Saturday feb. 16th 2013 saw Gastonia’s first good snowfall in 2 years. It was our first winter here so we all loved it. The snow began around 3 pm and continued until 6 pm piling up around 3 inches. Almost everyone in the neighborhood came out at some point to play and look at the snow. The […]
D.I.Y. Tip 7 – Cue card dry erase board
In my video adventures I do a lot of projects that call for an on screen testimonial where I will have to deliver a set of lines right to the camera. I could try to memorize the lines but I am usually on a time limit so to speed things up I needed some help. […]
D.I.Y. Tip – 6- Inexpensive Camcorder Ra
Using a camcorder outside is lots of fun but sometimes the weather doesn’t co-operate. Storms can move in quickly and sometimes the only day you’ve set aside to shoot video it’s raining. Camcorders are electronic and lenses are glass and neither likes water or humidity. There are several ways to keep your camcorder dry and […]
D.I.Y. Tip 4 – In-Car Shots with camcord
One of my favorite video shots to do is an in-car shot. You can do a “through the windshield looking at the road ahead” shot, a “looking inside of the car at everyone” shot or a “watching the world go by” shot. If my family and I are taking a trip somewhere and I am […]
D.I.Y. Tip 2 – Making childrens superher
Being a father of two younger children (9 and 11), I have made more than a few movies starring the kids. We made one in particular called “School time Superheroes”. The kids played superheroes that saved the other school kids from an evil villain (played by me). We created the characters, made the sets and […]
D.I.Y. Tip 3 – make camcorder headphones
Here is a really cool trick to help monitor the audio from your camcorder when you are videotaping. You really don’t have to have a special headphone jack on your camcorder, if your camcorder has an A/V output jack like the kind you plug your camcorder to the TV with, then you can plug in […]