How do you attach a GoPro to a handheld? You first connect the GoPro to a quick release mount – one should have come with your GoPro. The quick release slides into the slots on the top of the Handler … Continue reading →

What does a bird’s eye view shot do? The perspective is very foreshortened, making the subject appear short and squat. This shot can be used to give an overall establishing shot of a scene, or to emphasise the smallness or … Continue reading →

How do you keep a box from falling off a dolly? Keep any wires, plugs and hoses off the floor so you don’t roll or step on them. Tie or tape electrical cords to the rear of the appliance (in … Continue reading →

All you need to do: go to the Effects Panel and select Video Effects > Color Correction > Fast Color Correction. Once you find this, drag and drop it onto the clip you want to affect. If you already have … Continue reading →

Superhuman Speed: Wally is capable of moving at incredible superhuman speeds. He was able to cover 7,000 miles in 6.25 seconds, and even accelerate far beyond light-speed to the point of entering the Speed Force dimension. He is faster than … Continue reading →

Quick Guide on How to Pan: Try to keep the focus placed over the subject as you pan. When you start panning, attempt to frame the subject as soon as you can as it comes towards you, then follow it … Continue reading →

A rotation expressed as a heading, pitch, and roll. Heading is the rotation about the negative z axis. Pitch is the rotation about the negative y axis. Roll is the rotation about the positive x axis. Is heading the same … Continue reading →

Velfie: A video taken of oneself. (A combination of “video” and “selfie.”) Is a video considered a selfie? A still picture of one’s self, typically taken with a smartphone that has a front-facing camera. A video selfie is a video … Continue reading →

Why are high angle shots used? High angle shots can be used for (at the very least) three ways: to add narrative information, to create a visceral or emotional response, and to present characters from a perspective that makes them … Continue reading →

Add a button (Form control) Click the worksheet location where you want the upper-left corner of the button to appear. The Assign Macro popup window appears. Note: If you have already inserted a button, you can right-click on it, and … Continue reading →

In the video, Ouaniche, a.k.a. Macro Room, kicks things off by clicking on a stopwatch, as if to say, “Are you ready? Watch this.” The art director then proceeds to toss various objects into the air in front of himself. … Continue reading →

This camera movement is used in a number of ways but is most commonly used to explore a room such as a restaurant. By using a tracking shot or a dolly shot the composer of a film gives the viewer … Continue reading →

How do I turn on the gimbal stabilizer? With the smartphone in position, turn on the stabilizer by long- pressing the power button for 3 sec. configure itself. Short-press the power button to change the position of the gimbal from … Continue reading →

Mise en scene makes up the setting, actors, costume, makeup, and lighting. For Jaws, it seems that the visual choices of setting, costume and makeup was based off of the current era in which it was being filmed circa 1975. … Continue reading →

During the film Steve Spielberg uses music, a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom, long shot, close up shots and medium shots to build suspense, tension and scare the audience. What cinematic techniques does Spielberg … Continue reading →