Video Editing Software made easy…ish
A “Cinematic” mode is a feature found on high-end smartphones that allows users to capture professional-looking photos and videos.
However what many people don’t realize is that this effect can be created on any smartphone, regardless of its technical specifications.
The difference is that…
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Annoying Glasses Issue…
This is one of those annoying little things that very often you don’t notice until after you have shot the video!
The solution is simple so the first thing to do when shooting people with glasses is to be aware that they may be a problem.
The second thing is t…
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As a filmmaker or video creator, you probably know that filmmaking is an art that has constantly evolved over the years.
From the earliest days of the medium to the present, filmmakers and now video creators have always sought to push the boundaries and find new ways to tell their stories.
One…
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Before I get into this Movavi Video Editor review here is my overall take on the program itself.
The Movavi Video Editor is a pretty solid, user-friendly video editing software that allows you to create professional looking videos with relative ease.
I say “relative” ease because let’s…
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How To: Make Your FIRST Travel Video (3 Easy Steps!)
Travel videos represent a pretty well beaten path in the world of videos these days!
The problem is that if you check a lot of travel videos on YouTube you will see that the world would probably be a better place without most of…
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Spectacle vs. Story – What Drives the Cut?
Deciding on the actual point at which you are going to cut from one shot to the next is the decision all editors face on a constant basis.
There are two main factors at work here and it is not a question of one over the other, it is a matter of …
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How To Make MORPH Transition Easily In DaVinci Resolve 18
Inside DaVinci Resolve there is a stock transition called Smooth Cut and it is one I use quite regularly in my initial cuts.
It is different from other “crossfade” type transitions in that it blends the two adjoining clips…
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Editing vs Real Life – What Drives the Cut?
This is a fairly intense deep dive into where and why you should be making editing cuts in your projects.
If you look around online you can find lots of information about how to make cuts in many different ways.
In fact they go into detail a…
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Organizing your Video Library? Follow these 10 Best Practices
If there was ever a piece of advice that I get from the pro’s that comes up over and over as THE starting point it is organization.
I have friends in the movie industry and they will spend days even weeks renaming and…
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YouTube Burnout and How to Fix It
It should be pretty clear to anyone producing content for any social media platform, not just YouTube, that there is a very real necessity to continually come up with new content.
All the algorithms factor in how regularly new content is added as well…
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