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Shooting Awesome Video is a complete introductory course in camera operation, shooting aesthetics, lighting, location audio and a bonus behind-the-scenes shoot section.

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In this movie, do-it-yourself handyman Eric Schultheis shows a method of making a professional quality backdrop for video or photography very inexpensively, and tips for mounting it in a basement or garage.

General Lamp No SP50/955K Bar Code 05622 Volts 120 Watts 50 MOL in/mm 9.06/230 MOD in/mm 2.80/71 Avg Life 10000 Base Medium Screw (E26) CT deg K 5500 Replaces Std 200W Incandescent CRI 93 Approx Initial Lumens 3000 Availability: Usually ships same/next day Price: $22.99

The Constellation3 Large SilverDome Kit is our multi-lamp, continuous lighting solution. The Constellation3 will accept our CoolStar CFL lamps (daylight-balanced), or our Starlite lamps (tungsten-balanced). The Constellation3 features three lamps sockets each with an individual power switch. One power cord can supply power for two sockets; two power cords supply full power to all three [...]

This is a Photoflex Starlite Dual Spectrum Kit with a medium SilverDome softbox. It provides 150 watts of 5000°K fluorescent light (450-500W tungsten equivalent) as well as 1000 watts of 3200°K tungsten light, with the included bulbs. At the core, is the StarliteQL fixture — a “flicker-free” light source, which provides a light quality that [...]

If your projects are going to be delivered on DVD or broadcast, it’s important to have an accurate studio monitor on your desk so you can see your project as your viewers will see it while you’re editing. Why? First, many editing programs show you a low quality “proxy” of your timeline, so you can’t [...]

To really add a new dimension include a Tracking Dolly. Our tracking dolly provides to and from or side to side motion that simply has no comparison. The dolly holds the tripod and crane and runs on the included PVC track. It runs on six super smooth high quality skateboard type wheels. These wheels are [...]

I’d say the following are must-haves, but if you scan the links below you’ll find some helpful descriptions of each and what they are good for (moonlight, water effects, sunrise, etc.): (And for you computer geeks out there, NO, YOU CAN’T SHOOT WITHOUT GELS AND GET THESE EFFECTS IN POST!   ) Each shooter will [...]

32″ 5-IN-1 Reflector Availability: Usually ships same/next day List Price $99 Price: $59.95

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Veteran DPs (directors of photography) will shoot camera tests in advance of filming a project – trying different lenses and different camera settings to achieve the visual style and effect they want for the film.  Rolling some tape well in advance of your shoot, in one of your locations or somewhere similar and experimenting will [...]

Tips on shooting exteriors: Getting good results shooting outdoors on a bright day is a challenge. We recommend positioning the subject and camera so that the sun acts as a backlight, painting a “rim of light” around the edge of your subject.Use your camcorder’s ND filter plus an ND .9 external filter so you can [...]

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The most important secret of shooting video to look like film is: Your knowledge.

shot with existing lighting Notice how dull and drab this shot appears… the subject does not "pop" out from the background, little contrast shot with the LowelDVcreator Kit 1 Notice this picture, as well as just looking spectacularly better, also looks more 3 dimensional, since light is being used to "model" the subject, where the [...]