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White Balance: the great equalizer
Saturday 21 June 2008, by // In English
In order to white balance, you’re seeking fairly homogenous light conditions around your subject. But what if they’re not? Balancing out one problem can frequently aggravate another. You could overwhelm the ambient light with sheer wattage but that would require a lot of weight and equipment. Interviews are all about speed and portability. Making all of your sources the same color Let’s assume for the moment that you are using tungsten light. Your lights are 3200K, and the room lights are (...) Lire la suite »
Writing a Short Video Script
Thursday 17 January 2008, by // In English
Learn the basics of creating a short film/video screenplay in one day. During this workshop we will review story structure, compelling characters and theme. Then we’ll split into groups and write several short screenplays together. When we’re finished we’ll do a table reading of each script and run through the process of story notes, dealing with rewrites, and formatting a script on Final Draft software. Why learn how to write a short film script? * A short film can be a simple expression (...) Lire la suite »
Wireless Sound Systems
Thursday 17 January 2008, by // In English
How-to Use a Plug-on Transmitter with a Camera-Mount Wireless System. By Sam Mallary In this article, we’re going to introduce you to a tool that the average person may not be familiar with, yet media professionals depend upon daily. The tool is a plug-on transmitter, and before we show you how to use one, we’ll first explain what they are and how their operation will benefit your productions. When interviewing people on the street or during a wedding reception, a wireless handheld (...) Lire la suite »
Editing & compositing
Sunday 18 November 2007, by // In English
Maxfilm Europa hands-on workshops have been carefully designed to be the most comprehensive and focused training available. Over the course of three weeks of instruction you will learn from the best. Our instructors are all well-known professionals in their field. Each class is a combination of lecture and structured hands-on learning during which every student will have access to a new, state-of-the-art computer. For maximum impact and student experience all intensives are limited to only (...) Lire la suite »
Digital filmaking
Sunday 18 November 2007, by // In English
Shooting productions in the real world, away from the studio, requires creativity, compromise, and patience. This course will teach ways to accomplish the best video possible while coping with all the challenges of shooting on other people’s property. Storytelling Topics to be covered include: Handling the camera: How to hold a steady shot, why we do not like pans and zooms, get close-ups by getting up close. Exposure control: Understand f-stops, how does the iris affect exposure, using (...) Lire la suite »
Using reflectors
Sunday 18 November 2007, by // In English
Using Reflectors: Some handy do-it-yourself solutions for cinematographers challenged by small budgets by Christopher Probst For cinematographers, the need to craft and control images is as important as ever — particularly for those working in the emerging independent and digital- video (DV) feature markets. The shoot-it-as-is, run-and-gun mentality propagated by ardent promoters of the DV “revolution” only goes so far in the aid of good storytelling. Regardless of the size of the budget or (...) Lire la suite »
Lighting for interview
Sunday 18 November 2007, by // In English
The first thing to come to terms with is that you won’t have enough time, the location won’t be easy, and your subject will either turn into a wallflower or a Prima Dona the moment you train a lens on them. But, if your interview is well scripted and your lighting complements your subject and his metier, you’ll witness an almost magical transformation that can be quite revelatory. Equipment You’ll need at least two lights, preferably three. A soft source is best for your subject, a second (...) Lire la suite »
Webcasting
Lundi 22 janvier 2007, par // In English
This fun workshop will take participants through a step-by-step journey through the process of creating a video podcast on a Mac. Includes : Sources of content, editing in Quicktime Pro, adding titles, music, and still photos in iMovie, creating an accompanying blog page, creating the RSS feed, uploading episodes, preparing for iTunes listing, and a little on promotion. Jan calls this "Simple Video Podcasting" because there are many alternative paths, and she thinks it’s more useful, and (...) Lire la suite »
