Archive for May, 2009
Next Entries »[FS] Izzy Video 106 – The Most Requested Topic: Green Screen aka Chroma Key Part 1 [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009At long last, I have responded to the zillions of requests I have received from Paid Members and Free subscribers alike: “Izzy, will you please make an episode about shooting Green Screens?” Not only am I answering this request, but I’m taking it a step further! I’m doing two episodes on Green Screens. Part one [...]
[FS] Izzy Video 105 – Color Grading Workflow In-Depth [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009This week’s video tutorial is on the subject of color grading. Specifically, you get to see my entire workflow as I grade a casual video clip in Apple’s Color. Don’t worry about the specific application, though. Many of the concepts in this video should be universal among most color grading tools. Some of the topics [...]
[FS] Izzy Video 103 – Makeup for Video in Six Steps [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009This video bucks the typical Izzy Video style by being an epic 9 minutes long! But hopefully you’ll find it very useful information. In this installment of Izzy Video, Noell and I cover the six steps of doing makeup for video (specifically for men). Because I wanted to make sure we covered several of the [...]
[FS] Izzy Video 95 – Tips on Posing [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009In this Izzy Video tutorial, I give some tips on posing. Paying attention to how you pose the subject of your video can make a difference in your overall image, and it also dramatically influences how they feel about the way they look in the video themselves. Written by – Visit Website
[FS] Izzy Video 34 – Outdoor Interviews [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009This Izzy Video brings together some of the concepts I have previously discussed. Many people like to do their interview outside because they enjoy the look of sunlight more than tungsten lights. I prefer sunlight as well, but it can be difficult to work with such an uncooperative key light. Inside this video podcast are [...]
[FS] Izzy Video 25 – Interesting Lines [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Izzy Video 25 demonstrates how using lines can create a more interesting image. This technique is an easy one to learn, and it’s one you can immediately use whether you’re shooting home or formal video. The principles of cinematography are universal. And again, thanks for all the amazing feedback. Every day I get many emails [...]
[FS] Izzy Video 6 – Fast and Slow Motion [Free Show]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009This episode covers several different ways you can use “Fast Motion” and “Slow Motion” in your Digital Video. It’s no secret that I love hearing everybody’s feedback. Thank you for all the compliments, and I certainly plan on posting many more episodes. If you like the tutorials, and would like to support it, please refer [...]
Izzy Video 131 – Getting a Good Exposure with an 18% Gray Card
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Get the Flash Player to see this video. We’re returning to some video fundamentals with this episode. This tutorial is all about getting a good exposure. Also, I demonstrate how to to use an 18% gray card. The specific gray card I’m using is from Lastolite. Here is an Amazon link (where I purchased mine): [...]
Video plays without any sound in Windows Media Player
Friday, May 8th, 2009If you try to view a video in Windows media player you can run into a few common problems. The video doesn’t play at all. You can see the video but not hear any sound. You can hear the video but not see it. In most of the cases the problem is that you don’t [...]
Izzy Video 130 – How to Light a Background for Video
Monday, May 4th, 2009In past episodes of Izzy Video, I’ve spent a lot of time going over the concepts of lighting. What are the best ways to light a face? How do you position the lights? What kinds of lights do you use? That’s great information to know, but there’s something else that shows up in nearly every [...]
Next Entries »