Video production

1-day Grip & Support training

Last week I spent a day in Bergen op Zoom for a Grip & Support training. Making the camera move probably is the surest way to increase the production value of your videos. Grip & Support involves various systems, such as car mounts, steadicam, dolly tracks, hi-hats, jibs/cranes and tabletop dolly trucks. Yes, we used them all to create a one-day edit. Continue reading »

Canon EOS 5D mark III: Ultimate Feature Request List

Recently, I posted an article on ReelSEO.com which discusses the features I like to see included in the forthcoming Canon EOS 5D mark III, the successor to the wildly successful DSLR that democratized filmmaking – the Canon 5D mark II. Please feel free to read/comment on it here: Canon 5D Mark III: The Ultimate Feature Request List For DSLR Video.

New article on ReelSEO: HDR Video

I just posted a new article on ReelSEO.com: “Exploring HDR Video – The Real Future of 3D Video”. A recent video from the Russian group Soviet Montage inspired me to further investigate this issue. I recently experimented with taking HDR stills on my 5D mark II, with some surprisingly nice results. Photoshop CS5 allows for quick and easy creation of HDR photos taken in bracketing mode. However, for video, you have to come up with different ways of doing things.  Please read the full article here: http://www.reelseo.com/hdr-video-3d/

Going DSLR all the way

Okay. It’s been way too long since I updated this blog. A lot has happened since my last post. To sum up, I have been busy spending time (and money) into expanding my services – not only YouTube video marketing advice, but video production as well. During 2009 I noticed that a lot of my clients are interested in video marketing, but that they also struggle with getting video produced. Although this could be as simple as lights, camera and action, professional quality video production budget tend to balloon easily. To fill this need, I have decided to go DSLR all the way. Continue reading »