EventDV articles from July 2005

EventDV archives from July 2005

It takes a village.(video editing tools)
July 1, 2005... Memorial Day means different things to different people. In North Carolina, where I grew up, if ou came from a family with multi-generational Southern roots (which I didn't), Memorial Day meant reuniting for a gravecleaning at the family burial...

Under the knife, under the microscope.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... I couldn't resist quickly reading Thomas Bartlett's May cover story "Shooting Under the Knife" (pp. 30-35) as soon as it came in the mail, as I am one who has made a career of shooting in surgery. Granted, I am not a typical video guy walking...

The new G5s: Apple's flagship should appeal to videographers more than ever.(Apple Final Cut Studio G5)
July 1, 2005... The slew of late-spring announcements from Apple--the Final Cut Studio pro app suite, upgraded G5s, the new Tiger operating system, and price cuts on Cinema Displays--indicated a coordinated effort on the part of the company to send a single...

IOV 2005: an American videographer in London.(Institute of Videography convention and trade show)
July 1, 2005... In late April I flew off to London as a special guest speaker at the Institute of Videography (IOV) convention. I'd been invited to host a program based on a presentation, essentially a video critique, that I've done for several local...

Surveys says.(IOV 2005)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 1, 2005... surveys says Each week, EventDV's EventDV Spotlight e-newsletter surveys its 14,000 readers on topics related to professional event videography. Results are reported here and in the newsletter. To subscribe to EDV Spotlight, visit...

To eat or be eaten?(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... I've been in this business for more than 17 years and I've never seen one topic more hotly debated on video forums than this: Should the videographer eat at the reception, and who provides the meal? I know videographers who will put on their...

Tutorial and sampler pack: Watson Video.(continuing education)
July 1, 2005... When looking at the collected works and training materials of in-the-trenches, real-world event videographers, I've found that there are, generally speaking, two flavors of such compilations. There's the Vanity and the Instructional. ...

Long live the king.(hd today)
July 1, 2005... I've been watching a lot of HDTV recently. Those who look longingly at $100/month-plus HDTV offerings from satellite providers or their local cable service might not know that almost all broadcast TV in the U.S. is now digital. And this is...

Lives in pictures.(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... Most event videographers' primary business consists of capturing the machinations of a wedding, bar mitzvah, or other special occasion and then editing that raw footage down to tell the story of a single day. But the ability to tell a story...

Tripods.(gear & now)
July 1, 2005... Especially on a wedding shoot, portability, unobtrusiveness, and spontaneity are the buzzwords; shooters ant creative freedom, not the hassle of carrying, setting up, and maneuvering with a tripod. Lightweight DV camcorders almost eliminated...

Price fixing.(class act)(Column)
July 1, 2005... With NAB 2005 only a month behind me as I rite this column, I'm still reeling from the cornucopia of cool, new gear introduced at the show. So it somehow seems appropriate to talk about buying stuff. I don't know why, but I love spending other...

Going to the (USNA) Chapel: shooting weddings in military settings presents unique challenges to videographers, from security issues to matters of military protocol and tradition. Here we take a look inside the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, with a closeup view of how Naval Academy weddings work and what videographers need to know before tackling a project in such an environment.
July 1, 2005... In the world of wedding videography, a military ceremony is an exception for most producers. But for my business, it has provided a substantial portion of our income. My studio is located near Annapolis, home of the United States Naval...

The art of performance-art shooting.(site & scene)
July 1, 2005... A recent performance art event at the Art Gallery of Ontario captured by eight video cameras gave the phrase "video shoot" a whole new meaning. Following the performance by contemporary artist Fabian Marcaccio, musical composer Claudio Baroni,...

Choosing music for the "Timeshift" video.(David Robin on video recording)(Column)
July 1, 2005... Let me say right off the top that we are creating videos for profit, so using copyright-protected music for our event productions is illegal. That said, if I were to take the law into my own hands, hypothetically speaking, this is how I...

Photo finish.(4EVER Group )
July 1, 2005... The 4EVER Group's first Battle of the Videographers matched up two videographers on familiar ground: the retrospective photo montage. The new twist here was the fact that the montage in question was a real project with a real client and a real...

Ten tips for a better interview.(the inside story)(Column)
July 1, 2005... In earlier columns I discussed how valuable interviews with a bride and groom--before the wedding day and after--can be when you're developing a Storyteller Wedding Biography. But there's more to the interview than simply asking the right...

Alienware MJ-12m 7700 Mobile Desktop PC.(Pentium-based notebook)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... SYNOPSIS: With their latest line of "Mobile Desktop" systems, such as the MJ12m-7700 submitted for review, they've assembled some absolutely powerhouse PCs that are expertly positioned for use in any Windows-based videographer's editing...

NewTek TriCaster.(Video processing equipment)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... SYNOPSIS: The TriCaster is a gem. NewTek has put together an incredibly powerful little package at an almost unbelievable price point. The live switching alone is probably worth the price of admission, but when you throw in video capture...

Echoes from the background.
July 1, 2005... Dear DJ, I've been asked about doing an I Mag at a corporate fundraiser event. What's an I Mag? MAG LITE Dear Mag, I Mag is a term used to refer to a live-switched production that is presented on large screens for the...

Bundle up.(the moving picture)(Column)
July 1, 2005... Over the next couple of months EventDV will be reviewing two "Studio" editing software bundles from Avid and Apple. Both are nonlinear editing collections that include an NLE interface (Avid Xpress Pro and Final Cut Pro), as well as audio...