How to Make Sure Your Home Videos Are High Quality
How do I shoot good videos? This is a frequently asked question for most do it yourself film makers. A few simple steps will really help improve the quality of your home videos! Many people, after they have transferred their old analog videotapes to DVDs, want to make sure that videos all future videos they create, are of high quality. This blog entry will give some basic tips on how to improve your family videos. Some of the most common tips for how to improve your home video shooting skills: 05) Shoot with the “in camera” edit...
read moreHow my Career & Potomac Family Videos Intersect
I’ve always been passionate about family videos. I’ve also always had a keen interest in television news. Beginning at age 12, I would borrow my grandfather’s video camera to document various family events. Later, I would go on to learn more about proper shooting and editing techniques. Because of my natural interest in news and video production, I went on to work in the TV news business. Working in this exciting field, I am always being exposed to new ways to work with digital video. In my capacity as a video...
read moreTop 5 Resources for Video Editing | Video Editing Tips & Tricks
Once you have decided that you want to learn about video editing, you will need employ the proper resources. Luckily for you, if you’re reading this you probably a. have internet access b. live in the Greater Washington Area. Not to mention, the Internet is a wonderful and constantly evolving place to learn how to improve your skills in the video editing arena. Free web-based video editing resources are easy to find, so if you are stumped on a problem feel free to shoot me a question. Also, don’t forget your best friend: Google. So...
read moreTop Ten Tips for Video Editing Beginners
Many of my clients, after they have digitized their videotapes (Hi8, MiniDV, VHS, VHS-C or Beta) to Mp4 files onto an external hard drive or DVD, want to edit their family memories into a DVD or web video for Youtube, Vimeo or Facebook. I provide Final Cut Pro video editing services myself, but for those interested in taking on the task themselves, I have some tips on how to edit a great family video. So I have decided to make a list of my top 10 tips for video editing beginners: 10) Have a clear vision in mind. Know the purpose and scope...
read moreTop 5 Personal Video Moments
I’ve been fortunate enough to make a living at doing what I love: working with video. So picking the top 5 video moments of my career is kind of hard! Although I enjoy almost every moment I work with video in my career, here are the top 5 highlights. 5. Traveling to Mexico to produce a promotional video about Solar Cooking 4. Traveling to New York to shoot & edit a video commemorating the bravery of firefighters on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 3. Getting to work with legendary television professionals Leon Harris, Arch Campbell,...
read moreThe "YouTube Effect" on the Internet and Video
It never ceases to amaze me when I think about what the world would be like without YouTube. As a video video editor you could say I have had a love/hate relationship with the website. In the beginning, Youtube emerged as a powerful tool that allowed us to search and find all kinds of media. The original quality of the videos however was very low. Throughout the years Youtube has made vast improvements with regard to video quality and format upload variety. Youtube is now an almost indispensable tool for me as a video...
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