Film & Video
CANON EOS T2i/550D Review – Shoot to Kill?
Category: Film & Video Written by Kim Brebach @ digital-photography-school.com
With entry-level DSLRs, Canon has long walked a path of gradual development. When a new model pops out of the factory, the model it replaces stays in the catalogue but is sold at a lower price. It’s smart marketing.
It’s a nice, logical spread of products, more so than Nikon’s 3 models and two sensor sizes. As I said: smart marketing. Predictably, the 550D borrows much from the 500D it one-ups. And just as predictably, it fires a second torpedo across the bow of the good ship Nikon whose D90 has reigned supreme in the <$1,000 DSLR market for 18 months. The first one was the 500D, and it didn’t really connect.
What Canon did was to reach into the parts bin and put the 18mp sensor from its semi-pro 7D (with a couple of corners cut) into an entry-level body. Other features that come with the 7D sensor is an ISO range of 100 – 6400, 14-bit image processing for smoother tonal gradation and advanced iFCL exposure metering with 63-zone dual-layer sensor. And the cherry on the grapefruit: full HD video recording with selectable frame rates, manual control and support for an external stereo microphone.
Last Updated on Sunday - 09.04.11 @ 6:56 AM
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Capturing Live Concert Footage: Let Your Fans Do the Work
Category: Film & Video Written by Chris R. at CD Baby
Chances are good that 80% of the people in the crowd at your next show will have video cameras with them. Of course, I mean the video cameras in their pockets: smartphones. Let your fans help you make a video!
In 2004, the Beastie Boys supplied 50 camcorders to 50 fans, and asked them to document their sold out show at Madison Square Garden. They then edited the footage together to create the film Awesome; I F#$%^&’ Shot That!
In 2009, a Radiohead-approved, fan-shot concert movie was released that captured a show in Prague where 50 people shot footage on their phones. Then Radiohead supplied the master recording from that concert so their collaborators could sync up to the edited video.
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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Enhance Your Music Video with YouTube Annotations
Category: Film & Video Written by CDBaby.com
YouTube annotations are text boxes and links that you can place throughout your YouTube videos. You can use these annotations to further engage your audience and encourage them to take action.
Potential Uses of YouTube Annotations
The possibilities are endless, but here are a few suggestions for using YouTube annotations:
- Let your fans know where they can buy your music: “Get my album on CD Baby.com”
- You could link to a new video from a older video that gets regular views: “Click to check out my brand new video”
- Add a message that says, “Find out about new concert dates.” Then you could link to a short video that lists your tour dates
- Add lyrics to your song
- Offer a discount code at the end of the video
- Ask viewers to “like” and “subscribe” to your video
- Translate your lyrics into another language
- You can add commentary on your own music video
- Add thought bubbles to characters in your video
Last Updated on Saturday - 12.10.11 @ 5:24 PM
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