Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. My name is Mason, and today I’ll be talking through and showing examples of some of the lessons I’ve learned about editing livestreams so that you can make better and more entertaining edits from your livestreams, or from someone else’s streams that you’re editing. Most traditional video editing is based […]
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How to Fix Common Render Issues in Premiere Pro
You spent hours on your latest epic video, arranged all of your effects in place, set up your render settings, press Render, and then- you get an error message. Nothing deflates you quite like the inability to render your video project, so in this article we’re going to go over some of the common render […]
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More experimenting, more trial and error, more work behind the scenes. April was a hustle month for us in terms of finding our style. If you saw our recent post covering our ‘KIDS SEE GHOSTS’ visualizer, we talked about crafting our vision – this ‘STUNT DOUBLE’ visualizer is another experiment in finding our creative freedom. […]
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The internet is a crowded place, and as a video editor it can be difficult to get noticed. Being a content creator is hard enough – but what if all you do is create content for other people? Don’t worry, there are plenty of sites to promote video editing work, whether you’re looking for popularity […]
Continue reading7 Color Grading Certifications You Need
Color grading is essential to filmmaking but is also a tedious and sometimes complex process that takes time to master. While you can approach color grading with a learn as you go approach, or trial and error approach, this won’t always result in the best look of your film. There are hundreds of online courses […]
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Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. Today we’re going to show you how to dehaze video footage. Haze occurs when the darker tones in your video are more grey than black. This usually doesn’t look very good, and you need to dehaze this footage. There are several ways to do this, and we’re going to cover […]
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Recently we’ve been working on crafting our style – photo, video, animation, design, etc… and with crafting style comes experimenting! Check out our most recent experiment – a 2D, stop-motion animation! What better way to learn what you like and what looks cool other than try it out? In this project, we used the song […]
Continue readingHow to Create Animated Transitions in After Effects
Hey everyone, today we’re going to be creating some awesome animated transitions in After Effects. After Effects isn’t a video editing program in the same way that Premiere Pro is. Yet you can create some cool transitions that you can bring into your Premiere Pro project, that are simply impossible to create in Premiere Pro. […]
Continue readingThe 15 Best Lower Thirds Templates for Documentaries
Lower third texts are essential for documentaries. Whether you need to display a name, place, date, time, or key information these elements are a must. Aside from the basics, these elements need to capture your viewer’s attention without distracting them. Creating lower thirds text can be time-consuming especially if you want them to be animated. […]
Continue reading10 of the Best Super 8 VHS Video Apps for Mobile Devices
There is something about that vintage, scratchy, grainy film look that we just can’t seem to get enough of. With many trying to recreate this vintage look and feel, many apps have sprung up claiming to easily take your video footage back to the 80s. Because of this, we came up with a list of […]
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