Yesterday we talked about some great tutorials on how to wrap cable. Before starting the post, I had no idea the of the sheer number of tutorial videos on this subject out there. So, I’ve gone ahead and compiled my favorites for your viewing pleasure.
Let’s just get right into it, shall we?
Feb 16
I’m going to be up front about this: I love Vimeo a lot. They never did anything for me like make me breakfast in bed or anything, but I really have come to appreciate and love their service, so this may be a little biased.
Below are some things to consider about Vimeo and using an online video service in general as a DiY filmmaker.
I wrote a post about gaffers tape last week explaining that while most people might automatically reach for the duct tape during a shoot, gaffers tape is a much better alternative universally used in the film community. Just one of those things you might not know if you’ve never come across it.
Cable wrapping techniques are another one of types of things that you automatically do one way and you eventually learn how to do the right way. I remember when I was early into my high school career I was out helping on a local shoot and started wrapping cables around my arm. An old roadie quickly noticed and verbally accosted me, kindly showing me the right way.
So here for your reading and viewing pleasure is a short guide and some great videos on how to wrap cable.
At some point, everyone who likes to make movies has been inspired by someone or something to pick up a camera. For me, I loved Stanley Kubrick movies as a kid and read a lot about how he made films. I loved watching behind the scenes stuff and documentaries about filmmaking and still love it today.
Now and then, we all need a boost, so we’ve put together a list of three great movies to pop in and get a little inspiration from on the filmmaking side this weekend.
Do I Really Need a Tripod? The short answer is yes. The long answer is absolutely. A tripod’s importance to your shoot, especially as a do-it-yourself filmmaker, fits right behind making sure the lens-cap is off. A do it yourself filmmaker can achieve so much more with a tripod than without one. In some cases, [...]
Feb 12
Oh my Sony HVR-A1U, it’s been with me through a lot. I’ve used it in a variety of shooting applications over a period of two years, so here are some thoughts after a long time in the field with this one.
When you are looking for a camera on a budget, like I was, there is a threshold of professional features vs. cost that you inevitably run into. Sometimes its easy to think of a camcorder as a camcorder, but the difference between prices often means a difference in features. Going lower on the price chain means giving up some of those features. When you’re in a situation when you need some of those more pro features for your production, it can get frustrating.
Enter the Sony HVR-A1U. The HVR-A1U is a really interesting little hybrid camcorder that makes it great for DiY productions. For me, it really does a fantastic job of packing in some great features into a little body and a substantially lower price. Let’s take a look at some details.
Part of starting a new website is getting all the things set up like the social media twitter crowd-source scapes, and we’re doing that right now. Follow us on Twitter at diyfilmmaking. We’ll be putting up some different content on there, not just links to the blog posts, so we give following us a high [...]
Taping things down is one of those things you never think about before a shoot but almost always end up doing a lot of once you’re there. Taping cords down over doorways so the elderly don’t trip over them, taping falling props up, and taping boom poles to animals to make them crew members are a few examples of times when something sticky comes in handy.
Many people on a shoot automatically reach for duct tape in these situations. It’s a household item that is available at practically every general purpose store, and it’s cheap. But pull out a roll of duct tape in front of a pro and they’ll be horrified. Why? Duct tape is the worst thing you can use on a film shoot, and there is a better alternative: gaffers tape
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