Video Production
Tips, tricks and tutorials for professional video producers, filmmakers, directors and camera operators.
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Every Video Editor’s Secret Weapon: Royalty-Free Footage
From grabbing location inserts to creating a promo video without leaving your office, royalty-free footage is an excellent way to save time and money.
Streamline Your Film or Video Project with an Assistant Editor
In this post-production guide, we take a look at maximizing your investment in an assistant editor for your film or video project.
Cinematography Tip: Working with Unmotivated Camera Movement
Usually filmmakers want their camera movements motivated, but when can you improve your story with un-motivated camera movement?
The 5 Tenets of Capturing Good B-Roll for Your Documentary
Documentary filmmaking can be tricky. Follow these five tenets of capturing good B-roll to help streamline your next project.
Interview: Christina Kallas on Writing and Directing Multi-Protagonist Screenplays
We spoke with the writer/director about multi-protagonist screenplays, split screen editing, and her commitment to losing creative control.
Changing the Audio Editing Game with PremiumBeat’s Track Stems
Looking for some more creativity when working with audio tracks in your edit? With track stems, you can create a whole new sound for your project.
Round Table: Three Film Composers Converge on Sundance
This meeting of the minds is all about composing for film, going to Sundance, and sharing insights about the craft.
DaVinci Resolve: THE Total Guide to the Best Free Video Editor
Find out everything you need to get started in DaVinci Resolve with this complete, six-part video guide to the best free video editor on the market.
The Supervising Sound Editor You’ve Never Heard of Is Quietly Saving Movies
We recently spoke with one of the busiest supervising sound engineers in the business about what it takes to build a world using sound.
The Indie Filmmaker’s Guide to Low- or No-Budget Location Scouting
So you’re making a film, and there’s no budget for location scouting and management. No problem — here’s how you handle it yourself.
Video Tutorial: Time-lapse Workflow for the GH5 — Part 2
One of the most exciting features of the GH5 is its ability to shoot a high-resolution time-lapse, in-camera without any additional gear or software.
Controlling High, Medium, and Low Image Noise Frequencies
Every filmmaker is familiar with image noise, but what are its frequencies, and what’s really going on when we clean it up?