Until now, when I was filming my videosong I often had problems of focus or framing. I had to install my camera (Canon 550D/T2i) then take a few pictures to verify the adjustment of the device, then, put a cardboard box on the chair that I would use in order to be able to adjust the focus correctly. Then, start [...]
Here’s a pretty good tips to make audio and video sync easier. Thanks Lewin from Garageband & Beyond. What is your method? Leave a comment and tell us how you do it.
Here is a very cool video made by my “online buddy” Lewin Barringer about filming equipment for videosongs. I encourage you guys to take a look at Lewin’s Youtube channel “Garageband & Beyond” which is full of great videos about home recording, equipment reviews and recording tips. Enjoy.
Here is a cool “tutorial” which explains how to design a shot. Some of the tips explained in this video might help you to improve the quality of your videos. The speech from this video is more about movie shots but it’s still relevent for videosong. Another important part in the video process is the color correction (as explained at [...]
Good news, YouTube just added some new features: Color correction and Effects. I did a few tests on one of my videos and I can assure you that these features are a god, simple and efficient way to improve the quality of your videos. So in order to try this features on your videos, go to one of your video [...]
The video recording can be a very time consuming thing, especially if you’re recording on tapes with a camcorder. You’ll maybe do a dozen takes for a single instrument and the capture processing can be very long. So here is a cool video tip from Jack Conte that will make you save some time with the video recording process.
More and more videosongs are released every day and now as the media begins to be well known, we see a good deal of videosongs that just look the same. In this article I’ll show you some tips on how you can improve your videos, illustrated with examples taken from the last videosong I shot for Silent Birds, “Wrong”. If [...]
In my latest videosong (shameless product placement :P) I cloned myself to play as a band in the same room. Here is the “how to” for this trick. This is one very simple special effect. It doesn’t require a green screen, or crazy editing techniques – just make sure you follow those three simple rules: 1/ The camera must be [...]
