Free Lighting Master Class for DV – Just watch below!

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Soul Searcher was shot on mini-DV cameras in 2005

Video by: Neil Oseman

Original Blog Link: No Film School

In the video below you will be amazed on how lighting for Standard Definition (mini dv cameras) could be done so easily and creatively. In this 10 minute video, you can add dramatic lighting without breaking the bank, having complicated gear or being the most absolute seasoned cinematographer. Just add plenty of energy, DIY skills, creativity and mix in the painstaking time it takes to shoot any film, and you have success! Our students in the production classes that use dv cameras will definitely benefit. Watch the Master class below! Continue reading →

October 16, 2014 /  

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 →

February 25, 2013 /