This video demonstrates how to edit an interview. Its purpose is to illustrate how to approach the interview editing process, and not how to edit in iMovie. The subject of our interview is Lee Foster, author of “Travels in an American Imagination, The Spiritual Geography of Our Time”. The interview was shot on a iPhone…
read more →A shaky image is the hallmark of inferior moviemaking. That’s why Hyperlapse—a free app!—is a cinematic game changer for mobile moviemakers. While this software developed by Instagram is promoted as a time-lapse solution, more exciting is the fact that the app allows you to get professionally smooth handheld shots. You don’t need a steadycam. You don’t need…
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A jiggly image is guaranteed to annoy viewers. Luckily, there’s an easy to avoid this pitfall. When you’re shooting a tracking shot–that is, moving along with your subject– simply place you camera on a dolly. A dolly is a wheeled device that holds your camera and enables you to take smooth ovine shots. This assumes a location with…
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Here’s an easy way to add visual delight to your videos. Instead of keeping the camera at eye-level, try shooting down on your subject (high angle shot). This technique can be effective in just about any kind of moviemaking, for example, in a thriller, in a documentary, or in a music video. Angling down may require using…
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When you want to shoot tall subjects—such as skyscrapers and basketball players—don’t turn your camera vertically. Instead, using the landscape or wide orientation, get close to the subject and smoothly move your camera upward. FacebookTwitter
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