Tutorial: How to Record Audio Like a Pro
Audio can make or break any production. Here are a few tips on making sure your audio sounds professional. Whether we like it or not, audio is crucial to filmmaking and vital to making…
Audio can make or break any production. Here are a few tips on making sure your audio sounds professional. Whether we like it or not, audio is crucial to filmmaking and vital to making…
The world of stabilization has come a long way since the the 2010s. What was once reserved for professional sets has now trickled down to the entry-level consumer. Initially, the primary form of stabilization…
If you don’t want YouTube to normalize your audio, this is how to set your loudness to -14 LUFS in DaVinci Resolve. YouTube has in-depth guidelines for uploading videos, which you can see in…
One of the most frustrating things that can happen to us as video editors is working with (and ending up) with poor audio. The reasons one might end up with bad audio can range…
Highlight rolloff refers to the transition from highlights to shadows in an image, and it can help images look more cinematic. Here’s how. Dear reader, I want to ask you, what do you perceive…
The ’90s are back, so let’s look at how to capture the visual and cinematic aesthetics that defined the decade. The CD changed the music market in the mid-80s, and by the mid-90s, that…
Have you ever watched a behind-the-scenes featurette and noticed the lack of softboxes on film sets? Sure, you may see giant chimera softboxes for large sets, but what about the ones you often see…
In this tutorial, we’ll look at a simple approach to editing your footage in Adobe After Effects. Editing a project in After Effects might feel like a strange choice if you’ve never done it…
When building a video project, the colors you use signal the mood of your project. You can alter the emotional impact of every scene simply by altering the colors. Color has been recognized for…
Every filmmaker will need a spotlight from time to time. Here’s how to use one effectively. If I were to ask you about using hard light, I would wager that your thoughts would initially…
If you’re looking to set up a livestream, this guide has everything you need to know. Livestreaming can be a great medium for content creation. Platforms like Twitch and YouTube TV have made superstars…
Here are 10 time-saving tricks that can shave valuable seconds off of repetitive tasks in Adobe After Effects. I have what some might call a love/hate relationship with After Effects. I’ve spent so much…