The blurry viewfinder – hey what’s going on?

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Why is that I see a blurred image when I look through the Sony Pd-170 camera?

The Sony pd-170 gives you a choice for viewing. It is either the LCD or the viewfinder. Each of these serves somewhat different purposes. The viewfinder is the “professional” way of looking at the world through a camera. There are many questions from students surrounding the viewfinder, and how blurry it is, no matter what they try. Continue reading

What is compositing in cinematography?

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Have you ever watched a movie with breathtaking landscapes, gorgeous castles or giant buildings in the middle of nowhere that makes you ask yourself “How did they do that?” . Well there is a technique in video editing called “Compositing” which allows you to do that. In fact compositing has grown so much during the last few years, that it is accepted to be not only a technique but a whole new kind of art. Continue reading

What the Experts Say The Spring 2013 Industry Experts Guest Speaking Series

Co-organized by the M.A. in Media and Communications and the MBA programs of the University of Nicosia. If there was one event this year that you should not miss!

The M.A. in Media and Communications and the MBA programs of the University of Nicosia proudly present the Spring 2013 “What the Experts Say” Industry Experts Guest Speaking Series.  This series includes six high caliber practitioners who will be sharing their professional expertise on cutting edge and urgent subjects in the context of the current economic and political situation in Cyprus as well as their critical insights on the future of tertiary education from their professional perspectives. Continue reading

At the heart of a table tennis player & coach

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They are hand picked, highly trained and on many occasions multi talented; and when they graduate we are sorry to see them go. On the other hand we couldn’t be prouder!

Take Constantinos Christoudias for instance. He has been with us for just over 2 years. He was an exceptional assistant and an exceptional student. Little did we know that behind his warm “customer service” exterior smile, beat the heart of a true competitor. Constantinos is both a table tennis player and a coach. Continue reading

Mediazone Student website statistics for the Spring semester – Making its way around the world!

Spring Semester Stats – Fresh from Google!

It is hard to believe that next month our student website will be 2 years old. In that time it has grown from being a basic information site to an incredible tool for all students taking practical courses in the Department of Communications. Not only have we improved, tweaked and tinkered under the hood, but we have added “can’t live without” tools such as all of our operation manuals in pdf – including the hard to find ones. Students are using our handbooks, useful links, booking their cameras and facilities, all from the comfort of their own homes. It truly is a “one stop shopping site”,  a “megamart” of sorts. Or maybe a really cool “Swiss army tool-kit”,  where you can quickly find the right tool, & pretty well everything you need to survive throughout the semester.  Continue reading

Just when you thought it was safe… Film Reviewing for Beginners – Free seminars in Greek!

Αγαπητοί φίλοι,

Θα θἐλαμε να σας προσκαλέσουμε στο πρώτο απο μιά σειρά σεμιναρίων, με τίτλο Κριτική Κινηματογράφου για Αρχάριους, μέσα στα πλαίσια του προγράμματος Knowledge Sharing, που στόχο εχει να δώσει στο κοινό την ευκαιρία να έρθει σε επαφή με θέματα τέχνης και πολιτισμού, διοργανώνοντας εβδομαδιαία  και μηνιαία σεμινάρια σε θέματα πολιτιστικής παραγωγής, από τις εικαστικές τέχνες στην αρχιτεκτονική, θεωρία, μουσική, κινηματογράφο, ποίηση, δημιουργική γραφή, σχεδιασμό κ.α. Continue reading