Cables – they connect stuff. Most people know about the basic cable types from connecting their DVD player, but any do-it-yourself filmmaker should be able to confront any video connector without saying “I have no idea what that is. Hold me”.
Note: these are separated by connector type, not the signal. For example, a YPbPr signal can be carried by (among other things) three RCA connectors or three BNC connectors. We’ll get into that in a different article.
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, [...]
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