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6 Methods to Speed Up Render Time in After Effects

As great as After Effects is, it can sometimes kill you with long render times. The more complicated the project the longer the render times. The biggest problem other than deadlines to long render times is that you typically can’t work on anything else in the project while you are rendering because it slows your

10 Great Gimbals for DSLRs

We’ve talked about gimbals for mobile phones before, however, when it comes to DSLR and professional filmmaking, we need more. We both aware that “content is the king”, but this concept build upon the stable footage. Whether you are a professional filmmaker or an aspiring YouTuber, you’ll need a stabilizer in your gear. Furthermore, since

Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Camera with 4K/60fps Video Announced

Today Fujifilm announced the new X-T3 mirrorless camera. The camera is available for pre-order starting Sept. 7th according to Adorama and will be officially released for sale on September 20, 2018. X-T3 features 26.1 megapixel sensor, high-speed processing engine, and is the world’s first mirrorless camera capable of 4K/60fps 10-bit*4 recording Improved abilities to track a moving object

Super 8 Test Footage Using the Canon Canosound 514 XL-S

Shooting video with 8mm film is one of the most intriguing and fascinating ways to record video footage. It brings you back to a past time that is not easily replicated and the final product will fill you with pure joy and awe. Research To learn about shooting Super 8 film, I went online and

Using the Auto Save Feature in Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro Auto Save Feature: how to recover lost premiere pro projects

The Auto Save feature is a helpful precaution that Adobe builds into Premiere Pro. This feature saves your project so that if the program crashes or your computer dies, you have a backup to continue from. Using your project settings and preferences, you can customize the settings of auto save in Premiere Pro so that

5 Simple Production Hacks for Filmmakers

Cover Image by Cameraman Kiev. In filmmaking, the creativity doesn’t stop with writing a killer script and finding beautiful shots—the reality of budget constraints requires every filmmaker to devise creative solutions to production challenges. Whether that means selling your excess b-roll as stock footage for additional funding or teaching yourself new video editing tricks on YouTube, the

The Andrew Kearns Interview

An interview with traveling photographer Andrew Kearns.

Andrew Kearns is a photographer and filmmaker born in Kentucky, but currently based out of Washington. With projects that call on him to travel the world and live out of his car while documenting, Andrew is a very busy freelance photographer and videographer. Alongside his projects and photography work, Andrew also has a series of vlogs