Making Films & Videos/Experts

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2010-02-04 Digital vs. Traditional Film Projection:

I retired about a year ago, Caroline, so my response is a little non-current. I went back and read that old response and was amazed that the changes are not as dramatic as one might expect. Instead

2010-01-28 Capturing dialogue in long shots:

For long shots, you would use a boom pole and a shotgun mic to get the audio without getting in the shot, or you could hide a few wireless mics on the actors. Often, that dialog is rerecorded and dubbed

2010-01-18 film directing:

Hi Tongai Paul Tafira, A very good way to learn how to learn, is to make an "electronic brochure" of your story. As you build your electronic brochure of images and explanations you will see it start

2010-01-16 VIDEO RESOLUTION:

I really don't know. However, the best way is always going to be to do a test. Ask the theater how you can give them the video and simply observe the result, preferably at the end of the night or before

2010-01-04 aspect ratio:

Sorry for the delay, Kaylee. That is a good question! You are right, aspect ratios are the measurements of the frame in terms of width by height using the same units of measure. Other popular aspect