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AFI ScreenNation: Lighting Basics
Xander and Calvin give some helpful tips on how to light your films and videos!
How To Shoot Video Transitions
Custom video tutorial for beginning filmmakers and video journalists focusing on how to move a scene along with transitions
How To Achieve Good Video Composition
Tutorial focusing on achieving good video composition using the Rule of Threes
AFI ScreenNation: Sound Tips
Xander and Calvin go over some ways to help get great sound for your films and videos!
How To Make Your First Movie - Phase 1: Writing
The screenwriter Gene Fowler once said, “Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of…more »
How To Make a Camcorder Stabilizer
If shaky home videos are making your audience seasick, it's time to steady your hand.
How To Do Plesantville Effect in Final Cut Pro
this tutorial tells you how to desaturate the image and leave a single color.
AFI ScreenNation: Editing Transitions
Xander and Calvin go over some basic editing transitions. They primarily feature THE CUT and THE DISSOLVE and explain why…more »
Build a Tracked Camera Dolly For Cheap : BFX
Shooting hand held is great, but sometimes you need the smooth motion of a camera dolly. We've made a dolly…more »




