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The Simple Trick to Lighting Still Life Video Shoots

7 MIN TO READ Tabletop shooting is a very specific type of video shoot that can be really hard to get right. Also referred to as still life shooting, it’s very much what it sounds like. Usually, an object is filmed on top of a flat surface in great detail. Think products, tutorials, or stop motion videos. These classic examples of tabletop filming require…

Real World Lessons on the Camera Features That Count

5 MIN TO READ When it comes to professional cameras, there is no such thing as “one size fits all”. In this episode of our How To Video series, Nick LaClair, head of video production at SproutVideo, sits down with Michael Rubenstein, freelance photographer and director, to talk about the camera kits they use in the real world on a typical shoot. They’re two…

The Five Video Camera Features You Need to Know

5 MIN TO READ When it comes to picking a video camera, it’s not just about image quality. The camera also has to offer the type of battery life, audio inputs, video outputs, ergonomics, and image control options to suit your project. In this episode of our How To Video series, we’ll walk you through what you can expect from different tiers of video…

Camera Sensors: Does Size Matter?

5 MIN TO READ Your iPhone shoots 4K, and so does a $50,000 cinema camera. So, what’s the difference? Is all 4K created equal? The plain and simple answer is a definite NO. As Nick LaClair explains in this episode of our How To Video series, a lot of the difference in footage quality comes down to the role sensors play in processing visual…

Expert Advice: What’s Your Go-To Camera?

8 MIN TO READ Image of Video Cameras from Microgen/Shutterstock There are so many options for cameras on the market. Choosing the right one to purchase, or just to use for a video project, can be challenging. In fact, there really isn’t a single right answer to the question, “Which camera should I use?” Instead, we’d like to defer to the experts on this…

Four Easy Steps to Clean Up Audio in Post-Production

7 MIN TO READ Audio always needs fine-tuning to sound professional. Still, this highly technical process can be intimidating for lots of video editors, even those with plenty of experience under their belt. In truth, post-production processing of audio is an entire career track because it’s so specialized and involved. Yet there is quite a lot you can do to improve your audio if…