How to Record Great Sounding Natural & Ambient Audio In-Camera
No budget for a dedicated sound recordist/mixer? No access to sound equipment other than a video mic for your camera? No...
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A Simple Trick to Make Your Color Grades More Cinematic & Professional
The tools for precise colour grading are now widely available, but some of the techniques that professionals use day-in and day-out...
10 Different Ways You Can Use a Single Softbox
Indie filmmakers typically don't have deep pockets, which is why it's so important to know how to light your scenes with...
Untangling the knotty myths of video compression
Ever create an awesome video that looks completely off after uploading? Then you know how important video compression is and how...
Make Your Wide Exterior Shots Shine with This Simple Post Production Trick
Sometimes you just want your wide exterior and landscape shots to jump off the screen. This deceptively simple trick can help...
5 Hitchcock Techniques You Might Want to Be Using in Your Films
Your audience isn't obligated to watch your film! So before you finalize that script, shot list, or edit, do everything you...
Alter the Flow of Time With Speed Ramping
Speed ramping is a mind-blowing technique that can really enhance the viewing experience. What is it and how should you use...
Tutorial: How to Light One Room with Three Different Atmospheres
[embed]https://vimeo.com/140949417[/embed] Dedolight celebrated its 30th anniversary this year by holding an international competition in which competitors create the best tutorials they...
You asked, Matty answered: tips for mastering transitions
[embed]https://vimeo.com/138341824[/embed] Two weeks ago, we announced a really exciting partnership between Vimeo and Story & Heartthat is going to bring a...
How Shutter Speeds & Frame Rates Can Be Used to Change the Look & Feel of Your Film
Shutter speed and frame rate are two camera settings that do very different things to your image, but are also very...
5 tips to instantly improve your compositions
As the person pressing the record button, it's important to remember that you are the eyes of the audience. You control...
Lighting Techniques: Using a theatrical light to save time, decrease crew size and save on grip gear
I wanted to continue my instruction on shaping light techniques with using specific theatrical lights. Hold on, how does a light...