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Feature Stories

The Art of the Cutaway

by Eric Ossohou
While you plan the scene and dialog details for your videos, you need to remember to plan for cutaways as you take that journey down the path to good composition. Shooting seamless and well-planned cutaways can add depth and dimension to your story... and they can save your bacon in editing!

Tutorial: 2.5d Animation

by Mark Wickham
Producing The Polar Classic Animated Music Video

Videomaker 2007 Best Products of the Year

by The Editors
The best consumer video production products of 2007, selected by the editors of Videomaker.

Departments

In Box

by The Editors
Reader's Letter

Quick Focus

by Jennifer O'Rourke

New Gear

by Charles Fulton
hot off the presses

Apple adds AVCHD support to Final Cut | Sony HVR-S270U HD 1080i

by Mark Montgomery
Video Industry News Sony Ups Its HDV Game with New Professional HDV Camcorders. Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4:
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February 2008
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder

by Matthew York
Schadenfreude Redux

Basic Training: Controlling Exposure

by Kyle Cassidy
Most of the time, you can't just point-and-shoot for great video design; sometimes you need to control the light going into your camcorder to get better pictures.

Distribution

by Mike VanHelder
Profit On Demand

Directing: Decoding the Video Crew

by Robert G. Nulph, Ph.D.
As a one-man-band, you wear many hats, but when your production gets bigger, you have to share the load. But who ya gonna call? Get ready for the name game, it's "Crew Call" time!

Producer Profile: Behind the Lens

by Mike VanHelder
Viral Video Phenomenon: Kip Kay

Time Remapping

by Morgan Paar
Changing the speed of a shot is easy... but, unless you're looking for a Keystone Cops effect, to control that shot takes more than just accelerating or slowing it down.

Audio: It's Foley Time

by Hal Robertson
Imagine the sounds of a good Western without the sound effects of horses, gunshots, bar scenes and a fist fight. Your soundscape is just as important as your visualscape.

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