Introduction to Shooting Video
Den Lennie has shot thousands of hours of network television and corporate production as a cameraman, DOP, Colourist, director and producer. His ten short videos cover everything from exposure basics to sound recording through to advanced features such as Picture Profiles, High Frame Rate shooting and Variable ND filter.
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The most important decision is often what are you shooting and where are you shooting.
With photography you generally shoot RAW, JPEG, or a combination of both.
One of the biggest challenges photographers who start shooting video face is the relatively low shutter…
In video, point the camera one way and get one colour temperature, point the camera another way and…
When it comes to exposing correctly for photography, the three main pillars are your aperture, shutter…
Poor quality audio will ruin what might be an excellent video, and viewers will quickly tune off regardless of…
These preset looks give you quick access to different creative looks when shooting video.
One of the coolest features of the α7III and the FS5II is the ability to film slow motion.
An ND filter acts like a pair of sunglasses to reduce the amount of light falling on the sensor without…
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