EventDV articles from September 2006

EventDV archives from September 2006

Producing baseball recruiting videos.(field of vision)
September 1, 2006... Baseball has been very, very good to a very, very small number of young men. But however remote the chances of eventual major league stardom may be, the dream of playing college ball is very much alive for high school seniors who love the...

Why shoot HD for SD delivery?(hd today)
September 1, 2006... In this month's column, I'd like to comment on a concept brought to me in an exchange with a reader known only as DJ. We had a discussion of the importance of HD delivery mediums, and it was only with his last letter to me that I finally...

Tripods and camera support, part two: three legs good, one leg getting better.(gear & now)
September 1, 2006... In last month's GEAR & NOW (pp. 18-19), we described how some camera support manufacturers are making "tripods" that do not have three legs--maybe one, or sometimes none. Today's solutions for mounting a camcorder in creative and unusual...

Cut lines using "stories" in DVD Studio Pro.(final cut pro tutorial)
September 1, 2006... This month, we're going to give you a really neat tip to help your final edit really shine. Normally, we concentrate on FCP itself. Occasionally, we'll look at the other bundled applications in Final Cut Studio and how they can enhance...

Should be interesting.(executive decisions)
September 1, 2006... We received an email inquiry recently from a business that was interested in producing three brief videos describing their company's products and services. As usual, I immediately set up a phone consultation with the owner of the business, and...

A day on the job with ... Philip Hinkle.
September 1, 2006... Where would the wedding video industry be without its doubters? If they went away entirely, I'm sure we'd actually miss them, if only for the shock to the system their departure would leave, like an abcessed tooth that's finally been pulled....

Setting up dual-monitor editing for Premiere Pro.(tutorial)
September 1, 2006... Dual-monitor editing stations used to be exotic, expensive, and hard to set up and maintain. Today, with virtually all new graphics cards offering dual-output ports, flat-panel monitors priced well below $300, and rock-solid support in Windows...

The need for Plan B.(the reel deal)
September 1, 2006... One of my favorite quotes by John Lennon is "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Lennon often said he wasn't able to appreciate the joys of everyday existence until be retired from the music business and withdrew...

Noise Reduction in Adobe audition.(tutorial)
September 1, 2006... Many times during our video shoots we get persistent, intrusive noises that are outside of our control and need to be cleaned up. Sometimes these noises are AC ground-related; other times it's the hum of an air conditioning unit. The fact...

Do-it-yourself marketing.(the inside story)
September 1, 2006... In today's highly competitive event video business environment, it's important to be able to adapt rapidly and respond quickly to opportunities when they come your way. For many one- or two-person production companies, the most economical and...

A touch of humility.(class act)
September 1, 2006... After watching successful actors and directors being interviewed over the past couple of years, I've noticed a common trait that a lot of them share. They have a perpetual belief that they can do better. I am not referring to the few whose...

The gadget bag.
September 1, 2006... Over the past couple of months, I've come across a number of products, websites, and tips that I just have to share with you. The first is something called the Power Squid by Power Sentry (www.powersquid.net or www.powersentry.com). They...

Sony Cinescore.
September 1, 2006... SYNOPSIS: Sony's new Cinescore application goes head-to-head with SmartSound's Sonicfire Pro as a soundtracking tool for video producers. Cinescore's library of royalty-free music is vast but often hard to search to find the track you...

NewTrek TriCaster Pro.
September 1, 2006... SYNOPSIS: NewTek's TriCaster Pro builds on the solid base of the initial TriCaster but adds features that make it worthy of use in a professional environment. The $6,995 price point positions the product in the very low end of professional...

ODE to a BOXX.(the moving picture)
September 1, 2006... As you've probably guessed from reading past installments of this column and the vast majority of my experience in wedding and event video is on the non-wedding "event" side of the aisle, primarily concerts, ballets, music festivals, and...