before using or buying an encoding tool, and then describe the three levels of...