Helpful content for indie filmmakers and video content creators. Includes tips on planning, shooting, editing, post-production, film festivals, and more.
Good lighting makes the scene. Knowing how to use light to advantage is crucial if you want to get good footage. In this article, I’ll guide you through the basic light setups for video – from 1-point lighting to 4-point lighting. The information is meant as a kind of recipe to get you started. In …
When you edit high-resolution video material such as FullHD and 4K it requires a computer with a lot of processing power to get a smooth playback inside of Premiere Pro. Things get even worse when you start to pour on effects. Your computer can end up struggling so much, that it gets impossible to do …
In this article, I am going to lead you through the stages of how to do an excellent voice-over for video. First, we will look at how to prepare for recording. Second, we will look at a simple studio set-up, i.e. the essential gear you need to buy. So let’s get started. Write a good …
In a previous article, you learned the basics of lighting types such as natural light, soft light, and hard light. Now it’s time to move on to light bulbs and accessories which help to manipulate the light. As you can probably know, there are different types of bulbs that produce light such as incandescent, halogen, …
Choosing the right light type when shooting a video or a film can have a big impact on its quality. If artists use paint and sound to create emotions, filmmakers use a combination of lights and shadows for the same purpose. There are numerous types of lighting types frequently used by filmmakers such as natural …